Giants' Weston Richburg reveals he played through injury for entire 2016 season
Richburg revealed Thursday during a break from the team's offseason workouts that he played the entire 2016 season with several torn tendons in his snapping hand. He first suffered the injury in the Giants' second preseason game against the Bills in August, but gutted through the rest of the preseason, the entire regular season and the Giants' playoff loss to the Packers before having offseason surgery. |
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Torn ligaments in your hand don't explain a lack of physicality?
You should really stop having opinions.
Torn tendons in a hand don't explain a strength or physicality issue?
Agreed.
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strength or physicality
You should really stop having opinions.
Seriously. What a weird comment that was
TARRRRGETS-get all dog targets high in the sky! All dog targets high in the sky!
You forgot the "Stand BY!" "Grab hold!"
Thanks for sharing. This is reason to hope for improvement.
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Torn tendons in a hand don't explain a strength or physicality issue?
No you idiot. Havent you ever seen Centers handle their man with one hand? Hell Kevin Mawae went all Jean Grey on his assignments. He would just look at them and they would fly away.
Im with Victor on this one.
Victor, you can get "timid" subconsciously because you are protecting the injury from further damage. Vernon wasn't as effective either with a bum hand. Just offering a possible explanation.
We were 18th in rushing in 2015 and 29th in 2016. Outside of some pretty big injuries I don't see any reason we don't get back to a top 20 rushing team.
Richburg and Pugh being healthy or just healthier will be huge for us.
You forgot the "Stand BY!" "Grab hold!"
hahaha
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Torn ligaments in your hand don't explain a lack of physicality?
+1. Actually, that's probably +20.
And players do played injured all the time, which is exactly what he did. Some injuries impact play more than others, it isn't rocket science.
I'm not saying I put this injury as the one and only reason his play declined, but its likely the biggest reason. To say its just an excuse is ridiculous.
Between Flowers and Richburg, I like our grittiness on the line. Would like to add Bolles to the group and see how the competition pushed the positions around.
He was a borderline pro bowler in the eyes of many observers in 2015
This is one of the better put-together Pro Bowl rosters in recent seasons, but a couple of spots still reek of the name pushing certain players over the line; at center, that is certainly the case with Alex Mack (75.6) and Mike Pouncey (78.2) getting the nod after solid seasons when others have excelled. Weston Richburg is our highest-graded center this season, equally adept as a run blocker, pass protector and even working in front of screens. Richburg has proven, with his elite play this season, that he probably should have been at center for the Giants from day one of his rookie season, and if he keeps up this level of play, the accolades will soon follow.
Other than an injury that happened early and plagued him for the entire year, what would account for the drop in his play from 2015 to 2016?
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And players do played injured all the time, which is exactly what he did. Some injuries impact play more than others, it isn't rocket science.
I'm not saying I put this injury as the one and only reason his play declined, but its likely the biggest reason. To say its just an excuse is ridiculous.
Why do I hate the injury excuse?
Let's hope we don't see another injury and let's hope he improves upon a good showing in his first year at center after an injury plagued second year. I believe he has talent and can be a top 5 center.. let him prove it though, don't anoint him yet based on a article by PFF from the 2015 season.. he, nor the rest of the OL did us any favors last season.
I get that NFL players play through injuries, but what I've never understood very well is the thinking that someone who is clearly hobbled -- that is, the injury seriously diminishes performance -- is better than someone who is healthy but not as skilled.
Really? You must be a real tough guy to not understand how hard it is to do anything with injured hands.
Geesh!
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all last season and this current off season people have been asking about Richburg and why his play declined. We now know he had a pretty significant injury. Isn't that more of a reason than an excuse? Isn't a big part of that question answered?
And players do played injured all the time, which is exactly what he did. Some injuries impact play more than others, it isn't rocket science.
I'm not saying I put this injury as the one and only reason his play declined, but its likely the biggest reason. To say its just an excuse is ridiculous.
Why do I hate the injury excuse?
