There are plenty of reasons to fear the Giants, as lousy as they are this year, but there’s only one top reason. That reason is Saquon Barkley.
As good as this Giants receiving corps is—and Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepherd and tight end Evan Engram are all very dangerous—they have a putty-armed junior Manning tossing them the ball. I’m not saying there is no chance that Manning could hurt the Falcons—this is their 2018 defense we’re talking about—but I am suggesting that he is one of the least dangerous quarterbacks Atlanta will face this year.