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The talk in league circles continues to be that (as ESPN’s Merrill Hoge pointed out a little while ago) Ohio State defensive end/linebacker Vernon Gholston is a guy who looks good in the gym, not as good on the field.
He often disappears on game film, not nearly standing out like a top-five player would, should, or could.
One league source recently told us that Gholston graded out as average in every Buckeyes game last year except two: Wisconsin and Michigan.
But the intrigue flows from the fact that two of the team who might be chasing Gholston are in the same division as the team that drafted Jake Long. And since Gholston owned Long when Ohio State played Michigan last season, Ghoslton could get two cracks per year, every year, at Jake.
April 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am
“OWNED” Jake Long??? Didn’t he just have the one sack?
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:05 am
This guy led Division I with 23 sacks over the past two years, played on one of the best defenses in the country (kind of hard to make plays on the other side of the field when the guy’s been tackled before you get there), made the overall No. 1 pick look bad, played his best games against the best competition, and athletically stood out above everyone else at the NFL combine, but other than that what did he do to justify being considered a top-10 pick?
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Gholston will do just fine in the NFL. Unlike many in the top ten, I believe he is still blossoming. We have yet to see his best. Ryan Clady, too, will just continue to get better as well as Dorsey. Long, Long, and Ryan have, I believe topped out. Products of systems that gave them more than they really earned.
Happy Draft Day!
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
‘Owned’ is probably a stronger term than the game warranted, but Michigan *could not stop* Gholston that day last November. And Jake’s the feature guy there. So take it for what you will.
As far as teams who want him, NE has done very well with a certain Buckeye DE who converted to linebacker later on (even if they weren’t the team who drafted him). Just a thought.
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April 26th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Yeah those two games were pretty amazing, seeing as how he must have had 30 sacks in them since he hasn’t stood out the two years before that.
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April 26th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Gholston will go to the Jets, Patriots, or Ravens. He’s a top 10 pick for sure.
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April 26th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Vernon Gholston was sure average when da Illllllllllllini beat Ohio State! That was one fun night.
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