Tanner Hudson Appreciation Post

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(11-13-2023, 06:24 PM)ochocincos Wrote: To be fair, Hudson's targets pretty much all came on that first scoring drive when it was 0-0, so he wasn't targeted over Chase once the Bengals got in a hole.
Hudson was a huge reason the Bengals were able to score on that first drive though.
Honestly, Hudson should have been used more in the passing game after the first drive.

The opening drive was really not that great.  We had to convert a 4th down in a sequence where we targeted Hudson 3 out of 4 downs and we're backed up to 3rd and 7 when Joe dropped a dime to a well covered Irwin for a 32 yard TD.  

Hudson is the best receiving TE we have, but he offers little as a YAC threat and is a liability as a blocker, which makes it tough to play him more in a game where you're struggling in pass pro.  He's a guy that should get 3-4 targets a game to keep the D honest and pick up a cheap 1st down or two while they focus on other guys.  He isn't a guy who should be getting 7+ targets a game.