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Top NFL draft busts of the modern era

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jordo212000

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Apr 20, 2010 9:13 AM
justincredible wrote: Vernon Gholston will be on that list in the near future. What a waste that guy was.
Was he just not athletic enough to play the rush OLB (can't go into coverage)?
Apr 20, 2010 9:13am
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Sonofanump

Apr 20, 2010 9:43 AM
If ranking them in order Tony Mandarich would be first.
Apr 20, 2010 9:43am
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End of Line

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Apr 20, 2010 12:58 PM
justincredible wrote: Vernon Gholston will be on that list in the near future. What a waste that guy was.
He should've stayed for his senior year instead of leaving early.
Apr 20, 2010 12:58pm
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BR1986FB

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Apr 20, 2010 2:10 PM
Sonofanump wrote: If ranking them in order Tony Mandarich would be first.
Or Ryan Leaf
Apr 20, 2010 2:10pm
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BR1986FB

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Apr 20, 2010 2:13 PM
The_Crosby_Show wrote:
justincredible wrote: Vernon Gholston will be on that list in the near future. What a waste that guy was.
He should've stayed for his senior year instead of leaving early.
I'm by no means a Gholston (can't stand Ohio State) apologist but he might be able to revive his career if he was to hook up with a team like Tennessee and put his hand back in the dirt. I think one of the knocks on him coming out was whether he could be good in coverage.
Apr 20, 2010 2:13pm
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OhioStatePride2003

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Apr 20, 2010 2:27 PM
BR1986FB wrote:
The_Crosby_Show wrote:
justincredible wrote: Vernon Gholston will be on that list in the near future. What a waste that guy was.
He should've stayed for his senior year instead of leaving early.
I'm by no means a Gholston (can't stand Ohio State) apologist but he might be able to revive his career if he was to hook up with a team like Tennessee and put his hand back in the dirt. I think one of the knocks on him coming out was whether he could be good in coverage.
Agreed. I'm a huge Ohio State fan, but I never thought Gholston was versatile enough to be an OLB in the NFL. If he can find a team that will allow him to put his hand on the ground, and use his quickness that made him a potential OLB - I think he'll be a solid defensive lineman in the NFL.
Apr 20, 2010 2:27pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Apr 20, 2010 2:52 PM
"Was he just not athletic enough to play the rush OLB (can't go into coverage)? "

I don't know VG personally, but from what I've heard he's a guy that is incredibly if not freakishly athletic, that just happened to be a football player as opposed to a football player who was freakishly athletic, in other words his head/heart has never been into football. Athleticism alone can work even at the top college programs, but not in the NFL. Any kind of success requires a lot of work. He's young so hopefully he can turn it around.
Apr 20, 2010 2:52pm
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Apr 20, 2010 3:05 PM
As a Steeler fan I can't help but think of Huey Richardson. Oh the humanity.
Apr 20, 2010 3:05pm