Mort Tweets QB Wonderlics

[Catalyst]

I think the whole thing is rather pointless, TBH. I suppose it could help to determine how smart someone is in terms of learning a playbook or understanding offensive/defensive schemes, but that's more football IQ.

[Proudiddy]

Are we taking into account cultural biases? /flamethrower

:lol:

[Catalyst]

21 of 50 is solid? WTF?

It is, actually. Check other NFL QB's scores. It's pretty rare to see a lot of players score over 35.

[CatMan72]

yea but its the best kinda smart.........bill gates aint a billionaire cause he is street smart

Well, that depends... not sure how much good Bill Gates smarts would do him on a football field?

Farve got a 22 on the Wonderlic and things worked out pretty well for him, meanwhile Alex Smith got a 40+ score and... well, you know the rest of the story.

Personally, I think the data shows that the Wonderlic isn't a good measurement of a players potential. McNair scored a 14 or 15 compared to Collins 30, but McNair demonstrated much more "intelligence" during his playing career than Collins did. If we had a time machine, I think most of us would go back and draft McNair instead of Collins, crappy wonderlic score and all.

[bababoey]

Mine is 70

I took one once for a job. I scored a 29. Makes me just dumb enough to be dangerous.

[Proudiddy]

I still stand that Dalton is going to be a steal, I'm also starting to believe that Ponder will be as well, even if we draft Cam, I'd love to pick up Ponder if he's there in the the 3rd with one of our extra picks.

[countryboi]

does jamarcus russell have the record for highest wonderlic score by a black QB........cause that would be sad

[PantherBrew]

Meh, I would have preferred to see 25.

Doesn't alter my opinion of not having an opinion.

I think the 42 will put Gabbert into play at #1, fair or not.

With that said, Trent Dilfers 22 makes me think about how much it matters because it SEEMS he breaks down film and plays very well. But the tv could be lying.

Also, intelligence is a fluid thing.

[Proudiddy]

does jamarcus russell have the record for highest wonderlic score by a black QB........cause that would sad

I don't know, but he did score a 24 and in no way at all in any interview I have ever seen would I assumed Jawalrus was more intelligent than Vince Young, McNabb, Vick, or Cam...

Then again, he could've been on the sizzurp in those interviews.

[Panthro]

I took one once for a job. I scored a 29. Makes me just dumb enough to be dangerous.

Not only am I an athlete but a mathlete

[csx]

...and like Mort points out, the Wonderlic tests how "book smart" you are. That's not the only kind of smart there is.

Not really, it's basic common problem solving from all the sample questions I've seen.

1. A physical education class has three times as many girls as boys. During a class basketball game, the girls average 18 points each, and the class as a whole averages 17 points per person. How many points does each boy score on average?

2. Randolph has 8 ties, 6 pairs of pants, and 4 dress shirts. How many days could he possibly go without wearing the same combination of these three items?

3. John is a mechanic. He makes $8.50 an hour, plus $3 extra for every oil change he performs. Last week he worked 36 hours and performed 17 oil changes. How much money did he make?

4. A box of staples has a length of 6 cm, a width of 7 cm, and a volume of 378 cm cubed. What is the height of the box?

5. Arnold is about to go on a 500-mile car trip. His mechanic recommends that he buy a special highway engine oil that will save him 50 cents in gas for every 25 miles of the trip. This new oil, however, will cost $20. Is it worthwhile for Arnold to buy the oil if he has a coupon for $4 dollars off the price?

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/26/2684796/sample-wonderlic-test-questions.html#ixzz1Grjml0GO

[Catalyst]

Meh, I would have preferred to see 25.

Doesn't alter my opinion of not having an opinion.

I think the 42 will put Gabbert into play at #1, fair or not.

With that said, Trent Dilfers 22 makes me think about how much it matters because it SEEMS he breaks down film and plays very well. But the tv could be lying.

Also, intelligence is a fluid thing.

Not so sure about that with Gabbert. I read last year leading up to the draft an article about how a lot of teams are 'scared off' by very high scores because so few high-scoring QB's end up making it.

[CatMan72]

According to Rotoworld, the average Wonderlic score for QB's is 24, so 21 ain't bad.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6491/cam-newton

[Kurb]

Miss read nm

go Panthers