Jason Garrett trying to see the positive in loss of Saquon Barkley

Losing star running back Saquon Barkley could be the worst thing ever for the New York Giants. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett is trying to see the positive side of such a huge loss.

It sounds like the Giants will go with a running back by committee now, which does have one advantage, as OC Jason Garrett noted. In the past, defenses could focus everything on Saquon Barkley.

Now? "Maybe now that focal point is not so narrow," Garrett said.

— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) September 24, 2020

I get the premise behind this -- you want to try to be as positive as possible when you lose basically your entire offense. However, Barkley is such a tremendous loss for this team that it can't all be sunshine and rainbows.

'Next Man Up' will be huge here, and with Barkley the usual go-to, the team will likely need some time to gel together in-game situations. Subtle reminder that they're going up against a banged-up San Francisco 49ers squad, so this gives them a chance to try out many things.