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"...because in this kind of game everyone has an injury at some point/points in the season and ability means jack shit without availability."
Let's hope we don't see another injury and let's hope he improves upon a good showing in his first year at center after an injury plagued second year. I believe he has talent and can be a top 5 center.. let him prove it though, don't anoint him yet based on a article by PFF from the 2015 season.. he, nor the rest of the OL did us any favors last season.
So having an injury means all injuries are the same? If a guy tears his labrum he's either out for the year or will suck ass at trying to shed blockers. How is that injury comparable to someone with a mild sprain?
Nice try.. But last time i checked Pugh still has something to prove despite proving more than Weston at this point.. Another guy that looks good then gets hurt.. Making him/them unreliable right now. Weston has done it for only one season and this is year 4 is all im saying.
Oh man he had one bad game? Let's draft a center because of this.
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When PFF praises Justin Pugh, it's all fine and dandy. When they praise Weston Richburg, hey, let's not jump to conclusions here! Got it.
Nice try.. But last time i checked Pugh still has something to prove despite proving more than Weston at this point.. Another guy that looks good then gets hurt.. Making him/them unreliable right now. Weston has done it for only one season and this is year 4 is all im saying.
Weren't you the guy telling me that Pugh was one of the best Guards in the league? Top Ten? Worth $10 million a year? And wasn't that based on a PFF article?
Jeebus. At least for one of his three years in the league Richburg was PFF's highest-rated Center. You can't say the same about Pugh at Guard.
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When PFF praises Justin Pugh, it's all fine and dandy. When they praise Weston Richburg, hey, let's not jump to conclusions here! Got it.
Nice try.. But last time i checked Pugh still has something to prove despite proving more than Weston at this point.. Another guy that looks good then gets hurt.. Making him/them unreliable right now. Weston has done it for only one season and this is year 4 is all im saying.
Weren't you the guy telling me that Pugh was one of the best Guards in the league? Top Ten? Worth $10 million a year? And wasn't that based on a PFF article?
Jeebus. At least for one of his three years in the league Richburg was PFF's highest-rated Center. You can't say the same about Pugh at Guard.
Ability means jack shit without availibilty.. Pugh was good since day one at RT, struggled year two, and has looked like one of the games better guards since being the LG the past two years, but he isnt getting that deal if he cant stay healthy.. Weston hasnt proven as much as Pugh has thus far, they have both been hurt and both have shown bright spots. Pugh MORE so than Weston. Didnt need PFF to see Pugh was playing like one of the best when he was playing making it even more frustrating when he gets hurt..
Pugh, on the other hand, hasn't played a full season since his rookie year. He missed five games last year, two the year before that, and two the year before that. At no point in his four years on the Giants has he been even remotely considered one of the best in the league at his position. He's good, but he's not that good, and he's certainly not worth what they're paying Guards these days. I hope the Giants draft his replacement this year.
Pugh, on the other hand, hasn't played a full season since his rookie year. He missed five games last year, two the year before that, and two the year before that. At no point in his four years on the Giants has he been even remotely considered one of the best in the league at his position. He's good, but he's not that good, and he's certainly not worth what they're paying Guards these days. I hope the Giants draft his replacement this year.
A tad harsh on Pugh -- but you might be right if Lamp is the pick in round one.
He played through that, so at minimum he's a gamer.
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He played LG in his rookie year, a position he hadn't played since his freshman year at Colorado State, and no surprise, he struggled. The next year he moved to his natural position, Center, and became one of the best in the league. Last year he was hurt and it showed, but he still didn't miss a game. He's the least of our O-Line worries.
Pugh, on the other hand, hasn't played a full season since his rookie year. He missed five games last year, two the year before that, and two the year before that. At no point in his four years on the Giants has he been even remotely considered one of the best in the league at his position. He's good, but he's not that good, and he's certainly not worth what they're paying Guards these days. I hope the Giants draft his replacement this year.
A tad harsh on Pugh -- but you might be right if Lamp is the pick in round one.
I hope I'm right even if Nico Siragusa is the pick in round five.