Wonderlic Test

[YYZ66]

[url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=4984943"]link[/url]

So, this ESPN article states that Tebow scored really low on the Wonderlic, a 22. The article then goes on to state that both Dan Marino and Jim Kelly scored a 15. Does this test really mean anything? I wonder if any teams passed on Marino or Kelly because of their low scores?

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='11 March 2010 - 09:24 PM' timestamp='1268360655' post='375302']
[url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=4984943"]link[/url]

So, this ESPN article states that Tebow scored really low on the Wonderlic, a 22. The article then goes on to state that both Dan Marino and Jim Kelly scored a 15. Does this test really mean anything? I wonder if any teams passed on Marino or Kelly because of their low scores?
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Per wikipedia the average for QB's is 24.

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[thewarden86]

Sample:

[quote]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. What is the average of all of the integers from 13 to 37?

6. A basketball player averaged 20 points a game over the course of six games. His scores in five of those games were 23, 18, 16, 24, and 27. How many points did he score in the sixth game?

7. 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?

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[JonM229]

I read a similar article that tried knocking Tebow down a few pegs, which is always appreciated.

[FerrariFan87]

I don't think there's any direct correlation between Wonderlic score and on-field performance.

[darklight1216]

I think they are about as valuable as the fourty times.

[LilyRaven]

[quote name='FerrariFan87' date='12 March 2010 - 09:17 AM' timestamp='1268403423' post='375475']
I don't think there's any direct correlation between Wonderlic score and on-field performance.
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I don't think there's a direct correlation between the Wonderlic score and anything... except maybe the Wonderlic score.

My husband's uncle works for the NFL and a few years ago he gave my then high school freshman daughter an outdated copy of one just to see how she did. She outscored most of draft class that year.

Sadly, her 40 times kept her from declaring early.

[ravens__]

Agreed.
Some people pay way too much attention on those mini tests rather than anything else.

[quote name='darklight1216' date='12 March 2010 - 09:23 PM' timestamp='1268421823' post='375662']
I think they are about as valuable as the fourty times.
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[YYZ66]

[quote name='thewarden86' date='11 March 2010 - 11:15 PM' timestamp='1268363742' post='375353']
Per wikipedia the average for QB's is 24.
[/quote]

So, Tebow is slightly lower than average.

[quote name='FerrariFan87' date='12 March 2010 - 10:17 AM' timestamp='1268403423' post='375475']
I don't think there's any direct correlation between Wonderlic score and on-field performance.
[/quote]


[quote name='darklight1216' date='12 March 2010 - 03:23 PM' timestamp='1268421823' post='375662']
I think they are about as valuable as the fourty times.
[/quote]

Agreed.

[JonM229]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='13 March 2010 - 03:41 PM' timestamp='1268512907' post='376162']
So, Tebow is slightly lower than average.
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Good thing you don't live in Florida. You could get killed for saying something like that.

[Reddawn36]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='13 March 2010 - 03:41 PM' timestamp='1268512907' post='376162']
So, Tebow is slightly lower than average.
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[quote name='JonM229' date='13 March 2010 - 03:43 PM' timestamp='1268513020' post='376163']
Good thing you don't live in Florida. You could get killed for saying something like that.
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Yes, Yes you could.... my friend had to go into protective custody because he made fun of Tebow for crying after the SEC Championship (he's a crimson tide fan).... and we were up near gainesville.... yikes

[YYZ66]

[quote name='Reddawn36' date='13 March 2010 - 04:55 PM' timestamp='1268513734' post='376168']
Yes, Yes you could.... my friend had to go into protective custody because he made fun of Tebow for crying after the SEC Championship (he's a crimson tide fan).... and we were up near gainesville.... yikes
[/quote]

OK, guess I should have said he[i] tested[/i] a little lower than average.

[thewarden86]

[quote name='YYZ66' date='13 March 2010 - 07:08 PM' timestamp='1268521691' post='376214']
OK, guess I should have said he[i] tested[/i] a little lower than average.
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Don't worry, that's just Jon talkin'. Rednecks don't even know that you said it as they don't know how to use computers.