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Despite Media Reports, Vince Young's Wonderlic Score Still Unknown
by: John Onan As usual, the mainstream media blows another non-story from the world of
sports WAY out of proportion- even worse, the news over the weekend about Texas
quarterback Vince Young's Wonderlic score is likely inaccurate to boot. Young, who is currently in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine, was reported
to have scored a woeful 6 on the 50 question test that has been used by NFL
executives as a scouting tool to measure a draft prospect's intelligence. A spokesman for the NFL has stated that scores do not come out until a
week after the combine, so as of now these reports are not only pure speculation
on the part of the media, but also border on slanderous if we find out a week
from now that he actually scored higher. According to more reliable sources, Young actually scored a 16, which
doesn't exactly make him a genius, but is simply below average compared to 2005
draft hopefuls. I'm sure if this is the case, the major sports networks and
newspapers won't provide us with wall-to-wall coverage of how badly they goofed;
the damage has already been done. According to possibly the best talent evaluator to come along in the past
twenty years, former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins coach Jimmie Johnson, he
payed very little attention to off the field tests and concentrated more on game
film and how a player reacted in game situations. Ask USC coach Pete Carroll how
effective Young is when the chips are down, he'll tell you straight up. If you're still not convinced how insignificant a low Wonderlic score is
in predicting NFL success, a pretty good Hall of Fame quarterback that holds
most of the league's passing records reportedly scored a 13. He goes by the name
Dan Marino.
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