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I think at this point it is best for this franchise to just to trade down. Chris Long and Vernon Gholston dont want to be in a 3-4 or be the OLB in it. Jake Long is the only other player I would consider and thats if he is still there. McFadden is probably going to be nabbed before we pick. Lets trade down so we can get Groves and either a WR or a falling CB or OL.
I'm pretty Chris Long played exclusively in a 3-4 in college so he should be used to it.
Gholston said during interviews at the combine that he'd be ok with either since he's played both and (in his infinite self confidence) because he "can play both positions". Gholston also works out with the Pats Pro-Bowl OLB Mike Vrabel during the offseason and has said that he can definitely see him being able to do what Vrabel does. And NE plays a 3-4 as well. If sacks are what he's interested in (from the sounds of it), Mike Vrabel had 12.5 sacks this past season so it's not only the DE's that are in a position to rack up double digit sacks. And I'm sure he'd realize that with Calvin Pace and David Harris (two guys that will draw plenty of attention from opposing teams) back there with him that he should get plenty of opportunities to get his shots in.
To which...adding Gholston as a pass rushing OLB to Pace and Harris would give the Jets a potentially devastating trio of LB's. With the addition of Jenkins in the middle of the defensive line next to Shaun Ellis, if Bryan Thomas can regain his 2006 form the Jets defensive front 7 could make some serious noise and be a force once again.
I don't think the Jets right now can afford to trade down. They need a potential impact player and Gholston could give them a pass rushing fiend that they've lacked since John Abraham (who he has actually been compared to in terms of impact) was healthy.
We have to realize that Gholston hasn't played football long and is still learning so what he's done at Ohio State is really just a sampling of the whole of what he can become...which is a game changer. And Gholston is both confident (some say arrogant), a workout fiend and a guy that has a flat out non-stop motor. He just keeps coming at you and coming at you and coming at you with that massive, athletic body. Really him and David Harris would just be a dandy to behold IMHO.
And to top off an already phenominally impressive combine, Gholston went and topped himself during the recent Pro Day by recording an unbelievable 4.58 in the 40 and a 42 inch vertical. That's for a guy that is 6'4" and almost 270lbs. Puts him in the Mario Williams range (and Mario was taken 1st overall).
There's even talk now that he could go by the 2nd pick to the Rams who were blown away by his workouts.
