Commit Capsules: Jake Rudock

The pros: Good mechanics, great feet, quick release and a strong arm. Already used to playing with speed and has the accuracy for it.
The cons: as Jon mentioned, played with great skill position players, so didnt have to check down to th3 2nd and 3rd WR a lot. Very smart kid, though, so he should be able to pick up the offense.

When I saw his film, I couldnt believe he was a 3* QB, honestly. I dont think he has a shot in Hades of unseating Vandenberg but I expect him to start once JV is done.
 
The football education and exposure to speedy defenses and big time D1 athletes that this kid has over any high school QB coming out of the state of Iowa is astounding.

Will challenge for playing time as a RSFR.
 
lightning1 said:
The pros: Good mechanics, great feet, quick release and a strong arm. Already used to playing with speed and has the accuracy for it.
The cons: as Jon mentioned, played with great skill position players, so didnt have to check down to th3 2nd and 3rd WR a lot. Very smart kid, though, so he should be able to pick up the offense.

When I saw his film, I couldnt believe he was a 3* QB, honestly. I dont think he has a shot in Hades of unseating Vandenberg but I expect him to start once JV is done.
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I will contradict that Con with the view that after watching the videos of this kid I submit he helped make those recievers D1. Seldom if ever did they hesitate or have to wait on the ball.
I realize they are highlight tapes but you usually see some of that from all of them.
 
lightning1 said:
The pros: Good mechanics, great feet, quick release and a strong arm. Already used to playing with speed and has the accuracy for it.
The cons: as Jon mentioned, played with great skill position players, so didnt have to check down to th3 2nd and 3rd WR a lot. Very smart kid, though, so he should be able to pick up the offense.

When I saw his film, I couldnt believe he was a 3* QB, honestly. I dont think he has a shot in Hades of unseating Vandenberg but I expect him to start once JV is done.
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Thanks for posting the video, it was a fun watch. The thing I find interesting is that while it's true he was playing with some great skill players, they were probably also playing against some pretty good defensive players.
 
wow, those tapes are impressive. Kid already looks like a pretty polished QB. Play action fakes are spot on, shows extremely good decision making on when to bail out of the pocket i'm impressed.
 
Rudock's ball placement is what really impresses me.

I'm particularly curious how well he'll be able to place the ball when icy winds of late fall in the midwest hit.

If he's able to maintain that accuracy, then he might have a better shot of winning the job than I've originally anticipated.
 
As far as comparisons go, here is the #1 QB prospects' video. Jake Driscoll
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrhsoujkBQ]YouTube - Jeff Driskel Highlights[/ame]

Look at this kids passing skills. Give me your opinion, please
I counted 7 jump balls that he threw, any of which could have been picked off. And would be picked off in college football.
 
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lightning1 said:
As far as comparisons go, here is the #1 QB prospects' video. Jake Driscoll ....
Look at this kids passing skills. Give me your opinion, please
I counted 7 jump balls that he threw, any of which could have been picked off. And would be picked off in college football.
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Driskel gets the attention he does because he has better arm-strength AND because of his impressive athleticism. He has pretty impressive mobility for a guy who is more of a pocket passer. He also passes on the run pretty well.

However, that said, I agree that Driskel's ranking seems to be due more to his potential and measurables than it does to what you see on film. Of course, that said, his ability to make plays out of nowhere is a positive attribute.

Rudock has impressive touch and accuracy ... however, we're going to have to see how the rest of his game develops.
 
homerHAWKeye777 said:
Driskel gets the attention he does because he has better arm-strength AND because of his impressive athleticism. He has pretty impressive mobility for a guy who is more of a pocket passer. He also passes on the run pretty well.

However, that said, I agree that Driskel's ranking seems to be due more to his potential and measurables than it does to what you see on film. Of course, that said, his ability to make plays out of nowhere is a positive attribute.

Rudock has impressive touch and accuracy ... however, we're going to have to see how the rest of his game develops.
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I disagree. From what I see in that video, he doesnt have better arm strength. Thats why there were 7 jump balls. The reason he is ranked is he looks like Tebow part II. Whats even more disturbing about the jump balls he throws, is that they must have been some of his better passes because they made his high light reel.
I'll take Rudock, any day of the week.
 
Jake Ruddock is the most exciting QB prospect for Iowa in a long time. The kid is very intelligent and focused. I ma very excited to watch him. I expect him to be a 3 year starter after Vandy.
 
lightning1 said:
Look at this kids passing skills. Give me your opinion, please
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That Driscoll kid has a really strong arm...he underthrew a couple, but I think some of the scrambling he did allowed his receivers to outrun his arm, but he threw a couple of lasers from on a dead run over 50 yards. Heck, the very first throw on the video he zinged it about 40 yards without really even breaking stride and seemed to be all arm.

Look at the throw at the :35 second mark...that's a throw that is 42 yards vertically and about 34 yards horizontally (HS hashes divide the field into thirds, IIRC). Pythagorean fans, am I doing this right? 42^2 * 34^2 = ~54 yard throw. That's with poor form (weight transfer was less than ideal and balance was off)...so color me impressed with the arm strength.

**Edit - He is a dynamite thrower on the run (another good one at the :53 mark), but in the pocket he does seem to have that Brett Favre-ish quality of almost throwing while he is falling away. But I think some college QB coaching will be able to help him out mechanically.
 
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hawkfan2679 said:
That Driscoll kid has a really strong arm...he underthrew a couple, but I think some of the scrambling he did allowed his receivers to outrun his arm, but he threw a couple of lasers from on a dead run over 50 yards. Heck, the very first throw on the video he zinged it about 40 yards without really even breaking stride and seemed to be all arm.

Look at the throw at the :35 second mark...that's a throw that is 42 yards vertically and about 34 yards horizontally (HS hashes divide the field into thirds, IIRC). Pythagorean fans, am I doing this right? 42^2 * 34^2 = ~54 yard throw. That's with poor form (weight transfer was minimal and balance was off)...so color me impressed with the arm strength.
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Don't really think the Pythagorean theorem works that way.
 
hawkfan2679 said:
Hmm...I thought it worked like this:

A squared x B squared = C squared
Vertical distance x horizontal distance = Total throw distance (hypotenuse)

But it has been a while...
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Yeah that's the P.Theorem but that doesn't really apply to throwing a football. The flight of a football isn't a right triangle.
 
DexterMorgan said:
Yeah that's the P.Theorem but that doesn't really apply to throwing a football. The flight of a football isn't a right triangle.
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I'm not trying to calculate the flight...I'm just trying to see how far he threw the ball because the kid has a good arm. If he thrown that ball straight down the field, with no sideways variation, it would have gone ~54 yards. Since he threw it diagonally, down the field 42 yards and towards the sideline 34 yards, calculating the hypotenuse gives me the distance the ball traveled in yards. That's all I was going for.
 
hawkfan2679 said:
I'm not trying to calculate the flight...I'm just trying to see how far he threw the ball because the kid has a good arm. If he thrown that ball straight down the field, with no sideways variation, it would have gone ~54 yards. Since he threw it diagonally, down the field 42 yards and towards the sideline 34 yards, calculating the hypotenuse gives me the distance the ball traveled in yards. That's all I was going for.
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Rudock is just like the pythagorean theorem... he can't be solved.:D
 
Some of Jake's receivers looked pretty darn impressive in their own right. Any idea one or more of them have interest in doing the Hawkeye thing???
 
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