A Rivalry Begins: Jake Long vs Vernon Gholston

by Matty I on Apr 30, 2008 12:00 PM EDT in News Comment 27 comments

It seems that there's a new rivalry brewing in the NFL. And this rivalry comes straight out of college.

Jake Long and Vernon Gholston battled once a year in college when their respective teams, Michigan and Ohio State, faced off in their yearly big game. Now, with Long a Dolphin and Gholston a Jet, these two will play each other two times per year, beginning on opening day in Miami.

Well it seems Jim Tressel is spouting off at the mouth , and Jake Long certainly won't be too happy to hear this:

"You know, in all the highlights on Saturday, I never saw any of those plays where he carried Jake Long into the quarterback's lap," Tressel said in a telephone interview yesterday from Columbus.

The one highlight played consistently was of Gholston beating Long for a sack - the only one Long gave up all season - but Tressel said that wasn't the only play in which Gholston bettered Long. There just wasn't a sack to show for the other ones.

Carried Jake Long into the QB's lap? Somehow, I don't believe that.

And considering Long only allowed one sack to Gholston, I'm really not to worried about what's going to happen when the Dolphins and Jets face off. However, being the competitor he is, I bet that Jake will make it a point to knock Vernon on his ass a few times.

Regardless, Tressel needs to realize one thing: that Jake Long is the American Dragon, and Vernon better beware of the consequences from his college coach's words. If I was Vernon, I'd call Tressel and tell him to put a cork in it.

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This is what carrying...

Long (and hart!) into the QB’s lap means:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yot9ClPvZDg

It is definitely a rivalry but I think the coaches are just playing along. Personal rivalries mean little in the NFL if your team isn’t winning and that’s the real issue for the Jets…and Miami these days.

by Natalya on Apr 30, 2008 12:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rivalry

I just hope that we can block that punk. But remember these are the JETS. So they may not use this guy properly.

by resman on Apr 30, 2008 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's the only time i've seen something like that occur, too

and from what my Michigan people tell me, jake let up a sack and had that one play where vernon knocked jake back, but that was it

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by Matty I on Apr 30, 2008 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Frankly....

I don’t care much at this point about their ohio st-michigan battles as much as I do what happens when the fins line up against the jets.

I have a feeling that our coaches will do a better job using and coaching Long than the jets will with Gholston….

by Natalya on Apr 30, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

but the Jets have "Mangenius"

lol

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by Matty I on Apr 30, 2008 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hes one letter

away from the fat guy at Kansas

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh...

did you say “MAY” not use this guy properly?

I’d politely restate that as ‘guarantee they won’t use this guy properly’!

by Natalya on Apr 30, 2008 12:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

While I hate those JETS...

They don’t have Herm anymore…

A coach with half a brain plus a new OLB with some Vitamin S…an OLB that Mangina has wanted for some time now…

I’ll feel a lot better IF / WHEN we beat them this year. I’ll be laughing right with you if Jake holds him for nothing in a beautiful victory.

Other than that, I’ll expect Gholston to cause some problems for us. I hope I’m wrong.

by GaryTheFinFan on May 2, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any reason to hate the Jets is a good thing. :)

‘nuff said.

by dab415217 on Apr 30, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hilarious...

Jake has a 4 year record with play after play to point to where he didn’t let up a sack or commit a penalty.

In order to pump up Gholston, we are picking 2 plays out of his career to prove he is the best player since Reggie White…

Do it at the next level is all that matters.

Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results...

by azphinner on Apr 30, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Long vs. Gholston

Will be a great rivalry. The jets will have Calvin Pace on one side and Gholston on the other. Those are very solid OLBs in a 3-4. That is if Gholston amounts to anything.

I am glad the Dolphins didn’t take Gholston. I believe he will be hurt within his first two years.

Either that or he will diminish greatly after he gets caught for using Vitamin S. He doesn’t look like a football player. He looks like a bodybuilder.

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by The Phinisher on Apr 30, 2008 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Vitamin S

Hey. You have no proof he on the Juice. Maybe he will get caught and be suspended for the year before the season starts. This is the sort of stuff that adds to my hatred of those JETS.

by resman on Apr 30, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its all about who works harder

at the next level. Who will put in the work to become the best at the NFL level? The offseason, training camp, practices, that’s where this battle will really be won. Whoever puts in the time and effort to improve his game will get the best of the other come game day.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

and I’d bet my like that will be Jake Long.

Matt

by Matt27 on Apr 30, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Welll

Jake Long is already signed and ready and waiting for training camp…...you can’t even say that much about Vernon Gholston!!

by johnson2399 on Apr 30, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point

The JETS must not have that much cash left as they forked out big money to all those Free Agents. Do I smell a hold out coming?

by resman on Apr 30, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah

Mangini just ate a burrito… lol

And they can always cut guys like Baker and Coles who feel like they’re getting the shaft with all that FA money flying and none of it coming back to them.

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Hey!

I wrote a FanPost on this very subject the day after we drafted Long!

by Daniel52 on Apr 30, 2008 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes you did.

And here’s proof.

Only difference now is that Tressel decided to spout off.

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by Matty I on Apr 30, 2008 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a fan of Tressel

or Ohio St. Maybe its the sweater vest, maybe its the way he praised the ref who blew the call and gave his team the NC over my Canes. I’m probably biased, but I just don’t like him

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tressel who...??

by Alpha6 on Apr 30, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You know..

that guy that keeps losing in the title game….

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

that was my original thought, though he did win one title (with the old regime’s players, of course)

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by Matty I on Apr 30, 2008 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

dont remind me

that one that he did “win” was thanks to a bogus pass interference call… yea Im bitter lol

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by Little Nicky 21 on Apr 30, 2008 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tressel

I can understand how Jim Tressel wants to promote his players and ensure they get the respect they’ve earned, but he’s putting Gholston in a tough position. Coming in and trying to perform at a high level in the NFL as a rookie is hard enough, but now he’s being piled under with extra pressure. Long is provided with added motivation and support from his teammates and fellow lineman, while Gholston is pressured to live up to the expectations of being able to beat the guy lined up across from him on close to every play. Stick to to the collegiate ranks Coach Tressel, and maybe you won’t keep getting beat in the BCS title game.

by Daniel52 on Apr 30, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just a reminder

Tressel DID win 1 NC, and appeared in 2 more. I’d rather get there 3 times and be 1 & 3 than never get there or be o for whatever. He re’s also like 6 out of 7 over Michigan, with 4 in a row.

Bad move, with those comments though. “Big Jake” is gonna make him eat cake!

by davehowardcustom on Apr 30, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs