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Giants Release Rudy
#11
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@Hawkvike25 said:
@pattersaur said:
@Hawkvike25 said:
Saw a little of the Giants. He was rarely targeted in passing downs as it still looked like he ran a 5.2 forty...
Yeah I caught probably 3 of their games. He didn’t get any volume, probably even less than he did here in his last couple seasons. But I think he’s probably cooked. Maybe some team will give him a cheap vet deal but I don’t think it should be us. 
No one will be able to convince me as to why Kyle Rudolph should be signed for a team that will likely spread out its TE's a lot more this year. Kyle was a very solid TE for a few years, especially as a blocker, but he's so incredibly slow these days. I'd rather take my chances with a 6th rounder or UDFA
It was his size and catch radius,  not his speed that made him a good TE,  even when he's covered he still is able to out jump or box out the defender and make catches.  He won't stretch the field,  but has a role as a 3rd TE in that he would be a good veteran to have around younger guys,  especially if ISj weren't ready to roll due to a set back and all we have is late rounders or UDFAs to fall back on.
Completely agree, he is still a mismatch from the short red zone 
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#12
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@Hawkvike25 said:
@pattersaur said:
@Hawkvike25 said:
Saw a little of the Giants. He was rarely targeted in passing downs as it still looked like he ran a 5.2 forty...
Yeah I caught probably 3 of their games. He didn’t get any volume, probably even less than he did here in his last couple seasons. But I think he’s probably cooked. Maybe some team will give him a cheap vet deal but I don’t think it should be us. 
No one will be able to convince me as to why Kyle Rudolph should be signed for a team that will likely spread out its TE's a lot more this year. Kyle was a very solid TE for a few years, especially as a blocker, but he's so incredibly slow these days. I'd rather take my chances with a 6th rounder or UDFA
It was his size and catch radius,  not his speed that made him a good TE,  even when he's covered he still is able to out jump or box out the defender and make catches.  He won't stretch the field,  but has a role as a 3rd TE in that he would be a good veteran to have around younger guys,  especially if ISj weren't ready to roll due to a set back and all we have is late rounders or UDFAs to fall back on.
Great locker room guy, no doubt. Don't need to pay over $1MM for a TE who will struggle to get open. We have enough questionable contracts already
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#13
*struggles to get open

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#14
Quote: @greediron said:
*struggles to get open
Was a great moment for sure. This is also two years ago and I have no idea what type of defense Williams was playing. I should clarify, hes not a guy that gets separation nor does he really get open in non goal line downs which increases the odds of needing to fit a throw in a very tight window. Rudy was a great Vike, but there are better ways to allocate $1.5MM or whatever the vet minimum is for him.
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#15
Yeah, just had to relive one of my favorite moments with one of my favorite Vikings.
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#16
Didn’t he kind of bad mouth Kirk and said the QB he was playing with now was the best he’s ever played with?
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