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This is a story on profootballtalk.com:

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In a lighter moment from his Tuesday press conference, Dolphins coach Nick Saban acknowledged that, while he was working for the Houston Oilers from 1988 to 1989, he helped a player improve his score on the Wonderlic test to a level that would permit him to be drafted by his team.​
The player previously had bombed out on the 50-question intelligence test, making it difficult to justify drafting him.​
Said Saban: "They sent me to work out a guy once when I was in Houston. . . . He had a low grade on the Wonderlic. And they sent me up there with the test to re-test him. . . . So I really liked this guy. [He] played safety. So I got the test out and even though I didn't take it I studied it. Then I tutored the guy for about an hour before he took it. Then I gave him twice as long to take it as he was supposed to. And he doubled his score on it. So we got him to where we could draft him.​
"Now nobody knows that, but I don't think [Houston owner] Bud Adams can fire me now, so I don't care."​
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thats some funny ****, huh??

just thought u guys might enjoy it....
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I've used the wunderlic test in my business as part of hiring. Have no idea how Vince Young got a 5, 6, or a 15, that's just pitiful! We would not hire anyone below an 18 and really looked for at least a 21...
Gotta love the honestly of Saban though!
 
MooreNat89 said:
I've used the wunderlic test in my business as part of hiring. Have no idea how Vince Young got a 5, 6, or a 15, that's just pitiful! We would not hire anyone below an 18 and really looked for at least a 21...
Gotta love the honestly of Saban though!
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do u know any place where i can go to online to take a sample test for free??

just curious what its like....
 
Saban went on to say "he was picked before we got our chance but he played for a bunch of years"......


I wonder who it was?
 
it shows he cares for the players, he's not just there to be a hard ***! I think thats what coaches need to be like these days.
 
matty3054 said:
This is a story on profootballtalk.com:




thats some funny ****, huh??

just thought u guys might enjoy it....
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Haha. That's good stuff. Hopefully he doesn't do that now.
 
matty3054 said:
do u know any place where i can go to online to take a sample test for free??

just curious what its like....
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just google it. I took it and got all the questions right! Not sure what the big deal is, unless they get extremely harder.
 
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