Stephen Dubner

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Freakonomics Radio · 686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback? · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf had gotten nearly identical scores on their Wunderlich. voice-verified

The Indianapolis Colts took Manning with the number one draft pick, and he wound up playing in four Super Bowls, winning one with the Colts and another with the Denver Broncos. voice-verified

When Manning retired, he was a Hall of Fame pick. voice-verified

Ryan Leaf, meanwhile, was drafted number two overall by the San Diego Chargers. voice-verified

But Leaf got hurt in his second season, and within a couple more years, he was out of the league. voice-verified

By then, he had earned a reputation as a bad teammate and a malcontent. voice-verified

How could two college quarterbacks who received nearly identical pre-draft grades have turned out so differently? voice-verified

And what if there was a better way to figure that out before the draft? voice-verified

Scott Goldman and his partner Jim Bowman set out to build a test that voice-verified

Goldman found that a comprehensive athletic profile consists of four domains. voice-verified

And what is intelligence in a quarterback context? voice-verified

The only thing I can sort of equate it to, and I have no experience at this either, but it feels a little bit like you're doing air traffic control and you're flying the plane at the same time. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

Can you describe generally the attributes of a person that's really good at voice-verified

Goldman and Bowman built out the original AIQ database using thousands of college athletes. voice-verified

Today, the AIQ is used by NFL teams as well as teams in all the other major pro sports leagues in the U.S. voice-verified

and in many other countries. voice-verified

So how good is the AIQ at predicting whether an athlete will thrive? voice-verified

I'm looking at one. voice-verified

It's called Head in the Game, the Impact of Cognitive Abilities on Performance of NFL Quarterbacks. voice-verified

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