NFL preseason 2010-2011 Official discussion thread!

[HD MM]

DT Shaun Smith is a Chief

Ewe. The ex-Brown turned ex-Lion Shaun Smith? Good luck with that one. He has an awful attitude and work ethic.

 

[SandraC]

Ewe. The ex-Brown turned ex-Lion Shaun Smith? Good luck with that one. He has an awful attitude and work ethic.

Oh, don't be so mean. It's not his fault his addicted to lethargy.


Sandra

 

[HD MM]

Wonderlic Scores Unveiled!

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow got only 22 of 50 questions correct. Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen was only one answer better, with a 23.

Oklahoma's Sam Bradford aced the thing (relatively speaking), getting 36 out of 50 right.

On the Wonderlic, Tebow, Clausen nearly scored in the teens | ProFootballTalk.com

 

[salsadancer7]

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow got only 22 of 50 questions correct. Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen was only one answer better, with a 23.

Oklahoma's Sam Bradford aced the thing (relatively speaking), getting 36 out of 50 right.

On the Wonderlic, Tebow, Clausen nearly scored in the teens | ProFootballTalk.com

LOL...this is the most useless test in the world. From the same article:

We're not sure what the Wonderlic test means when it comes to football. But folks tend to put more stock into it as to the quarterback position, since they are the players most likely to be processing information and making good decisions under pressure.

Then again, Dan Marino got a 13.

...and we all know how 'awfull' a QB he was.....LOL!

 

[SandraC]

Must admit, while I'm not sure if Tebow will ever be anything but a novelty act as an NFL QB, I did think a person with his make-up would excel at this kind of test.


Sandra

 

[HD MM]

Must admit, while I'm not sure if Tebow will ever be anything but a novelty act as an NFL QB, I did think a person with his make-up would excel at this kind of test.


Sandra

His Momma must've cheated him in home school.

 

[meStevo]

He was clearly blessed.

 

[salsadancer7]

Too funny!

While an average football player usually scores around 20 points, Wonderlic, Inc. claims a score of at least 10 points suggests a person is literate. Furthermore, when the test was given to miscellaneous people of various professions, it was observed that the average participant scored a 24. Examples of scores from everyday professions included:

Chemist – 32
Programmer – 29
Journalist – 26
Sales – 24
Bank teller – 22
Clerical worker – 21
Security guard – 17
Warehouse – 15

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_Test"]Wonderlic Test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Yep, the top 3 are ready to play QB in the NFL. LOL!!:haha:haha:haha

 

[SandraC]

The Wonderlic is not a football test, I think it's kind of like a problem-solving test like the SAT's or something, designed to measure intelligence. Not surprising a chemist would score so high, but still surprised Tebow scored below the average QB.

Since Tebow doesn't have the skills of a Marino, intelligence would come in handy...


Sandra

 

[meStevo]

Ewe. The ex-Brown turned ex-Lion Shaun Smith? Good luck with that one. He has an awful attitude and work ethic.

Yeah, only a 1 year deal so means he was probably cheap too like Thomas Jones. We'll see though.

 

[salsadancer7]

The Wonderlic is not a football test, I think it's kind of like a problem-solving test like the SAT's or something, designed to measure intelligence. Not surprising a chemist would score so high, but still surprised Tebow scored below the average QB.

Since Tebow doesn't have the skills of a Marino, intelligence would come in handy...


Sandra

Not really....I mean he scored about average:

This assessment roughly corresponds to examples from Paul Zimmerman's The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football. According to Zimmerman, examples of average scores for each position are:

Offensive tackle – 26
Center – 25
Quarterback – 24
Guard – 23
Tight end – 22
Safety – 19
Linebacker – 19
Cornerback – 18
Wide receiver – 17
Fullback – 17
Halfback – 16

Pat McInally, a graduate of Harvard University, is the only football player to record a confirmed perfect score of 50. Ryan Fitzpatrick, also a Harvard graduate and currently a quarterback with the NFL Buffalo Bills, had also been rumored to have scored a perfect 50 points in only nine minutes. However, Fitzpatrick denied this, saying that he had left at least one of the 50 answer spaces blank. The Wall Street Journal later reported that Fitzpatrick's actual score was 48 but that Fitzpatrick's claim of completing the Wonderlic in only nine minutes was accurate (This report appeared in the September 30, 2005 edition of the WSJ in the Weekend Section). As of 2005, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis, a graduate of Utah State University, was reported to be tied with Fitzpatrick and Benjamin Watson of the New England Patriots as having scored a 48, the highest Wonderlic score of any active NFL player. During the 2009 Combine NFL Network's Rich Eisen mentioned that Mike Mamula the "Workout Warrior" scored a 49; USA Today has also reported on this claim.

On the other hand, some high profile players have scored rather low on the test. Dan Marino and Vince Young both scored 13 on the test, though Vince Young scored a 6 on his first attempt. Marcus Vick, brother of Michael Vick, scored 11. Michael himself scored an average 20.

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_Test"]Wonderlic Test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

 

[SandraC]

I thought this would be one place where Tebow would excel off the charts, not be below average for a QB.


Sandra

 

[HD MM]

Too funny!



Wonderlic Test - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yep, the top 3 are ready to play QB in the NFL. LOL!!:haha:haha:haha

Sam Bradford must be a rocket scientist then! He got a 36!

 

[salsadancer7]

I thought this would be one place where Tebow would excel off the charts.


Sandra

I didn't know he was known to be a scholar of any type. I didn't expect anything from him but average. I mean if the questions were football type questions...yeah, I would agree. Florida's graduation rate is the lowest among the big 3 in the state of Florida when it comes to football.

 

[HD MM]

Here's a sample of the Wonderlic. Set your clock for 5 minutes and don't peak at the answers at the bottom. Go....

ESPN.com - Page2 - So, how do you score?

 

[HD MM]

I didn't know he was known to be a scholar of any type. I didn't expect anything from him but average. I mean if the questions were football type questions...yeah, I would agree. Florida's graduation rate is the lowest among the big 3 in the state of Florida when it comes to football.

It's not about being able to answer non-football test questions. It's more about testing the aptitude and quickness of a QB. A QB has to be able to make quick decisions as part of their job description. The results of this test, on some level, measure that.

 

[salsadancer7]

Here's a sample of the Wonderlic. Set your clock for 5 minutes and don't peak at the answers at the bottom. Go....

ESPN.com - Page2 - So, how do you score?

LOL!! You beat me to the punch. I score 12 out of 15. I HATE MATH!!! I got 4, 6 11 wrong.

 

[SandraC]

I got #6 wrong, and I did not feel like doing the algebra in the number of pages question. So I got 13 right.


Sandra

 

[salsadancer7]

It's not about being able to answer non-football test questions. It's more about testing the aptitude and quickness of a QB. A QB has to be able to make quick decisions as part of their job description. The results of this test, on some level, measure that.

Those test prove nothing sitting on your fanning with a pencil and paper. That test does not make you grow eyes behind your head when feeling the possible breath of a on-coming lineman. Marino proved that....as well as the Fitzpatrick. Marino scored almost 3 times less than Fitzpatrick...and look at the opposite directions those careers are.

 

[SandraC]

Tebow does not have the physical skill of Marino. Not even close. He needs all the advantages he can get. If the NFL completely disregarded this test, they would not give it to potential draft picks.


Sandra