Saquon Barkley-Todd Gurley comparison isn’t going away

The comparison was made when the Giants took Saquon Barkley with the second-overall pick in the 2018 draft. Barkley could be an offensive weapon the likes of Todd Gurley, a running back who can take a handoff or catch a pass and be a difference-maker.

Barkley often embraced hearing his name linked to Gurley, the Rams star. Both running backs enjoyed immediate success as rookies then tailed off in year No. 2. Barkley has not spoken to Gurley about this, but he knows what transpired with Gurley and how it can be correlated to what he is experiencing this season.

“Yeah, he went, what? 1,000 yards, then 800 yards, then 1,000, then got banged up again,’’ Barkley said. “I just know that, just doing…