Comments on: A.J. Green, Patrick Peterson are at the other end of the Wonderlic curve http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:30:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kneedragr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1007328 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:54:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1007328 A comment to razic3k who posted first. You cant teach anyone to run a 4.33 40, or turn on a dime at full speed.

In fact its a lot easier to teach someone to score high on the wonderlick than it is to improve their athletic ability by the time they reach the NFL.

These guys are maxed out from a decade of hard training. They are not going to suddenly find a bunch of speed or agility once they reach the NFL.

]]> By: raidernation666 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1007085 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:30:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1007085 steelertom says:
Mar 23, 2011 7:56 PM
cant teach speed and cant fix stupid. catch 22
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You just described Big Ben

]]> By: brownsclown http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006985 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:19:25 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006985 Anyway you spin it they turn out the same, dumber than snails!

]]> By: geniusesq http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006980 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:07:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006980 So what Business Schools are Green and Peterson applying to?? Oh right. They will make more than all of you Wonderlic-guru commenters will in a lifetime. Advantage Them.

]]> By: tom35mt http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006965 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:34:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006965 I would still rather have Green or Peterson on my team

]]> By: axespray http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006956 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:16:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006956 baous says:
Mar 23, 2011 6:46 PM
Roddy White scored a 4 on his and he’s a top 10 if not top 5 wideout today.

^ anyone is a top ten wideout when they play against the nfc west/nfc south/browns/bengals

how much catches did Roddy have against The Packers and Steelers again?

If I had to rank WRs, it’d be Calvin Johnson Jr/Andre Johnson/Larry Fitzgerald/Greg Jennings/Brandon Marshall/Reggie Wayne/Miles Austin/DeSean Jackson/Marquis Colston/Chad Ochocinco/Wes Welker/ probably Jordy Nelson and then Roddy White.

]]> By: saintsfan1111 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006954 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:51:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006954 Congrats to LSU and the SEC for bringing another gifted idiot into the world.

]]> By: indyeagle http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006930 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:45:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006930 Trollaikman,

My crying 4 week old just woke me up so I was killing time on here while rocking him. Your comment caused me to laugh so hard I woke him up again. Thanks a lot and very well played! A “sicks” almost made me piss myself.

]]> By: onwisc0nsin http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006922 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:25:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006922 I watched peterson on nfl network talk and show technique. He knows the job well

]]> By: thefiesty1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006918 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:11:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006918 That’s like saying a person with a Masters Degree is smarter than a person with a bachelors degree. All that means is they have another piece of paper to hang on their office wall. So, they scored well on the Wonderlic, good for them-it doesn’t make them a better player.

]]> By: prophet11 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006906 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:48:40 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006906 AJ Green is another Charles Rogers. Rogers also scored a 10.

]]> By: omniscient48 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006877 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:19:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006877 Did anyone see Peyton Hillis on Sports Nation last night? He must have taken the test twice and scored a cumulative 10.

]]> By: goawayeverybody http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006806 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:58:53 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006806 Btw, has anyone taken a Wonderlic test? You can take it online. It’s relatively easy but there are a couple of tough questions.

]]> By: goawayeverybody http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006805 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:57:10 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006805 I predict Greg McElroy will be a terrible quarterback, regardless of his great Wonderlic score.

And Vince Young, despite his awful Wonderlic result, turned out pretty well as an NFL quarterback, despite the fact that he’s very temperamental.

]]> By: wtfru2 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006771 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:10:28 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006771 What was Randy Moss’ score? When you can fly by em it doesn’t take a lot of thought. “Super Freak” can’t do it anymore but that is 30 million dollars down the road and he now owns a NASCAR team. I wonder how that wonderlic worked out?

]]> By: teal379 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006770 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:10:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006770 I admit – the score may not indicate how well the guy catches a ball, runs a route or practices but it will give a good indication to if he is smart enough to handle the 25 million you’re about to give him. If not the money itself but smart enough to surround himself with the right people to look out for him.

Do you really want your stud receiver broke in 16 months, hitting up that wonderlic maxed out lineman for “folding money” you know, just $300,000 to get him through???? What kind of dynamic does that bring to the locker room?

Or holding out/sitting out 2 years into a 4 year deal because he’s waist deep in paternity suits, hookers and collection agents and needs more money? Contract and production be damned…

It’s not just about football ability here – the last thing you need is a guy who isn’t bright enough NOT to be an issue off the field.

]]> By: thetooloftools http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006768 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:05:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006768 So.. I see… now you tearing down posts that you don’t agree with which contain no profanity or hate.
This web site is becoming someone’s personal soap box with an agenda.

]]> By: philriverslovespenis http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006761 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:40:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006761 Somewhere Al Sharpton & Jesse Jackson are holding press conferences demanding a Mr. Wonderlic to stop the hatred.

]]> By: endzonezombie http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006752 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:33:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006752 “I’m not picking on anyone that does well on the test but “genius”? Half the people I know, myself included, maxed the test. It’s just not that difficult. And we are no Mozarts.”

Anyone who mentions Mozart in conjunction with a football test probably scores lower than either of these two.

]]> By: realitypolice http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006745 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:21:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006745 The reason people put up red flags for bad wonderlic scores is because it is a test that is quite easy to prepare for. Everyone knows what the questions are, and with a few hours practice just about anyone should be able to get a decent score.

So some teams may take this as a sign that a player is not willing to put the time in to prepare for something he should have considered important to his future.

]]> By: whywerule http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006728 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:06:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006728 He can then be trained to run fast, turn quick, improve technique.

You cannot be trained to run much faster than your God given ability, that is well known. Every Coach on the planet will tell you “You cannot teach fast”. You can get people into better condition, and work with them to improve technique, but there is just not much you can do with teaching “fast”.

]]> By: steelertom http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006724 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:58:36 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006724 and you misspelled balloon.lmao

]]> By: purpleguy http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006721 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:57:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006721 You can really only reach one of two inescapable conclusions from these scores: (1) the 2 players are complete dopes becasue they couldn’t even get an average score with prior agent-arranged preparation and study; or (2) their agents are complete dopes because they failed to properly prepare two complete dopes to succeed on a test on which the average 14 year old can score at least a 15.

]]> By: steelertom http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006720 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:56:20 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006720 cant teach speed and cant fix stupid. catch 22.

]]> By: mtnoll http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006719 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:56:08 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006719 A 9 and a 10?? These guys should leaving college to go back to high school, not the NFL.

]]> By: descendency http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006703 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:38:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006703 @razic3k

You don’t think on a football field. You just do and react. It takes conditioning and training. The reason why the wonderlic is given is to test how quickly a player can prepare for this test.

It’s like all of the other combine tests. They have an expected range to score in. Scoring at your projection = no change. Scoring well below = stock falls. Scoring well above = stock goes up.

]]> By: bonerchamp http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006695 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:30:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006695 Last time I checked you don’t need to score a 40 to run a 9 route.

Just imagining what their response would be….

]]> By: hey804 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006691 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:27:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006691 Peyton Manning and Drew Brees both scored a 28.

Alex Smith scored 40.

Just saying…

]]> By: shiftyshellshocked http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006667 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:01:08 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006667 Let me guess…… these two guys are pre-med students.

]]> By: berniemadoffsides http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/23/a-j-green-patrick-peterson-are-at-the-other-end-of-the-wonderlic-curve/#comment-1006666 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=119128#comment-1006666 Let the racism implications commence!

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