#DNHuddleUp: Who will have the biggest Super Bowl impact? Paul Kruger, Dennis Pitta, or Haloti Ngata?
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) is helped up by Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Paul Kruger (99) during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Baltimore. The Ravens won 24-9. The Ravens will take on the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday.
Patrick Semansky, AP
There are seven players in Super Bowl XLVII with ties to Utah, and five of them will play for the Ravens. For the purposes of a robust debate, we chose to focus on just three.
Namely, Paul Kruger, the former Ute; Dennis Pitta, the former Cougar; and Haloti Ngata, the former Oregon Duck and Highland Ram.
Earlier today, from the official Deseret News Sports Twitter account, we asked our staff and readers:
Which will have the biggest Super Bowl impact & why? Ute Paul Kruger, Cougar Dennis Pitta, Highland Ram Haloti Ngata Answer w/ #DNHuddleUp
— Deseret News: Sports (@desnewssports) January 31, 2013
Thursday afternoon, the Deseret News sports staff and a few readers contributed to the discussion by speaking out and answering the question.
Follow @desnewssports on Twitter for the next #DNHuddleUp and voice your opinion the next time around!
Landon Hemsley is the sports content manager for DeseretNews.com. Email: lhemsley@deseretnews.com. Twitter: @EarlOfHemsley
DeseretNews.com encourages a civil dialogue among its readers. We welcome your thoughtful comments.
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@who are you
Or maybe they just wanted to focus on the 3 that actually have a chance of making an impact?
whoami
In order to inject Smith into the discussion of impact players, you have to assume a game-ending injury to Kapernick... not very nice.
@who are you
Sure he has a chance to make an impact, but nose tackles usually don't, at least not in the stat line or big plays. If you understood a nose tackles job, plug up space, you would realize whatever impact he has will mostly More..