In the ancient days, apostles foretold of an impending NFL draft by judging the amount of blood dripping from the hatchets of anonymous scouts returning from a hard day's labor in the fields.
This is a tradition that occurs today, even if in a more digital sense. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released its annual QB report of anonymous takes on Thursday, and no prospect was spared.
Cal's Jared Goff—the presumed No. 1 pick of the Los Angeles Rams—either has "amazing feet and solid pocket presence" or lacks "that winner quality," depending whom you ask. North Dakota State's Carson Wentz—the presumed No. 2 pick of the Philadelphia Eagles—is either a "genius" or Blake Bortles.
Ohio State's Cardale Jones appears No. 10 on the list, behind the likes of Penn State's Christian Hackenberg ("He doesn't have that clock in his head") and Mississippi State's Dak Prescott ("I'd take him over Tim Tebow").
"You can't pass a talent like that," said one scout. "If you're going to bet on one, bet on a guy with all the talent if he shows you enough want-to." Passer rating of 97.2, rushed for 617 yards. "Kind of reminds me of a poor man's JaMarcus Russell," said another scout. "At least JaMarcus had some touch. This guy just throws the ball. His mechanics are all over the place." Added a third scout: "Strong arm. Big, big body. Not the brightest cookie in the world. I worry about him when he gets money in his pocket. I just don't know if it's all there mentally." Wonderlic of 25.
Always heartwarming to see (presumed) grown men bash young men's intelligence with underhanded euphemisms equating intelligence to cookies. Another built-in feature of the draft is this might've been said by a team that actually loves Cardale but would like tank his stock.
NFL Network reporter Rand Getlin says Cardale Jones drew "rave reviews" from NFL teams who took him into the meeting room. CBS Sports draft analyst Dane Brugler says a Wonderlic score of 27 is the QB baseline for a lot of teams, but that some teams "care about the test more than others."
Jones' 25 puts him in a league with Ben Roethlisberger, who also scored a 25, and yes, even Jamarcus Russell, who scored 24. A perfect score is 50, with the highest score among among recent NFL starting QBs (48) belonging to Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Jones seemingly responded to this report Thursday morning:
Yeezy said it best "everybody go say something, I'll start worrying when they say nothing"
— Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) April 21, 2016
You can take a sample 50-quest Wonderlic test by clicking HERE.
