BTSC Steelers Daily Six Pack- Wolverine Edition

Shipley…..nothing like putting a little extra pressure on yourself. I thought the guy was supposed to be SMART……which takes us to the Wonderlic…

..correct me if I’m wrong, but it looks like the Steelers drafted two guys with “above average intelligence”, three “unskilled workers”, three “morons”, and Frank Summers…..which brings up the question…..

….is there a category below moron? Maybe that’s where Tank’s scores are hidden.

8 of 10, just because I didnt have time for the last two and didnt answer them! Is so easy, How they score less than 20?

…any fool can see that an elephant is bigger than the moon.

Go to Africa, find some elephants, wait till nightfall, then compare the elephant and the moon.

Who’s the moron, hey?

are smaller than a flea

easy I got a 40

In defense………..the NFL draft site did include a warning on Tank’s profile that he “might have trouble with certain playbooks”. Like ones that have written instructions and diagrams in them, probably. Or the Oakland Raider’s. They didn’t seem to find it necessary to issue such a warning on the profiles of Joe Burnett (9, 12), or Keenan Lewis (10,14), among others. So, what’s a fella to think?

Well, it’s the topic of discussion du jour, lifer. I have no more than a morbid curiousity about the scores. I was one of the only people questioning whether they should be released when Vince Young was catching all that crap. Especially when they can’t be verified. Anyone could go online a couple days after the draft and post a bunch of random scores just for fun, and within a couple more days they would be all over the internet as gospel. Even on the verifiable scores, some individuals scores are obviously the result of being coached, and even more likely the result of having access to copies of the test beforehand. When there are millions of dollars riding on the combine tests, and the prospects spend several months and perhaps a hundred thousand dollars training for the physical tests, you can be sure a little time and money is spent to see that they don’t embarass themselves on the intellectual tests. Well, in most cases anyhow.

The thread began with your post and your speculation that Summers might fit below “moron”. You’re entitled to your opinion on anything and the predictability of your negativity is humorous at times. Try to contribute!!! Your wonderlic score suggests you can do much better. Cheers!

…not a “justification”.

Lifer, I think you need to ask the screws if you can get more time out there in “the yard”. Some fresh air and sunshine. Maybe a little exercise.

Blitz, I thought you were “working on the books”. The place works better without you.

I live in Nor Cal now, and a local paper had an article on The Tank. He’s a Skyline High product (as are Marvel Smith and Will Blackwell), and he is dyslexic. So that’s the reason for him taking a little longer to get the play book.

Seems to me, RE, that a moron is some one who doesn’t do his homework before flapping his lip, even in a blog. Feel better about yourself now?

..well, I tried to read the article, Vinnie, but all the letters and words seemed backwards and jumbled. Don’t know what’s wrong with me.

…the next time the playbook calls for Tank to block the left end and he ends up running into Heath Miller while they’re both moving out on the right end, are you going to give him a pass on account of his dyslexia?

Someone’s in a bad mood today…….

..I just don’t see it as being “cruel” to Summers to bring up the point that he may have trouble with a crucial aspect of the job he is hoping to fill. If you go in for eye surgery and realize the surgeon has Parkinson’s Disease, would you keep quiet because you didn’t want to hurt his feelings?

Every “learning disability” has a biological cause if you get down to it. If you run your beater into a bridge abuttment coming home from the bar, because you had a coughing fit and spit your cigarette butt onto your lap where it was burning a hole in the synthetic material of the trousers you picked up at the Goodwill store, there is a pretty decent chance the same sort of thing happened to your Dad back in the day. Not saying…but I’m just saying..

..no, if someone is really poor, they aren’t driving a car, going to the bar, or smoking cigarettes. In most parts of the world.

http://mississippi.scout.com/a.z?s=177&p=2&c=770465&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fmississippi.scout.com%2f2%2f770465.html

He came through college football purgatory (Ole Miss had 9 wins in his first 3 seasons) didn’t get down or complain, and ultimately reached the top. Through the last 7 games of his college career, Mike scored 9 touchdowns, and averaged about 100 yards per game receiving. He completely outclassed Michael Crabtree at the Cotton Bowl, and went on to score the winning TD at the Senior Bowl despite being a late addition. When he talks about coaches and other players he doesn’t blame or disrespect anyone, but just says that the current ones are the best, while giving credit to the ones who aren’t around anymore.