IF Tua falls....

AsylumGuido · 04-18-2020, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

#CheckTheMedicals

#CheckTheWonderlic

That scares me more.

stickman · 04-18-2020, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

#CheckTheWonderlic

That scares me more.

I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score."

jeanpierre · 04-18-2020, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

#CheckTheMedicals

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

#CheckTheWonderlic

That scares me more.

Originally Posted by stickman

I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score."

I'd like to see a correlation of Playoff WAR stats of QBs to their wonderlic, may have to email ProFootballReference on that one...

Anecdotally speaking, when you consider the most successful quarterbacks in the playoffs, many of them scored very high on the Wonderlic Exam...

AsylumGuido · 04-18-2020, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by stickman

I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score."

I could see your point if the score was average, but Tua was only able to manage a 13! That sucks. Especially for a position that requires quick analytical skills in an offense as complex as Payton's ... and most others in the league these days.

04-18-2020, 12:38 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: IF Tua falls.... Originally Posted by jeanpierre #CheckTheMedicals #CheckTheWonderlic That scares me more. jeanpierre likes this.

04-18-2020, 01:24 PM	#2
stickman 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gonzales, LA Posts: 1,801	Re: IF Tua falls.... Originally Posted by AsylumGuido #CheckTheWonderlic That scares me more. I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score."

04-18-2020, 03:30 PM	#3
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: IF Tua falls.... Originally Posted by jeanpierre #CheckTheMedicals Originally Posted by AsylumGuido #CheckTheWonderlic That scares me more. Originally Posted by stickman I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score." I'd like to see a correlation of Playoff WAR stats of QBs to their wonderlic, may have to email ProFootballReference on that one... Anecdotally speaking, when you consider the most successful quarterbacks in the playoffs, many of them scored very high on the Wonderlic Exam... SmashMouth likes this.

04-18-2020, 04:40 PM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: IF Tua falls.... Originally Posted by stickman I don't put any stock in the Wonderlic. I look at it as an excuse not to draft someone. It's like the closer the draft gets, the more GMs need a reason not to draft someone. This gives them an out... "We didn't like his Wonderlic score." I could see your point if the score was average, but Tua was only able to manage a 13! That sucks. Especially for a position that requires quick analytical skills in an offense as complex as Payton's ... and most others in the league these days.