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Some thoughts from the Scout’s Notebook: The matchup between Tyron Smith and Robert Quinn should be outstanding but we also need to keep our eye on Doug Free and Chris Long. Through two games, Free has done much better job of handling rushers off the edge.
His technique has improved and he is playing with better confidence. Long is the type of rusher that Free tends to do a better job against because he does not play with a great deal of power. Long’s best trait is his quickness and jump off the ball. He can be a similar rusher to what Free had seen the last couple of seasons with Jason Babin, who Free and excelled against each time he faced him.
The starter at left tackle for the Rams is Jake Long who came over in the off season from the Dolphins. I have never viewed Long as a dominate player and there are plenty of times where you observe him struggle. For a tackle that receives his share of accolades for his play, I just don’t see it.
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His technique has improved and he is playing with better confidence. Long is the type of rusher that Free tends to do a better job against because he does not play with a great deal of power. Long’s best trait is his quickness and jump off the ball. He can be a similar rusher to what Free had seen the last couple of seasons with Jason Babin, who Free and excelled against each time he faced him.
The starter at left tackle for the Rams is Jake Long who came over in the off season from the Dolphins. I have never viewed Long as a dominate player and there are plenty of times where you observe him struggle. For a tackle that receives his share of accolades for his play, I just don’t see it.
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