Carl Banks is the latest Gholston comparison. I've also heard that he compares to Demarcus Ware, and John Abraham. Sure enough, both Parcells guy. I'm not as high on Gholston as some are, but to be fair Gholston hasn't been playing football all of his life, he started when he was a sophomore in high school. I know that doesn't mean much to some, but he's still learning some of the nuances of the game versus all of the other guys who have played the game their entire lives up to this point.
Gholston has his flaws, and whether or not he's juicing nobody knows for certain, but his upside is tremendous if he gets the right coaching to bring it out of him. In fact, I wonder if the Dolphins front office has consulted Ted Ginn when it comes to Vernon? Teddy should know him pretty well, and he could certainly bring other insights to the table that coaches and scouts wouldn't normally get.