Wonderlic!

My favorite parts of the NFL are, in this order:

1. Wonderlic scores

2. draft strategy

3. the play-offs

So here we are, the best part of the NFL season: Wonderlic season. Admittedly, Wonderlic scores have about as much to do with NFL potential as one's Myers-Briggs personality type (example of quarterbacks: Darrell Hackney scored a 40; Drew Bledsoe, a 37; Tom Brady, a 33; Dan Marino, a 16). That said, deceptively athletic Matthew Stafford is apparently the smartest quarterback in the draft, with a 38 out of 50. The best score, at least among the top prospects, was Maryland's Kevin Barnes and his 41.

Andre Smith scored a 17, which is just below average. I don't think reflects how foolish he's been since about the beginning of the year, but it does fit with his world-class effort to ruin his draft position. Michael Oher got a 19 -- what is it with stupid, outstanding college lineman? To quote Deadspin, "A score of ten is supposed to indicate literacy. Vince Young, you may recall, allegedly scored a 6." The lowest score this year is North Carolina's Hakeem Nicks with an 11. Receivers as a whole look like the dumbest position; the best player in the country last year, Michael Crabtree, got a 15.

Florida has produced some idiots lately. Percy Harvin got a 12; in the past, Chris Leak got an 8.

To get an idea of how shockingly awful some of these scores are, here is a sample test. My guess is that, for most people, it's the time limit and the pressure more than the difficulty (or lack thereof) that gets to you.