Doc Brown
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In your last post you just said that "it means nothing".
I stand corrected. It's a good baseline to prove to people you're not an idiot. Besides that, it doesn't mean much.
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Or, one could save $30k/year, google NFL QB wonderlic scores, look at the historical data and see that every QB who's scored 15 or less since 2000 has sucked.
Well, if you score that low then it's highly likely you're not that bright across the board.
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I majored in school psychology where the bulk of the program was how to give and interpret cognitive (IQ) and academic standardized tests. A student with an IQ of 105 who's reading skills are at a 76 would be diagnosed with a learning disability and in IEP would be drawn up to get her/him extra help.
A score of 15 on a Wonderlic means nothing because people have strengths and weaknesses in different areas that measure cognitive ability. My guess for a quarterback the two most important indicators of success would be information recall and processing speed. The ability to learn new information, store it, and retrieve it when appropriate (such as what happened last game when they were showing blitz on 3rd and 4 or reading different coverages, etc...). The second is processing speed as you have to take all that information and make make a quick decision within 3 and a half seconds or so when dropping back. Plus, being a hard worker, being cool under pressure, having a strong/accurate arm, being tall, and having some athleticism also helps.
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They're close. Brady has better regular season stats, but he also played in a more pass friendly era. Montana and Brady had similar playoff stats. Montana had better Superbowl stats, but Brady has more wins and appearances. Plus, Montana never had to mount a comeback in the Superbowl that Brady pulled out this year. Flip a coin.
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Scientists say man made global warming is real, politicians with cash from energy companies say it isn't. Who ya gonna believe?
Considering the Republican party is the only Conservative Party out of any of the Democratic countries in the world to have at least a fraction of their party flat out deny man made climate change, I'm going to believe the scientific consensus throughout the world. The real question is not if, but how much humans have contributed to climate change. Fossil fuel companies shelled out 100 million dollars to various Republicans in the primaries with the most going to Tea Party favorite and bs extraordinaire Ted Cruz (20 million).
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From what I rememeber here are his most important campaign promises. I'm going to ignore all his stupid tweets and the Russia probe because most Americans don't care about that.
1.) "Repeal and replace Obamacare." Rocky start as conservatives think it's Obamacare lite, Dems are pointing out it gives massive tax cuts to the rich, and it's likely to get a poor rating by the CBO.
2.) "Temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States." He's cleaned that statement up and followed through on it to a certain extent, but liberal judges are making it tough on him. Also, first executive order on this was poorly executed as it caused massive confusion at airports.
3.) "Bring manufacturing jobs back." I disagree with him on how to bring manufacturing jobs back (free trade agreements and lifting regulations will stimulate the economy, but he is going the progressive way and blocked TPP. He had a decent first jobs report, but there were a few instances of better months during the Obama administration so time will tell on that one.
4.) "Impose tariffs on good from Mexico and China." I haven't heard any story about the administration doing this yet, but it's still early in his presidency.
5.) "Build a wall and Mexico will pay for it. Deport illegal immigrants with a criminal record." Mexico clearly isn't paying for the wall, and it doesn't look like the wall is a top priority right now. However, illegal boarder crossing is down 40% and he's made good on his promise to deport illegal immigrant criminals.
6.) "Renegotiate the Iran deal." I haven't read or heard anything about this yet, but again it's early on in his presidency.
7.) "Cut taxes." The only thing I've seen so far is giving the rich a tax break through the proposed health care plan. Maybe should of started his agenda with tax reform.
8.) "Invest in infrastructure." His proposal of a trillion dollar infrastructure program will be very popular with nearly everybody if done correctly.
9.) "Bomb the hell out of Isis." US drone strikes have gone up 432% since Obama took office. Promise kept, but he also said he'd defeat Isis within 30 days so he hasn't met that goal.
Bottom line is he's done okay so far given the massive amount of promises he's made. He's made a few rookie mistakes, but like all administrations though, time will tell.
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Kept it real. More players should have relationships like this instead of the fake PR bullsh**.
That's the positive side of twitter.
