Jason La Confora: Kruger looking for 9m/year...

[leachisabeast]

He sure as hell wasn't an very down player until Suggs came back

I'm not saying he's a top 5 pass rusher in the league, but when you only have a rookie who's a run stopper and an undrafted player who's also a run stopper, its kind of hard to get to the QB as the only edge rusher, especially when you've never really been a starter before.

[The Excellector]

Some team is going to give him high quality money, with the expectation that he can be a player like Suggs. They will be disappointed. With Suggs' return and Upshaw's development, Kruger was allowed to focus on rushing the passer, which is undoubtedly his strength. However, while he can make occasional plays in run defense, he is far from a stern run defender. He still struggles to get off of blocks in those circumstances.