Will The Real Paul Kruger Stand Up

[afan]

Who was this guy last night calling himself Paul Kruegar? I know he missed a wide open sack but give him his dues he destroyed the RT and was in on every def play that caused havoc.

[West Chester Raven]

Pittsburgh's line is not good. Kruger had a nice game, but he was going up against a marginal Right Tackle and got the best of him. He still needs to step up his play and will have that chance when we play Denver and the Giants. We're going to need him to.

[ivanbalt]

Pittsburgh's line is not good. Kruger had a nice game, but he was going up against a marginal Right Tackle and got the best of him. He still needs to step up his play and will have that chance when we play Denver and the Giants. We're going to need him to.

I disagree on Pittsburgh's oline not being any good. I think the problem is how long Big Ben (and Leftwich last night) hold onto the football. Now obviously Ben's ability to extend a play and make things happen is his best strength, it's also the reason he gets hit so much and ultimately injured.

For bad olines, see the Eagles and the Chargers.

[afan]

I disagree on Pittsburgh's oline not being any good. I think the problem is how long Big Ben (and Leftwich last night) hold onto the football. Now obviously Ben's ability to extend a play and make things happen is his best strength, it's also the reason he gets hit so much and ultimately injured.

For bad olines, see the Eagles and the Chargers.

I would love to have their center Ponsey

[BiggSeth]

Kruger's strengths are in his speed and closing abilities.

He has had issues all year setting the edge, but chasing down from the back-end and "out quicking" a tackle have not been the issue.

[Peej7245]

There were a couple of replays of Krueger vs Adams and they showed how quickly he was able to use his hands to keep the OT's hands off him...he was so fast that on a couiple of occasions the OT tried to grab and hold him but he was too fast!

Nice game for the guy and hopefully he can build on it.

[Steveg85321]

I think this is another example refuting the often expressed notion that as good as a guy is (especially a relatively young guy) is as good as he's ever going to be. Everybody has good games and poor games for various reasons, and I hope this is a trend for Kruger, but I think many people were way too quick to call him a bust.

[atomic]

with suggs healthy the o-lines have to pay extra attention to him and ngata. Gives Kruger the one on one battles on the outside.

[Eastside Terp]

he looked like an NFL player last night ......

[Far from home]

I wish they would move him and Suggs around before the play, and put two to a side, too.
With Ngata healthy again, they could really shift a lot on this line.

[OriginalColtsFan]

I wish they would move him and Suggs around before the play, and put two to a side, too.
With Ngata healthy again, they could really shift a lot on this line.

That's on Pees, but he really doesn't seem to "get it". Half the time you can see his blitzes seconds before the QB snaps the ball, which gives him time to adjust and audible.

[West Chester Raven]

I disagree on Pittsburgh's oline not being any good. I think the problem is how long Big Ben (and Leftwich last night) hold onto the football. Now obviously Ben's ability to extend a play and make things happen is his best strength, it's also the reason he gets hit so much and ultimately injured.

For bad olines, see the Eagles and the Chargers.

Good point about Leftwich hanging onto the ball too long. That can make a huge difference. Steelers have had issues with their line though - Tomlin has done a lot of reshuffling but looks like he may be getting the right combination of people. Still - Kruger is a guy I want to see succeed. Lets see if he can begin to impact games consistently. We need it!

[afan]

The Chargers have said from last years game that they put a man in motion and the Ravens will give away their coverage and blitzs on this. They than have time to adjust their blocking schemes. watch this week for the Chargers to put men in motion on every play.

[RAVEN FAN]

PAUL KRUEGER is a really nice guy. i was the security guard at training camp locker room i met him his rookie year