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What does the "Brain Types" Guy Think??

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This guy has been dead on for the past decade or so. Most notably, he's the guy who, as a paid consultant to the Chargers, told San Diego flat-out to not draft Ryan Leaf because his brain type would perform poorly under pressure, developing tunnel vision and a more mechanical throwing motion in stressful situations....while saying Peyton Manning was wired to be an elite NFL QB. Incidentally, he said that Eli Manning may become a good quarterback, make a Pro Bowl or two, but greatness will elude him because his brain isn't wired like that of his brother's.

He also told freshman Tennessee QB Erik Ainge's parents that Erik had the brain type to be an elite NFL QB......when the kid was 10 years old and had never played football.

He said that Tracy McGrady had the ideal brain type to be an NBA superstar before he was drafted, yet said Yao Ming did not. McGrady shares the same brain type as Allen Iverson and Shaquille O'Neal.

Anyway, I'm wondering which of brain type Jonathan Neidnagel sees Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers as. I figure we'll find out after the draft. But it's a cool thing to read about and explore on a Sunday.

I heard this guy last year on the Mike and Mike ESPN radio show and he was just taking names the hosts gave and spitting out his research on them. It was incredible.

EDIT: I forgot to include the link to his site. :smackhead

www.braintypes.com
 
It would be good to know...

I havent seen much from Rodgers to make an opinion.. But Smith does seem like he might have good braintype for a NFL QB.
 
With his track record you would think teams would be lining up to get his analysis before the draft.
 
never heard of him, how accurate is he? does he get every single person right or what? does he just do it on random select players?
 
His name is Jonathan Niednagel, but I don't think there's anything public out there yet about the 2005 Draft.
 
That would be interesting to know. It's amazing that this guy has such a high accuracy rate and I'm surprised that he is not a paid consultant to every NFL team to do pre-draft analysis. Whatever he charges, it's money well spent.
 
Here's why we haven't heard anything:



"(JN did not tell the interviewer in that live 1998 TV segment which player would do what. Since JN was working for one of the two NFL teams involved in the drafting of the top two QBs, he obviously needed to keep quiet about it publicly. Behind the scenes, however, he told the appropriate NFL overseers his insights. In fact, some 15 people involving management, coaches, and scouts were in one of the meetings in which JN sharply contrasted the 2 prominent QBs. To say the least, JN was not popular with this group when he made his bold and highly controversial findings. If it weren’t for the leaking of JN’s confidential comments to the media by one of the persons working for the NFL team JN was consulting, this story would not have been made public. It was only after the team acknowledged the relationship with JN and the QB analyses that JN ever spoke publicly on the issue. This kind of info is kept under wraps.)"

I'm guessing SF/Mia has already worked with him, but has kept the relationship private. We may not even ever know.
 
uh we still dont know excatly how accurate he is though...what he says isnt excatly set in stone
 
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"I feel that both Rodgers and Smith have the brain types to be great NFL QB's"
 
Here some interesting testimonials about Jon Niednagel

“I’ve found the information to be absolutely fascinating, almost scary, because it is so correct.† San Francisco 49ers general manager Terry Donahue.

“If Jon is able to connect all this with empirical evidence, I’m convinced he’ll win the Nobel Prize† tennis instructor and author Vic Braden.


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“You can take Red Auerbach, Jerry West, Phil Jackson. I’d take Jon Niednagel.†Boston Celtics boss Danny Ainge
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...and a nice quote from the same article:

He’s spent more than half of his 56 years developing a coherent theory of how humans are wired  Niednagel claims to have identified 16 distinct “brain types,†as opposed to personality types  and why some are better suited to be point guards, quarterbacks, pitchers or CEOs than others.

Making no small plans, he believes that someday, sooner rather than later, his research will have universal applications. For the moment, though, helping a few deep-pocketed devotees dope out the draft helps keep the wolves from his door.

“It’s a way of understanding things before they happen,†Niednagel said. “I don’t know of anyone who evaluates more players every year than I do. I don’t know of anybody who puts their neck on the line more than I do.â€Â

His stock as an evaluator rose dramatically after Niednagel gave the Orlando Magic a can’t-miss review on Tracy McGrady prior to the 1997 NBA draft (the Magic used that assessment to pursue McGrady and sign him as a free-agent three years later). It climbed even higher after he warned the San Diego Chargers not to waste their No. 1 pick in the 1998 NFL draft (and the second overall) on quarterback Ryan Leaf.
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Muck said:
He also told freshman Tennessee QB Erik Ainge's parents that Erik had the brain type to be an elite NFL QB......when the kid was 10 years old and had never played football.
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This is why QB's like Brady and Manning are the Elite of the NFL, they are more about understanding their systems then about running a 4.4 40 or being able to run around in the pocket. It's hard to comprehend the efficiency that those two QB's run their respective O's. You can game plan a QB that can run and make plays with his legs, but to stop a guy that knows where everyone is at all times is tough to stop. Manning and Brady will go through their progressions twice sometimes before throwing the ball and still make teams look inept.
 
This guy is incredible. His work is based on the theories of Jung. Since Saban has a psychology background I would guess that Miami has at least considered hiring him. Unfortunately, since he works for individual teams we never hear anything ahead of time.
 
Atila said:
uh we still dont know excatly how accurate he is though...what he says isnt excatly set in stone
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(Former?) Georgia coach Jim Harrick says he's never seen this guy be wrong.
 
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