Chris Long signed

Not exactly a news flash, since it's Monday morning, but the Rams got first-round draft pick Chris Long signed to a six-year contract. That's very good work by both parties getting Chris signed in time for training camp. And the Rams have done a good job lately getting their draft picks signed on time.

Being a typical fan, though, I'll move on to the next complaint; the Rams had better have Donnie Avery on board in time for camp (though there is little reason to expect otherwise). Offense being harder than defense, I'd argue it's more important for Avery to be in camp on time than it is for Long. As the 33rd overall pick, Donnie is basically a first-rounder. Furthermore, he's the lucky guy expected to be the replacement for Isaac Bruce. He's also the guy the Rams are expecting to come in and stretch defenses; the Ram offense needs him. (Though, if he does flop, I like Al Saunders' chances of overcoming that much better than Scott Linehan's.) Keenan Burton has picked up a lot of fans in Rams Nation, and he's signed, but he's not the field-stretcher.

Long is here, which is great. Now the Rams need to get Avery in.