So far...not so good at OT. Obviously, there were concerns about his short arms (hence the T-Rex jokes) and his lack of strength. My concern is how slow he is off the snap. It seems like whichever DE he plays consistently gets off the LOS faster than Pugh, which leads to QB pressure.
Is his future at Guard? His lack of strength would be an even more glaring need there, although Pugh seems to have the athleticism to be a pulling Guard. Could next year's line look like:
Beatty---Pugh---Richburg---Schwartz---FA/Draft pick
He got married last weekend.
Ruined him
Please stop. I'm tired of hearing he played well against JJ Watt. He had a lot of help, they schemed against JJ Watt. I recall one play where Watt was triple teamed.
Was that thing on his arm ever explained?
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He has to he. You don't play extremely well against JJ Watt and then suck balls against the Conor Barwins of the world.
Please stop. I'm tired of hearing he played well against JJ Watt. He had a lot of help, they schemed against JJ Watt. I recall one play where Watt was triple teamed.
One play..... Ok. One play you remember. They ran about 50. The general consensus was he was mainly responsible for keeping Watt at bay. He is dinged. He is being the typical good solider and not making excuses.
And the sad part is that he was on a ladder...
Opponents have seen this and Pugh is going to have to figure it out. Until he does, the struggles will continue.
The story behind Giants RT Justin Pugh's elbow brace - ( New Window )
Opponents have seen this and Pugh is going to have to figure it out. Until he does, the struggles will continue.
Agreed. And as others have noted, he's hurt.
He's got to be playing with some injury. He doesn't seem like a guy that would ever admit to being hurt anyway.
This whole playing hurt stuff is stupid. This is the nfl. No if you can't go you can't go.
If it is in fact that he is injured
This whole playing hurt stuff is stupid. This is the nfl. No if you can't go you can't go.
If it is in fact that he is injured
Chris Snee played the entire 2012 season hurt.
Linval Joseph played while needing offseason surgery on his knees. It happens.
Umm, who do you want to put in there in his place? Cupboard looks bare to me.
He's been over estimated here. Teams get film on young guys and adjust. They are adjusting. He played well for a rookie and somehow people penciled him in as some sure fire plug in guy for the next 10 years. Find an OL who isn't a bit dinged after 7-8 games. His problems in the Eagle games went far beyond an elbow. He was a total mess
He's been bad more than good this year. Doesn't mean he can correct some of his issues but his play hardly inspires confidence short term and is leaving potentially bigger questions long term.