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The New York Jets selected linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston with the sixth pick in the 2008 draft.
As it turns out, however, Gholston was the Jets’ Plan C.
The Jets initially wanted to jump up to No. 2 to get defensive end Chris Long, according to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News. But when a deal couldn’t be struck, the Jets opted to focus on running back Darren McFadden.
And when the Raiders picked McFadden, then Gholston became the focus.
The effort to move to No. 2 went nowhere because the price that the Rams put on the transaction was “exorbitant.”
April 28th, 2008 at 11:45 am
very few if any “tweeners” like Gholston, are ever successful in the NFL. Jets fans rejoiced when the pick was made, but it could be one that they hate for the next 5 years. I wonder if they looked at trading down?
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April 28th, 2008 at 11:52 am
There’s no better way of inviting a new player to you organization than letting him know he was your third choice.
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April 28th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Why make something like this public? Preemptive damage control in case Gholston is a bust?
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I think Gholston is going to work out just fine for the Jets. He’s a good pick for the system that Mangini runs.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Tweeners aren’t always bad, see: Adalius Thomas.
However, taking him with the #6 pick, I think, is risking to much.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Anybody catch what Gholston said to deion sanders after he was drafted? He said something to the effect of “Im looking forward to helping us get to the superbowl, not this year, but next year.” I couldn’t beleive he said that, and actually said out loud, why not this year? Of course who does think the Jets could get to the superbowl?
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I wonder how much of this pick was a reaction to the thought that the Pats were trying to get Gholston.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Jets play a 3-4, Gholston is going to play standing up like DeMarcus Ware in Dallas. Gholston has the perfect speed and size to play OLB in a 3-4. Tom Brady is going to be having nightmares of this guy pretty soon.
Gholston 6-4 258
Ware 6-4 252
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
lmao
J-E-T-S, suck, suck, suck (or bust, bust, bust)
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
At least they were able to move up and trade for that tight end that they didn’t need.
The Jets continue to make the draft and enjoyable experience for those in attendance (and of course those who are not Jets fans).
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Nice….welcome him in with open arms…ya know, we really wanted someone else, but hey, you’ll do.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
There is wa-aaaaaaay too much media in the NY market. There is nothing positive that can come of this story. Truth be told, I bet the Jets weren’t his first choice either, but let the guy have his moment, will ya?
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Gholston is doomed as Jet, they cheered the pick…enough said. he had a better chance of putting toether a good career if they booed him.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I love the Jets taking 2 workout warriors in the first round. What a joke. Although both are ridiculous athletes, there are a lot of questions about these guys projecting to their respective positions in the pro game. I’d take either of KC’s first rounders over Gholston any day.
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April 28th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Any time that the Jets are forced to resort to their second, third, or fourth option, they are better off. If they got their first choice, they’d only screw it up.
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
In Tangini we trust. We all know about the comedy that is the Jets’ draft history. However, Revis and Harris looked like pretty good football players last year. I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on Gholston.
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Tom Brady is going to be having nightmares of this guy pretty soon.
Surely you jest, Gonzo. The Jets, especially lazy Gholston, couldn’t carry Tom’s jock. Gholston will be a bust, ala Dewayne Robertson.
J! E! T! S! Stink! Stink! Stink!
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Why was Gholston the 3rd choice, Sedrick Ellis would have have been a perfectly reasonable pick and they need a big dominant Nose-tackle in the 3-4.
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Is it a surprise that the Jets wanted guys who were picked before they had a selection? Isn’t that just about everyone after the first few selections? There were about 4,756 rumors of trades and moves that teams wanted to make for guys that didn’t come through and each one assumes a team didn’t get their first choice. Another incredibly revealing statement of the obvious.
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April 28th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
At least they didn’t draft Mike Mamula and Freddie Mitchell…
Seriously though, maybe they just figured this way they can beat Long for the next 5 years, and then get 14 other games of average production.
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April 28th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Vernon Gholston = David Boston
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April 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
LOL @ all the Jets haters… Gholston was the concensus top player there.. If they passed on VG this place would have been lit up with 100 comments about how dumb they were… And Frankly, I’m glad they didn’t get Mcfadden…
Last year the Jets hit an absolute Home Run in the draft… I give them the benefit of the doubt, this crew has drafted well.. This isn’t Herm and Co anymore…
Probably a bunch of whiny Pats fans all excited in here. Funny stuff.
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April 28th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
The Jets are gambling a lot with their outside pass rush. They better hope that Gholston isn’t just a bull-rush pass rusher who takes plays off and Calvin Pace isn’t like Bryan Thomas who had a great contract year after being a disapointment most of his career only to go back to being a disapointment after he got his contract. If this happens, the Jets could be in some serious trouble since they will have about $40 million in guaranteed money tied into those two.
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April 28th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Emmitt Smith uses Bounty paper towels because they’re SUPER exorbitant.
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April 28th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
there is a reason why Gholston did not beat out Jay Richardson at OSU. Richardson fell to the 5th round. what does that tell you. If games were played at the combine the V Gholston would be a pro bowler, unfortunately for the Jets they are played on the field where Gholston was inconsistent at OSU
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