Remember Jones had his contacts knocked out of his head against Philly? Half the time he appears cross-eyed. Cannot be great for peripheral scanning...
He wears glasses, which is no crime but he has a really bad record during evening, national games. I wonder if his scanning, line of sight is not at 100% at night, under lights and harsh shadows. A lot of NFL players hate the glare. Vikings game was indoors but Jones has a terrible record.
I googled cognitive decline,Jones and Jones scored a 32 on Wonderific. Peyton Manning was a 20 something. So he is not an idiot. But seems like Wonderific is NOT a great predictor of being a great QB. Mahomes was like an 18
"The exact link between stress and vision problems is still under study, but there are several mechanisms by which stress may contribute to these issues. One theory is that stress can cause changes in the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's functions, including those of the eyes. Stress can also cause changes in the body's circulatory system, affecting blood flow to the eyes and other parts of the body. This can cause or exacerbate several vision problems, including dry eyes, eye strain, and blurred vision.
When you are stressed, your body releases hormones that can cause inflammation and affect blood flow to your eyes. This can lead to dry eyes, a condition where the eyes do not produce enough tears, causing discomfort, itching, and a burning sensation. Eye strain, which causes discomfort and fatigue, is also common in people who spend long hours in front of the computer or mobile screens.
Additionally, stress can cause blurred vision, making it difficult to focus on objects, read or drive. When you're stressed, your body releases adrenaline, which can cause your pupils to dilate and your eye muscles to tense up. This can lead to blurred vision and difficulty focusing on objects. In severe cases, stress can even cause double vision, making it difficult to carry out everyday tasks like driving or reading."
A quarterback's ability to calm himself under pressure-packed circumstances is probably what distinguishes the good from the great.
Maybe Jones can remain calm under duress, maybe he cannot.
Can a person get better at operating under stress? Maybe.
Is this the issue here?
HOW the Giants practice is under controlled conditions, outside or in that bright, naturally lit indoor place.
No excuse-everyone else seems to deal with it BUT Jones could possibly use some bombproofing here. Lots of extraneous movement, background confusion and distractions. His scanning is suffering badly. He also did have a concussion so he lost a marble or 2 for sure.
Last year Wink knew Jones' plays ahead of time and it was a set up for failure which Jones actually did OK in. We need more mental coaching here-and its not speeches or throwing tablets. Need to get creative
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-scared shitless of getting whaled on by tacklers
-Or getting super freaked out about the press, thrown tablets
-or general performance anxiety
The guy is going to lose IQ points instantly as brain is starved of oxygen.
Physically the guy has it all but everyone in NFL knows he rattles up. Like Kerry Collins also had this issue but Collins was better on the fly and had better teams.
Its becoming a compounding issue as more failure=more stress=more failure
And I am sure shunting blood from brain is NOT helping eyesight
In comment 16237234 Hammer said:
"The exact link between stress and vision problems is still under study, but there are several mechanisms by which stress may contribute to these issues. One theory is that stress can cause changes in the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's functions, including those of the eyes. Stress can also cause changes in the body's circulatory system, affecting blood flow to the eyes and other parts of the body. This can cause or exacerbate several vision problems, including dry eyes, eye strain, and blurred vision.
When you are stressed, your body releases hormones that can cause inflammation and affect blood flow to your eyes. This can lead to dry eyes, a condition where the eyes do not produce enough tears, causing discomfort, itching, and a burning sensation. Eye strain, which causes discomfort and fatigue, is also common in people who spend long hours in front of the computer or mobile screens.
Additionally, stress can cause blurred vision, making it difficult to focus on objects, read or drive. When you're stressed, your body releases adrenaline, which can cause your pupils to dilate and your eye muscles to tense up. This can lead to blurred vision and difficulty focusing on objects. In severe cases, stress can even cause double vision, making it difficult to carry out everyday tasks like driving or reading."
A quarterback's ability to calm himself under pressure-packed circumstances is probably what distinguishes the good from the great.
Maybe Jones can remain calm under duress, maybe he cannot.
Can a person get better at operating under stress? Maybe.
Is this the issue here?
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Have u ever tried taking a few wwonderlics? I consistently test above 45, usually above 48. It's a joke and shows very little. Nothing in relation to football, no significance.
"The exact link between stress and vision problems is still under study, but there are several mechanisms by which stress may contribute to these issues. One theory is that stress can cause changes in the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's functions, including those of the eyes. Stress can also cause changes in the body's circulatory system, affecting blood flow to the eyes and other parts of the body. This can cause or exacerbate several vision problems, including dry eyes, eye strain, and blurred vision.
When you are stressed, your body releases hormones that can cause inflammation and affect blood flow to your eyes. This can lead to dry eyes, a condition where the eyes do not produce enough tears, causing discomfort, itching, and a burning sensation. Eye strain, which causes discomfort and fatigue, is also common in people who spend long hours in front of the computer or mobile screens.
Additionally, stress can cause blurred vision, making it difficult to focus on objects, read or drive. When you're stressed, your body releases adrenaline, which can cause your pupils to dilate and your eye muscles to tense up. This can lead to blurred vision and difficulty focusing on objects. In severe cases, stress can even cause double vision, making it difficult to carry out everyday tasks like driving or reading."
