Vernon Gholston

o;s there if someone wants to stake their claim on it.On the Bubble

Former 2007 6th overall pick Vernon Gholston may not even make this team. He’s done that little to impress the coaches. D-tackle Marcus Harrison may get the boot this year as well. Also, Chester Taylor may not say he’s concerned, but it’s becoming a very real possibility that he gets released before the preseason is over. Not that the Bears couldn’t take four running backs, I just don’t think they will. It’s either Taylor of Kahlil Bell that goes.

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 Signings: Marion Barber, Sam Hurd, Roy Williams, Chris Spencer, Amobi Okoye, Vernon Gholston, Adam Podlesh, Matt Spaeth

There’s a lot to take in on this front, but let’s take it one at a time.

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Defense wins championships. Perhaps rookie Linebacker Vernon Gholston can make an impact for the defense, but the thought of Gholston leading the Jets to the playoffs is just wishful thinking... at least for now.

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It’s just that the coverage can be a little excessive. And does it matter if Vernon Gholston and Chris Long tie for 37 reps of 225 lbs on the bench press? I’m sure we all know people who are strong as hell, but can’t play football.  Does that mean Gholston or Long will be able to swim past a 300 lb offensive lineman in a crucial playoff game? No. Combine success does not essentially mean NFL success. This year, during the Giants and Patriots game, NBC aired Tom Brady’s NFL Combine.  Brady didn’t look like the chiseled grown man we know now that has three Super Bowl rings, he looked like any normal Michigan graduate with somewhat of a smaller beer belly.  Brady didn’t exactly blow the scouts away at the event, but I’d say he has had a pretty successful career, right?  Ok, maybe a bad example for the “Patriot Haters” out there, but you get the point.

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