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NGT: Justin Pugh says he was injured in 2017 b/c NYG

FranknWeezer : 5/18/2018 8:53 am

was struggling on OL and moved him around so much:

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“We were struggling up front and they moved me to a position I hadn’t played in two years,” Pugh said. “I’m out there playing right tackle and then they were like, ‘we need you to play left guard’ and then next week it’s back to right tackle. That’s not good for your body. You can’t get used to it that fast and there was some anxiety because I hadn’t played the position in two years, going to right tackle. … I just put one on the back for the team, no pun intended, and it ended up not helping me too much. It would have been a totally different story this past year if I wasn’t in that situation.”

Pugh: “I’m not injury prone” - ( New Window )

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Cry me a river.... Â

Britt in VA : 5/18/2018 8:54 am : link

Dave Diehl and Richie Seubert did that for years and never complained. They were also good at it.

boo fucking hoo. another mediocre player who thinks he's great Â

Victor in CT : 5/18/2018 8:54 am : link

just the kind of guy that needed to be booted.

Just... Â

M.S. : 5/18/2018 8:55 am : link

...peachy.

God we had a bunch of losers in that lockerroom. Â

Britt in VA : 5/18/2018 8:55 am : link

the Â

Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/18/2018 8:56 am : link

big problem with Pugh was he always got hurt and missed games. You can spend premium money on a guy who misses games every year, especially on the OL.

... Â

Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/18/2018 8:56 am : link

can't

How dare the Giants asked him to do all that Â

superspynyg : 5/18/2018 8:57 am : link

And only pay him 8 million last yeAr. 2postions should have been paid at least 14 mil.

Giants are a bunch of savages.

Pugh is a an asshole. Glad is off this team.

Real team player Â

mattnyg05 : 5/18/2018 8:57 am : link

This guy was another waste of a pick. So glad we let that crap walk.

In the immortal words of Elmer Fudd... Â

Klaatu : 5/18/2018 8:57 am : link

"Good wiidance to bad wubbish."

If Pugh was any good.... Â

Britt in VA : 5/18/2018 8:57 am : link

we would have signed him considering the state of our offensive line. That we didn't, that tells you all you need to know.

Man, I liked Pugh Â

UConn4523 : 5/18/2018 8:59 am : link

but he comes off like such a pussy here. Gotta take the high road, especially when it involves your team trying to improve and figure the line out.

See ya, Â

RottenApple : 5/18/2018 9:01 am : link

pussyboy.

I'm having a hard time accepting this Â

Rocky369 : 5/18/2018 9:02 am : link

regardless of your stance on Pugh. An athlete doesn't have time to recuperate properly because you change his position?

2 years he'll be cohosting podcasts with Geoff Schwartz Â

Victor in CT : 5/18/2018 9:03 am : link

They can call it the "How to get big $$ and not work" hour

What do you expect from a born and bred Eagles Fan? Â

GiantBlue : 5/18/2018 9:05 am : link

I am so glad we did not re-sign this bum. Good Luck out west. It will be interesting to see how his body holds up out there this year or if his career will be characterized more by his injury list.

He sounds like a whiny bitch. Â

Brown Recluse : 5/18/2018 9:06 am : link

Sorry buddy. You got injured because, well...you're always injured. Maybe try taking better care of your body.

Never been a fan of this guy's attitude. Will Hernandez is such a breath of fresh air.

Eric nailed it for me, something I have been saying Â

That’s Gold, Jerry : 5/18/2018 9:07 am : link

for years and why I did not want to resign Pugh. He was always hurt and, by the way, how does his explanation meet the situation from 2016 where he was at left guard only and still got hurt, or the year before.

Excuses are for losers...glad he is gone.

He sounds like the biggest pussy Â

Ryan in Albany : 5/18/2018 9:08 am : link

to ever walk the face of the earth.

2017 Â

Jimmy Googs : 5/18/2018 9:08 am : link

the season that will live in infamy...

Full of yourself Pugh Â

mac attack : 5/18/2018 9:09 am : link

Get over it. You were a reach who played well at times but my god the you havent accomplished ANYTHING in the NFL. Shut up and play. ARZ def will keep you in 1 spot on their line, I'm sure.

... Â

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 5/18/2018 9:11 am : link

Really loves the sound of his own voice.

I wonder how all these Â

GiantsRage2007 : 5/18/2018 9:13 am : link

Defensive lineman do it? They shift and stunt from one side to the other nearly every play... How about wide receivers, going from the left side to the right side? Or jeez, maybe they go in the slot? Or our tight ends, block one play (ok, ok, in theroy here... play along), catch the ball the next.. they must all be supermen!

Pretty weak excuse for Pugh, IMO.

aside from the obvious injury issues, he just wasn't very good Â

Victor in CT : 5/18/2018 9:13 am : link

He was overdrafted, they reached for him in desperation because the OL was crumbling. The only reason he may have looked decent at times was because of the garbage playing up there with him. That doesn't make him a good player.

RE: ... Â

Sean : 5/18/2018 9:13 am : link

In comment 13967269 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Really loves the sound of his own voice.

