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The ' offseason began Saturday night following an NFC divisional playoff lo s to the top-seeded. Questions of whether quarterback and running back would remain with the team were already being asked during the season, and now that the season in over, the talk has only increased.After the playoff lo s, on whether the quarterback would remain with New York next year. With future negotiations needing to take place, NYG QB #8 CMP%67.2YDs3205TD15INT5YD/Att6.79 In Monday's end-of-year pre s conference, Daboll praised his quarterback Harry Giles III Jersey , saying he brought value to their offense."I've said it all year, he's done everything that we've asked him to do as an offensive staff," Daboll said. "And he's done a really good job with operating an executing our offense. I think he's made strides in a lot of different areas; certainly we can all make strides in more, but he's been a good leader for us. Played the quarterback position well for us. I'm happy we had him." "He's been a good Al-Farouq Aminu Jersey leader for us, played the QB position well for us. I'm happy we had him."Giants coach Brian Daboll on why he wants Daniel Jones to re-sign with New York. CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) Giants general manager Joe Schoen that while there is a "busine s side" to things, he would like to see Jones back next season.After the team declined to exercise a fifth-year option that would have kept Jones under contract through 2023, the Giants have three Robert Covington Jersey options for him this offseason: franchise tag, long-term extension or release. NYG RB #26 Att295Yds1312TD10FL0 As a pending free agent, Barkley is another player with question marks surrounding his future. He has been adamant and open about wanting to stay with New York and wanting to be a Giant for life, and it seems like the team feels the same way. "He's done everything we've asked him to do and he's a good football player," Schoen said. "We'll get into how we want to build this team and allocate our resources, and that's what it comes down to. Again, he's a good football player, he was durable for us this year, he played well, and again he's a guy that we'd like to have back."Schoen that Barkley is a good guy and a good teammate. "He's a good football player Nassir Little Jersey ... he's a guy that we'd like to have back."Giants GM Joe Schoen on Saquon Barkley, who will be a free agent this offseason CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) As Schoen mentioned, the NFL is a busine s, and often the busine s side of things can overshadow what a player or team wants. Whether this happens with Barkley remains to be seen, but Schoen admitted that while the two parties had productive talks during the team's bye week, they were not close to agreeing on a long-term deal ()."We had very productive conversations, but ultimately we were off on the value. We agreed to circle Trevor Ariza Jersey back. But no, we were not close," when asked about how close the Giants and Barkley were to reaching a long-term deal. That "circle back" time is just about here.It appears Barkley isn't trying to break the Giants' bank with his next contract, saying Still, he's in line for a big payday. , Barkley's market value is currently projected at $49.3 million over four years for an annual average salary of about $12.3 million. That would rank , just ahead of the ' .The Giants have the cap space needed to invest in Barkley; the question is whether they want to make that big of a commitment to a supremely talented, yet oft-injured player at a non-premium position.