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Originally Posted by Relentless
...and that's why there has never been a multiple choice exam capable of testing anything effectively. Essay exams also fail to test actual knowledge... instead they test part of what you know and part of how well you can write.
People desperately want to replace the need for actually interviewing people or getting involved with apprenticeship programs. They would be much better off embracing those activities and doing away with standardized testing entirely.
Any team with a good scouting department has already spoken with the coaches, assistant coaches, high school coaches, parents, reporters, school administrators and researched every scrap of information about a player. Then they see them at the Senior bowl, interview them at the combine... if they give the Wonderlic Test more than a .001% value in their player evaluations they are flat out retarded. The test was first included by Landry back in the day when teams couldn't scout effectively. Those days are over.
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While I don't think it has anything to do with a person's physical ability to play football, I do think it can give you some indication about their potential ability to learn plays and pick up game to game changes and even half to half adjustments. There are, of course, cases like Frank Gore who scored one of the lowest scores of all time with a 6 having a successful career and guys that score high not having big careers, but when you look at many of the guys who play the harder, more skilled positions, most of them scored pretty well. There is a lot of memorization in the game and they are constantly changing things up. If you aren't smart enough to pick that up it could hurt your ability to perform.