Mr.Muhozi
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That may be true, but there is no actual evidence to support that statement. The only skill he has demonstrated that would definitely translate is the ability to penetrate the line and get to the QB...and Gholston has demonstrated greater skill and production in this area.
You just described Dan Klecko. If you have the opportunity to party at the Playboy mansion, you don't go looking for girls with a great personality. Long will be a fine player, but doesn't have the skill set to distinguish himself at #7...at least in the Pats system.
thats quite a bad analogy, it seems all you want is a athletic studs, which is all fine and dandy, but seriously, what chance do they have to learn a bb playbook if all they have is their athleticism and no brain, with chris long you have both, plus chris is a near finished article a few, which means the defensive coaches will be spending their time teaching him the system rather than techniques need for a linebackers, and long has player linebacker sometimes in college
also on dan klecko he was a 4th round pick who lived of his fathers legacy, where as long is making his own, winning numerous awards in college
gholston may have seen more time at linebacker than long, but many analysts say he is better than long, and gholstons postives are his athleticism and his final games in college where he was a beast, but before that he was under the radar, i like gholson, but prefer long, i would be happy if we got either one of them, but i think long could be starter week 1-4 gholston may take longer