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ESPN reports that Tim Tebow “wowed evaluators with his on-field performance at the NFL combine last month” if by “wowed”, you mean: he didn’t throw a pass. But now we see that Tebow is no Bucky Wunderlic(k); like his throwing motion he’s more of a work in progress :
While former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wowed evaluators with his on-field performance at the NFL combine last month, he scored a 22 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, the Palm Beach Post reported, citing an NFL source.
The 12-minute test measures an individual’s learning and problem-solving abilities.
According to the Post, the average Wonderlic score for an NFL quarterback is 24. The newspaper also reported that the quarterback prospects in Mel Kiper Jr.’s latest rankings on ESPN.com — Sam Bradford of Oklahoma (36), Colt McCoy of Texas (25) and Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame (23) — scored higher than Tebow.
To put those scores in perspective, the Post compared Wonderlic numbers of run-of-the-mill NFL quarterbacks such as Alex Smith (40) and Matt Leinart (35) to those of Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Jim Kelly (both 15) and an established star such as Donovan McNabb (14) of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tebow is a Heisman Trophy winner who won two national championships at Florida. According to the newspaper, he graduated with a 3.66 GPA majoring in family, youth and community services.
Which makes Tebow a community organizer. ACORN! ACORN! ACORN!
Tebow lost points on the Wonderlic when it was discovered that he cheated by writing some of the test answers on his eye black and because he answered EPH 2:8-10 on all of the math questions.
And, in honor of our post title, please see below, which is very likely not safe for work unless you work at Focus on the Family in which case you should tun your speakers up very loud:
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Tebow actually went to a university to major in “family”? Is that a gender-neutral version of home ec?
Maybe he’ll sign on with the Wasilla Triggs.
Geez. I originally read the headline as “Fundamentalists are are a crutch for the talentless”. Which also makes sense, now that I think about it.
McNabb got a 14? What, did he answer every question “throw it at the receiver’s ankles”?
Sorry for that slip of Eagle Fan bitterness. Now back to Tebow: ACORN! BABY KILLERS! I NEVER PUT MY HANDS UNDER THE CENTER’S BUT BEFORE, BUT I THINK I KIND OF LIKE IT!
Family, youth and community services. He must be planning a post-football career as either a youth pastor or an abstinence-only sex educator.
I’m also hearing a lot about Brett Favre’s lower score. The difference being, Brett didn’t have to average his score in with a “Throws like Uncle Rico” evaluation.
BTW- Mr. TBogg, the clip more than made up for the exceedingly average post time. Kenny makes me pine for the days of Ty Cobb and John Rocker.
My agent will be renegotiating my contract for a cool $10 mil a year plus a signing bonus while I revamp my entire “staring at the computer screen while I work” motion, a process that should take months, if not years.
If anybody needs me, I’ll be in the jacuzzi.
I think he lost points when the “mathematically-correct” secularists insisted pi was not 3, contradicting God’s holy word.
I have never seen Eastbound and Down, and that is some funny shit. My son dressed up as Kenny Powers for Halloween last year. He even grew his hair for 6 months, just so he could get it cut/curled for the Kenny Powers look. I didn’t get it then. Now I do.
The Detroit Lions seem to see beyond Teh Jeebus:
Go Lions!!
Tebow just got the kiss of death.
But, but Timmeh came within a hanger length of being aborted!1!1!!! Surely that accounts for something in the world of football player salary ciphering.
@joeyess – I realize the the Lions are flush with the Roy Williams’money they got from my be loved Cows,(a grift worthy of Sarah Palin) but they’ve got their new franchise QB.
@Roket – “came within a hanger length…” dude, you may have transgressed the unwritten law with that one. funny, but, so very, very wrong.
I was saddened to hear about Merlin Jones. I grew up an L.A. Rams fan, he was one of the greats.
Wait a minute, did I just see this assclown speak of Kerry Collins as a success? This is a guy who couldn’t hang on to his starting job against Jake Delhomme…
Boy, do I feel sorry for Lions fans.
I hear they only issue these guys the two wetsuits and the dildo after 10 years of service. Sort of an anniversary gift.
While former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow wowed ejaculators with his on-field performance at the NFL combine last month.
Word up.
I’m sorry guys but it appears that a lower Wunderlic number is a predictor of success in the NFL.
Am I the only engineer out here?
I hate when athletes talk about themselves in the third person.
Who cares about Tim Tebow, or football? It’s March!
It’s Thursday! Where are the puppehs??????????
Maybe.
As an engineer I wonder just what is this here you write of and can you get out of that there here?
Hey! Hey! Ease up on ol’ Tim! He’s had what, about a dozen concussions? If he can roll up a 25 on the Wonderlic after that, he musta been a frickin’ genius once upon a time.
By the time Timbo is in his late 30s, he’s gonna make Mohammed Ali look like Noel Coward.
In the meantime, plz to give Timmers an umpteen-zillion-buck-per-year contract so that he can give moar moneez to Jeebus (or his self-designated representatives here on Erf).
Oh, also the Wikipedia sez, “Only eight winners of the Heisman are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.” Funny how that works out.
Oh, sinner, do not stray from the straight and narrow way… wait, why don’t I just say it in a song (YouTube link to “The Hand of the Almighty” by John R. Butler, whose CD can be found for sale on Amazon.com).
Caution: NSFW for keen theological insights and shit like that.