2013 NFL Combine: Florio says teams want to know if Te'o is gay

[burmafrd]

If Te'o wasnt ND's latest media darling, no one would be talking first round for him. He is the Brady Quinn of linebackers, dont get sucked into the Domer hype machine.

wow. jsut wow. So Eifert will fail as well right?

 

[17yearsandcounting]

well I guess you did not notice that the Bama O line totally owned the ND d line.

But details like that seem to escape you I notice.

Oh, so that explains why the Alabama runningbacks were juking him out of his shoes when he wasnt getting pile driven into China.

He is small, slow, and I assume to be weak because he diddnt bench.

Then poor baby Manti comes out and blames 'stress' on why his combine performance was poor. Mentally deficient. If he thinks the underwear olympics are stressful he hasnt seen anything yet.

 

[17yearsandcounting]

Superior athleticism that we saw on display in the national championship game.

 

[burmafrd]

Oh, so that explains why the Alabama runningbacks were juking him out of his shoes when he wasnt getting pile driven into China.

He is small, slow, and I assume to be weak because he diddnt bench.

Then poor baby Manti comes out and blames 'stress' on why his combine performance was poor. Mentally deficient. If he thinks the underwear olympics are stressful he hasnt seen anything yet.

clealry someone that never passed football 101. But you are good for a laugh

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

well I guess you did not notice that the Bama O line totally owned the ND d line.

But details like that seem to escape you I notice.

To be fair....Alabama totally owned ND in about every phase of the game.

I hate ND with a passion but that was the ONLY time I seen Teo play that bad. Prior to that he was a play making machine.

I don't know if he had an off night or not but even the times he was in place to make a tackle he would miss or attempt a sloppy tackle and that does not include when he just could not get to the play because of the Dline not doing it's job.

But again...Alabama just man handled and embarrassed ND in that game. It was so bad from the start that it even looked like the HC was resigned to the fact that they could not stop them...it was the only time I seen him be so passive on the sidelines. Have seen him coach plenty at ND and Cincy and he was always yelling and screaming at players or refs...in that game he just looked defeated.

 

[burmafrd]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com...o-shined-Monday-at-Combine.html?sct=uk_t12_a6

This guy seems to have a more realistic point of view then the ND haters have.

 

[burmafrd]

To be fair....Alabama totally owned ND in about every phase of the game.

I hate ND with a passion but that was the ONLY time I seen Teo play that bad. Prior to that he was a play making machine.

I don't know if he had an off night or not but even the times he was in place to make a tackle he would miss or attempt a sloppy tackle and that does not include when he just could not get to the play because of the Dline not doing it's job.

But again...Alabama just man handled and embarrassed ND in that game. It was so bad from the start that it even looked like the HC was resigned to the fact that they could not stop them...it was the only time I seen him be so passive on the sidelines. Have seen him coach plenty at ND and Cincy and he was always yelling and screaming at players or refs...in that game he just looked defeated.

Kelly did not have them ready to play; I found out they had not had any full pad full out practices prior to game. More run throughs and such. I find that very hard to believe but looking at that game it makes you wonder.

I think Manti was the key to the ND defense; when he was off they were off. Clearly he was off that day and no wonder; this had to be hanging over him like a falling piano. But overall that team was not ready to play. And no way was Alabama THAT much better.

 

[17yearsandcounting]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com...o-shined-Monday-at-Combine.html?sct=uk_t12_a6

This guy seems to have a more realistic point of view then the ND haters have.

He must be an alum. There is no way that you can spin showing up light, running slow, falling on your face (Eddie Lacy wasnt even near him), and not lifting (most likely because he showed up light in a desperate attempt to not suck at the 40) into being a positive.

He had what...50 solo tackles? A sack? 7 interceptions with 1 against Navy, 1 against BYU and 2 against Denard Robinson. Thats golf clap worthy stuff.

The fact that he was even in the Heisman conversation is a testament to the power of the ND hype machine.

It also seems like he has a ton of excuses for not performing in his last 2 big career showcases. Oh, you can play well when your grandma died, but not when your about to be exposed as a liar in the media? You can play well when your grandma died but the pressure of a 15 minute press conference was 'too much stress'? Right.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

Even if front offices think that his sexual preferences are important to their standards, they would be very stupid to asking that question... i was wondering if one player could file a legal suit against a team alleging discrimination for something like this.

sexual orientation is not a protected class like gender or religion.

you could file a legal suit, but assuming the actual law is followed (big assumption today it seems), you can't win that suit.

 

[Doomsday101]

I have question about Te'o ability at the next level. Outside of the 2012 season he was not much of a factor and seeing him get blown out vs Bama raised even more questions for me.

As for being gay or not I could care less I will say the distraction with his personal life this past season was strange to say the least and does make me question his character

 

[xwalker]

I have question about Te'o ability at the next level. Outside of the 2012 season he was not much of a factor and seeing him get blown out vs Bama raised even more questions for me.

As for being gay or not I could care less I will say the distraction with his personal life this past season was strange to say the least and does make me question his character

??

He was considered to be a potential 1st round pick if he entered the 2012 draft.

 

[ThrowuptheXDez88]

I have question about Te'o ability at the next level. Outside of the 2012 season he was not much of a factor and seeing him get blown out vs Bama raised even more questions for me.

Come with facts man, the guy was a very good football player all 4 years in college. Just b/c his face wasn't all over ESPN & talk radio those other 3 years doesn't mean he didn't play his tail off.

