While the Rams took a lot of heat for letting Long go -- a particularly gruesome day for the franchise back in February of last year when they also canned long-time staples James Laurinaitis and Jared Cook to save cap space -- they were never going to have the defensive flexibility and aptitude to use Long this way. At 31 going on 32, he is in the perfect position while the Rams were able to get younger and faster.