Comments on: Montgomery admits bets with Mingo, lack of effort at LSU http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:42:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ebbycalvinlaloosh http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351666 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:35:03 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351666 I don’t care about the betting but turning down the effort is a major concern. Also, Montgomery is most certainly not a late first rounder. Third round, maybe.

]]> By: csf081183 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351522 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:13:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351522 This explaings alot about LSU last year…. especially the Townson game.

]]> By: billsfan1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351472 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 04:04:08 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351472 All linemen take plays off, you get winded. This is not news to anyone that actually PLAYED football.

ANybody who could read would see that he was referring to games, not plays…

]]> By: thefox61 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351376 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:17:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351376 Going from college to NOT being drafted yet, is all it takes to become a man? WOW!

]]> By: dallascowboysdishingthereal http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351366 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:08:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351366 Red flags all over the place. How did they have so much money to throw around on bets at LSU? Admitting to dogging it during games. What will Montgomery do once he gets a contract?

Can’t believe he admitted these things just before the draft.

]]> By: canadianbucsfan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351354 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:42:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351354 Idiots.. now this is out and there draft stock is going to fall a tiny bit IMO for something like this. Football player that truly love the game go full out every game no matter who the other team is.

]]> By: nawlinsmitty http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351349 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:35:57 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351349 Did it ever occur to any of you geniuses that they probably agreed to settle the bets once they each got into the league? Ivy League graduates you are certainly not!

]]> By: blueballzny http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351344 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:27:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351344 Hey Docboss:

I was thinking the same thing. Where did they get the money for these wagers? The only explanation would be if they paid up after the draft. I’m sure the NCAA will be curious about this. As another person stated, they’re so interested in tattoos and computers that I’m sure they’ll investigate.

Why aren’t these agents working with these guys on the interview process? It’s such a huge part of the process and can cause a player to slide just as much as a bad 40 time.

No one is gonna buy that b.s. about him now being a man. Welcome to the 3rd round, idiot. You just cost yourself a whole lot of gambling money, plus $1,000 because there’s no way you’re being drafted ahead of Mingo.

]]> By: helloanybodyhome http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351326 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:50:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351326 He might be honest for saying it, but he’s surely not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Cost himself some $ right there.

]]> By: freepretzels http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351324 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:49:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351324 All linemen take plays off, you get winded. This is not news to anyone that actually PLAYED football.

]]> By: bouwel92 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351323 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:49:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351323 Ask Pete Rose what happens when you place bets.

]]> By: bowmanj35 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351322 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:47:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351322 ridiculous. damned if you do damned if you don’t. how many players out there play 100% every game every snap. thus guy is honest and now its like he’s gonna drop because of it? wow. this is why so many guys give cookie cutter responses and then get blasted because everything they say sounds the same.

]]> By: stairwayto7 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351311 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:32:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351311 So college athletes need paid to bet? Where is the lack of institutional control at!

]]> By: trevor123698 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351309 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:30:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351309 You would have to be a complete moron to take those games off. Especially if you are building an NFL career. Wouldnt you want to rack those stats up. I know NFL teams would see the stats coming against lesser competition, but I know when I play I take advantage of playing lesser competition. That is where you fill the stat sheets up

]]> By: bullpuppy552 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351298 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:18:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351298 Yeah the loafer mentality will really cut it in the NFL. He’ll be out of the league within 4 years.

]]> By: pinion8ted http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351291 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:12:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351291 “Here’s the thing: Hard work, and betting like that, pushes greatness,” Montgomery said. “That’s actually motivating me and Mingo”

So if some ol’ boy comes up before a big game and offers him enough $$$, will he also be willing to lay down for it?

Stupid to admit stuff like this, and no doubt Mingo is wishing he hadn’t.

]]> By: eventhorizon04 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351290 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:09:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351290 I don’t have a problem with the “friendly” bets to motivate each other – though $500-$1,000 bets are pretty big numbers for a couple of college guys who haven’t collected NFL game-checks yet…

The lack of effort is an issue, especially when you consider these guys are pass rushers.

The best pass rushers in the NFL only get 15-20 sacks per season, or about 1 per game.
They get that 1 sack per game through persistence/high effort on every passing down since the opportunities for a sack are limited (around 30 pass plays per game), and even the best pass rushers fail to reach the QB most of the time.

I’d prefer guys who like JJ Watt and Cameron Wake have a high motor and don’t take plays off.

]]> By: granadafan http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351279 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:56:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351279 Once he gets his first big contract he’ll become Albert Haynesworth.

Oh, and the NCAA needs to investigate LSU where these college players from disadvantaged backgrounds are getting hundreds of dollars to spare for bets.

]]> By: docboss http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351269 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:49:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351269 Anybody wonder where the money they wagered originated? I guess they had really good jobs after classes, practice and studying.

]]> By: abninf http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351263 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:46:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351263 So his claim is that he went from a boy to a man in the last couple of months. Some team is gonna get a real winner there.

]]> By: seanje http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351258 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:44:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351258 At least he was honest?

]]> By: madegiro http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351256 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:43:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351256 Hundreds of dollars bets, $1,ooo wagers, $5,000 bet on higher draft choice….WOW, I’m relieved that these impoverished student/athletes didn’t trade any of their personal possessions for tattoos!

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351254 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:42:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351254 Someone should tell Montgomery it’s not necessary to run his mouth about everything in that’s in his head.

]]> By: ronaldmexico http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351253 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:41:04 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351253 Bets on how many sacks he could get in a game? Sounds like he may be a fit with Gregg Williams.

Sam should have used a bit more discretion as it also wasnt the wisest choice to talk about taking games off against horrible teams. Other players at the combine may have had the same approach to games against FCS schools, but just kept quiet.

]]> By: phillipalpha http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/23/montgomery-admits-bets-with-mingo-lack-of-effort-at-lsu/#comment-2351244 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:30:47 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1761123#comment-2351244 This seems absolutely childish, its one thing to have friendly bets between one another, but to go public with it, admitting to lacking effort etc.

All in all it seems like he was forced to leave LSU more than anything, he has a poor mentality, i sincerely doubt he’ll achieve much with this mindset in the NFL.

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