Kaepernick Scores a 37 on wonderlic

Sounds was verified as a smart young man with a 37, the 3rd best score behind Greg McElroy's 43 and Missouri's Blaine Gabbert's 42

Is it a bad thing that he didn't score as high as Alex Smith who had a 40?

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lower the better, dan marino scored 16

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Mar 17, 2011 1:31 PM PDT reply actions

This test means...NOTHING.

David Garrard scored a 14.
Shaun HIll scored a 25.
Drew Brees scored a 28.
Michael Vick scored a 20.
Tom Brady scored a 33.
Chad Pennington scored a 25.
Donovann Mcnabb scored a 14.
Peyton Manning scored a 28.
Ryan Leaf scored a 27.
Kerry Collins scored a 30.
Steve Mcnair scored a 15.
Brett Favre scored a 22.
Randall Cunningham scored a 15.
Steve Young scored a 33.
Terry Bradshaw scored a 15.
Matt Leinart scored a 35.
Alex Smith scored a 40.

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by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Mar 17, 2011 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

I thought brett favre turned his test in, only to come back to it 20 minutes later and continue

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by Giant Voodoo on Mar 17, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

lol nice.

"The year we beat Miami in the Super Bowl, ... do you know how many defensive linemen were in our rotation? Nine, and we used them all quite a bit. We just wore the Dolphins out."
Bill Walsh quote

by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Mar 17, 2011 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

It means something... Just not sure what it means in relation to football

I like to look at it as good the guy is smart but if Vince Young scored a 6 and Alex Smith scored a 40 it tells you being smart is not everything. Vince Young actually has had more success then Alex Smith but both or rumored to be out of their original job next year.

by Mr. Jesse From Anchorage, AK on Mar 17, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I am not a alex smith fan but

alex smith>>>> vince young.

vince young has been babied compared to alex smith and yet vince young thinks his great.

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Mar 17, 2011 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe. didnt mean to sound smug.

Im just tired of hearing about the wonderlic as if it has any indication how a quarterback will turn out. If someone has more information on how it correlates to football that would be great information.

"The year we beat Miami in the Super Bowl, ... do you know how many defensive linemen were in our rotation? Nine, and we used them all quite a bit. We just wore the Dolphins out."
Bill Walsh quote

by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Mar 17, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions

This was discussed about three weeks ago

The study concluded that general mental ability (GMA) was unrelated to future NFL performance, the draft selection process or the number of games started in the NFL.

This article presents empirical evidence that within the modern draft era, there exists no statistically significant relationship between intelligence and quarterback performance at either the collegiate or professional level.

link and link

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by 10forTech on Mar 18, 2011 5:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Well , there is a trend there ...!!

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by Edggy on Mar 18, 2011 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Notice there are no QBs under 14 though

It definitely does mean something.

Gimme 1 round!

by ItBurnzWhenIP on Mar 18, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Bad news

"I always thought that Crabtree was a hard worker. He's not faking it. He's not the type to hide behind the curtain... he's always been a guy that works hard."
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by 10forTech on Mar 17, 2011 7:17 PM PDT reply actions

I wrote a story about the Wonderlic test in 2005 in which I interviewed company president Charlie Wonderlic. He said a score of 10 or below is an indication of literacy problems.

“You can still be a great football player, but it means you can’t be trained through reading,” Wonderlic said. “What that’s really telling you is just how much of a challenge it’s going to be to teach this person.”

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by HUNGRY HUNTER on Mar 18, 2011 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Honestly I don’t understand the hype around Kaepernick. I’ve seen enough of him play (I’m from Reno) to have a pretty strong idea that he’s never going to be even an adequate NFL QB. He’s a great athlete, scrambler, and “winner” but he makes some of the easiest passes look so difficult and with too much regularity. I’ve seen him throw more than a few passes that looked like they were tipped at the LOS but weren’t touched.

by BruinBC on Mar 20, 2011 2:27 AM PDT reply actions