Saquon Barkley listed with knee injury: Eagles’ RB depth chart behind him

The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t practice on Monday but if they would have, star running back Saquon Barkley wouldn’t have missed it. He appeared in the team’s injury report with a knee injury. The team has other options on the depth chart albeit not as good as him.

If something were to happen to Barkley, the Eagles have AJ Dillon, Will Shipley and Tank Bigsby to replace him. Still, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Barkley just has general soreness and shouldn’t be in jeopardy to play next week.

The Eagles’ depth chart is lowkey stacked, but given the fact that Barkley is a workhorse, the others don’t see too much action. Dillon was not bad in Green Bay, Shipley always makes the most out of his snaps and Tank Bigsby had a very decent season last year with the Jaguars.

The Eagles’ running game is not as good as last year

There is no doubt that the Eagles’ running game is their strength but the fact is this year is not even close to their level in 2024. Now, the regression was expected because 2024 was a historic season. Still, it’s way too much.

Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles

The fact that Barkley hasn’t run for even 90 yards in the season is insane given that he is one of the best running backs in the whole NFL. Barkley is not himself but he is also facing stacked boxes.

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Are the Eagles about to blow?

There is plenty of drama around this Eagles team. It doesn’t look as the compact, focused team that won the Super Bowl. Receivers are calling out the coaching staff and Jalen Hurts, Barkley is not looking as great and it just seems like a ticking bomb.

Last year, it was the same thing, with rumors about head coach Nick Sirianni even getting fired. Then, the bye week came and the team just turned into a winning machine.