The Wall Street Journal has a ranking of NFL quarterbacks. This isn't unusual in of itself, but ranking them by their potential for starring in the Journal's dark fantasies is a journalistic coup straight out of my sister's 6th grade sleepovers.
According to researchers, [Matt Ryan's] face is almost perfectly symmetrical—a trait that shows a strong correlation to a person's perceived attractiveness. While the average person's face is somewhere around 90% symmetrical, Mr. Ryan scored a 99.8%, which puts him in elite territory. Ursinus College professor Jennifer VanGilder and former student Lisle O'Neill, who conducted the study in conjunction with Southern Utah University economist David Berri, said Mr. Ryan isn't the only NFL signal-caller with a nicely balanced face. In fact, every starter in the league scored above 96%.
Interesting hypothesis. To doublecheck their work, here they are, the
Top 10 Most Scientifically Sexy Quarterbacks
1. Matt Ryan
2. Brett Favre
3. Aaron Rodgers
4. Matt Hasselbeck
5. Kerry Collins
6. Ben Roethlisberger
7. Shaun Hill
8. Tom Brady
9. Philip Rivers
10. Kurt Warner, ARZ
Is that tattoo on Tom Brady's arm for reals?!!?! I hope not!
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