My day with Chris Long

tdSKINS1 · 01-15-2013, 08:46 PM

Got a pretty neat story for you guys. I work at Green Front Furniture in small town Farmville, Va and the Long family are frequent buyers of our furniture and oriental rugs. Well today was a slow day with it being very rainy and no customers really all day in the warehouse I work in. I got a page from my manager that Chris Long had come in with his fiance and needed to help him with purchasing some rugs for their house. I told him I was a big Redskin fan and that being a VT fan I got to see him play against us when he was at UVA. We talked about the NFC West and also his experience playing against RG3. I asked if he got any shots on RG3 and how fast he really is. He told me he got a few hits on him but nothing major and at that point in the year he was so fast on the edge and that you'll never know until you have to face him. He hit on the read option and why it gives DE's a lot of fits. He also joked that he thought the Rams had the Niners' number but they just needed to bring that consistency every week. I also hit on the possibility of Rob Ryan coming into run the defense and that he had murmurs of that and that he wouldn't mind standing up in a 3-4 however he still thinks Jeff wants to stick with the 4-3 and that Rob would still run that style of defense. I asked him about RG3's knee and he mentioned how a whole season wears on a player and that he thinks there should be some concern with how he plays but that he's young enough to bounce back and learn how to protect himself a little better. The two ACL injuries on the same knee is also concerning but there is no doubt his motivation and drive should put him back on the field soon. We talked more in depth about the bounce back of the NFC West and how competitive he thinks it will be now with Wilson becoming a star now and Colin now leading the charge in San Fran. Cool guy and also wasn't as tall as I thought but he's super strong lifted up a 12x18 rug with me like it was nothing. Thought ya'll might enjoy the read. Hail!

JoeRedskin · 01-15-2013, 08:50 PM

Great read. Thanks.

Chico23231 · 01-15-2013, 08:53 PM

Man thats pretty awesome. HTTR

donofriose · 01-15-2013, 08:56 PM

Family of football players, another great season for him too. Rams have a playoff defense in the making. That NFC West will be hard to beat.

los panda · 01-15-2013, 09:02 PM

fantastic reporting, thanks for sharing. hail!

skinsfaninok · 01-15-2013, 09:19 PM

Cool story man!

SFREDSKIN · 01-15-2013, 09:52 PM

Now let's draft his brother Kyle.

CultBrennan59 · 01-15-2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Now let's draft his brother Kyle.

Exactly what I was gonna say

Did he bring up his brother at all in your talk?

Ruhskins · 01-15-2013, 10:16 PM

Awesome story tdskins, thanks for sharing it.

Lotus · 01-15-2013, 10:25 PM

Thanks for the cool share!

tdSKINS1 · 01-15-2013, 10:47 PM

Did he bring up his brother at all in your talk?[/QUOTE]

Yes we did talk about Kyle. Said he wished he got to see Oregon and Kyle play against Alabama. Kyle got denied eligibility next year so he'll be headed into the draft. Very good prospect for sure.

WaldSkins · 01-15-2013, 10:52 PM

Did he opt for the "stain protecter" on the carpet??

tdSKINS1 · 01-15-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WaldSkins

Did he opt for the "stain protecter" on the carpet??

Haha no but anybody need any oriental rug information just let me know

artmonkforhallofamein07 · 01-15-2013, 11:21 PM

Awesome story. Pretty cool when you get to talk to these guys about the game we all love to watch.

53Fan · 01-16-2013, 01:06 AM

Great story man thanks for sharing that! My nephew lives in Farmville and I've done a lot of fishing up there. He owns Raynors Painting. Personally I love the area but would never expected someone like Chris Long to shop there. Lol! Thanks again for sharing. Must have been a cool experience.

