NFL confirms Vince Young did not score a 6 (1 Viewer)

[stbugs]

What does the NFL benefit from letting him retake the test?

This is the thing that I don't get. All the Young bashers say that the NFL is a marketing giant and he was a top 3 pick, yada, yada, yada, but it still doesn't make sense.If he did actually score a 6, which according to the NFL statement he didn't, then when the actual results are sent to the NFL teams, don't you think we will know that?

Any cover up would just tarnish the image of the NFL, which is far worse than everyone finding out VY is a dumb***. I also think that the NFL would risk quite a large lawsuit from the team that drafts him and pays him millions of dollars if they get proof of the NFL cover up and VY sucks (especially Al Davis ). I just don't see what the NFL gains from giving him a retest. Any team interested in him could just have him take the test for them in a matter of minutes, which VY would do if he knew he could score higher than his official combine one.

Edit: Oops, had to filter my own post.

This is the same NFL that "covers up" first time failed drug tests. Players don't get suspended until their 2nd failed test. Teams keep hush-hush when they learn of a first failed test so how is not announcing the first failed drug test by the NFL any different that trying to cover up a score on a pre-draft intelligence test? The people at the top of the NFL food chain know the score and what is good for the league.

What does that have to do with anything?They don't "cover up" anything. That is their policy and whether or not you think it is right, it doesn't mean that there is a cover up.

For example, a cover up would be if Peyton Manning has actually tested positive for drugs 4 times, but the NFL covered it up so that he wouldn't be suspended.

 

[BigJim®]

All the Young bashers say...

I prefer to think of myself as a misinformation basher.

Not bad, I like that.

Since I haven't seen all your posts on this matter, I might not even be talking about you anyway. If you are a misinformation basher, then I hope you are bashing the folks that insist on a 6 score for VY.

As far as I can tell, there is a rumor from "unknown sources" that he scored a 6versus a handful of known sources, including the NFL, that say he didn't score a 6. If that isn't the case, then please tell me, because my biggest issue in this matter is the folks that blindly say that until they see otherwise they think it is true that VY scored a 6 and think that there is a cover up.

I look at it differently than you. The rumor began with a source and was confirmed by another (reportedly). A lot of stories go to press like that, and unless there is a known hidden agenda being pushed, I don't generally look at a pursuit of the truth as an attempt at "misinformation." Even if the rumor eventually gets proven false (which unfortunately, this one hasn't).

 

[the hairy scotsman]

All the Young bashers say...

I prefer to think of myself as a misinformation basher.

Not bad, I like that.

Since I haven't seen all your posts on this matter, I might not even be talking about you anyway. If you are a misinformation basher, then I hope you are bashing the folks that insist on a 6 score for VY.

As far as I can tell, there is a rumor from "unknown sources" that he scored a 6versus a handful of known sources, including the NFL, that say he didn't score a 6. If that isn't the case, then please tell me, because my biggest issue in this matter is the folks that blindly say that until they see otherwise they think it is true that VY scored a 6 and think that there is a cover up.

Exactly.I could say with just as much validity (zero) that I'm sure Vince scored a 46, and until I see otherwise, it's true, and as long as the NFL insists that he scored a 16, there's a cover up.

 

[BigJim®]

All the Young bashers say...

I prefer to think of myself as a misinformation basher.

Not bad, I like that.

Since I haven't seen all your posts on this matter, I might not even be talking about you anyway. If you are a misinformation basher, then I hope you are bashing the folks that insist on a 6 score for VY.

As far as I can tell, there is a rumor from "unknown sources" that he scored a 6versus a handful of known sources, including the NFL, that say he didn't score a 6. If that isn't the case, then please tell me, because my biggest issue in this matter is the folks that blindly say that until they see otherwise they think it is true that VY scored a 6 and think that there is a cover up.

Exactly.I could say with just as much validity (zero) that I'm sure Vince scored a 46, and until I see otherwise, it's true, and as long as the NFL insists that he scored a 16, there's a cover up.

Yeah, that's exactly the same thing, except Vince-love bias is making you say that and you are intentianally telling a bald faced lie and know it. Other than that, it's a dead ringer.

 

[Bevo]

What does the NFL benefit from letting him retake the test?

The NFL doesn't handle the combine, an independent scouting agency handles it. That little tidbit of information keeps slipping by the conspiracy theorists. The simple explanation here is that for some reason the original test was equivalent to a no-test. It could have been Vince's fault or it could be National Football Scouting's fault, but they (the combine officials--NOT THE NFL) determined that the original test didn't reflect on Young's true mental abilities and he was re-tested.

These conspiracy theories are neat, but they don't explain why an independent scouting entity would be part of any "cover up".

Another little tidbit that keeps slipping by is that they let any player take the test as many times as they like.

You've mentioned it about 43 times, it is not slipping by.

I agree, more appropriate is that the Vince haters are choosing to ignore it because it hurts their have Vince rants.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

All the Young bashers say...

I prefer to think of myself as a misinformation basher.

Not bad, I like that.

Since I haven't seen all your posts on this matter, I might not even be talking about you anyway. If you are a misinformation basher, then I hope you are bashing the folks that insist on a 6 score for VY.

As far as I can tell, there is a rumor from "unknown sources" that he scored a 6versus a handful of known sources, including the NFL, that say he didn't score a 6. If that isn't the case, then please tell me, because my biggest issue in this matter is the folks that blindly say that until they see otherwise they think it is true that VY scored a 6 and think that there is a cover up.

Exactly.I could say with just as much validity (zero) that I'm sure Vince scored a 46, and until I see otherwise, it's true, and as long as the NFL insists that he scored a 16, there's a cover up.

Yeah, that's exactly the same thing, except Vince-love bias is making you say that and you are intentianally telling a bald faced lie and know it. Other than that, it's a dead ringer.

Wow.Did I say that...or did I say that I could say that?

It was the latter, and the implication was that anyone could say that.

However, you bring up an interesting point, unintentionally, I'm sure. It could just as easily be someone whose Vince-hate bias is making them say that and they are intentianally telling a bald faced lie and know it.

It would have the same effect.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

What does the NFL benefit from letting him retake the test?

The NFL doesn't handle the combine, an independent scouting agency handles it. That little tidbit of information keeps slipping by the conspiracy theorists. The simple explanation here is that for some reason the original test was equivalent to a no-test. It could have been Vince's fault or it could be National Football Scouting's fault, but they (the combine officials--NOT THE NFL) determined that the original test didn't reflect on Young's true mental abilities and he was re-tested.

These conspiracy theories are neat, but they don't explain why an independent scouting entity would be part of any "cover up".

Another little tidbit that keeps slipping by is that they let any player take the test as many times as they like.

You've mentioned it about 43 times, it is not slipping by.

Is it not appropriate for me to mention it when someone states something to the contrary or something that suggests otherwise?