Can we all chip in and buy Jones a VR head set

arniefez : 10/18/2024 4:53 pm

Do we think the Giants have a subscription to The Athletic?

I found this interesting. It's behind their paywall so I'll copy and paste only a small part of it.

Quote:

Jayden Daniels’ growth with VR simulation has Commanders embracing mind games.

Six weeks into his rookie season, Daniels is the talk of the league and part of nascent MVP conversations.

Perhaps the only thing quicker than Daniels’ accelerated growth is the speed at which he sets the VR simulation. That would be the highest possible setting.

“It moves faster within the VR than actual human beings,” Daniels said before Washington opened the 2024 season. “Once you get out there, everything slows down. I know this is coming. I’ve seen this before, (and) it moved more than 20 times faster in VR.”

The simulation from the German company Cognilize arrived on the LSU campus ahead of Daniels’ final season. The dual-threat quarterback became an immediate disciple of the immersive technology initially designed for top-shelf soccer players to get extra reps beyond practice without additional wear and tear.

“It’s a unique technology, and it’s definitely for the quarterbacks,” Kingsbury said. “I think it is more effective than them just watching the film. They’re going through their reads, they’re going through their progressions, they’re seeing it.”

I'd prefer to experience an actual reality

santacruzom : 10/18/2024 5:14 pm : link

where Jones isn't on the roster.

Read an article years ago

Skully88 : 10/18/2024 5:16 pm : link

That the Cowboys and Romo had basically a golf simulator for QBs for lack of a better description. Surprised something like that isn't a lot more widespread.

but this is seriously interesting

santacruzom : 10/18/2024 5:16 pm : link

I remember reading an article ages ago where several coaches strongly advocated that their QBs play Madden. I have to assume that VR would replicate real conditions much better.

Leading up to the draft, I remember reading about this and Daniels

Ivan15 : 10/18/2024 5:22 pm : link

And how much the training helped him. I don’t know why Jones hasn’t tried it. Maybe he has.

I imagine

santacruzom : 10/18/2024 5:26 pm : link

that Nussmeier is using it this season... will be interesting to use him as a sample too.

Can you add a machine that

Simms11 : 10/18/2024 6:27 pm : link

knocks the crap out of him at the same time? 🤣

We should chip in and buy Jones a ticket home

cosmicj : 10/18/2024 6:28 pm : link

Some MLB teams have been using VR headsets for years.

Mike from SI : 10/18/2024 6:30 pm : link

As per usual, some guys like em, some don't, some teams think they're great, some are underwhelmed, etc.

I think when the tech gets good enough that a lot of teams and QBs will be using them.

I was thinking a bus ticket out of town

56goat : 10/18/2024 7:24 pm : link

but sure, we can try it your way.

At 40 million a year

Gman11 : 10/18/2024 7:58 pm : link

He could probably afford two.

Virtual Reality For Daniel Jones?

Trainmaster : 10/18/2024 8:04 pm : link

Jones' reply:

(Just for Mythbusters fans) :-)

No man, he should use his salary to buy us all a VR set so we can

Jim in Hoboken : 10/19/2024 12:23 pm : link

pretend to watch good QB play. And enjoy a large Pepsi.

Last

mitch300 : 10/19/2024 2:48 pm : link

Year I started a thread on this. My point was to use it to evaluate QB’s coming out of the draft. You could test how they see the field and are able to pick out the open wr and their reaction times.

VR is just stupid...

DefenseWins : 10/19/2024 3:09 pm : link

and never works for pilots..

Let's not add any wear and tear to his neck

widmerseyebrow : 10/19/2024 3:10 pm : link

and save the VR for the next QB.

This could be the future of QB training

RomanWH : 10/19/2024 10:01 pm : link

and QB scouting. How a college QB adapts and adjusts to a VR sim using all of his possible reads vs possible defensive formations and adjustments. Then adapting it to the pros.

So far, the proof is in the pudding. Jayden Daniels became the #2 overall pick. A meteoric rise in his draft stock at LSU after his previous stint in Arizona State. And there's a decent chance that Sy's new #1 QB prospect for 2025, Garrett Nussmeier, is also taking advantage of this same technology. He's been playing very well and could be on the radar as our top pick in the upcoming draft.
Here's an article that goes into detail(not paywalled) - ( New Window )