Mike Mamula, universally known as an epic bust who just benefitted from his combine performance, still had 31 more sacks in his NFL career than Vernon Gholston did
And before there was Vernon Gholston, there was Blair Thomas! 2nd overall draft pick. What a way to start off the 1990's with a... BUST! And later on during the 1st round, the next RB off the board? HOF RB Emmitt Smith! My older brother was screaming for Junior Seau. He never let me forget about the drafting of Blair Thomas every time we'd see a Seau or Smith highlight? He would become disgusted lol
how old were U then? My motto is never draft a Nittany lion & I think Blair was #3 draft choice the NYGs draqfting ahead of us took somebody named Taylor
I was 5 years old in 1990. I don't remember my 1st Jets game until the 1993 season when i was 8 but apparently my older brother had me watching Knicks and Jet games with him since I were a newborn lol Blair Thomas was drafted 2nd overall. The Giants drafted Rodney Hampton towards the end of the draft and the Colts picked 1st ahead of us that year.
That Taylor ahead of Blair. Better check your facts before posting or reading up on NYJ history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Thomas
Yes thank you for teaching me about Blair Thomas. Who was that Taylor guy you we’re talking about that was drafted 1 spot ahead of him?
Now, I could be wrong and we could actually *be* the most f-upped franchise of all time, but... a) Every team has lots of busts. But they aren't in the NY based media (of which even ESPN, (close by in CT) is a part) which overhypes everything to begin with and then overhypes the busts. In other towns, you will barely hear about the busts, you barely hear anything unless there is some success somewhere. I'll bet if you went back and looked at all the media on Gholston and the Jets before training camp that year you would find all sorts of hype on how great the Jets were, the superbowl is imminent, what a find in Gholston etc etc. b) Since we haven't won anything in so long, every bust looks like the iceberg seen from the Titanic. Pats have had tons of busts, but nobody cares because they win, and because the focus of that team has been the coach and the QB. Think about it: no single player is going to win the SB for you, but if you haven't had any great coaches/qb for awhile, all you can pin your hopes on is some player in the draft. Ron aka "The Philosopher" aka "Everything is Fine. No Really, Everything Is Fine."
Ah as soon as U understand what FACTs are & what FACTs mean U will begin to understand me until that time U R just p---ing in the wind when it comes to facts & me as a poster
As I remember, he didn't even play high school until his sophomore or junior year in high school. I think he had so much success at Ohio St. because he was faster and stronger than all the other players. When he got to the NFL, suddenly he wasn't much, if any, stronger than other players and his speed never helped him. I don't recall, but he may not have had the bend to be a really effect outside rusher or enough moves or technique. Some players max out on their potential in college, and that could be the case with Gholston. I'm also not certain that his heart was in it. He may have only been playing for the money, and then when he got to the NFL and was going to have to work harder, he may have lost whatever desire he had. If what someone said about his being depressed is true, that, or the medications he took, could have affected his play as well.
Blair Thomas looked like the better back in college and I think had more natural ability. Even Jimmy Johnson said so, and I think he said that if Thomas had still been there, he would have taken Thomas over Smith. I think Emmit just wanted it more, and Johnson's coaching and offense helped.
