I have Gholston a Jet in my recent mock draft...I think it will happen. If Gholston is anything like Shawn Merrimen, we will have one of the best defenses in the NFL very soon.
I too am hoping that somehow the Raiders are enamored with the speed or physical "freakness" of either Mcfadden or Gholston, and Long falls to us at #6. It could be because when Al Davis calls Chris Long, he says Nope, I won't sign a deal with you (some people have speculated that he hates Davis that much, and will refuse to play for the raiders as long as he is the owner) or because the Raiders don't think he is the real deal. I don't care i'm just hoping he makes it to 6. Also with the recent idea being tossed around that Sweed may fall to the top of round 2 I would cry if he was there at 36. Long and Sweed? we'd have robbed everyone if it happened.
If we draft Gholston were not one step closer to an elite defense- we are an elite defense- we might even be an elite defense without gholston I say its a real tough call between guys like Gholston, McFadden, McKelvin and Cromartie- Any of those players could potentially make their respective side of the football an elite unit
Quinn was a top 5/10 prospect in the draft throughout the whole process by all accounts... Gholston's like the opposite of him...not to mention that it's a complete and utter myth that no one knew of Gholston before this year...