Stray Arrows: Ryan Wows With Wonderlic Score
This just in: Matt Ryan scored a 32 on his Wonderlic. By comparison, Harvard grad Ryan Fitzpatrick scored a 38, Brodie Croyle a 24 and Vince Young a contested 16 (10 is literacy). Brian Brohm and Joe Flacco, as well as several top offensive tackles, also shined during the test, which is good news for Chiefs fans. From the Chicago Tribune:
A person of average intelligence is supposed to score a 20. NFL teams like to see quarterbacks, offensive linemen, middle linebackers and safeties score higher than that because those positions can be mentally demanding.
At quarterback , none of the top prospects laid a Wonderlic egg. Boston College’s Matt Ryan, he of the off-the-charts intangibles, scored an impressive 32. And his score was matched by Louisville’s Brian Brohm, the second-highest-rated quarterback after Ryan on most boards.
Joe Flacco of Delaware scored a 27 and Chad Henne of Michigan scored a 22. Both are considered second-round prospects.
Most of the top offensive linemen also tested well. Michigan’s Jake Long scored a 26. Pittsburgh’s Jeff Otah scored a 28. Southern California’s Sam Baker scored a 27. Vanderbilt’s Chris Williams scored a 32. Boston College’s Godser Cherilus scored a 25.
My “The Blueprint 2″ strategy demands that the Chiefs take a quarterback and a tackle in the first two rounds of the upcoming draft. It appears that if the Chiefs subscribe to this theory they should be in great shape. Don’t underestimate the Wonderlic either; last year’s Super Bowl QBs, Eli Manning and Tom Brady, scored a 39 and a 33 on the test, respectively.
(hat tip: Pro Football Talk)
soo…how bout Ryan in the first and Cherilus in the second…could it happen..they played together at B.C and then for the chiefs..wouldnt that be great
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:18 pmThat is definitely a possibility. Then again, Joe Flacco and Jake Long basically wore the same uni, albeit for different squads.
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:30 pmim down for whatever you know..i believe QB and O lineman need to be one and two
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pmwhatever the mix may be
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pmHow about Ryan Clady burning up the test with a amazing score of 13? Can you say: Ouch!!!
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:44 pmwow…we may have issues there…may have to rename all the play calls….larry left or ryan push right…lol
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:47 pmRyan Clady is dead to me. He’s way too stupid to play LT.
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:51 pmmarino scored a 13..i guess there are some guys that dont know anything….except football…and in football..thats all you need.
March 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 pmsorry i meant a 16..got caught up on clady…lol
March 23rd, 2008 at 3:29 pmGood point on Marino. He is probably the reason they canceled the NFL show on HBO. How bad of a broadcaster is this guy?
March 23rd, 2008 at 3:42 pmThis may sound silly, but I’m quite surprised about Ryan’s score. I’ve heard several interviews he’s done, and he just seemed like he stumbled through all of them. I’m still not convinced that we need to go QB and OL (in whatever order) in 1 and 2 though. I think we need to go OL and CB. Then maybe go QB.
March 23rd, 2008 at 3:42 pmI dont know much about the type of questions on the (WONDERLIC) , But with a score of 13 he must have spelled his own name wrong. BYRON KLADY
March 23rd, 2008 at 3:45 pmits amazing how many mock drafts there are out there and some of them still dont even have the correct draft order on them…it throws the whole thing off if you got them in the wrong order..kinda pisses me off..i love lookin at those things…especially the ones that have all the rounds
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pmanybody know of any good ones to keep up with?
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:10 pmReally, KCMizzou? Are you sure you aren’t just hoping the Chiefs draft Chance Daniel next year? Matt Ryan has always sounded great in the interviews I’ve heard. Dude is poised. At least that’s my $.02.As for Marino, there are exceptions to every rule. Then again, maybe that’s why Marino never won a Super Bowl.
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pmHa. No thanks on the Daniel front. Odd. Maybe I’m watching the wrong interviews.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:28 pmcomesack, draft tek is a real good mock check out hailredskins.com
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:27 pmDraft Tek by far is the best and most updated mock. What do the Best bro’s know about the SD st. QB they always have us taking in the 6th or 7th (rated a monster value BTW). Any word on his wonderlic?
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:46 pmHuh? Gholston going first?
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:56 pmkcmissus, if you would have read the intro the guys in miami asked gholston to be put there
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:03 pmthe sd st qb had something like 40 tds to 1 int coould be a little off but not much
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:05 pmJosh Johnson is who you guys are talking about. He ran a blistering 4.53 40 at the combine, but tweaked his back doing so and threw poorly at the combine. He recently redeemed himself at his Pro Day: http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=61532
His Wonderlic score: 24, same as Brodie
I like the kid, but he’s not as polished as the top prospects. If we are more sold on Brodie than I think we are, yeah, we might go this route.
