"There were some examples of him blocking well in the passing game the other night. There were some examples of him not blocking as well as he needs to. He knows that. We’re working on that, we’re trying to get him better in that area," Garrett said to reporters via Zoom. "But we love his approach, we love his desire to be a complete back, and that’s going to help him and our team going forward.

"One of the things we love about Saquon is his desire to be a complete back."

As Garrett said, there were times where Barkley made a good block in pass protection and others where he failed to pick up the blitz. But as Barkley always says, he's constantly trying to make himself better each day. And Garrett recognizes that character trait and knows Barkley will do what it takes to make sure he is that complete back -- and silences the doubters in the process.

Now getting the run game going is another adjustment, but much bigger for this Giants offense. Barkley getting positive yards on the ground is crucial to open things up for Garrett on gameday. And the offensive line wasn’t really helping matters there.

But Garrett knows he doesn’t have that same, dominating Cowboys line in front of his running back. He has a young but talented group that played its first game together in Week 1. They’re working hard to get that communication down and figure out what needs to change.

“Obviously, it’s a new mix of players up front. We have to do a better job communicating. There are some young players who haven’t played very much before. They have to learn and grow from their experiences. What we love about those guys is their approach is outstanding. They’ve been very coachable right from the start. There’s no better coaching and learning opportunity than a game.”

The Giants will be going up against a Bears defense that has a formidable front seven much like the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it will be another challenge for the line to get Barkley some holes to run through.

But Garrett isn’t stressing anything with his star running back after just one week. He knows what he’s capable of.

And that’s being a back he can count on for every down.

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