Kruger saw double and triples almost every game the past two years. Strong enough to fight through blocks and double teams, but is also quick enough to get around the edge. And he has the frame to add another 20-30 pounds. Bone structure/frame is huge, he's smart, athletic and incredibly instinctive. Was an All-American at quarterback in high school, got recruited to play that position for Utah by Urban Meyer, went on a Mormon mission and basically out grew it. Way to talented to not be on the field, so the Utes stuck him at DE because of his size and athleticism, and he was a man among boys.

IMHO, and I've stated this before, I think Kruger is the best pure DE in this draft and is going to be a steal for anyone in the second round.

IF Kruger wasn't missing a kidney and other internal organs, he'd be less of a risk.

He has serious, serious health issues that absolutely must be taken into consideration.

He's the prototypical "Boom or Bust" guy.

Its not a ridiculous comparison at all. Ive projected Barwin to be a player a lot like Vrabel is right now. Im not the only one who thinks this either.

How is it that im the dickhead when your the one who cant make an educated statement without throwing in some stupid cuss word. You throw temper tantrums worse than a 3 year old.

I don't think that makes him a boom or bust guy. I think that makes him a "I hope you don't play running back or fullback" type of guy and take body shots from DT's and LB's and SS's all game long type of guy. He's primarily going to get hands to the shoulders from offensive tackles.

And everyone is a risk in this league. One bad roll over on your legs and you never play again. One head shot and you never play again. One I hope Rodney Harrison is out of the league permanently and I can play again next week.

Sure there are question marks on Kruger about the internals. A team would be stupid not to make sure he checked out, and perhaps it drops him to the Chiefs in the third *crosses fingers*. But you can't question the talent, production, drive or prototype size and skill. There is always some level of crap shoot with any of these guys regardless.

I like Sintim as well. Hes just not that, you know "sexy pick" that everyone loves. But he gets the job done with the best of them.

By sexy pick you mean that he has massive holes in his game and put up an amazing number in a single category but sucked in everything else, correct?

Sintim led the NCAA's in sacks by a LB. If that isn't a sexy stat, I don't know what is. He can also cover, run through blockers and eats RBs.

Oh, but he isn't Aaron Maybin, who posted a wacky 40 time at his pro day, so he isn't as sexy. Or better yet, Michael Johnson.

I hate guys who can actually play football. Just ruins my draft prognostications. Where would I be without guys like Gholston, Mitchell, Gallery, et al.?

My only disagreement is that I'm not convinced he has the quickness to get the edge on any LT's in the pros. I think he's a prototypical monster 4-3 LE.

Not all that many colleges run a 3-4 so to lead in sacks as a LB isn't necessarily a great feat. It's good, but not necessarily first round NFL draft pick worthy. Sintim would make a quick adjustment, but based on pure athleticism he is probably on the bottom rung of guys like Barwin, Orakpo, Brown and Kruger. From a pure athleticism point of view Barwin looks to have a very high ceiling.

WTF? its not like i said he is a bad player. Yeah he had 11 sacks, I know. He is very rarely talked about within the media. Its nothing against his talent, he just seems to get lost in the shuffle of the other linebackers. Which may turn out to be a good thing for a team looking for a steal in the 2nd round. A "sexy pick" for example would be Brian Cushing IMO, the media raves him, and although he might not be better than Sintim he is still going to be looked at as the better player from the media.

I'm sorry, it's a ridiculous comparison. Projecting him as a first rounder, then comparing him to a guy who was drafted in the third and took five years to mature is dumb. Especially when the guy's only played for ONE year.

Furthermore, teams are looking at him as either a LB or a TE. Clearly, there's no consensus as to where he'll play in the NFL.

I'm sorry my words wounded your vagina.

I was attempting to be sarcastic. It didn't work out well.

I like Sintim. I think he's athletic enough to be mentioned with guys like Brown, Maybin, et al., but he also possess a more well-rounded game and did it while being the primary focus on defense.

He's the guy I wanted the Chiefs to take with their second round pick when that was still available to them. A trade down from the three gives them a shot at him, while picking up additional picks in the process. I'd rather have Sintim or a guy like English and picks than Brown, Orakpo, Maybin, Johnson or whathaveyou with the #3 pick. That is, unless Brian Orakpo is the second coming of John Abraham, or Everette Brown is the next Dwight Freeney. Then you take them at the #3. But you just never know. That's why a trade down and a pick of Sintim or English plus addition picks seems like the best thing at this point.

Although, I still would be happy with Curry. Our ILB spot has been nothing short of tragic, and I think the MILB is the most important position on the defense. A good one will elevate the rest of the players around them substantially. They may not have the sexy stats other than tackles, but they start helping the rest of the defense fill up the stat sheet. And I just don't see another MILB other than Curry being able to do that in a 3-4 hybrid. I like Lauriniatis and Phillips from TCU, but I don't think that Laur is in Curry's class from an athletic standpoint, and Phillips looks like a pure 4-3 ILB.

I MLB is probably the least important position on defense, which is why they rarely, if ever go in the Top Ten.

Wow.

I know you do. I don't. I think that they are very important. The Chiefs had one of the best pass rushers and the most complete player at DE in Jared Allen and they didn't do squat. However, their ILB position has been virtually empty since the days of Dino Hackett, and it's been a reason why the Chiefs have sucked on that side of the ball for a long, long time.

That is absolutely untrue.

The Chiefs have "sucked" on that side of the ball due to lack of adequate play at the safety, cornerback and interior defensive line. They've been virtually talentless at those positions for more than a decade, though the players selected in the 2008 draft may bring long-term stability to the cornerback position (interior d-line is still a question mark).

As much as I liked Dino Hackett as a player, his presence the past few seasons wouldn't have made much, if any difference on these woefully undermanned Chiefs defenses.

Poor drafting for more than a decade led to the current state of the Chiefs defense.

Not a lack of a MLB.

:clap: Im proud. A response as if you have any class may be a first. Maybe you grew up?