Long shows he belongs

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Minicamp sure was grrrrrrrreat!
Published 5/12/2008 by VanRam at Turf Show Times: Front Page Posts
... Thankfully, we don't have to look to minicamp for answers about the Rams upcoming season. Players get together and run through drills for a few days. Spirits seem to be high, and everyone's ready to move forward to a new chapter. That's good enough for me. I don't know if it's just the rookie the season or what, but Chris Long is really, really positive about things . On getting around Alex Barron in a drill: "That's a great tackle in the NFL, and just to be able to compete with him is going to make me better." On ...

NFL Monday: T.O.’s Acting Debut; Favre to FOX?
Published 5/12/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... ‘a Joke in Philly,’ Blames Eagles (Philadelphia Daily News) Panthers: Fox Hope D-Line Changes Means More Pressure on QB (Gaston Gazette) Falcons: Ryan the Right QB for Changes (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Packers: Favre to FOX Rumor Gaining Some Traction (ESPN) Bears : Adversity Could Spur Cedric Benson (Chicago Tribune) Rams: Chris Long Shows He Belongs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Rams: Linehan’s ...

Ripped from the headlines
Published 5/12/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... like Mario Williams is having his way with Texans' first-round pick. The battle for the backup RB job with the Ravens has begun. Oh yeah. This is that time of year when we pretend Bill Parcells invented offseason workouts.   Did anyone realize that Tony Romo was a Cubs fan? Stop the presses. Chris Long beat Alex Barron in a one-on-one drill.

Deep Posts: Chad Johnson's still making money. Phew.
Published 5/12/2008 at Shutdown Corner
... • Rams tackle Alex Barron attempted to block rookie DE Chris Long and ended up giving him the "Olé!" treatment. Long blew right be him. Afterwards, Long said all the right things, too, like, "Barron might beat me nine times out of 10." ...