prissythecat Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 There is nothing remotely complex about an NFL playbook. Especially on the defensive side. Especially for CBs. GO BILLS!!! Ahh. So this blanket statement comes from years of experience coaching or playing in the NFL? What do those thick binders that we see players carrying around contain? Cookie recipes?
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Have you heard McKelvin speak? Corners need not be rocket surgeons....
stinky finger Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Or, in my case, rag on the bottom 99%. Which I already do anyway. You idiots. Good thing for you I'm in that 99% or I'd be reeeeal pissed.
JoeF Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) He got stuck on this question: What can run but can't walk? He couldn't decide between diarrhea and DC Tom's mouth but the answer the testers were looking for was water. Edited April 3, 2012 by JoeF
NoSaint Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Have you heard McKelvin speak? Corners need not be rocket surgeons.... Have you seen him play? Zing!
Owen Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 If he should drop to the Bills, I hope they do not take him... Don't we already have a CB currently on the team now with great athletic ability who can not put a sentence together??? ... He has left his jock on the field too many times with receivers out foxing him ... He too had a very low Wonderlic score... That to me is a warning sign for not being able to learn... I hope the Bills let him go to someone else ......
ieatcrayonz Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Of course I'd prefer the guy be smart but he has already proven he can play!!!!!!!!! If he slips to 10 get ready for some HONEY BADGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Bills
K-9 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Ahh. So this blanket statement comes from years of experience coaching or playing in the NFL? What do those thick binders that we see players carrying around contain? Cookie recipes? Take it for what it's worth, but my statement is based on familiarity. I say that fully realizing that everybody that posts anonymously on an internet BB is full of crap. Those thick binders are comprised of 90% schematic diagrams and 10% written words; the vast majority of which are devoted to offensive plays. After playing at LSU for three years I can guarantee there is nothing in an NFL defensive playbook that Clairborne can't grasp from a positional and schematic point of view just by looking at the diagrams. He indeed may have trouble reading the written portions, if he can read at all, but it's easy to explain in a matter of seconds. Additionally, and as I mentioned in my previous post, from a positional standpoint, a CB has the least amount of information to absorb on the defensive side of the ball. If he were an offensive player I think he'd have more of a challenge but I don't think it would be insurmountable. Remember, these guys have been looking at Xs and Os for most of their lives. Whether or not he succeeds in pro ball will have less to do with his ability to take standardized tests and more to do with his innate football intelligence. There have been many pro football players that came out of college unable to read at all and ended up playing very well. James Brooks and Dexter Manley are two of the more prominent and well known examples. And Brooks was an RB that played in one of the most complex offenses ever designed under Don Coryell. Personally, I think many cooking recipes are more complex than NFL playbooks. There have been countless cookbooks far thicker than NFL playbooks. Much more to memorize. GO BILLS!!! Edited April 3, 2012 by K-9
atlbillsfan1975 Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 youtube.com/watch?v=UnRu0aSt76o Seems like a good kid. Maybe a little shy. Maybe he does not test well at all. I bet dollars to doughnuts he still goes before Buffalo picks at 10.
DDD Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 This guy makes Vince Young look like a nuclear physicist.
missthe kgun Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Who cares. We no one need him to balance their checkbook, they need him to cover people. WOW!!! Go Bills!!!
BuffaloRebound Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Who cares. We no one need him to balance their checkbook, they need him to cover people. WOW!!! Go Bills!!! Seriously. At least we wouldn't have to worry about him retiring at age 26 to become a teacher or go to business school.
Beastly Dareus Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 The maturity of a bunch of people in this thread is really embarrassing. Do alittle research in the circumstances of the Claiborne case before insulting him. Grow the heck up people, some of you older people on this board are pretty darn incompetent and immature. Mo Claiborne has a known learning disability that has been known since he was a high school star. He received special help in reading and writing in both college and high school. That has not affected his play on the football field. He is a great character and a very talented CB. Also, Great defensive backs such as Darrell Revis scored a 9 on the wonderlick test and look at his play. Sean Taylor scored a 10. Patrick Peterson scored a 9. You don't need to be a genius to play CB in the NFL. Hall of Fame QB, Dan Marino scored a 14. Point is, I doubt many of these athletes care enough to seriously take the wonderlic test especially those who play positions where is doesn't really matter. Lastly, all the so called adults that made your insulting remarks in this thread should be ashamed of yourselves. God forbid that you guys have a child with a learning disability. And God forbid any of you even have children, I can sense the moral lessons you teach your children. What a shame today's society is.
Ramius Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 The maturity of a bunch of people in this thread is really embarrassing. Do alittle research in the circumstances of the Claiborne case before insulting him. Grow the heck up people, some of you older people on this board are pretty darn incompetent and immature. Mo Claiborne has a known learning disability that has been known since he was a high school star. He received special help in reading and writing in both college and high school. That has not affected his play on the football field. He is a great character and a very talented CB. Also, Great defensive backs such as Darrell Revis scored a 9 on the wonderlick test and look at his play. Sean Taylor scored a 10. Patrick Peterson scored a 9. You don't need to be a genius to play CB in the NFL. Hall of Fame QB, Dan Marino scored a 14. Point is, I doubt many of these athletes care enough to seriously take the wonderlic test especially those who play positions where is doesn't really matter. Lastly, all the so called adults that made your insulting remarks in this thread should be ashamed of yourselves. God forbid that you guys have a child with a learning disability. And God forbid any of you even have children, I can sense the moral lessons you teach your children. What a shame today's society is. Excellent post. Most of the knuckle draggers dogging Claiborne in this thread probably would struggle to hit double digits on the wonderlic. The funniest part is that while these internet tough guys bash Claiborne, he's about to be a millionaire, while these guys will continue to make $15/hr.
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 This is the kind of guy who shows up to the stadium on Sunday, but by the time he gets there he forgets he has a game Uhhh I think YOU forgot to watch him play last year !
thebug Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Excellent post. Most of the knuckle draggers dogging Claiborne in this thread probably would struggle to hit double digits on the wonderlic. The funniest part is that while these internet tough guys bash Claiborne, he's about to be a millionaire, while these guys will continue to make $15/hr. I would be happy with a 4 on the wonderlic and $15/hr.
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Excellent post. Most of the knuckle draggers dogging Claiborne in this thread probably would struggle to hit double digits on the wonderlic. The funniest part is that while these internet tough guys bash Claiborne, he's about to be a millionaire, while these guys will continue to make $15/hr. and let's remeber it was his "writing" wrist that was injured !!
Beastly Dareus Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Excellent post. Most of the knuckle draggers dogging Claiborne in this thread probably would struggle to hit double digits on the wonderlic. The funniest part is that while these internet tough guys bash Claiborne, he's about to be a millionaire, while these guys will continue to make $15/hr. Indeed man, some people are pathetic.
JoeF Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Not out of the realm that a team in the in the back half of the top 10 leaked this to see him drop to them. This is a cut throat business and a race for talent. Claiborne has lots of skill at a highly coveted position.
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