Good-n-Dumb: Time for Vince Young's Agent to Turn on the Spin
Major Adams is going to have to do a lot of fast talking to keep Rose Bowl hero Vince Young at the top of the NFL's draft board. From reports:
Texas quarterback Vince Young, whose agent is Major Adams (wasn't he the guy on "Wagon Train"?), decided not to throw, run or pick up any heavy pieces of metal at the Indianapolis combine. For one thing, he is currently working on improving his throwing mechanics, which have some pro scouts wary. For another, his Rose Bowl performance for the ages isn't a bad place to stop.
And here's the killer:
The stunning news of the day from the combine revolved around Texas quarterback and Rose Bowl hero Vince Young.
Young, who led the Longhorns to the national championship with a great performance against USC, scored only a 6 on the Wonderlic aptitude examination. The 50-question, 12-minute exam has a maximum score of 50 points. Although several players usually score in single-digits each year, it is highly unusual for quarterbacks to score that low.
Several NFL team executives confirmed Young's score, which could hurt his draft status.
Ouch.
Update: John Wagner points to this report, which says the original reports on Young's score were inaccurate.
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posted by Scott Baradell at
11:47 AM
3 Comments:
Happens every year. What's worse, the players that score the lowest in the Wonderlic are almost always kids that graduated with solid GPAs in college. Last year Junior Rosegreen from Auburn scored I believe a 2, after never having any academic issues at Auburn.
If I recall, the pros consider anyone who scores under 6 on the Wonderlic to be functionally illiterate.
By
Mack Collier, at 2/26/2006
I know it's impossible, but I wish the football and basketball pipeline was like baseball's -- minor leagues that fed into the majors, with college baseball for those who wanted to go to college. The system today offers all involved no option but craven hypocrisy.
By
SB, at 2/26/2006
I think it's getting closer Scott, with the advent of NFL Europe and the NBDL in recent years. I've noticed in the past couple of years many underclassmen have left college early to play in the NBA, and they either weren't drafted at all, or have already left the league.
But then again these kids know they can come back later and finish college, so really there's not much incentive for most of them to stay.
By
Mack Collier, at 2/27/2006
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