the wonderlic tests mental like the 40 tests football ability is my point. they don't
A lot of GMs dont really care much about the 40 time, but you do, and well thats what matters I guess.
but since you want to call me out about "supporting" my opinion (which is becoming more and more adopted as fact, but I wont go there and pull a pack66), let me do a simple google search.
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ok, back.
Boldin ran a 4.7
Based on that one drill, scouts often make up their minds about a guy in a matter of one one-hundredth of a second. Sometimes, however, the 40 time doesn't say as much about a particular player as scouts would like it to because, as Brandt points out, "some players carry a uniform better than others."
Take Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin. At Florida State, Boldin earned a reputation as one of the nation's deadliest weapons. He led his squad in receiving and touchdowns as a junior in 2002, and had displayed everything on game film that scouts tend to look for.
But when he recorded times above 4.7 in the 40-yard dash at the combine, a time well above NFL standards for a wide receiver, Boldin paid the price. Arizona picked him midway through the second round of the 2003 draft after five other wide receivers had been selected, including Bryant Johnson, who went to Arizona in the first round. However, Boldin proved the critics wrong and went on to earn Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after catching 101 passes for 1,377 yards.
"I think the testing is overrated. I think the bottom line should be what you did on the film," says Boldin. "All of the 40 times, all of the shuttles, that doesn't mean much to me. If you put me on a field, no matter who you put in front of me, I'm going to perform. And I had the film to back that up."
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In that article, which presents both views, you will find that Ron Wolf puts a lot of stock in the 40, which is fine, it is an old school mentality that hopefully gets weeded out.
Also, since the 40 time is SO important, you might want to go tell Emmit Smith, Zach Thomas, Devin Hester, and a list of others that they aren't fast, because they ran bad 40 yard dashes themselves.
There is so much more to scouting a player(Wr included) than the 40 yard dash.
There, I think I supported my idea well enough.