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Actually, make that a Gholston Star. The scales fall off; your vision is beginning to penetrate the true nature of Gholston's greatness. But we are just getting started. Which was the only Jets defense in their long history as an NFL franchise to finish 1 in the league? You guessed it - the Gholston led defense.
The only other Jets defense to finish 1? The parallels between Namath and Gholston are becoming too numerous to shrug off as coincidence. As soon as Gholston left the Jets the defense began to crumble, sliding to 5th, 8th and 11th over the following 3 years.
I think not. It is a cliche that statistics can lie, but with Gholston the cliche seems particularly apropos. Gholston didn't get any sacks? True on its face, but an oversimplification of a complex team environment. In truth, Gholston was the ultimate team player, constantly sacrificing his own numbers for the good of his teammates. With Gholston leading the way, Calvin Pace had more sacks from than during any other 3 year stretch of his career.
And it goes well beyond Pace and sacks. Taking the entire Jets defense on his back, Gholston led numerous teammates to the best years of their careers. Eric Barton nearly doubled his tackles as soon as Gholston came to town.
In and David Harris had by far the finest 2 year stretch of his career. In Gholston helped Shaun Ellis, at the advanced age of 32, achieve his first Pro Bowl nod in 6 years, and only the second of his long career. The 3 year stretch from through was arguably the finest of Bryan Thomas ' career. That same 3 year stretch saw Sione Pouha transform from a bit player to a legitimately dominant force at nose tackle.
In , the year Jim Leonhard came to the Jets from the Ravens , Leonard had the most sacks, tackles, passes defensed and forced fumbles in his career. And we've saved the best for last. Remember that nice young cornerback who used to play for the Jets, went by the name of Revis?
Consider this about Revis. In he was just a pretty good cornerback, nothing special. Gholston arrives in , and Revis instantly transforms into one of the league's best cornerbacks. By Revis is otherworldly, achieving a level of play rarely, if ever, matched in NFL history. Two of the 3 times was under the tutelage of Vernon Gholston.
You tell me. Players came and went during the years So many had the best years of their careers during that stretch. Yet there was only one obvious connecting thread: Vernon Gholston.
So the next time people point to his stats and laugh, don't be fooled. Quietly and calmly educate them. Tell them that Vernon was wholly uninterested in stats. Tell them that the measure of the man can never be taken in personal numbers. Tell them that Vernon's greatness resided in his unmatched ability to bring out the best in each and every teammate.
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