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GM: Don't buy Internet rumor on Vince Young
Internet reports that Texas quarterback Vince Young scored in the single-digits on the Wonderlic Intelligence Test were labeled as inaccurate by Houston Texans general manager Charlie Casserly.
"I have been told that's inaccurate from a source good enough for me to stand up here and quote it," Casserly told about 100 reporters. "Otherwise, I wouldn't just get up here and say it."
Young is considered one of the top three players in the upcoming draft after leading the Longhorns to a national championship. An extremely low score would send up a red flag to some teams and could lead to a precipitous drop in Young's draft status.
The Wonderlic Test consists of 50 questions that must be answered in 12 minutes. Profootballtalk.com reported that Young answered only six questions correctly.
"We haven't gotten the results," Casserly said. "We don't get them until next week."
The NFL's 32 teams use the results differently.
"I can point to players who have high test scores, but could not necessarily learn football," Casserly said. "We go through a process, and then we evaluate the players' ability to learn our system."
NFL teams look at the Wonderlic as essentially a reading test.
"It's more of an academic orientated test than anything to do with being able to adjust and play on a football field," Casserly said. "We have another test that we use which relates more to football."
If a player were to score in the single-digits, he'd likely be re-tested.
"If the test is below a certain line, we'll re-test players," Casserly said. "It's not uncommon for players to be re-tested."
Source: ajc.com
"I have been told that's inaccurate from a source good enough for me to stand up here and quote it," Casserly told about 100 reporters. "Otherwise, I wouldn't just get up here and say it."
Young is considered one of the top three players in the upcoming draft after leading the Longhorns to a national championship. An extremely low score would send up a red flag to some teams and could lead to a precipitous drop in Young's draft status.
The Wonderlic Test consists of 50 questions that must be answered in 12 minutes. Profootballtalk.com reported that Young answered only six questions correctly.
"We haven't gotten the results," Casserly said. "We don't get them until next week."
The NFL's 32 teams use the results differently.
"I can point to players who have high test scores, but could not necessarily learn football," Casserly said. "We go through a process, and then we evaluate the players' ability to learn our system."
NFL teams look at the Wonderlic as essentially a reading test.
"It's more of an academic orientated test than anything to do with being able to adjust and play on a football field," Casserly said. "We have another test that we use which relates more to football."
If a player were to score in the single-digits, he'd likely be re-tested.
"If the test is below a certain line, we'll re-test players," Casserly said. "It's not uncommon for players to be re-tested."
Source: ajc.com
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