Chris Long
15 August 2010
have solid performers in each defensive unit, but the Rams are a long way from intimidating anyone. Chris Long is developing on the line at his end spot, but losing DT Chris Hovan for the year won't help matters. Leonard Little, last year's leading sack-man for the Rams, is still undecided about returning for his 13th season. The linebackers are anchored by Na'il Diggs who is a solid 'backer at best. Free safety Oshiomogho Atogwe is one of the better on the NFL, but even he couldn't find any other takers during the offseason. (To be fair, St. Louis would have matched any offer made on him anyway.) Three solid/decent players an NFL defense does not make.
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26 February 2008
And does it matter if Vernon Gholston and Chris Long tie for 37 reps of 225 lbs on the bench press? I’m sure we all know people who are strong as hell, but can’t play football. Does that mean Gholston or Long will be able to swim past a 300 lb offensive lineman in a crucial playoff game? No. Combine success does not essentially mean NFL success. This year, during the Giants and Patriots game, NBC aired Tom Brady’s NFL Combine. Brady didn’t look like the chiseled grown man we know now that has three Super Bowl rings, he looked like any normal Michigan graduate with somewhat of a smaller beer belly. Brady didn’t exactly blow the scouts away at the event, but I’d say he has had a pretty successful career, right? Ok, maybe a bad example for the “Patriot Haters” out there, but you get the point.
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