News Mo Claiborne reportedly scores a 4 on the Wonderlic Test

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  1. b_leblanc

    b_leblanc That's just my game...

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    The "leak" needs to have their ass whipped, the punkass beeyatches. This shouldn't have much if any impact at all on his draft status. These guys have plenty of film on him. He's always in the correct position and reads the offense very well. This was very stupid to leak and to report on.
     
  2. TwistedTiger

    TwistedTiger Founding Member

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    He's not the first player to bomb the wonderlic. IMO it's the least useful tool the NFL uses to grade players.
     
  3. StaceyO

    StaceyO Football Turns Me On

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    He could get through 3 years at LSU because he would have accomodations as a result of his learning disability. A timed test is not "doable" for a person with a learning disability, but given extra time and even oral testing, a person like Mo can show his true intelligence.
     
  4. Contained Chaos

    Contained Chaos Don't we all?

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    As someone in the comments section on ESPN put it, he should be OK as long as WRs don't ask him algebra questions at the LOS. Ha!
     
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  5. TigerDave

    TigerDave Freshman

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    A lot of people are looking into this as a reflection of LSU's academics. One thing they aren't taking into consideration is the amount of accommodations a person with a learning disability receives. A person with a learning disability can be given such things as additional prep time for exams, note taking from other students, to additional exam time. It is no reflection on his intelligence, moreso on the test taking conditions.

    I've been in classes with football players and I've seen them do really well and do really bad. They are like all other students except they receive additional tutoring. The wonderlic may be an easy exam, but if you look closely at the questions, they are designed to confuse you if you aren't focused. Something a person with a learning disability would have a hard time with.
     
  6. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    Mo isn't a quarterback, wonderlic means dick.
     
  7. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

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    M. Wiley on ESPN said yesterday that there is a definite technique to taking the Wonderlic, and if you go about it wrong, you can easily produce a false low score. Don't know if that was the case with Mo, but the consensus of he and others talking about it was "big deal, if you're not a QB or left tackle, teams really don't care about the Wonderlic." Also, Billick said Wonderlic scores are never supposed to be made public, and found it "disgusting" that this came out just before the draft.
     
  8. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    I bet agents for other players are the ones who make it public. Like If Dre' Kirkpatric has a different agent, I could see that happening, maybe boost his guy to the top over Mo, so they can get the maximum payout.
     
  9. BRETT

    BRETT LSU FAN Staff Member

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    I don't know the guy's name but I think it's Fox Sports radio in the morning. Get it on XM.
    Anyway the guy was going off about how pissed he is that the score was leaked. Talked about what a great guy Mo is, how he always says "yes sir", etc.

    The GM's in the NFL know he has a learning disability. They also know what a great guy and teammate he is and that he will make an awesome NFL player. I don't think it affects him at all.
     
  10. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    i doubt it because it wont affect the draft anyways. his reading issues are not relevant. they are not drafting newspaper editors.

    i could maybe buy it if a QB had trouble because he has more information to read and digest in the playbook. but even then he could be coached through it.

    lots of smart folks have severe problems with reading and you never notice because they dont need to read much.
     

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