Are Giants better without Barkley?

Is the Giants rushing attack better without Saquon Barkley? The Athletic’s NFL writers discuss in their Truth or Myth series:

“Over the past three years, the Giants have played 31 games with Barkley and 13 without him. We are dealing with a relatively small sample, but it’s still fun to see what the numbers suggest. The first thing we can look at is TruMedia’s expected points added (EPA) model for Giants run plays. With Barkley, they have averaged minus-2.56 EPA per 100 snaps. For context, that would rank 19th this season. In games without Barkley, they are at minus-3.26, which would rank 23rd. They’ve been better with Barkley, but it’s not like he’s taken them from terrible to great. Their run game has been mediocre to below average with or without him.”

Full article: The Athletic