Clausen fails the 26-27-60 rule...

[CatMan72]

Found this interesting...

Perhaps we should not be stunned by JaMarcus Russell's utter flop as an NFL quarterback -- low-lighted this week by his arrest for possession of a controlled substance in Alabama.

But could a simple formula have warned us of Russell's lack of NFL readiness? And Ryan Leaf's and David Carr's and other failed, high-pick quarterbacks?

Call it the Rule of 26-27-60.

Here is the gist of it: If an NFL prospect scores at least a 26 on the Wonderlic test, starts at least 27 games in his college career and completes at least 60 percent of his passes, there's a good chance he will succeed at the NFL level.

How about the quarterback class of 2010? Top pick Sam Bradford aces the rule easily, but the other three high-profile rookie QBs -- the Browns' Colt McCoy, the Broncos' The Golden Calf of Bristol and the Panthers' Jimmy Clausen -- all fall short on the Wonderlic, although not by much.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/john_lopez/07/08/qb.rule/index.html#ixzz1CMQ4Se6R

[thunderraiden]

this is really really really like a year old news.

btw, big ben failed too...

[CatMan72]

this is really really really like a year old news.

My bad, it was new to me.

[Mother Grabber]

Surprised The Golden Calf of Bristol didn't score 27 on the Wonderlic.

[CatMan72]

...and an inferior site mentions that only Gabbert, Ponder, McElroy and Dalton in this year's QB draft class would pass the rule, minus the Wunderlic test score.

[OchoNueve]

Locker & Newton failed, Gabbert passed....

[Black]

Surprised The Golden Calf of Bristol didn't score 27 on the Wonderlic.

The Golden Calf of Bristol is dumb as a brick.

[OchoNueve]

Now i understand why Luck decided to go back to school... so that he could have 27 starts under his belt... it all makes sense now! CURSE THE 26-27-60 RULE!

[R0CKnR0LLA]

McCoy and The Golden Calf of Bristol both looked good this year.

Really if there was a definitive rule that you could use to determine if a QB would bust then teams wouldn't throw away draft picks and whiff 50% of the time.

[CRA]

this is really really really like a year old news.

btw, big ben failed too...

yeah, Big Ben is 6-5, 250 lbs.......that helps him do some extra things and get away w/ stuff. What does Clausen have for people to hold out hope?

[CatMan72]

There are some notable exceptions on either side, but it's kinda scary how well the rule holds up in most cases.

[Jangler]

Surprised The Golden Calf of Bristol didn't score 27 on the Wonderlic.

When you have God on your side...

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Surprised The Golden Calf of Bristol didn't score 27 on the Wonderlic.

He's a Christian. Doesn't surprise me at all.

[Mother Grabber]

When you have God on your side...

He just seemed more 'heady' than your stereotypical athlete. I guess that's the media PR machine in action, since I never bothered to watch an interview with him.