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Gholston can't get to QB, on field
Gholston can't get to QB, on field
Five games into his pro career, Vernon Gholston still is looking for his first sack. The Jets held a sack party in Sunday's victory over the Bengals, as six different players combined for five sacks, but Gholston never got close to the QB.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING ONE-PER-CLUB ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... . I’d love to play up to his level, going to the Pro Bowl seven times. But I’m not him. What I am is a natural leader and a good athlete.” Jets coach Eric Mangini is defending rookie Vernon Gholston’s lack of sacks: “I really don’t view his job as just rushing the quarterback. His job is to be a good defensive football player .” The Bills’ decision to ...

National Football Post Diner News
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors — ... for offensive lineman Winston Justice has been the biggest flaw of all.    I mean, I was there when we drafted Tra Thomas.   But the bad picking does not stop with Justice.   Look at their team, and then look at their drafts.   And remember, it does not matter if they start, it matters how they play.   If the Eagles want to stick with this plan, they need to improve how they draft and learn from their mistakes.   The draft is killing the Birds, not the trade deadline.   FROM RICH CIMINI OF THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS… He was lucky to get in the game. Removed from ...

Around the AFC East: Injuries galore
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... running back Laurence Maroney and LaMont Jordan, Pro Bowl left tackle Matt Light and starting right tackle Nick Kaczur were absent. Boston Globe reporter Mike Reiss writes about Bill Belichick's confidence in Matt Cassel. Dan Duggan in the Boston Herald foreshadows a difficult night for the Patriots pass defense against the Denver Broncos. New York Jets Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News checks in on rookie Vernon Gholston's limited progress. Dennis Waszak Jr. of the ...

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