DP5555
Well-Known Member
This is just something I was thinking over while watching him play for Michigan last night. It's not really an angle I ever looked at while he was the QB at Iowa, but in hindsight I believe there might be something to it. I apologize in advance if this gets kinda long. I'm just rambling my thoughts.
I work in healthcare and as an Outreach Clinic Manager my job is to help run University of Iowa physician clinics (all different kinds of providers). Most Doctors have a very business like mentality. They want to know what to expect. They want to know the percentages of risk/reward. They want to dissect everything possible in order to help make the best decisions they possibly can for their patients. It's their job to overthink things. I think Jake Rudock's mentality is perfect for someone who is going to become a physician.
However, I realized last night that this mentality may play a big role in why he has struggled with consistency on the field. He is so tightly wound that he's unable to relax. It seems like he overthinks things and then makes sudden decisions out of impulse. Everything seems very sudden. Oh I'm going to dump it off! Oh **** he's open down the field I better heave it! It seems to me like he's complicating the game of football instead of letting it come to him. Nothing about his play is smooth.
I also believe his tightly wound personality can negatively impact the play of those around him. Jake is all business all the time and I honestly think the biggest favor he could do for himself would be to take a big deep breath and relax. Have a little fun, enjoy the moment, soak in the atmosphere and play ball. I think there is a lot to be said about having a QB who is more laid back. Maybe he cracks jokes in the huddle. Maybe it's just the way he shrugs off mistakes. Maybe it's the way he interacts loosely with his teammates. I don't know, but based on the sound bytes that have come out of camp it sure seems like the Hawkeye players feel more relaxed with CJ at the helm. We'll see if there's anything to this whole hypothesis of mine.
I work in healthcare and as an Outreach Clinic Manager my job is to help run University of Iowa physician clinics (all different kinds of providers). Most Doctors have a very business like mentality. They want to know what to expect. They want to know the percentages of risk/reward. They want to dissect everything possible in order to help make the best decisions they possibly can for their patients. It's their job to overthink things. I think Jake Rudock's mentality is perfect for someone who is going to become a physician.
However, I realized last night that this mentality may play a big role in why he has struggled with consistency on the field. He is so tightly wound that he's unable to relax. It seems like he overthinks things and then makes sudden decisions out of impulse. Everything seems very sudden. Oh I'm going to dump it off! Oh **** he's open down the field I better heave it! It seems to me like he's complicating the game of football instead of letting it come to him. Nothing about his play is smooth.
I also believe his tightly wound personality can negatively impact the play of those around him. Jake is all business all the time and I honestly think the biggest favor he could do for himself would be to take a big deep breath and relax. Have a little fun, enjoy the moment, soak in the atmosphere and play ball. I think there is a lot to be said about having a QB who is more laid back. Maybe he cracks jokes in the huddle. Maybe it's just the way he shrugs off mistakes. Maybe it's the way he interacts loosely with his teammates. I don't know, but based on the sound bytes that have come out of camp it sure seems like the Hawkeye players feel more relaxed with CJ at the helm. We'll see if there's anything to this whole hypothesis of mine.