Wonderlic Scores are in

[CowboyFaninMD]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-22-pompei-scout-mar22,0,7151782.story

here are some of the big names

 

[iceberg]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-22-pompei-scout-mar22,0,7151782.story

here are some of the big names

interesting.

 

[bbgun]

interesting.

fascinating

 

[GOLDENCHILD1688]

i dont know why so many people put so much stock into this.

 

[Aven8]

This is like one of those riduculous personality test that some sales jobs make you take. When I've been in the market for a new job in the past and they said they needed me to take the test, I said I'm not interested in your job! If somebody can't make a determintation by meeting you, then what's the point!

BTW...didn't Quincy have one of the highest scores on that test?????? That says a lot!

 

[meadco]

It doesn't have a lot to do with projecting their on-field football career, but with the new suspensions being handed out for idiotic off-field issues the wonderlic may carry a little more weight.

It's true. A player with a score of 9 may be able to flat-out ball. And he may be able to do that for a long time. Unfortunately, that won't help him when he's serving a suspension for poppin off in the club. Some of these guys are disgustingly stupid.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

This is like one of those riduculous personality test that some sales jobs make you take. When I've been in the market for a new job in the past and they said they needed me to take the test, I said I'm not interested in your job! If somebody can't make a determintation by meeting you, then what's the point!

BTW...didn't Quincy have one of the highest scores on that test?????? That says a lot!

when I was just out of highschool and needed a job quick, I applied at a Hallmark card store, and they made me take one in the middle of the mall

 

[EPL0c0]

i dont know why so many people put so much stock into this.

I agree.. Romo got a 30 and well....

 

[big dog cowboy]

It doesn't have a lot to do with projecting their on-field football career, but with the new suspensions being handed out for idiotic off-field issues the wonderlic may carry a little more weight.

It's true. A player with a score of 9 may be able to flat-out ball. And he may be able to do that for a long time. Unfortunately, that won't help him when he's serving a suspension for poppin off in the club. Some of these guys are disgustingly stupid.

to the CowboysZone!!!

 

[big dog cowboy]

Wonderlic Scores are in

Let the annual Wonderlic debate begin!!!

 

[kmp77]

Kevin Barnes scored 41. He got the talent to back the score up?

 

[couchscout]

This is like one of those riduculous personality test that some sales jobs make you take. When I've been in the market for a new job in the past and they said they needed me to take the test, I said I'm not interested in your job! If somebody can't make a determintation by meeting you, then what's the point!

BTW...didn't Quincy have one of the highest scores on that test?????? That says a lot!

You obviously have no clue about the wonderlic test. The wonderlic has absolutely nothing to do with personality. Its a test of your cognitive ability. How quickly and effeciently can you figure out the answer to a question, thats what its designed to figure out. It has quite a bit of application when dealing with QBs, though its not a perfect indicator. The rest of your post is spot on though, those personality tests are complete waste of time.

 

[GalvestonCowboyFan]

It doesn't have a lot to do with projecting their on-field football career, but with the new suspensions being handed out for idiotic off-field issues the wonderlic may carry a little more weight.

It's true. A player with a score of 9 may be able to flat-out ball. And he may be able to do that for a long time. Unfortunately, that won't help him when he's serving a suspension for poppin off in the club. Some of these guys are disgustingly stupid.

uhh, I don't think the Wonderlic is supposed to test a person's judgment, just their mental quickness. Those are two very different things. I don't have any evidence for this, but I suspect that Pacman Jones had a pretty good Wonderlic, because byall accounts he's a sharp guy. But he has the judgment of a poorly-trained Border Collie.

Now, whether or not the test is a very good indicator of "football intelligence" or even intelligence at all is another question. My hunch is that it's only ok at measuring those things. But I don't think a high score will make you less prone to getting into trouble at the local "scrip club."

 

[iceberg]

Let the annual Wonderlic debate begin!!!

yea, for my interesting comment.

in the end i really doubt too many of these scores either come as a surprise or changes much about the value of a player.

 

[poke]

uhh, I don't think the Wonderlic is supposed to test a person's judgment, just their mental quickness. Those are two very different things. I don't have any evidence for this, but I suspect that Pacman Jones had a pretty good Wonderlic, because byall accounts he's a sharp guy. But he has the judgment of a poorly-trained Border Collie.

Now, whether or not the test is a very good indicator of "football intelligence" or even intelligence at all is another question. My hunch is that it's only ok at measuring those things. But I don't think a high score will make you less prone to getting into trouble at the local "scrip club."

according to this story, he scored a whopping 7....(its on the last line of the story if you dont like reading)
http://www.getsportsinfo.com/?tag=/wonderlic

 

[Apollo Creed]

Didn't Akili Smith get like a 6?

Maclin's 25 is impressive, I really like that guy and would love to see him slip. But I think he's gone very early.

 

[GalvestonCowboyFan]

according to this story, he scored a whopping 7....(its on the last line of the story if you dont like reading)
http://www.getsportsinfo.com/?tag=/wonderlic

haha, I (might) stand corrected, then. Out of curiosity, I tried to find a source to corroborate this, and I found a bunch of numbers (6, 7, 9) but the number that popped up the most was 13. Here's one blog entry that has a complete list of his draft class that mentions him as a 13:
http://www.clanram.com/forums/f85/wonderlic-scores-combine-8152/

I suspect your source was wrong, because on lists of all-time lowest scores, a 7 would put Pac in the Top 10, but I haven't found him on such a list. I guess it's hard to find the official numbers because they're not supposed to be public, so people can "leak" whatever number they want. Anyway, 13 is still pretty low, but it's not that low.

I do, however, stand by my initial assertion that the test isn't supposed to test a player's judgment, just his mental acuity. If there is some correlation between low literacy (which is supposedly the reason anyone scores super-low) and poor judgment, I wouldn't be surprised, but they're still not testing judgment on the test.

 

[CATCH17]

i dont know why so many people put so much stock into this.

You couldn't wait to post that line.

 

[BIGDen]

I agree.. Romo got a 30 and well....

Pro Bowler with a great record and QB rating scored high on the test....
Yeah...good point...
Will you even be happy if he kicks *** next year?
Unbelievable.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Really people put too much stock into? Vince Young got a 6 when he did his and people said..."Oh no big deal. He'll be fine." Well this last season or so showed that he ain't exactly fine and I'm not talking about his lack of actual QB skill I'm talking about his mental aspects.

Sometimes I don't think people put quite enough stock into this deal. These are fairly simple questions and common sense for the most part so it's a little concerning, at least to me, when anyone has less than a 25.

I mean I'm no genius or anything, by any stretch, but even I scored a 37 on mine.

People getting these 12's and such just boggles my mind.