Jeremy Maclin - Philadelphia Eagle

[rjs246]

Wonderlic scores are so overrated its ridiculous. As long as you score above the bottom 20% of the test-takers you're probably capable of playing football in the pros. Vince Young-like scores, on the other hand, probably indicate that you're brain is made of cauliflower and cowpies.

[ice grillin you]

You can tell listening to him talk that he's incredibly well spoken.  Seems like a smart dude, hopefully that translates well in regards to picking up the offense.

magic negro?

[BigEd76]

he's from the suburbs yo

[ice grillin you]

Wonderlic scores are so overrated its ridiculous. As long as you score above the bottom 20% of the test-takers you're probably capable of playing football in the pros. Vince Young-like scores, on the other hand, probably indicate that you're brain is made of cauliflower and cowpies.

if overrated = meaningless i agree

[rjs246]

It's not 100% meaningless. It does measure the most basic ability to string thoughts together, which Vince Young failed because he is the worst quarterback ever.

[General_Failure]

So, basically, the wonderlic can be replaced with a door labeled PUSH that needs to be pulled open?

[fansince61]

It's not 100% meaningless. It does measure the most basic ability to string thoughts together, which Vince Young failed because he is the worst quarterback ever.

It is never an advantage to be stupid

[ice grillin you]

It's not 100% meaningless. It does measure the most basic ability to string thoughts together.

wait you need something called a wonderlic test to see if people can string thoughts together?

[PhillyPhanInDC]

So, basically, the wonderlic can be replaced with a door labeled PUSH that needs to be pulled open?

[rjs246]

If you surround yourself with professional football players, at some point you have to forget what it's like to be around normally-intelligent human beings. So yes, maybe over-exposure to the dumbest jackasses on earth has brought the intelligence level of football coaches/execs down to its level and has thus required a test to confirm that prospects are in fact more intelligent than their cleats.

[BigEd76]

Drew Henson = 42
Alex Smith = 40
Akili Smith = 37
Quincy Carter = 30
Romo = 30
Grossman = 29
Leaf = 27
Palmer = 26
Cutler = 26
Peyton Manning = 25
Roethlisberger = 25
McNabb = 12-16...somewhere around there

[ice grillin you]

mean. ning. less.

[General_Failure]

Obviously McNabb was exhausted halfway through his test and skipped the rest of it to dry heave.

[BigEd76]

hey I'm agreeing with you.  All it shows is that you can answer tests in a rushed amount of time, and while that helps on the field in terms of comprehension, decision making and reaction, it means nothing if you have no athletic ability...

[Seabiscuit36]

I think the Wonderlic is only useful in figuring out if a player is retarded.  I still think the smarter you are, the easier it is to learn a complicated playbook, i know thats some deep thinking