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With the 6th Pick, the Jets Select...
4/26/08
Saturday, April 26, 2008
4:48:00 PM EDT
Vernon Gholston, OLB/DE from Ohio State
After Darren McFadden and Chris Long came off the board, this was the right pick. It would have been phenomenal to get a gamebreaker like McFadden, but things that good never happen to this franchise. Gholston helps to beef up the pass rush. We have seen time and again, the way to beat the Patriots is to get to Tom Brady. It was how the Jets beat the Pats in November 2006 and shut down arguably the greatest offense in NFL history in December 2007. Everybody of course remembers the whipping the Giants gave the Pats up front in Super Bowl XLII.
The Jets can now show any number of defensive fronts. Bryan Thomas, Shaun Ellis, Calvin Pace, and Gholston can line up in a three point stance or standing up. Eric Mangini can attack from all angles with a deep pash rushing corps. Pace is such a good all-around player that the team might even consider moving him inside and having Thomas and Gholston start outside. Pace has the frame, the coverage skills, and the run stuffing ability to play effectively inside.
Gholston's frame, athleticism, and ability to beat linemen make him born to play outside linebacker in the 3-4. This was an excellent pick.
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4:48:00 PM EDT
With the 6th Pick, the Jets Select...
After Darren McFadden and Chris Long came off the board, this was the right pick. It would have been phenomenal to get a gamebreaker like McFadden, but things that good never happen to this franchise. Gholston helps to beef up the pass rush. We have seen time and again, the way to beat the Patriots is to get to Tom Brady. It was how the Jets beat the Pats in November 2006 and shut down arguably the greatest offense in NFL history in December 2007. Everybody of course remembers the whipping the Giants gave the Pats up front in Super Bowl XLII.
The Jets can now show any number of defensive fronts. Bryan Thomas, Shaun Ellis, Calvin Pace, and Gholston can line up in a three point stance or standing up. Eric Mangini can attack from all angles with a deep pash rushing corps. Pace is such a good all-around player that the team might even consider moving him inside and having Thomas and Gholston start outside. Pace has the frame, the coverage skills, and the run stuffing ability to play effectively inside.
Gholston's frame, athleticism, and ability to beat linemen make him born to play outside linebacker in the 3-4. This was an excellent pick.
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