This.

Horrible pick from the very start Â

Big Rick in FL : 5/18/2018 9:19 am : link

Kyle Long, Tyler Eifert and Desmond Trufant were the next 3 picks. Xavier Rhodes and DeAndre Hopkins were shortly after that.

I really can't believe we picked him in the top 20. Did any draft an analyst have him in the 1st round?

God Â

Joey in VA : 5/18/2018 9:19 am : link

I hated his big mouth and subpar play now I hate it more. What a whiny me first child. He’s going tomget tossed around by Suh and Donald and I cannot wait to watch.

Coach Â

mittenedman : 5/18/2018 9:21 am : link

killer.

I actually do think being drafted by NYG held him back. Â

rasbutant : 5/18/2018 9:21 am : link

Sometimes you don't get drafted into the right situation. It happens. Not NYG fault, not Pugh fault, they both were trying to make the best of the situation they were in. It just wasn't a good situation.

Disappointed to hear this shit from him Â

mfsd : 5/18/2018 9:23 am : link

Used to root for him to get healthy consistently and be dependable...but he comes across as pretty gutless here

Did Seubert switch positions a lot? I don’t remember that! Â

Ivan15 : 5/18/2018 9:23 am : link

Except for trying to be a backup center for a short time and the occasional play as a blocking TE.

RE: Horrible pick from the very start Â

chuckydee9 : 5/18/2018 9:25 am : link

In comment 13967279 Big Rick in FL said:

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Pick 31 that year was Travis Fredrick..

....... Â

CoughlinHandsonHips : 5/18/2018 9:25 am : link

Teams regularly shuffle olines due to injury. Is he thinking this is a NYG thing only?

A little better than average guard Â

arniefez : 5/18/2018 9:30 am : link

and an average at best tackle who gets hurt a lot no matter which position he plays. Very smart for the Giants to let someone else over pay him.

RE: Horrible pick from the very start Â

Beer Man : 5/18/2018 9:31 am : link

In comment 13967279 Big Rick in FL said:

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Agree, he was the 5th OT grabbed in the 1st round, and it seemed to be a needs pick more than BPA. IMO, he wasn't a 1st round talent.

So he was hurt Â

Beezer : 5/18/2018 9:33 am : link

BECAUSE they moved him around.

Allrightythen.

Real irony here Â

sb from NYT Forum : 5/18/2018 9:34 am : link

One of the primary reasons the Giants drafted Pugh was his alleged versatility. Now Pugh is saying his versatility is why he can’t stay on the field?

Anyway, it’s crazy Reese didn’t draft Long. The guy is an All-Pro and has proven to be more effectively versatile than Pugh can dream of being.

T-rex arms Â

mac attack : 5/18/2018 9:42 am : link

too

I really enjoyed the "anxiety" commment Â

Jimmy Googs : 5/18/2018 9:43 am : link

as well.

No investments made in the oline for years.

Then out of desperation we have to go oline with some high picks for a few years in a row, and we select 3 chuckleheads...

I liked Pugh Â

gmen9892 : 5/18/2018 9:46 am : link

But this is a bitch-made excuse.

Dang... Â

Jan in DC : 5/18/2018 9:47 am : link

Lots of hate here. While I don't buy his answer for a second, I'm sure he was asked if he thought he was injury prone by the media and that was the answer he cobbled together.

I can sum up Pugh in a few words.... Â

BillKo : 5/18/2018 9:55 am : link

....addition by subtraction.

You aren't winning with guys like that.

Re-signing him would have been a bad choice that further hurt the franchise.

Wow, I am so glad we let him go. Â

ZogZerg : 5/18/2018 10:07 am : link

Tired of all his "talk" and lack of playing.

Another first round dud.

As a player Â

sshin05 : 5/18/2018 10:12 am : link

he was fine, one of the more reliable lineman when he played which was about half the time it seemed. His complaints reveal the underlying problem for the Giants oline for years: ineffectiveness and/or injury prone players.

How the hell is it not good for your body? Â

jcn56 : 5/18/2018 10:17 am : link

Not so much the contact, but the moving around?

Pugh wasn't a bad player, but man he had a lot of baggage.

Funny thing is Â

NYGBlue42 : 5/18/2018 10:18 am : link

every Eagle Game he was hurt or sucked, thats how much of an Eagle homer he was. Pugh shore does talk a good game, but he is very injury PRONE.

Pugh was a Â

BIGNTHEORY : 5/18/2018 10:23 am : link

much better use of 300 lbs of human flesh than Bobby Hart was. That's about the best that can be said of him.

solid player Â

Joey from GlenCove : 5/18/2018 10:25 am : link

when he played

which wasnt often. cant invest in a part time player

What a trooper Â

ghost718 : 5/18/2018 10:27 am : link

How will we ever recover from such a loss

Lmao Â

Tuckrule : 5/18/2018 10:27 am : link

Being a swing tackle who can play guard is bad for your body. I guess versatility is terrible for the body

. Â

arcarsenal : 5/18/2018 10:37 am : link

I'm glad he's gone. Another guy who's always making excuses. Enough was enough.

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