A quarterback's ability to calm himself under pressure-packed circumstances is probably what distinguishes the good from the great.
Maybe Jones can remain calm under duress, maybe he cannot.
Can a person get better at operating under stress? Maybe.
Is this the issue here?
Thanks for posting this. The effects of stress on the nervous system and the cumulative and cascading damage it can cause to the body and mind is very poorly understood but there is a lot of study moving into this area of how to shed stressors, traumas, etc, so that the nervous system and therefore all the organs (eyes and brain are just two) can function optimally.
Most people will dismiss these kinds of things but it's an incredibly interesting subject of study.
And especially when you have cases of quarterbacks or coaches playing in the NY pressure cooker where the stressors can eventually crumble them. Perhaps it's what caused Joe Judge to go insane here too. Or it can explain how we can get promising year 1 from new coaches and then the wheels fall off from stress corrosion. Not that they instantly become terrible coaches but that the cumulative damage of nervous system stress has degraded their ability to think clearly, decisively, and be in touch with their instincts. It can be a serious infliction.
Human evolution is also not well suited to this job with the exception of those who have personalities that do not allow the stress to affect them the same as others (Eli) or those who know how to cancel it out via routine or transmute it into positive energy and focus (Brady). Both traits are fairly rare and most mere mortals would succumb.
lol he threw just as many...
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Yes Eli never missed a game due to injury in 16 seasons which is still another reason that he should be a first ballot Hall of Fame slam dunk in my humble opinion.
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One thing that Eli Manning was amazing at was learning how to crumple under impact. He would rope-a-dope and last second crumple. Eli's demeanor was truly calm, ah shucks. I think Jones is a basketcase, looks calm but he looked freaked out speaking to press today. Totally wigged out
Yes Eli never missed a game due to injury in 16 seasons which is still another reason that he should be a first ballot Hall of Fame slam dunk in my humble opinion.
Book it. And yeah if God gave Jones better eyes he'd be all pro. For real tho, Eli first ballot hall of famer no doubt
It's more than just physical vision, it's mental acuity to process nfl speed and make quick decisions to the right spots. Field vision
Probably why Evan Neal lost his mind.
Football is interesting-you have to have a switch that turns you into beast mode from civilian mode. Doesn't work a lot.
Jones is also getting swarmed fast by opposing carnosaurs, getting piledriven, sideblinded and spoofed downfield. So instincts in NFL are :
-Deal with it instinctively(Mahomes, Brady)
-Crater
So if vision can be impaired by stress Jones hsould have spent a lot of offseason doing Aaron Rogers stuff? Darkness therapy, smoking a bowl etc. etc?
Probably why Evan Neal lost his mind.
Football is interesting-you have to have a switch that turns you into beast mode from civilian mode. Doesn't work a lot.
Jones is also getting swarmed fast by opposing carnosaurs, getting piledriven, sideblinded and spoofed downfield. So instincts in NFL are :
-Deal with it instinctively(Mahomes, Brady)
-Crater
So if vision can be impaired by stress Jones hsould have spent a lot of offseason doing Aaron Rogers stuff? Darkness therapy, smoking a bowl etc. etc?
DJ seems to be far too type A for any of that haha. Maybe he needs an ayahuasca trip lol!
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Have u ever tried taking a few wwonderlics? I consistently test above 45, usually above 48. It's a joke and shows very little. Nothing in relation to football, no significance.
I have, I scored well. And I knew that the test wasn't called the Wonderific, unlike the OP, which probably helped.
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Have u ever tried taking a few wwonderlics? I consistently test above 45, usually above 48. It's a joke and shows very little. Nothing in relation to football, no significance.
I have, I scored well. And I knew that the test wasn't called the Wonderific, unlike the OP, which probably helped.
That gave me a lol, gotta admit
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I have very severe astigmatism and it impacted my athletic ability. My depth perception is off as it is my peripheral vision.
I have to venture a guess that someone with severe astigmatic could never reach the pinnacle of athletic achievement.
We're having a discussion. No one is making excuses for anyone.
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He is SOL. You can’t fix those with LASIK. I have that. Last I checked a few years ago there was no fix. And an Astigmstism fucks with shadows and hallows and night vision. And I would have issues with those lights at night for sure.
I have very severe astigmatism and it impacted my athletic ability. My depth perception is off as it is my peripheral vision.
I have to venture a guess that someone with severe astigmatic could never reach the pinnacle of athletic achievement.
Mine is not severe. The only time I actually have issues is at night with in coming traffic. It can really screw my judgement up of my lane. Tough to make out the bend in the road ahead. One time in college I was driving down a two lane highway and didn’t even realize I had entered an exit ramp. When the ramp turned I didn’t See it until last second and tried to make the turn by went right off the ramp. Thank God it was a rural area and flat exit ramp. I ended up on gravel and fixed myself just fine. Scary as hell though.
^^^^This
I can't recall a Giants team performing well regular season at night. Eli had a losing record with a horrific point differential, but a similar rating. Forever now, team as a whole sucks regular season at night cause their opponent is good and there's only been a few seasons as a top teem, and never a dominant one. QB independent.
Then over the weeks everytime he spoke/ did an interview I noticed the same look. He did not do this last year.
Prob means nothing but odd.