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I'm glad Claiborne told the truth. The Wonderlic is pointless.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 9:58 am
Posted on 4/27/12 at 9:58 am
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Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:03 am to 24Island
Those comments are ruthless
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:06 am to 24Island
Regardless if he took the test seriously or not, you just need to listen to him speak and watch him play football to realize he's not a dumb guy.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:14 am to lob1284
I like the comment trying to impersonate Claiborne via ebonics.
Actually, no. That guy is a douche, like most strictly NFL fans.
Actually, no. That guy is a douche, like most strictly NFL fans.
This post was edited on 4/27/12 at 10:14 am
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:15 am to 24Island
They can be dumb and racist all they want, but in the end it'll be Mo laughing his way to the bank. 
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:19 am to 24Island
I love Claiborne and I love the Cowboys, but I am disappointed with that comment. In any other circumstance, what that tells future employers is that he will only try at tasks he considers important, and not everything the employer tells him is important. Not the attitude you want in a new hire.
This post was edited on 4/27/12 at 10:21 am
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:28 am to Gravitiger
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I love Claiborne and I love the Cowboys, but I am disappointed with that comment. In any other circumstance, what that tells future employers is that he will only try at tasks he considers important, and not everything the employer tells him is important. Not the attitude you want in a new hire.
Meh, in the article Jerry Jones said the score was a "non issue".
Mo isn't saying anything ground breaking here. The test is meaningless.
Mo came to LSU as an athlete. He could have played a lot of positions. He played where he was needed (CB) an he excelled. Miles says that he did everything he was asked to do.
I don't think he's going to have any issues with his employer.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:36 am to 24Island
Jeez! Love Mo and appreciate everything that he has done at LSU...but that comment is just stupid. NFL fans are unforgiving and have loooong memories.
The very first blown coverage for a TD ( and it WILL happen), will result in the prick sportswriters in Dallas questioning his understanding of defensive schemes and reacting to offenses.
They will trumpet his wonderlic score as evidence.
C'mon, Mo! Don't give them ammo!
The very first blown coverage for a TD ( and it WILL happen), will result in the prick sportswriters in Dallas questioning his understanding of defensive schemes and reacting to offenses.
They will trumpet his wonderlic score as evidence.
C'mon, Mo! Don't give them ammo!
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:39 am to MississippiLSUfan
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They will trumpet his wonderlic score as evidence.
And they will be just as stupid as the people making a big deal of it today.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:42 am to 24Island
"I mean, I looked on the test and wasn't nothing on the test that came with football, so I pretty much blew the test off," Claiborne said.
Probably why everyone thinks he is a dumbass.
Probably why everyone thinks he is a dumbass.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:46 am to Gravitiger
quote:Outside of the "I love the Cowboys" piece, this comment is right on.
love Claiborne and I love the Cowboys, but I am disappointed with that comment. In any other circumstance, what that tells future employers is that he will only try at tasks he considers important, and not everything the employer tells him is important. Not the attitude you want in a new hire.
It may not make any difference whatsoever in his football career if Mo is motivated properly to perform consistently on the field (and I've certainly never seem him be selective in effort). This would be a gigantic red flag for many hiring managers, and for legit reasons. That said, I think he's gonna do great. I might even selectively pull for the Cowboys.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:46 am to ZereauxSum
quote:Obviously his approach to the test was a non-issue for Dallas, because they traded up to take him. But it may have been an issue for Minnesota or Tampa Bay or any other team who wanted to trade up to 3-5, who could have drafted him higher and paid him a few million more. No one foresaw all the trades last night, but to be fair he was taken lower than I had seen him in any projection in the last six months. The only evaluation element that changed in that time was the leak of his Wonderlic score.
Meh, in the article Jerry Jones said the score was a "non issue".
Mo isn't saying anything ground breaking here. The test is meaningless.
Mo came to LSU as an athlete. He could have played a lot of positions. He played where he was needed (CB) an he excelled. Miles says that he did everything he was asked to do.
I don't think he's going to have any issues with his employer.
I am thrilled that my Cowboys drafted an LSU player with great skills, athleticism, humility, quiet confidence, and family values. I am just a bit disappointed to hear that he didn't try on the Wonderlic because he didn't think it was important. Still gonna buy his jersey (and one for my pop for Father's Day).
This post was edited on 4/27/12 at 10:53 am
Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:57 am to JohnnyT
If a manager asks you to perform a task during the hiring/interview process that has absolutely nothing to do with the job you will be performing, just to see "how you work" you should walk out because that manager is a dip shite.
The Wonderlic score has been shown to have no correlation to being a good football player.
The Wonderlic score has been shown to have no correlation to being a good football player.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:13 am to Valhalla
You're free to do what you want, and the hiring employer will be grateful you didn't waste their time further.
But the company/manager are also free to do what they believe necessary to hire the right candidates. For high level or skilled roles where specific training is necessary, situational interviewing, including testing, is done routinely. It's an attempt to assess traits, attitudes and characteristics that no resume can reveal.
But the company/manager are also free to do what they believe necessary to hire the right candidates. For high level or skilled roles where specific training is necessary, situational interviewing, including testing, is done routinely. It's an attempt to assess traits, attitudes and characteristics that no resume can reveal.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:14 am to Valhalla
He was drafted a slot lower than most mock drafts because the Bucs traded with a team that was thinking offense, and he went #6 instead.
If you can make it through school thats all that matter.There are thousands of amazing athletes who couldn't do that, but could play football. As Einstein said
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
If you can make it through school thats all that matter.There are thousands of amazing athletes who couldn't do that, but could play football. As Einstein said
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:17 am to jimithing11
quote:
"I mean, I looked on the test and wasn't nothing on the test that came with football, so I pretty much blew the test off," Claiborne said.
Probably why everyone thinks he is a dumbass.
:omg:
A double negative.
This post was edited on 4/27/12 at 11:18 am
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:25 am to 24Island
I think if you score well it is probably a good indication you are intelligent. Bad scores are meaningless especially for judging a football player.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:28 am to TexasTiger89
Hey lets face it, lots of football players are dumb. Its athletic ability that is important so who really gives a shite.
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:37 am to lob1284
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Regardless if he took the test seriously or not, you just need to listen to him speak and watch him play football to realize he's not a dumb guy.
Couldn't have said it better myself
Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:45 am to 24Island
Damn the comments on that are flying in so fast it's hard to try to read them 
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