Why did vernon gholston bust

Chase Young 1. Vernon Gholston pic. Despite only picking up football in high school, the defensive end looked like a future star. During his first year on campus, he saw limited action and appeared in five games ; the following season, he was forced to redshirt after suffering a broken hand. Well, as it turned out, not quite. History has told a much different story about Gholston than was originally scripted. Since the NFL started keeping a record of sacks in , the Wall Street Journal reported Gholston became the only defensive end drafted in the top 10 to never record a single sack in his career.

For a team like the Jets, with a history of draft picks that never panned out , that is saying something. Biggest bust : Starts laughing When the Jets starts laughing again took Gholston sixth overall starts laughing again…. Okay, let me start that again.

The Jets took Gholston sixth overall. Barring a shocking resurgence, he finishes his career with as many NFL sacks as I do. I never played organized football. On the other hand, he got a lot of guaranteed money to get his 0. I got none. Gholston signed with the Chicago Bears in the summer of and was waived by the team a month after signing his contract.

He then signed with the St. Then head coach Eric Mangini and the Jets were off a campaign in and were in desperate need of retooling the roster in several areas. One position that needed upgrading was the outside linebacker spot in their defense. So the Jets decide to make Gholston the answer to their pass rushing issues and drafted the former Ohio State defender at sixth overall in the NFL Draft. What occurred soon afterwards had many questioning the drafting of Gholston before his rookie season concluded.

A rookie season of only 13 tackles was a tremendous disappointment to say the least. Year three, 16 games played and only 12 total tackles. Gholston was then released from the Jets in March No drive, poor technique. Out-muscled collegiate competition, could not in the NFL. F Miami Active Member. Joined: Apr 6, Messages: 1, Likes Received: 5. Vernon Gholston happened to Vernon Gholston. VegasMav Well-Known Member.

Joined: Oct 8, Messages: 2, Likes Received: Who cares anymore Joined: Apr 30, Messages: 2, Likes Received: Greenday Well-Known Member. Joined: Nov 21, Messages: 5, Likes Received: 2, He was chosen for his raw ability.

His technique sucked and he was a crappy learner. Good players have good technique and learn well. It's pretty easy to understand why Gholston was a bust. Jetfanmack haz chilens? Joined: Aug 27, Messages: 21, Likes Received: