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Originally Posted by kane
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.
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There is not a single thing the Wonderlic test can tell you about a player that a 20 minute conversation with that player and a few hours of background work won't tell you.
During an interview, hand him a phone book and ask him to find a particular name with the fewest page turns. Ask him to tell you how to tie shoelaces with very specific step by step instructions. See what kind of answers you get. In 20 minutes you will know if he is retarded, if he can express himself logically, if he can think in an orderly manner, etc... And there will never be any confusion about 'what does shoelaces mean.'
Diagram plays on the board and have him explain the responsibilities of his position in each formation. Give him game situations and ask him when a time out should be taken. These are the things that matter and evaluating his responses to them is much more accurate than trying to apply a fictitious wonderlic score to his football IQ.