In space no one can hear Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 While I am not a Wonderlic guru.... Donahoe seems enamored with players who are cognitively impaired. Out of about 600 players taking the test Parrish finished with one of the ten worst scores. Gee... I wonder who the Bills veteran will be sending to look for the "free turkey" during their annual Thanksgiving rookie prank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 OL & QB are about the only positions where Wonderlic scores matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeRay Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Donahoe seems enamored with players who are cognitively impaired. that's because Donahoe is cognitively impaired. How else can you explain the last 5 years of rebuilding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Parish is stupid too? WTF? Why did we draft this guy? For punt returns? I dont get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLocke Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hey Mularkey coached Plaxico Burress in Pittsburgh. I am sure he is atleast as intelligent as Burress. Yes I do realize that Burress has about 8 inches and 50 pounds on Parrish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Our two picks have a cumulative Wonderlic of 22. That's just slightly below the number you'd like just for a TE taking the test all on his lonesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I heard Gregg Williams did very well on the wonderlic test and that's why TD hired him. John Fox scored a 44 on the test and Gregg-y got an 11, so TD hired him instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Our two picks have a cumulative Wonderlic of 22. That's just slightly below the number you'd like just for a TE taking the test all on his lonesome. 315630[/snapback] honestly, this is freaking depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboy54 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 my take on this is that if they were so stupid, they couldn't have played college ball. You know, they wouldn't remember any plays or where their assignments were, etc. In reality, it is just another crap shoot that guys like Kiper use to become draft gurus. Likewise, I assume that some of the TSW regulars are equally as challenged, judging from the posts they put up. Either way, it makes for interesting entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Days Lois & Clark Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I thought that when Mularky was hired he said that he wanted smart & tough football players on his team. Well with wonderlic scores of 10 & 12 with their first 2 picks, I would have to say they like players who aren't very bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill99 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Do we want a genius or a playmaker? I would rather have a guy who when he touches the ball, can break it for a touchdown. Parrish can do that already and scouts say Everett could be a great TE which is what you are asking for in the third round. Does the wonderlic score really matter for these positions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Syracuse Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 So the consensus is that the Wonderlic scores are now crucial. I guess that would make sense seeing how the Stanford and Harvard football teams are always duking it out for the National Championship. Oh wait....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Lets see, Dante Culpepper-18, Donovan McNabb-16, Dan Marino-14, it would appear that if wonderlic "morons" can play QB is this league WR and TE can do even better! The whole wondlic score thing is just so much crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 At least Jason Peters has someone to sit with and talk to on the short yellow bus now that Henry will be leaving soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 While I am not a Wonderlic guru.... Donahoe seems enamored with players who are cognitively impaired. Out of about 600 players taking the test Parrish finished with one of the ten worst scores. 315460[/snapback] He likes playing "Let's Make a Deal" with dimwits. It helps keeping us under the salary cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in SC Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 At least Jason Peters has someone to sit with and talk to on the short yellow bus now that Henry will be leaving soon. 315936[/snapback] What an image! You are assuming, of course, that all three are capable of FINDING the bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 OL & QB are about the only positions where Wonderlic scores matter. 315496[/snapback] I couldn't compile a list of intellectually challenged positions without including TE. OC is another, in that case we appear to have done well. Inside LB and SS, or the players making your defensive calls, there's no question in my mind it's significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJsackedagain Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 http://www.wonderlic.com/products/product.asp?prod_id=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac_Man Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 OL & QB are about the only positions where Wonderlic scores matter. 315496[/snapback] Tell that to the Patriots. When they held the Indy offense to 3 points last year in the playoffs, it wasn't because they had the most athletically taleneted defense in the league. Far from it. It was because players like Tedy Bruschi had learned Belichick's complex defense, and also knew quite a bit about Indy's offense. Chris Spielman was the same way when he was here. A WR who lacks football intelligence won't recognize the blitz, and won't adjust his route. That's what happened to Pittsburgh in their most recent Super Bowl. Neil O'Donnell threw two INTs, and both were because the receiver failed to adjust his route for the blitz. Had it not been for those INTs, the Cowboys might have lost. Just as they should have lost the last three times they went there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKC Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Tell that to the Patriots. When they held the Indy offense to 3 points last year in the playoffs, it wasn't because they had the most athletically taleneted defense in the league. Far from it. It was because players like Tedy Bruschi had learned Belichick's complex defense, and also knew quite a bit about Indy's offense. Chris Spielman was the same way when he was here. A WR who lacks football intelligence won't recognize the blitz, and won't adjust his route. That's what happened to Pittsburgh in their most recent Super Bowl. Neil O'Donnell threw two INTs, and both were because the receiver failed to adjust his route for the blitz. Had it not been for those INTs, the Cowboys might have lost. Just as they should have lost the last three times they went there. 316407[/snapback] The good news about our divisional rival is they took a moron with a 15 Wonderlic at CB yesterday- the bad news is he's still smarter than the two lunkheads we picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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