There are plenty of guys who have truly only had 1 great year in college & went on to have good NFL careers. Te'o isn't in that category though, since he has showed he can ball 4 straight years.

Freshman season (2009)
After playing, but not starting, his first three games, Te'o made his first collegiate start in the Irish's game versus Purdue. He played in all 12 games of his freshman season and finished the season with 63 tackles, the third-most tackles ever by a Notre Dame freshman behind Bob Golic (82 in 1975) and Ross Browner (68 in 1973). Te'o also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and 1 sack.
On December 8, 2009, Te'o was named a Freshman All-American by College Football News. He was also named a second-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com.

Sophomore season (2010)
Te'o moved from outside to inside linebacker in 2010 as Notre Dame switched to a 3-4 defensive scheme under defensive coordinator Bob Diaco. On April 30, 2010, Te'o was named to the 2010 Lombardi Award & Nagurski Award watch lists. Te'o led the Fighting Irish in tackles with 133, and was second in tackles for loss with 9.5. Against Stanford on September 25, Te'o finished with 21 total tackles. This total represents a career-high for Te'o and is also the most tackles in a game by an individual for Notre Dame since 2006.
Te'o was named one of 16 semifinalists for both the Butkus Award (Best Collegiate Linebacker) and the Bednarik Award for top College defensive player. He was also named a Second Team All-American by CNNSI.


Junior season (2011)
Te'o led the Fighting Irish in tackles for the second straight season in 2011 with 128. He also led the team in tackles for loss with 13.5 and finished second in sacks with 5.0.
Te'o was a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Lott Trophy and was selected as the 2011 FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Year.
Te'o was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Rivals.com, Phil Steele and CNNSI. He was also named to the Capital One Academic All-American second team.

 

[texbumthelife]

If I am not mistaken, Te'o was a preseason pick as a Heisman candidate. So, while I don't think he is suited to be an NFL linebacker, he was a very good college player.

Also, it may not be PC, but the reality of it is, if he is gay it will effect the team on many levels. Directly asking the question may cross a line, but openly contemplating, considering the investment a team is about to make, is completely legitimate.

 

[speedkilz88]

Remember the kid who had sex with his sister. All the nfl teams avoided him like the plague. They do worry about locker-room chemistry.

 

[JPM]

Jeff Ireland will take care of that question.

 

[Doomsday101]

Come with facts man, the guy was a very good football player all 4 years in college. Just b/c his face wasn't all over ESPN & talk radio those other 3 years doesn't mean he didn't play his tail off.

There are plenty of guys who have truly only had 1 great year in college & went on to have good NFL careers. Te'o isn't in that category though, since he has showed he can ball 4 straight years.

Freshman season (2009)
After playing, but not starting, his first three games, Te'o made his first collegiate start in the Irish's game versus Purdue. He played in all 12 games of his freshman season and finished the season with 63 tackles, the third-most tackles ever by a Notre Dame freshman behind Bob Golic (82 in 1975) and Ross Browner (68 in 1973). Te'o also recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and 1 sack.
On December 8, 2009, Te'o was named a Freshman All-American by College Football News. He was also named a second-team Freshman All-American by Rivals.com.

Sophomore season (2010)
Te'o moved from outside to inside linebacker in 2010 as Notre Dame switched to a 3-4 defensive scheme under defensive coordinator Bob Diaco. On April 30, 2010, Te'o was named to the 2010 Lombardi Award & Nagurski Award watch lists. Te'o led the Fighting Irish in tackles with 133, and was second in tackles for loss with 9.5. Against Stanford on September 25, Te'o finished with 21 total tackles. This total represents a career-high for Te'o and is also the most tackles in a game by an individual for Notre Dame since 2006.
Te'o was named one of 16 semifinalists for both the Butkus Award (Best Collegiate Linebacker) and the Bednarik Award for top College defensive player. He was also named a Second Team All-American by CNNSI.


Junior season (2011)
Te'o led the Fighting Irish in tackles for the second straight season in 2011 with 128. He also led the team in tackles for loss with 13.5 and finished second in sacks with 5.0.
Te'o was a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Lott Trophy and was selected as the 2011 FBS Independent Defensive Player of the Year.
Te'o was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Rivals.com, Phil Steele and CNNSI. He was also named to the Capital One Academic All-American second team.

no ints for the 1st 3 years, his sack totals for his 4 years 8.5 and got his butt whipped vs Bama. I dont' care if he lead his team in tackles ND had not been a good team for a while, he was not overly impressive his 1st 3 years. Last year he had an outstanding season but vs the lineman at bama he was no match. Sorry i see bust writen all over this guy.

 

[the_h0wey]

If Te'o wasnt ND's latest media darling, no one would be talking first round for him. He is the Brady Quinn of linebackers, dont get sucked into the Domer hype machine.

Nah. He is a solid linebacker and will have a very successful NFL career.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Remember the kid who had sex with his sister. All the nfl teams avoided him like the plague. They do worry about locker-room chemistry.

I remember that story it was a pretty tough story all the way around. He actually seems like a good young man.

 

[17yearsandcounting]

Nah. He is a solid linebacker and will have a very successful NFL career.

Small, slow, and stupid is not the recipe for success.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I don't care if he's gay, straight or bi, the guy can't run fast. If he doesn't significantly improve his numbers in his Pro Day and I mean by a lot, this whole conversation is pointless.

He's really slow and he's 15 lbs lighter then his published playing weight. He's not going to be a 1st round pick.