Jake long against chris long. So far jake has held his own. Him and his sprained ankle and all.
Im telling you jake is a stud.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/30/2008 09:21AM by samsam3738.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
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Date: November 30, 2008 09:32AM
On one play he let Chris get by him, and Chad had to throw it away. But it didn't matter, because we ended up scoring a TD. Overall, Chris Long is looking nothing like Howie, while Jake looks like a wall.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
ghotirule Wrote:
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> ....tell us something we don't know!
>
> Right. Back in April, I could start a massive
> flame war by saying "Chris isn't Howie". Now its
> something we don't know?
>
> I'm glad its clear to all now that Jake Long was
> the right pick. I guess the proof really is in
> the pudding.
I don't recall one person on here saying that C Long was any great shakes and demanding we take him...
my point was tell us we don't know that jake is da man!
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
berkeley223 Wrote:
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> ghotirule Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > ....tell us something we don't know!
> >
> > Right. Back in April, I could start a massive
> > flame war by saying "Chris isn't Howie". Now
> its
> > something we don't know?
> >
> > I'm glad its clear to all now that Jake Long
> was
> > the right pick. I guess the proof really is in
> > the pudding.
>
>
> I don't recall one person on here saying that C
> Long was any great shakes and demanding we take
> him...
> my point was tell us we don't know that jake is da
> man!
I'll come forward. I thought C Long was going to be great, and I was hoping we'd take him #1. I also thought J Long would be a good pick. Gholston was the guy I didn't want, and I'm REALLY glad we didn't take him.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
I thought a lot about C. Long and still do. He is a special player. I advocated for him on this site, but always pointed out that I didn't think you could go wrong with either Long. I also understood that Jake's position was a position of need. After the combine, I pointed out that I thought Gholston would be a major mistake too.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
What about all the McFadden cheerleaders? Mayocks knock on him was that he runs to vertical, does not make people miss and his legs were too skinny and weak and he is an injury concern. He was right on all counts.
In all fairness...It looks like I was wrong about Matt Ryan as well.
Happy we got Jake, I was vehemently against Chris when you looked at his college stats you could see that when he played against good OT they shut him down, consistently.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.
Ahh...but he was the only person to get a sack against Jake in college.
That being said, I am glad we have Jake. It was the right pick. We needed him, he could contibute right away, there was value there over a bigger question mark like Ryan or McFadden or Long or Gholston.
tsstamper Wrote:
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> In all fairness...It looks like I was wrong about
> Matt Ryan as well.
>
> I have long been of the mindset that a dominant OL
> is critical to building a dominant team. I'm
> beginning to open up in terms of QB potentially
> being more critical. Luxury to have both (see
> Aikman & Cowboys, Manning & Giants, not going to
> give the Pats credit though they might deserve
> it).
>
Don't forget Rothlisberger & Pitt. He never would have set all those rookie records were it not for the brick wall Pitt had on the O-Line.
Re: Nobody noticed 1st pick overall in 2008 going against the 2nd pick overall.