Heres a sample of the test if your interested: http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Bill Hileman <[email protected]> wrote: > It does, however, measure quick-thinking, which is pretty key for > quarterbacks. Some famous former NFL player said on radio recently that the > test is half word problems and half math problems - you have 12.5 minutes to > answer 50 questions. Since he was way better at math, he didn't even > attempt to answer any of the word problems until he'd done all the math > ones, and subsequently came up with a rather high score. If there's any > truth to that, too bad Tim was not advised likewise. > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]*on > Behalf Of *Oliver Barry > *Sent:* Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:03 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Report: Tebow posts > below average 'Wonderlic' score [Andreu] > *Importance:* Low > > It is obvious the Wonderlic test does not measure intelligence. > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *John Vega > *Sent:* Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:10 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Report: Tebow posts below > average 'Wonderlic' score [Andreu] > > > > I would be very surprised if Brett Favre is smarter than Chris Leak. > > > > Chris was a Draddy Finalist, with a degree in Sociology, and gave the > keynote speech at graduation. > > > > Plus, I've heard the guy interviewed lots and lots, and he is no dummy. > > > > -Zeb > > > > "This is a great honor, but I would not have been able to achieve this > without the guidance from our coaching staff and the Office of Student > Life," said Leak. "Coach Meyer has put a tremendous emphasis on academic > success and graduating and that message has had a positive effect on our > entire team. It is clear that Dr. (Keith) Carodine, Jason Storch and the > entire staff truly cares about how each student-athlete at Florida lives on > and off the field each day. My family has also played a significant role in > showing me the importance of getting my education and I can not thank them > enough for everything they have done to support me. I'd also like to > congratulate the other members of the National Scholar-Athlete Class on > their efforts." > > > > > > On Mar 11, 2010, at 12:31 PM, Shane Ford wrote: > > > > *Report: Tebow posts below average 'Wonderlic' score* > > > > While some NFL coaches and general managers put a great deal of importance > on the test, others don't. There seems to be no correlation between the test > score and a quarterback's performance in the NFL. NFL Hall of Famer Dan > Marino, for instance, reportedly scored a 12 on the test. Brett Favre, who > is headed to the Hall of Fame, scored the same on the test that Tebow did — > a 22. Peyton Manning had a 28. *Former UF quarterback Chris Leak, who did > not make it in the NFL, scored an eight a few years back.* > > Among current starting quarterbacks in the NFL, the average score on the > Wonderlic was 30. > > Based on his academic record at Florida, Tebow is an intelligent guy. He > graduated in December with a cumulative grade point average of 3.66 in > family recreational services. In 2009, he won the National Football > Foundation's academic "Heisman." > > As for his potential to become an NFL quarterback, Tebow's throwing motion > and release have received most of the scrutiny over the past two months. He > will reveal his new, tighter throwing motion at UF's annual Pro Day on > Wednesday in The Swamp. 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