Alright, I took the damn test. 12 minutes is what I got.
A 50-question test, no preparation, no time to get into "testing mode" as I called it when preparing for college finals or midterms.
I got 25 questions in, nailed 20 of them.
I'm a smart guy, but I'm completely and totally baffled at the idea that the Wonderlic Test will -- in any way -- serve as a barometer for what a professional football player will need to know when doing their job.
Here's a link to take the test yourself. You got 12 minutes. I'm putting you on the honor system here. Tell me your results. Go!
After scouts get finished with their poking, prodding and measuring soon to be NFL draftees, then it's the players turn to show how smart they were at silly math and vocabulary questions with the Wonderlic test.
I suppose if I really needed a mid-level wide receiver, I wouldn’t go with the most talented or durable, but which one could tell me how far a train would travel in 4 seconds if it was going 25 feet in a third of a second.
By the way, I got that question when it came up on my sample test... I'll give you one answer for free (300 feet).
Check out my Morning Monologue on the absurdity of this entire process. Click the link for the audio!