VOLUME 15, ISSUE 2 DECEMBER 17, 2018 THE SPORT REPORT
Rangers in the Middle What’s Inside
NY Giants’ Saquon, Jeremy Goldstein ’20 3
Duke Blue Devils, Isaac Schertz ’20 4
MLB Offseason Moves, Avi Blitzer ’19 5
New York Rangers, Ben Silverman ’20 6
NHL Dynasties, Eddie Catton ’20 7
New York Knicks, Gabby Ostad ’21 8
Ballon D’Or Upset, Ezra Cohen ’20 9
Crossword Answers 9
Atlanta Uniter FC, Aryeh Teller ’20 10
Le’Veon Bell, Ryan Leibowitz ’20 11
Crossword, Ben Silverman ’20 Back cover Saquon Barkley: The Man to Save the Giants Jeremy Goldstein ’20
Back in April of this year I was one of many New York Giants fans anxiously sitting on their couch to see who the G-MEN would take with the second overall pick in the NFL Draft. In the previous year the Giants went 3-13, which was the worst record in franchise history. A big question that came up during and after the season was what the future at the quarterback position would be for the Giants. Eli Manning, a time two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback and the best quarterback in Giants’ history, was beginning to show his age and began to decline. Many people in the fanbase wanted the Giants to move on from Manning and rebuild. They wished to find his successor in a draft full of top-notch college quarterbacks. There was another half of the fanbase who thought the Giants should stick with Manning and instead bolster the team to return to playoff form. They argued that the Giants were decimated by injuries to star players and that they were only one year removed from an 11-5 season in which they made the playoffs. Giants fans argued for months leading up until the draft, and on April 26th, 2018 the decision was made. Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, walked up to a podium in Dallas and said, “With the second pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select Saquon Barkley, running back, Penn State.” Half of the fanbase cheered and the other half booed. Many thought not taking a quarterback would hurt the Giants’ future and saw Barkley as just another prospect. USA Today Sports It turns out those people couldn't have been more wrong. Despite starting the year 1-7, Saquon showed everyone why he has the potential to be one of best running backs Barkley breaks a tackle in the Week 14 in NFL history. He broke tackles like it was victory at Washington nothing, he reversed field and cut back with ease, he turned screen passes into chunk plays, and most importantly he gave us fans something to cheer for. Since that 1-7 start, the Giants are 4-1 and they have to thank Mr. Barkley quite a lot for that. As of December 12th, among RBs, he’s third in rushing yards, fourth in touchdowns, and second only to Ezekiel Elliot in scrimmage yards. The kid is truly special. So, even though he might not be able to solve the Giants’ question at quarterback, there shouldn’t be any doubt in anyone’s mind anymore that Saquon Barkley was the best player the Giants could’ve taken. With an offense full of weapons, whoever the next quarterback of the Giants is will be just fine. How could he not be? He has number 26 lined up behind him in the backfield.