sharebear Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Wow...so in addition to having a torn-up wrist and being a bit on the slow side physically (ranked 10th among CBs in the 40 at NFL combine), dude's pretty stupid too. I loled at this one. He put up excellent numbers at the combine and is still hands down the best shutdown corner in the draft. If he falls to 10... which he won't. Then we pick him up regardless
Ramius Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Well, then who have you always heard it from? Anyway, this Claiborne kid figured he would treat the test the same way he has treated every test he has ever taken--with complete apathy, becasue if he has learned anything in HS and college, it is that for guys like him, test scores will never matter. He knows the wonderlic will not change his future. Thank you for actually bringing some sense into this idiotic discussion. He's most likely thinking, "i'm here to do drills, get interviewed, and take a medical exam. Why the !@#$ do i have to take a written test that has absolutely zero bearing on my future NFL career?"
Lurker Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 It seems to me that SDS should create a TSW Wonderlic test as a condition for posting rights so we could all rag on the bottom 20% of folks here... Come on, Scott, what do a say?
stinky finger Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 I hope this causes the stupid @#$% to drop to us......welcome to Buffalo, dumbass!
Kelly the Dog Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Per NY Times, he has a learning disability... According to the National Football Post's Greg Gabriel, LSU CB Morris Claiborne was diagnosed with a learning disability in high school. This helps explain why he registered a four on the Wonderlic Test. Per Gabriel, colleges that recruited Claiborne knew of the learning disability, which affects the player's ability to read. "Claiborne’s test score was NOT a true indicator of his intelligence," Gabriel writes. "He can and does learn." Apr 3 - 12:48 PM Source: National Football Post
Cotton Fitzsimmons Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Perhaps YE OLE can share some insight on this one. This past week YE had the opportunity in the course of an interview process (all of this so called 'TOPGRADE' nonsense companies are using now) to take an actual Wonderlic test. Now mind you, YE OLE, had taken various practice tests and so called sample questions online each year when inevitably a big name prospect tanks it. I will say, all of the sample questions that one sees online (ie 'What day comes after Tuesday?' and so on) were not on the actual Wonderlic that I took. Ultimately YE scored a 37... respectable, but definitely not Ryan Fitzpatrick material, but as I said YE OLE found it to be rather challenging given the time constraint. Also, there were no circles to bubble in, you had to actually provide written answers on each line of some form. Usually a number given a calculation problem, or 'next number in the pattern' type question, or in the case of formulating words you might write the last letter of the word in the correct answer. Given this style of answer format, I would guess if someone is not literate it would be next to impossible to score well. You can't simply fill in random bubbles. Part of the information I was given did indicate that a score below 9 or 10 or so indicated possible illiteracy.
NoSaint Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Makes perfect sense and he should be very angry this leaked.
Deadstroke Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html for example questions http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/claiborne-gives-birth-to-a-four-on-the-wonderlic/ for the report on this Ohhhhhkayyyy He can STILL tie his own shoes....right? Ell bit he surr cin plir futbell thow hoh.
26CornerBlitz Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/03/bus-cook-in-shock-about-claiborne-test-score/
TheBrownBear Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Draft this guy and the composite score of our entire secondary might be less than Fitzy's. Honestly, I feel bad for this dude that this was leaked. Especially, if he has a legitimate learning disability.
BRAWNDO Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Not a big fan of his, but he seems to be taking it all in stride... My link
prissythecat Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 This would be useful if thw wonderlic actually meant anything. But it doesnt. It's not a test of intelligence or smarts. It does nothing but test how well you take the wonderlic. While the you wouldn't look for high Wonderlic scores to find your next football star, it still has use as a means to measure how well someone can grasp the complexities of an NFL playbook or whether or not someone has half a brain. Someone who scores below double digits should certainly raise all sorts of red flags.
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Nothing better than an SEC classroom education. That is just a silly comment. vanderbilt is an amazing school Heck UGA is considered one of the leading centers for the fight against Cancer. I can name more, but if you have someone who is fighting Cancer, you should eat your words quickly. The SEC has very prestigious universities. Yes some of the football players and other big sports turn out guys that will never be doctors or lawyers. You could say the same thing about ACC, Big East, Big Ten and so on... If the kid has a learning disablity then that says something. Marcel Dareus seems like a very well spoken intelligent person. Keep spreading stereo types that are long gone.
Ramius Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 While the you wouldn't look for high Wonderlic scores to find your next football star, it still has use as a means to measure how well someone can grasp the complexities of an NFL playbook or whether or not someone has half a brain. Someone who scores below double digits should certainly raise all sorts of red flags. And yet Morris Claiborne had no problem digesting and grasping the complexities of the LSU defense, playing against top competition most weeks.
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 It seems to me that SDS should create a TSW Wonderlic test as a condition for posting rights so we could all rag on the bottom 20% of folks here... Come on, Scott, what do a say? Or, in my case, rag on the bottom 99%. Which I already do anyway. You idiots.
prissythecat Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 And yet Morris Claiborne had no problem digesting and grasping the complexities of the LSU defense, playing against top competition most weeks. College competition is like the NFL? Even the worst NFL team would destroy the best college team.
K-9 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) While the you wouldn't look for high Wonderlic scores to find your next football star, it still has use as a means to measure how well someone can grasp the complexities of an NFL playbook or whether or not someone has half a brain. Someone who scores below double digits should certainly raise all sorts of red flags. There is nothing remotely complex about an NFL playbook. Especially on the defensive side. Especially for CBs. GO BILLS!!! Edited April 3, 2012 by K-9
JPS Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Both NCAA football players and all NCAA athletes as a whole have higher graduation rates than the general college population. In fact, in 2010 (it was the first article I read when I googled to find a link) 69% of Division I NCAA football graduated. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2010-10-27-ncaa-graduation-rates-study_N.htm Well researched and answered. That is just a silly comment. vanderbilt is an amazing school Heck UGA is considered one of the leading centers for the fight against Cancer. I can name more, but if you have someone who is fighting Cancer, you should eat your words quickly. The SEC has very prestigious universities. Yes some of the football players and other big sports turn out guys that will never be doctors or lawyers. You could say the same thing about ACC, Big East, Big Ten and so on... If the kid has a learning disablity then that says something. Marcel Dareus seems like a very well spoken intelligent person. Keep spreading stereo types that are long gone. All you had to do is point out Michigan State. While a great school, they've had their share of idiots too. In fact, we can point to every major football program and find idiots. If an idiot can play ball, he will be embarrassing a University near you. Vanderbilt is an incredible school.
NickelCity Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Well researched and answered. While I don't see statistics concerning the general college population in that article (it is quite possible I overlooked any), those reports often do things like include junior/community colleges in their "general college population" statistics.
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