The Rams decided that drafting DE Chris Long was the way to go in the first round.  He will likely start at RDE right next to last year’s #1 pick (DT Adam Carriker) to give the Rams a very talented side of the defense.  Long plays all out, all of the time.  His only weakness is that he sometimes gets engulfed by huge DTs in the running game.  Long is 6′3″, 274 pounds and he runs a 4.75 40 which is impressive for a player his size.  He also has great bloodlines as Hall of Fame DE Howie Long is his father and no doubt will show him a few tricks.  Long played in 42 games (37 starts) at Virginia and he made 183 tackles, 43 tackles for a loss, had 22 sacks, batted down 15 passes and forced 3 fumbles.  This was an outstanding pick by the Rams.