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The next four games and our future at QB
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He was worth the draft pick just for that one play. That was going to be an easy 1st down throw until long broke from his guy to get in the way.
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Sorry for quoting you, Kurt (I do agree with what you're saying.); was talking mostly to @Merlin.
Long also had a key pick-six against the Arizona Cardinals in that same playoff year.
He was absolutely a massive disappointment as a player in his draft slot (the whole top of the draft was honestly extremely disappointing, even though we got Gaines, Edwards, and Scott in the later rounds), but Long was absolutely worth the draft slot for his play in the playoffs; he really stepped it up there. It's a true fact that he covered Ramsey's ass on that last Bengals' offensive play; Burrow didn't see Chase breaking away from Ramsey, because Long was in zone underneath and had it covered from Burrow's initial first option, and then covered Perine for the checkdown, to give AD enough time so that Burrow couldn't get away from the pressure and get a throw off. AD was mostly responsible for that play, but Long definitely helped make it a turnover on downs instead of an easy first, if not six for the Bengals on that play outright and another Super Bowl loss in the McVay era for us.
He may not have been close to the player we hoped he'd be, and it's fine that you were annoyed with his play; I get angry at players myself when they don't play like I believe they're capable of. But he did play well in the playoffs that year, even if he was shit every other time. You have to give him at least that.
