Well, that and getting brained by a 300 pound defensive tackle every other game.Originally Posted by Don Perignom
Originally Posted by redietzIt wasn't a fair fight. On an IQ test, you would have benefited (a lot) from an age adjustment.
Here's what scientists say:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_...d_intelligence
General intelligence is divided into fluid (new stuff) and crystallized (learned stuff). Fluid falls off sharply. Stats:
https://metafact.io/factcheck_answers/2355
Fluid score for a 21-year-old is 100 which is the peak. For a 66-year-old, it's down to 83!
Crystallized peaks at 100 a little later into adulthood, and eases down to 96 for a 66-year-old.
Overall IQ decline is a blend of the two factors. Age 21 is 100; age 66 is 90.
Back to sports, considering someone like Tom Brady or Drew Brees playing into their 40s, they may have been mentally disadvantaged in addition to the physical deterioration.
I didn't know the age adjustment stuff. Thanks for pointing it out. What I found daunting was the time limit. I don't remember IQ tests, or SATs or Iowa Basic Skills tests ever being a time issue for me. I should have, as OneHit suggested, just skipped a few of the questions. As Dirty Harry says and I often quote, "a man's gotta know his limitations." I really had too little respect for the time limit per question.
It was eye opening to see the time run out. I haven't taken IQ-type tests in ages and ages. I think I'll occasionally tackle some just to force myself to go mentally faster. That was what struck me. How I didn't process things fast and that the time limit was a distraction throughout.
Here's my snarky observation -- and maybe why "WTF" while watching NFL games is coming into my vocabulary on an increasing basis. As brain damaged as a QB might be at the age of 35 on up, the people making the calls these days are usually retired NFL players coaching the teams. Well, then you have brain damaged plus older than the QBs as coaches, so really mentally deficient. LOL. I hate to say it, but the more brain-damaged are leading the less brain damaged.
I did not know fluid fell off like that. Jesus! That is truly frightening. I think maybe I didn't WANT to know that. Now I have to compare myself to my youth and know I'm a current idiot. That's depressing. On the other hand, now I have excuses galore for being an idiot.
Coincidentally, I was talking to a famous retired bookmaker the other day, and we both got into it about our mental drop-off regarding what we can no longer do. He used to be able to feed slightly different lines to a dozen people simultaneously over phones and hold in his mind what numbers he gave to whom for literally 50 games. I could once spend 20 or 30 minutes with the box score pages of the LA Times on a Sunday and then have people test me regarding the college stats. I didn't have an eidetic memory, but I had a real good memory. I'd be within 10-20 yards for almost every stat. I can't do that any longer.
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