Romo's intelligence?

[Jon88]

Chad's interviews were a joke too. After hearing him once I immediately began to question the education offered at Stanford.

Perhaps the worst was Jim Druckenmiller-- He sounded like he didn't have a brain in his head.

I sold him a camera when I worked for Best Buy. He seemed smarter than average. Hated the fact he didn't get the job done in Dallas more than any fans did. He did everything but outright apologize.

 

[percyhoward]

In Carolina last year, after they ran into Cundiff giving the Cowboys a first down, Bledsoe was huddled with the coaches on the sidelines discussing which plays to run. Romo comes running up out of nowhere yelling "Run a play! Run a play!"

The information that Romo had "processed" was that the Panthers were claiming they had touched the ball, that this would affect the penalty that was called, and that the play could be reviewed, and might subsequently be reversed. Of the eleven players who were on the field when the play happened, and all the players and coaches on the sidelines (including Drew Henson), he appeared to be the only one who knew this.

 

[Doomsday101]

I don't care if Romo spells cat (Kat) As long as he is hitting the open man and helping this team put points on the board. I'm not asking him to run the country just the football team.

 

[superpunk]

In Carolina last year, after they ran into Cundiff giving the Cowboys a first down, Bledsoe was huddled with the coaches on the sidelines discussing which plays to run. Romo comes running up out of nowhere yelling "Run a play! Run a play!"

The information that Romo had "processed" was that the Panthers were claiming they had touched the ball, that this would affect the penalty that was called, and that the play could be reviewed, and might subsequently be reversed. Of the eleven players who were on the field when the play happened, and all the players and coaches on the sidelines (including Drew Henson), he appeared to be the only one who knew this.

I process this in my living room. Why is this impressive? j/k, I remember that.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

I process this in my living room. Why is this impressive? j/k, I remember that.

should read:

I processed this in my living room.

Romo wouldn't have made that mistake.

 

[dwmyers]

Roughly in the middle 1990s, the highest rated starting QB, by Wonderlic, was Drew Bledsoe. He had a 33, Steve Young had a 31, and Aikman was around a 29.

Bledsoe is damned smart. He did that kind of score before Wonderlic coaches came around and took the test apart as a measurement tool.

Now, having said that, I have to wonder if Bledsoe would make a 33 today. I have to wonder if the cumulative effects of the pounding he has taken hasn't affected his ability to follow a game plan, to follow instructions.

David.

Ok, to qualify: when I look around lists of quarterbacks, the number most often quoted for Bledsoe is 37 and Young it's more like 33. My memory still has Bledsoe pegged at 33 and Young at 31, but memory is tricky with an older guy like me.

The lowest number on the Wonderlic I've seen for Tony Romo is 30, but the most reliable numbers set him at 37. An article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (available as a cache on Google) has the following quote (talking about draft hopefuls in 2003):

url: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cach...Wonderlic+Tony+Romo&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=18

Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois: 6-2, 230. . . . Played at Burlington. . . . First-ever three-time Ohio Valley Conference player of the year. . . . Had a Wonderlic score of 37 . . . Didn't help himself at the combine with 40-yard dash clocking of 5.0 seconds and 30-inch vertical jump. . . . Mid- to late-round pick.

David.

 

[dwmyers]

I think he had a 37 on the Wonderlic, which is very good, but isn't even as high as Drew Henson's.

Akili Smith scored a 37 on the Wonderlic after working with a Wonderlic coach. They made him take it again and he scored a 27 on the retake.

Modern Wonderlic scores (past, say, 2000) are affected by pre-combine coaching the same way 40 yard times are affected by pre-combine coaches.

David.

 

[baj1dallas]

There is book/test intelligence and there is intelligence in working with human dynamics. It appears Romo has both.

A high score on "intelligence" tests means nothing more than that you're good at taking tests. There's no correlation to testing well and success in life.

 

[SultanOfSix]

There's no correlation to testing well and success in life.

Depends on what you define as "success". To say there is "no correlation" makes it easily open for contradiction.

 

[dogberry]

The relevant speed number for a qb is how fast he can move 3 feet, not if he has a 5 flat 40.

 

[Stautner]

A high score on "intelligence" tests means nothing more than that you're good at taking tests. There's no correlation to testing well and success in life.

This is baloney. Testing well doesn't guarantee success in life, and those who test poorly can still find success, but testing IS a legitimate tool that gives a reasonable indication if a person has certain aptitudes and traits and mental abilities that can translate into success.

Testing isn't the sole or absolute indicator, but to say there is NO correlation between testing well and success is plain wrong.

 

[ZeroClub]

Nevermind

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I think he had a 37 on the Wonderlic, which is very good, but isn't even as high as Drew Henson's.

Drew Henson scored too high.......:laugh2:

 

[BAZ]

I hear in his spare time he like to save orphans from burning buildings while doing cryptic cross word puzzles.

 

[Aikbach]

I heard he is smarter than this guy:

I hope so, this guy in the picture has said..er...typed some stupid things lately.

 

[BAZ]

I hope so, this guy in the picture has said..er...typed some stupid things lately.

What did he say?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Actually, you're right. It's EI = emotional intelligence.

But EQ is it's measure, similar to how IQ is the measure of mental intelligence.

Emotional Quotient?

 

[Aikbach]

What did he say?

He claimed that some elaborate physics formula disproved the existence of a creator.

 

[LaTunaNostra]

Romo strikes me as having both high intellect ("IQ") and high intelligence (lives an intelligent life). That is in addition to demonstrating pretty solid QB I&I last week.

Certainly his intelligence is obvious just from the way he handles loaded questions in press conferences. The pc immediately after last Sunday night's game was classic. He is quick witted and already shows the confidence to be concerned with whole-team leadership issues. He is naturally diplomatic, but manages not to spew out cliche after cliche. If anyone recalls his DMN series of post 03 season 'journals', they remember his humorous columns. Finding a girlfriend was a running gag of his, altho it as definitely tongue in cheek. That joke seems to be continuing...

He's bright and aware. Likes to read, as well. Seems like a very smart cookie to me.

 

[88 enough said]

I think he had a 37 on the Wonderlic, which is very good, but isn't even as high as Drew Henson's.

Exactly, The original post had a stipulation of "IN THE LEAGUE". Henson isn't even a pracice squad player