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:54 pmKevin O’connell SD st. is who I’m thinking of.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 pmJason. Stop being so defensive. Looking at it, I’m not impressed with their mock. I’m sorry. It’s not a big deal though. Certainly you don’t expect to be agreed with at all times. I apologize for missing the intro.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:19 pmi dont expect to be agreed with for sure. I WANT DRC no one will even give me the time of day on that one. draft tek just updates often and seems to try to really get it close no favoritism
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 pmI understand. There was just no need for the "kcmissus" comment. I do appreciate that they stay on top of their draft. Good day.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:33 pmthx for the help with that though..i did see a link to one that has us taking mike jenkins? MIKE JENKINS at the 5 spot…and your right..with DRC out there..they have us takin mike jenkins…WOW
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:42 pmand what is TLH anyways?
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:43 pmjust kidding on the kcmissus sorry if it offended you total joke
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 pmTLH is the landry hat
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:44 pmthats the one…that has us takin mike jenkins
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:46 pmTLH has us taking jenkins at 5 and gholston going 13 talib at 16 come on lets get serious. also it seems that comesackmyqb "might be converting to the whole DRC theory just if it happens you heard it here 1st
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:48 pmmike jenkins..over everybody but the longs..ryan and ellis…all the talent left out there and we get mike jenkins…
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:49 pmim not converting..but if we’re goin CB he is the one…how could we possibly take mike jenkins over him …lol..wow
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 pmim a team player …if it helps the team… im in it to win it…i just dont want another 07 season..im open to anything that will help
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 pmoh come on i need some help on that front also in the other strand TLH said he was "one of the smartest bloggers the best brothers know" WHAT???????????
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:53 pmwe seem to feel alike on the team player thing
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pmI’ve always loved the draftek site, but the Miami guy and whoever their Chiefs correspondent is are screwing it up for me right now. A computer does the picks, but people adjust team needs. Right now Running back is in there as a higher need than QB. So, the computer keeps having us pick a RB in the second or third round, which better not happen.
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pmyeah we need to find out who that is and straighten him out
March 23rd, 2008 at 8:56 pmyea..they got us takin felix jones in the 2nd and later rounds got picks takin positions we dont even have a need for…i hope we dont need to pick up another tight end anyways…or fullback..
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:03 pmwell we might need a fullback and the kid they have us takin from WV would be great who knows if the guy we signed will be better than boomer?or kris wilson?
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pmsoo..thats the guy who came in here ..the self proclaimed smartest blogger the best bro’s know..this is the same guy who does that mock?..what a DEUCHE…sorry…lol
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:07 pmfor sure
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:08 pmyea..i get ya there..but do we need a RB or TE..i mean we need linemen..we need your CB…we need a QB..WR …
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:10 pmYeah. It really is pretty insane when you look at our "lack of depth chart". At this point, any pick is probably a good pick for us.
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:14 pmdefinately…this is the only reason it bothers me so much that we’re doin nuthin in FA…we need so much and its not all gonna come from the draft
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 pmGuys, you never know what can happen, remember when we took Larry Johnson while Priest was in his prime? Everyone was shocked. That worked out just fine. We’re at a better spot right now, we’re going to get talent. But for the love of God can we get off of Matt Ryan’s schlong? Let’s hear about Gholston, Dorsey, hell I don’t care let’s hear about the worst rated guy invited to the draft… All we heard forever was things about Jake Long. Now all we get to read about is Matt Ryan? I understand that everyone has their own opinions, but it’s not just the poster’s opinions of people that matters, it’s the opinions of our community. All I’m asking for is one day, where there’s no posts about Jake Long or Matt Ryan.. I am thoroughly Long’ed and Ryan’ed out. So after this post I will pray I don’t see another Matt Ryan a beast? Or Jake love us Long time! post. >.< As good as Jake Long is, he’s not even the best rated LT prospect in this draft. Tackle as a whole? Yes, he’s great. LT? No, not the best. Matt Ryan, good workouts, could be a great pick, but he isn’t Peyton. Pre-combine mock drafts had him slipping past the first 20 spots, if not completely out of the first round in some. Now all of the sudden he’s a top pick, great QB, a possible hall-of-famer, a can’t-miss pick? Where in the blue hells did that come from? He had good combine results? Tom Brady didn’t have great combine stats. From what I remember he ran a 5 second 40, and wasn’t exactly impressive in his other achievements. We need O/D-linemen. The skill positions fill the seats, but the big boys in the trenches win games. Jake Long is a Hall of Fame right tackle, and a project at left. As everyone keeps saying, we can get good O-linemen in the 2nd round. And probably at least one guy whos rated better than Jake Long at LT. There are 2-3 guys out there slated as better prospects at LEFT TACKLE, not tackle as a whole. Defense with the first pick, and grab a LEFT TACKLE in the 2nd. After that it’s cake.
March 23rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm