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re: Claiborne and the Wonderlic
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:21 pm to beatbammer
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:21 pm to beatbammer
Notable Low Scores:
Derek Anderson - 19
Cleo Lemon - 18
Kendall Langford - 17
Kenny Phillips - 16
Dan Marino - 15
Terry Bradshaw - 15
Sedrick Ellis - 15
Leodis McKelvin - 13
Phillip Merling - 13
Marcus Vick - 11
Jeff George - 10
Travis Daniels - 10
Chris Henry - 9
Frank Gore - 6
Derek Anderson - 19
Cleo Lemon - 18
Kendall Langford - 17
Kenny Phillips - 16
Dan Marino - 15
Terry Bradshaw - 15
Sedrick Ellis - 15
Leodis McKelvin - 13
Phillip Merling - 13
Marcus Vick - 11
Jeff George - 10
Travis Daniels - 10
Chris Henry - 9
Frank Gore - 6
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Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:24 pm to KillianRussell
Patrick Peterson 9
AJ Green 10
AJ Green 10
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:26 pm to arrakis
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arrakis
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Sounds like somebody's PR Dept is running to get ahead of the story.
No, it sounds like there's an NFL Scout saying he's verified that Claiborne had a learning disability that was diagnosed way back during middle/high school.
All of these draft-eligible types take the Wonderlic the Spring of either their Junior or Sophomore Year (much like the ACT) and their scores are distributed to team personnel afterwards. Teams do their due diligence afterwards.
Florio was so hard-up for a story that grabbed headlines that he decided to run Claiborne's intelligence & LSU's good name through the mud without asking for any comment out of the Claiborne camp or LSU for that matter (not that LSU would disclose the learning disability issue as I'm sure that's a confidential matter).
I'll go ahead and say this now so you bookmark it for later. Kenny Hilliard has a learning disability as well. His family found him a tutor that completely turned his academic career around and ended up with him graduating at mid-term from Patterson HS.
His whole point was to get in early & redshirt because he was afraid academics would be a big stumbling block for him. Once he got here, he realized the tutoring and work he'd put in were helping more than he thought they would at this level, which is why he played more and more as the year progressed.
Sometimes we all rush to judgement, and I think this is one of those times, everyone.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:29 pm to arrakis
Long time no see, arrakis. 
They had to contact LSU to get that information. So that scout is running what LSU told him more than likely.
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Gfunk
They had to contact LSU to get that information. So that scout is running what LSU told him more than likely.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:32 pm to KillianRussell
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:33 pm to memphisplaya
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They had to contact LSU to get that information
not necessarily
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When Claiborne came out of high school, the schools that recruited him knew he had a learning disability. I don’t know much about his disability other than it has to do with reading. Everyone I have talked to tells me that Claiborne has great character and is a great kid. He knows and understands his disability and uses all the resources that LSU has available to control it and to help him get by in the classroom.
This post was edited on 4/3/12 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:33 pm to memphisplaya
I have no idea how u get a four even with a disability. I understand he is a slow learner but with all of the tutors, he HAD to have learned something.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:38 pm to UASports23
Half the questions on the sample test are simple vocab like these
PRESENT RESENT
A. SIMILAR
B. CONTRADICTORY
C. NOT RELATED
OPTIONAL OPTICIAN
A. Similar
B. Contradictory
C. Not related
PRESENT RESENT
A. SIMILAR
B. CONTRADICTORY
C. NOT RELATED
OPTIONAL OPTICIAN
A. Similar
B. Contradictory
C. Not related
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:38 pm to UASports23
If th Wonderlic was about rolling sushi he would have aced that SOB
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:40 pm to Choctaw
quote:Not at LSU apparently.
He can and does learn
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:42 pm to Dribble
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Not at LSU apparently.
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He knows and understands his disability and uses all the resources that LSU has available to control it and to help him get by in the classroom.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:44 pm to Choctaw
After taking the sample test I am now convinced abnormally low scores are the result of a lack of effort not intelligence
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:44 pm to Choctaw
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He knows and understands his disability and uses all the resources that LSU has available to control it and to help him get by in the classroom.
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Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:45 pm to KillianRussell
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After taking the sample test I am now convinced abnormally low scores are the result of a lack of effort not intelligence
ORLY?
Where can I see this test?
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:47 pm to memphisplaya
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:50 pm to KillianRussell
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KillianRussell
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After taking the sample test I am now convinced abnormally low scores are the result of a lack of effort not intelligence
After playing 2 hours of Call of Duty, I am now convinced anyone who dies of enemy fire in a forward combat area on a battlefield is just incredibly stupid and lacks hand-eye coordination.
Awesome take bro. I'm guessing you'd ace college level logic application-related classes.
This post was edited on 4/3/12 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:52 pm to KillianRussell
I'll have to check it out later. It won't work on an iPhone.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:52 pm to blzr
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He probably did get paid
He was a 3 star. The coaches coached him up and he was an amazing athlete that the scouts missed.
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:53 pm to GFunk
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After playing 2 hours of Call of Duty, I am now convinced anyone who dies of enemy fire in a forward combat area on a battlefield is just incredibly stupid and lacks hand-eye coordination.
Claiborne would probably frag himself.
This post was edited on 4/3/12 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 4/3/12 at 1:57 pm to KillianRussell
You can answer all of those questions in 15 minutes?
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