Los Angeles Rams rookie Jared Verse made some intriguing comments midweek with Saquon Barkley responding prior to the game and even during it as the two teams meet in the divisional round

Verse, who went to Central Columbia in Bloomsburg, Penn., did not mince words about Eagles fans or the team’s colors, putting them on blast before this weekend’s matchup. Saquon Barkley responded to Verse’s comments and said it wasn’t “the smartest thing to say,” but Sean McVay seems to be backing his young edge rusher.

Sean McVay dissected the ways the Rams could potentially stop Saquon Barkley, only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history, when he considered the consequences if they did not.