Tiki Barber was extremely critical of Saquon Barkley\'s Week 1 performance in the New York Giants\' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Barber questioned whether Barkley should remain an every-down back because \"he doesn’t want to hit anybody\" in pass protection.
Barkley rushed 15 times for just six yards against Pittsburgh.
\"Obviously Tiki is a legend, did a lot of great things for this franchise,\" Barkley said. \"I\'m not gonna look at it as disrespect. I\'m gonna look at it as a challenge. But it\'s the same thing with him as everybody else: I don\'t care about anybody\'s outside opinions. I\'m really only focused on the opinions in this building. I try to come to work every single day and get better.\"
Pro Football Focus gave Barkley a pass blocking grade of 25.5, which ranked him 69th of 76 eligible running backs in Week One.