well i agree in that i thought longacre flash a little last year. i do think having him on board made it easier to let quinn go but im not sold on if hes a starter or just a good backup. I guess we will see. i will say this...coming out of college longacre ran the 3 cone in 7.07. Sub 7 is the goal for a good pass rusher. hes pretty close.
I kind of feel the same way about blythe. he played well in place of sullivan on a limited basis but is he ready? and why was he released by the colts?
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Los Angeles Lenny
The Rams have two people on their team that I think are going to have big years:
Matt Longacre: He has a nose for the football, in the little time he played he shined, I was always giving Conor Barwin credit for what he did because their numbers were similar, I think Longacre made Quinn more expendable, besides having a bad contract.
Austin Blythe: I love this guy, when Sully went down he was blowing holes for Gurley. There are two things that really sell me on Austin, he was a four year starter at Iowa, Kirk Ferentz is one of the greatest line coaches ever, NFL coaches always consult him or pick his brain on O line, Austin was a 4 year starter. 2) Austin has a huge wresting background, he knows how to play with leverage 3 positions I love with great wrestling backgrounds are centers, guards, nose guards or DT's.
Austin considered undersized but I like my centers no taller than 6'3" , 6'2" is perfect, you can not get under these guys, Mike Webster was not even 6 feet tall.