01-15-2013, 08:46 PM	#1
tdSKINS1 Impact Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Altavista Virginia Age: 35 Posts: 712	My day with Chris Long Got a pretty neat story for you guys. I work at Green Front Furniture in small town Farmville, Va and the Long family are frequent buyers of our furniture and oriental rugs. Well today was a slow day with it being very rainy and no customers really all day in the warehouse I work in. I got a page from my manager that Chris Long had come in with his fiance and needed to help him with purchasing some rugs for their house. I told him I was a big Redskin fan and that being a VT fan I got to see him play against us when he was at UVA. We talked about the NFC West and also his experience playing against RG3. I asked if he got any shots on RG3 and how fast he really is. He told me he got a few hits on him but nothing major and at that point in the year he was so fast on the edge and that you'll never know until you have to face him. He hit on the read option and why it gives DE's a lot of fits. He also joked that he thought the Rams had the Niners' number but they just needed to bring that consistency every week. I also hit on the possibility of Rob Ryan coming into run the defense and that he had murmurs of that and that he wouldn't mind standing up in a 3-4 however he still thinks Jeff wants to stick with the 4-3 and that Rob would still run that style of defense. I asked him about RG3's knee and he mentioned how a whole season wears on a player and that he thinks there should be some concern with how he plays but that he's young enough to bounce back and learn how to protect himself a little better. The two ACL injuries on the same knee is also concerning but there is no doubt his motivation and drive should put him back on the field soon. We talked more in depth about the bounce back of the NFC West and how competitive he thinks it will be now with Wilson becoming a star now and Colin now leading the charge in San Fran. Cool guy and also wasn't as tall as I thought but he's super strong lifted up a 12x18 rug with me like it was nothing. Thought ya'll might enjoy the read. Hail! __________________ #21 Never Forget HOKIES!

01-15-2013, 08:50 PM	#2
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 62 Posts: 10,401	Re: My day with Chris Long Great read. Thanks. __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.

01-15-2013, 08:53 PM	#3
Chico23231 Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34,608	Re: My day with Chris Long Man thats pretty awesome. HTTR __________________ My pronouns: King/Your ruler He Gets Us

01-15-2013, 08:56 PM	#4
donofriose The Starter Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,097	Re: My day with Chris Long Family of football players, another great season for him too. Rams have a playoff defense in the making. That NFC West will be hard to beat.

01-15-2013, 09:02 PM	#5
los panda Pro Bowl Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,230	Re: My day with Chris Long fantastic reporting, thanks for sharing. hail! __________________ 9 21 28 33 42 43 44 49 65 81

01-15-2013, 09:19 PM	#6
skinsfaninok Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UNITED STATES Age: 38 Posts: 36,149	Cool story man! __________________ “Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.” ― Nick Saban

01-15-2013, 09:52 PM	#7
SFREDSKIN Living Legend Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 15,164	Re: My day with Chris Long Now let's draft his brother Kyle. __________________ Joe Gibbs- The best coach of all time, Lombardi trophy should be renamed Gibbs. Art Monk- Art was like an OL playing WR, doing the dirty work and not getting the glory. Darrell Green- Best DB ever. Purveyor of fine Filth

01-15-2013, 10:16 PM	#9
Ruhskins Living Legend Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 22,347	Re: My day with Chris Long Awesome story tdskins, thanks for sharing it. __________________ R.I.P. #21

01-15-2013, 10:25 PM	#10
Lotus Fire Bruce NOW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 11,434	Re: My day with Chris Long Thanks for the cool share! __________________ Bruce Allen when in charge alone: 4-12 (.250) Bruce Allen's overall Redskins record : 28-52 (.350) Vinny Cerrato's record when in charge alone: 52-65 (.444) Vinny's overall Redskins record: 62-82 (.430) We won more with Vinny

01-15-2013, 10:47 PM	#11
tdSKINS1 Impact Rookie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Altavista Virginia Age: 35 Posts: 712	Re: My day with Chris Long Did he bring up his brother at all in your talk?[/QUOTE] Yes we did talk about Kyle. Said he wished he got to see Oregon and Kyle play against Alabama. Kyle got denied eligibility next year so he'll be headed into the draft. Very good prospect for sure. __________________ #21 Never Forget HOKIES!

01-15-2013, 10:52 PM	#12
WaldSkins Playmaker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Age: 41 Posts: 2,726	Re: My day with Chris Long Did he opt for the "stain protecter" on the carpet?? __________________ "I would change that around, Jesus isn't Cutler. I guarantee you Jesus couldnt thread the ball like Jay does."-Monksdown

01-15-2013, 11:21 PM	#14
artmonkforhallofamein07 Pro Bowl Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charleston , SC Posts: 5,001	Re: My day with Chris Long Awesome story. Pretty cool when you get to talk to these guys about the game we all love to watch. __________________ Just win.

01-16-2013, 01:06 AM	#15
53Fan Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Posts: 7,570	Re: My day with Chris Long Great story man thanks for sharing that! My nephew lives in Farmville and I've done a lot of fishing up there. He owns Raynors Painting. Personally I love the area but would never expected someone like Chris Long to shop there. Lol! Thanks again for sharing. Must have been a cool experience. __________________ Defense wins championships. Bring it!

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