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I've always voted Democrat because my wife is a public school teacher (Betsy Devos -uggghhh) and my brother was diagnosed with a debilitating chronic illness where he relies on Medicaid right now before he can get disability. However, I disagree with Democrats when it comes to their pro choice stance and wasn't too crazy about them when they killed Vince Foster.
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I have an ongoing bet with my brother that the Bills will not draft a QB in 2017. I've only lost twice in the past several years.
Well, you seem to know your football.
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Some guy on ESPN said it was the most underrated signing yesterday.
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Well, I'm convinced. I thought I understood science, but this clip from a television show has opened my eyes. I'm riding my bike to work until I can move to the mountains - probably the Colorado Rockies, where I can enjoy beachfront property in my retirement years.
LOL. I told you if you were a denier don't watch it. I just find it funny because Debbie downer Toby from The Office said we're all going to die.
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CFL? Arena League?
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I'm trying to get my head around this contract. 5 years 39 million. Are they nuts?
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I hate the extra point rule. A skinny soccer player kicking the ball should have as little impact as possible in an NFL game.
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Zach Brown forgot how to tackle the 2nd half of the season. Reggie Ragland is a solid ILB who McDermott hopes will be his "Kuechly". I don't think we keep Alexander or Z. Brown and the LB market isn't that great in free agency. So, it seems our top 3 needs are CB, OLB, and WR in the draft.
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The median age during prime time of a Fox News viewer is 68. CNN is 59. MSNBC is 63. I've watched more cable news than usual last year, but none of them interest me as they're all painfully predictable. Fox News is the ultimate Republican propaganda machine and they do it SO well, CNN tries to hide their liberal slant by hiring Trump surrogates (Lewandowski, Jeffrey Lord) but they're not fooling anybody, and MSNBC is like a FOX wanna be for the left. There are reasons Fox News gets more viewers though and you can tell by the exit polls of the 2016 election.
That shows as you look at the 2016 results by age:
18-29 year olds - 55% voted for Hillary and 37% voted for Trump. 8% Independent
30-44 year olds - 50% voted for Hillary and 42% voted for Trump. 8% Independent
45-64 year olds - 44% voted for Hillary and 53% voted for Trump. 3% Independent
65 and older - 45% voted for Hillary and 53% voted for Trump. 3% Independent
Younger people get their news primarily through the internet and more liberal comedy shows like The Daily Show or basically any late night show. Older people are more conservative and therefore watch FOX news. Given Obama got 60% of the youth vote (18-29) in 2008, it's fair to assume that more people voted for an Independent candidate because Hillary was a horrible candidate. As happy as Republicans were to win all three houses, the future of the party may be in more trouble then people realize.
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It's funny how everybody outside of the Buffalo era thinks we were crazy for even considering letting him go.
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Uggghhhh.....I'm guessing this means Reggie Bush is out. I'll always remember the one yard rushing TD in Miami during garbage time.
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I will start the rumor , they are going to cut Gronk because they cannot keep him sober during victory parades.
I'll start the rumor that this signing may indicate Gronk won't be ready for next season.
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I think management and the coaching staff were so back and forth with Taylor that reporters were clueless and often just went by any source they could find.
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I've got to believe Dennison had a lot to do with this given his offense relies on short to intermediate throws and YAC that involve a lot of play action and boot legs. Plus, he was the QB coach in Baltimore with Taylor in 2014. Props to Taylor for agreeing to restructure as I'm guessing given Glennon's reported contract offer that he would of gotten a better deal elsewhere for QB desperate teams. Oh yeah, it pains me to say this, but good job Whaley.
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My opinion of Whaley just increased tenfold. No pressure to draft a quarterback this year and next year's class will be much better.
When Are Wonderlic Scores Revealed?
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Well, you've had busts that have scored great on it (Blaine Gabbert - 42) (Christian Ponder - 34) (Matt Leinart - 35). I'm just saying that they could develop a better test that focused solely on the ability to learn and recall new information and processing speed tests available in standardized cognitive tests. These specific subtests would tell you a great deal more than a general intelligence test with poor test/retest reliability.