Makes you wonder: How many others have succeeded because they didn’t know the rules
A lot less than the ones that know the rules.
While these stories of people knowing absolutely nothing about what they're getting themselves into and go onto stellar success may make for great reading they are the absolute exception.
Oh, and another one: Maybe these quarterbacks succeed in part because they don’t have the highest IQs. Maybe they go with their gut instead of overanalyzing things.
More likely there's simply no correlation because intelligence isn't the defining factor of a quarterback.
A lot less than the ones that know the rules.
While these stories of people knowing absolutely nothing about what they're getting themselves into and go onto stellar success may make for great reading they are the absolute exception.