Passed With Flying Colors

This feels like kindergarten all over again. Stay within the lines and you get a pat on the back, then you don’t get noticed. Go outside the lines, drop faster than Newton (Isaac Newton, not Cam Newton… but that could be clever unintentional irony) ever thought possible. And create a Mona Lisa on your own and… not get picked on the first day of the NFL Draft?

That’s exactly what’s happening to Alabama QB Greg McElroy.

("Yes sir, I pulled an all-nighter".... dirce

In one of the many ridiculous tasks the NFL owners ask of incoming rookies is take the dreaded Wonderlic Test. The exam is supposed to assess a player’s aptitude, and is a common tool used in boardrooms… not huddles. And what did the Crimson Tide senior, 2 year starter at one of the most prestigious havens of collegiate football in the country, National Champion do….

Ace it, 48 out of 50 to be exact.

And now he’s projected to go in the 5^th round. That just makes all this stuff that is going on under the roof of Lucas Oil Stadium about as relevant as VH1 Sunday morning programming.

This is the same as if someone ran a slow 2.5 second 40-yard-dash. He would already have a $50 million dollar Nike contract and Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers head coach) would be babysitting the kid over the summer. No lie.

Mr. McElroy’s score is DOUBLE the average on the test. And the last player to get a grade that high is also Crimson, but only Crimson. Harvard’s Ryan Fitzpatrick scored a 48 as well.

So as you watch unlimited streaming of the NFL Combine on NFL.com presented by the NFL please take the results with a grain of salt. (Unless it’s Stephen Paea, then disregard this whole post.)