Wonderlic

The Wonderlic is the supposed intelligence test given to the football prospects at the Scouting Combine. It's a much easier version of the SAT and other standardized tests. The scores are supposed to be kept confidential but with the media these days they rarely are. The Wonderlic has been in the news the past few days because LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne scored a 4 and everyone knows about it.

The highest possible score on the Wonderlic is 50 so a 4 is extremely poor. I wouldn't have thought it possible if not for Vince Young  scoring a 6, maybe it was a 7, in 2006. That score was obviously released as well. Since the ridiculous reporting of the 4 it's been revealed that Claiborne has a learning disability. Poor academic scores and learning disabilities don't have to keep players from excelling on the football field. The movie "The Program" has a scene in which a meathead linebacker rattles off defensive checks based on offensive keys like a rocket scientist. This character knows what he's doing and so does Claiborne. He's played corner at an extremely high level in the SEC, a conference that's as close to the NFL in football talent as you can get and still be in college. Claiborne can play and a Wonderlic score of 4 isn't going to keep him from being drafted in the top-10 of the NFL Draft.

Claiborne's Wonderlic score has no business being made available to the public. I just don't get the jollies that drive the media. Players should just start refusing to take the Wonderlic. Players regularly refuse to take part in various drills at the Combine. Why not pass on the Wonderlic? If for no other reason they should pass on taking part because of the obvious inabilty to keep the scores confidential.