The Wonderlic?

[Mr. Scot]

The NFL no longer administers this test at the Combine.

But apparently some teams do, and one of them is us.

 

[ForJimmy]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The NFL no longer administers this test at the Combine.

But apparently some teams do, and one of them is us.

 

More excited about Downs being on our radar at 39 vs the wonderlic test.

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

More excited about Downs being on our radar at 39 vs the wonderlic test.

Understood

I don't have strong feelings about it one way or the other. I just didn't know we were using it.

[DeSim]

wonder and lick

[t96]

I will never see an issue with gathering more info, even if the test is flawed and not indicative of success on its own. Just another piece of the puzzle, not a big or important one, but a piece nonetheless.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, t96 said:

I will never see an issue with gathering more info, even if the test is flawed and not indicative of success on its own. Just another piece of the puzzle, not a big or important one, but a piece nonetheless.

Pretty much this. I'm not really sure how proficient it is at predicting NFL success or even judging intelligence as is relevant to the game of football, but it's a piece of information. 

[WarHeel]

Glad Downs is in our sights. We will see what Maye is made of this year without him. 

[rayzor]

glad it's getting dropped from the combine.

not sure why we would be hanging on to it.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, rayzor said:

glad it's getting dropped from the combine.

not sure why we would be hanging on to it.

I thought it was dropped last year. Not sure...

[run-run-pass-punt]

When evaluating potential draft picks (or anything in life), there is such a thing as too much information. Analysis paralysis, you know. For me, the wonderlic falls into that category.

[rayzor]

38 minutes ago, run-run-pass-punt said:

When evaluating potential draft picks (or anything in life), there is such a thing as too much information. Analysis paralysis, you know. For me, the wonderlic falls into that category.

too much truly unnecessary information.

i mean someone could and probably is making an argument for the Wonderlic's value, but i think it's always been overstated and has probably (definitely) done more harm than good, especially in keeping very talented players from playing QB who test poorly but have a very high level of football intelligence.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

If they can play the game, what goes on in their heads shouldn't matter.

The problem is that you also want to draft someone who has basic brains. You know, to help with their finances or outside issues. You can say, oh the team will help them with that. But as we've seen in the past, once a player retires, that help is gone and they crash and burn. So I can see value in wanting someone who has smarts ouside Xs and Os. But this is a sport, and all that matters is if they can play. We just can't complain if the team isn't there for them after they walk away. We're not their parents.

[thefuzz]

Couldn't care what the team uses, if the minds in that building think it's worth it, it's worth it.

[Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.]

The measure may be flawed and has almost no face validity. But it has a hell of an impressive sample size.