07-03-2024, 04:58 PM
(07-03-2024, 04:09 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Not really sure if you were implying Hudson is bad, but Imma defend him anyway.
Hudson produced 39 receptions for 352 yards on just 240 receiving snaps.
Compare that to Uzomah, who played 484 rec snaps for CIN in 2021 but only 493 yards.
Compare that to Hurst, who played 411 rec snaps for CIN in 2022 but only 414 yards.
It's never going to be apples to apples, but hypothetically, if Hudson had the same number of rec snaps as Hurst did, he could have put up around 600 yards. Around 700 yards if same as Uzomah did.
While no one would call Hudson a good run blocker (although he actually did ok last year in his limited snaps), he was quite satisfactory as a receiver.
If he had put up 600-700 yards, people would be saying he should be the long-term starter.
Not saying he's some upper-tier guy, but he seemed to be at least about the same caliber of receiver as the likes of Uzomah or Hurst, which are mid-tier.
Hudson likely benefitted from being seen as a scrub and not getting the defensive attention that normal TE1's would get. Kind of like how a bench RB having a higher YPC than the starter sometimes because he in not expected to get the ball when he is in the game.
I think he is a solid back up, but nothing more.
