Spor_tees Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 So I just saw that Eric 'Sleeping with the' Bieniemy was the RB coach for the Vikings and just took the job as OC for the Colorado Buffaloes and it got me to thinking. It seems like many of the best players in Bengals history, seemed to have a lick of sense to them and have later found jobs in either coaching or the broadcast booth. Just to name a few: Munoz, Boomer, Wilcots, Lapham, Ken Anderson, Krumrie, Collingsworth, Trumpy, ...I am sure there are some I am leaving out...I don't think it is any coincidence that so many guys came from a time when the Bengals had success.Personally I don't see any brainiacs on the current Bengals roster.FYI: Carson scored a 26 on the Wonderlic test. Eli Manning scored a 39, Phillip Rivers a 30, Tony Romo a 37. On a side note Drew Brees only scored a 28 and Peyton Manning a 28 as well. Not real sure what to take from this other than the fact that Peyton Manning and Brees might be a lot more Football smart than book smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Well, you're certainly forgetting the great Pat McInally, who got himself a perfect score. Ryan Fitzpatrick also did well, if you want to give him credit for his short stay in Cincinnati.It's an interesting test, with a number of variants. Some seem like they'd predict aptitude better than others. For a football player, I don't care about the math puzzles. If it's a QB, I'm interested in logic and strategy-based questions. For anybody else, I just want to make sure they're not 1) dumb as a brick, 2) bad at dealing with test pressure, or 3) blowing off the combine process. I'm looking at you two, Vince Young and Andre Smith.I checked out the Wiki site, and it had Wonderlic scores by position. Interestingly, OL got the highest averages. Didn't see that coming, but I guess with the blocking schemes it makes some sense. RB got the lowest, which was predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Yes McInally is the only player to score a perfect 50. Fitzy did ok for being a Harvard grad with a 38. Here is a link to a Website with several QB scores: QB Wonderlic Scores.Some that may not surprise you:Tavaris Jackson- 19Vince Young- 15Marcus Vick- 11Seneca Wallace- 14Heath Shuler- 16Jeff George- 10Kordell Stewart- 13.5Some that may REALLY surprise you:Dan Marino- 15Jim Kelly- 15Randall Cunningham- 15Brett Favre- 22David Klingler- 30 (Really?)Ryan Leaf- 27Donovan McNabb- 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Smart players = Success?Of course it does to some degree. Combine that with smart coaches and you're really on to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bengals_Fan Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Some that may not surprise you: Vince Young- 15Worse, word is that was his second try - first was allegedly a 6. Guess he choked on that test - seems like a thing with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8th Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 I surprised that the current Bengals coaches don't have to ride to games on the short bus..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cincy9275 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Smart players = Success?Of course it does to some degree. Combine that with smart coaches and you're really on to something.BINGO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigernation Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 One of the brightest players to ever don a Bengals uniform is Tommy Casanova. After graduating medical school he has served in the Louisiana legislature while building a successful medical practice. Securing a job in a booth is not always indicative of intelligence but graduating medical school usually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spor_tees Posted December 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 One of the brightest players to ever don a Bengals uniform is Tommy Casanova. After graduating medical school he has served in the Louisiana legislature while building a successful medical practice. Securing a job in a booth is not always indicative of intelligence but graduating medical school usually is.True, just like Reggie Williams was able to become a prominent political figure in Cincinnati, BUT a job in the booth usually does translate to football IQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigernation Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 BUT a job in the booth usually does translate to football IQ. True enough on that count. Dr. Casanova was recently inducted into the LSU Hall of fame and his being drafted by Cincinnati made me an instant Bengals fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Smart players = Success? So what's this team's Wonderlic score?I'd ask Pat Sims but he's still looking for his jock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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