Rich: The Giants Should Trade for Jonathan Taylor & the Eagles Should Deal Saquon Barkley

Rich has a trade deadline plan for the New York Giants, and it starts with one phone call. "I know what the Giants should do right now," he said on The Rich Eisen Show.

"Call the Colts," came the reply. Rich's answer: "1,000 percent."

The reason is the state of the NFC East. Rich called it a dream scenario for New York. The Cowboys are 3-5. The Eagles are 2-6, and in Rich's words, "They're done." The Commanders are 2-4-1. The Giants sit at 4-2-1, and Jonathan Taylor is available.

"Oh god, the Giants have, what a bye week for them," Rich said. They got to watch Dallas "soil the bed," and they watched the Commanders knock Philadelphia down to the point where the Eagles have to consider trading for future draft assets.

Now the Giants come off that bye with J.J. McCarthy "feeling great about himself," and the schedule hands them an opening. The Commanders come after that, part of a five-day stretch wrapped around the trade deadline. At 4-2-1, Rich said, "they can just take full-on control of this division."

Taylor is the piece that would make it happen. Rich called him "the kid from New Jersey" and said he "is absolutely what the Giants could use."

That's not a knock on the current backfield. Rich made a point of saying he loves Cam Skattebo, and he's fine turning him loose for 15 touches a game. The question is whether Skattebo is a 25-to-30 touch guy. Taylor is. "That's your 25-30 touch guy from New Jersey," Rich said.

Then came the part that stings for Giants fans. "You screwed up the Saquon thing so royally that you have a chance to do it again with somebody like him," Rich said. He described Taylor as "great on the field, great off the field, great in the community, just great overall." Yes, he makes a great deal of money. That's part of the point. "You could prove to everybody we're willing to do it."

Rich framed it as a matter of timing. This is John Harbaugh's first year, and the Giants have a quarterback playing with confidence.

"You go for it," Rich said. "Right now in John Harbaugh's first year, you give JJ what he needs, and you go to work. And deal with the quarterback thing down the road. You're ready now in a way that you thought you weren't for Saquon."