Gholston is a load now

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  1. RPOZ51

    RPOZ51 Well-Known Member

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    I know. I was just busting your chops. :beer:

    Nice avi, BTW. :up:
     
  2. Pride

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    Yeah, I met him a few weeks back in Cortland, when the entire DL went for lunch. The guy's hands are HUGE, but he was really soft-spoken, and actually a very nice guy.
     
  3. Hobbes3259

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    Against that QB his performance was Kafkaesque....
     
  4. rex2009

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    I think that may have been what has held him back, ie, he's too nice. Too bad we can't transplant the madbacker's personality into his body.
     
  5. NDmick

    NDmick Revis Christ

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    What's hilarious is that this is the role he should have had coming out of college. He was misdrafted as an OLB.

    Fuck Mangini, Rex Ryan FTW
     
  6. Jetfanmack

    Jetfanmack haz chilens?

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    No, the role he should have had in college was a 4-3 defensive end, where he could have been a more successful pass rusher. It looks like he'll be solid as a 3-4 DE, but that's not the role he should have had.

    Gholston's ideal role was a 4-3 DE. The mistake was drafting him in general, as his lack of agility, instincts, and technique made him a terrible OLB in a 3-4. But if he was going to be drafted in the 3-4 Mangini scheme, it was worth trying him out at OLB. He just never should have been drafted in the first place.
     
  7. NDmick

    NDmick Revis Christ

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    you're totally right. I should have said coming out of college on this team. But 4-3 DE is what he is. He's not anything else.

    I've gone on record saying that if Gholston and Chris Long switch teams, they'll have very successful careers.
     
  8. AbdulSalam

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    Big Vern seemed to have a pretty good game today.
     
  9. xxedge72x

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    Gholston has yet to look like a starter but he's definitely become productive. Happy for him!
     
  10. ace_o_spades

    ace_o_spades New Member

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    Yup, def. becoming a pretty decent depth/rotational player
     
  11. NDmick

    NDmick Revis Christ

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    Thankfully he's getting paid like a rotational player too
     
  12. danc845

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    Best of luck to him and only hope he keeps getting better and better.
     
  13. Twombles

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    He had a great TFL today.
     
  14. Cman68

    Cman68 The Dark Admin, 2018 BEST Darksider Poster

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    Vern's not doing bad at all these days. Funny what a change in position and a paycut will do for a guy's desire to play.
     
  15. MagillaGuerilla

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    He worked Matt Light on a few plays, bullrushed him into the backfield...
     
  16. vilmatic

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    hey, this is kinda sorta still his rookie year. By game eight, he'll be Mount Vernon
     
  17. TommyGreen

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    You have to give the Ghost credit during this game and last week's game. Our Rush Defense has been absolutely amazing, and he's a part of that.
     
  18. NYJalltheway

    NYJalltheway Well-Known Member

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    I have hope for him to be our starter full time eventually. It won't happen this year and probably not next year but it can happen. Look how long it took Thomas to emerge...
     
  19. Poeman

    Poeman Well-Known Member

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    Really pulling for him...
     
  20. Rockefella

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    He at least looks like a 3rd or 4th round draft pick now. If this guy didn't play like a sack of shit for 3 years and got some sacks this defense would be terrifying.
     

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