Chris Leak's Wonderlic

Supposedly an 8:

http://www.macmirabile.com/Wonderlic.htm

 

Hey, he still beat Vince Young.


And before anyone says it, yes, I know Young's low score was wrong. It's a joke. Back away from the Post button, 'Horns fan.

 

Marcus Vick, 11. Shocker...

 

Sorry, it had to be done for the 1,000th time.

 

It was said for Vince and it should be said for Leak, too. Are we really placing too much emphasis on the Wonderlic?

 

I don't mean to piss in anyone's cereal, but all of this pre-draft combine shit could conceivably be the stupidest thing we've (or the media) decided is "vital" for us to know.

Who gives a shit? Wake me up when they're on the field. All draftniks must die.

 

Probably. It's a good way for us to say, "Wow, that gifted athlete who is about to make millions is stupid." Of course, Leak isn't going to be picked as high as Young, so he won't make as much. And the teams in the NFL obviously put at least some stock into it or they wouldn't have the players take it.

Of course, I just like the name. Wonderlic. Kind of funny.

 

Bubbler, you hate recruiting gurus, too, don't you?

 

I think the Wonderlic may be (slightly) more valuable for people like O-linemen who need to grasp the knowledge of complex schemes.

Other positions are read-and-react, which should be tested with other means than "extend the progression: 1, 10, 100, 1000, ..."

You don't need to know the capital of Kentucky to throw the pill 60 yards whilst seated on your arse.

 

So, do you get 3 points if you get the shocker question right?

And I would think QB is a position where the Wonderlic score is pertinent--ability to read and breakdown defenses, evaluate several options in a matter of seconds, etc.

 

Oh God yes.

 

I went to high school with a couple of girls whose last name was Wunderlich, pronounced the same, though. They both were named after Russian nobility, and one of them had a freaking alligator (a small one) named LaCoste (after the Izod alligator) in her bedroom.