NFL's All-Overpaid, All-Underpaid teams by Alex Marvez - Updated: December 10, 2008, 1:05 PM EST ~ ~ ~ Linebacker: Vernon Gholston, Jets So far, Gholston is proving another reason why NFL team owners want a rookie salary cap. As the No. 6 overall pick in April's draft, Gholston received $21 million guaranteed as part of a five-year, $32 million deal. Gholston, though, has struggled badly while trying to make the transition from college defensive end to outside linebacker in New York's 3-4 scheme and isn't even a decent special-teams contributor. > http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/pgStory...&photo=8921164 __________________
I still hold out hope he improves for next season. But its hard not to consider him a bust already when you look at the cap hit.
Mario williams also showed flashes and actually saw the field his rookie year. So far gholston has made more money whiffing on ST tackles, than I will make in my in my lifetime.
You like whiffing tackles? Ha! All kidding aside, he is a bust...not a Ryan Leaf or a Bosworth bust..but a bust
a rookie salary cap would be a good thing. even if gholston turns out to be a good player, the chances of him, or any rookie drafted that high actually being worth what they are paid is slim.
the guy we have to hope we can compare him too is james harrison on Pitt- bust rookie season monster second season same physical tools and same reasons for lack of success rookie year harrison worked all offseason w kevin greene and we have to hope working lt will help the ohio state rule has caused osu players to struggle early as no spring camp with team
their underpaid teams consist of guys who haven't played out their rookie contracts or guys who were awful before this season and thats why they are making shit money... those kind of people don't count. Underpaid would be maybe Drew Brees, and he signed a 6 year 60 million contract. I think he deserves 12 Mill a year instead of 10.
We can only hope that he pulls his shit together next year. If not what a wasted draft pick he was. Maybe he will get his first sack of the year against the bills on sunday.
The process of converting small college DEs to 3-4 LBs is well known, but its usually done with players drafted after the first round. Eating first round money while a player is learning a new position isn't smart in the salary cap era. Calvin Pace made the transition at the NFL level in one year, but he played LB in high school. Lamarr Woodley played LB in high school and was a Parade All American at that position. Woodley also played 3-4 OLB one year while at Michigan. And yes, Mario Williams started slow, but he didn't have to switch positions. The smart thing to do with Gholston is trade him to a 4-3 team.
I'm at the point where I don't give a shit about Vernon Gholston anymore. I don't even notice if he's on the field. I don't look for his number. And I don't care if and when he ever gets his first sack.
21 million guaranteed? Yeesh, its almost better to be drafting late in the 1st round so you don't get stuck in positions like the 49ers with Alex Smith or the Jets with the Ghost. That is a lot of money to have locked up in a questionable commodity.
