Va.'s Long draws buzz as high pick

0 Comments | USA TODAY, February, 2008 | by Jim Corbett

INDIANAPOLIS -- General managers, coaches and scouts buzzed about coveting high-revving motors in the April 26-27 NFL draft as if they were working along pit row at the Indianapolis 500 rather than evaluating 333 prospects at the five-day scouting combine.

No motor appears more admired among this draft class than Chris Long's. With uncertainty swirling over whether the Miami Dolphins will use the top pick on Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan, as well as concerns about defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey's 2006 stress fracture, the University of Virginia defensive end and son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long is casting a long shadow over this draft.

The buzz at the combine is that Long may be the safest pick. From a defensive standpoint, he would seem an...