Rodney Hudson - returns after holding out?

[Jetstream Green]

Yep. That'll be the key. If his heart isn't in it, we're still in trouble. Fingers crossed!

Well, I mean, our OL still isn't good, but at least it's not game over bad at this point.

I would say our OL with a motivated Hudson is above average, simply by comparison because OLs in the NFL have not been a priority of recent except for a few teams like the Chargers

 

[DaHilg]

I would say our OL with a motivated Hudson is above average, simply by comparison because OLs in the NFL have not been a priority of recent except for a few teams like the Chargers

I’d disagree… all of these teams did big time upgrades to protect their QBs over the past 1-2 off-seasons. Even in instances where their QBs are far lesser;

KC
Chargers
Bengals
Giants
Dolphins
Jets

This is just off the top of my head and just over this and last off-season. I feel like Kiem is taking to 2 approaches;

1 - the RW3 analogy someone posted before. Thinking w Kyler’s legs he can get away w a lessor Oline (I don’t agree we can).

2 - Taking the Joe Burrow Cinci model. Give your QB an arsenal of weapons, particularly guys who can get separation (Hollywood and Rondale) and bank on that giving Kyler enough w a lessor Oline. This did work for Cinci last year w their terrible Oline, but also was risking Burrow to have another injury and a shortened career. Thus not the best strategy based on our fragile QB. It does give our offense a completely new element to it than we had last year - 2 guys that can completely get separation from their defenders. I don’t consider Moore as one of these guys last year for the role and routes they had him running.

It will be also interesting 2 see how we operate going from 1 to now what should be 3 legit tight ends. Have to imagine 2 tight end sets plan to have a vast increased focus this year.

 

[Garthshort]

If nothing else, Rodney's holdout provided this Board with 37 pages of ill informed opinions. I love when that happens.

 

[tnmike]

If nothing else, Rodney's holdout provided this Board with 37 pages of ill informed opinions. I love when that happens.

You got that right

 

[tnmike]

If nothing else, Rodney's holdout provided this Board with 37 pages of ill informed opinions. I love when that happens.

Like a bunch of old women sitting around telling lies and gossiping

 

[QuebecCard]

Like a bunch of old women sitting around telling lies and gossiping

This board proves everyday that 'gossip' is not a female thing.

 

[QuebecCard]

Phew! Honestly, I wrote him off by all the news.

News?

It was never anything more than conjecture fueled by a gagging lack of actual facts.

 

[Totally_Red]

The potential for an above average line is there but D-lines in the division are excellent to elite except for Seattle. Bosa and Donald are not worried.

 

[Chopper0080]

I guess all of the people that decided he wasn't coming back by the Twitter picture were wrong. Also all of the people that poor mouthed the team and Keim were wrong also. Sounds like somebody needs to step up and admit they were wrong. I'm not going to say anybody needs to apologize because I don't do that but 34 pages of this thread were about it. It just goes to show that rumors and lies and BS can get out of hand now doesn't it? Like I said in a previous post, print out the thread and run it through the garbage disposal and you have the same result

It is literally being reported that he decided to come back which indicates he was deciding if he would come back or not. What was made up in this thread?

 

[Chopper0080]

News?

It was never anything more than conjecture fueled by a gagging lack of actual facts.

and yet...

"Rodney Hudson, who stayed away from mandatory minicamp and whose status for 2022 was uncertain, has informed the team he's returning and will play in 2022"

the player himself informed the team that he had made a decision. So, there is your confirmation and fact that he was considering not returning.

 

[JohnnyCakes]

i think huddy just didnt want to go through mini camp

 

[PACardsFan]

This is a 7 win team with Hudson. We are probably a 6 win team without him. So didn’t really care one way or the other.

Nothing wrong with lowering expectations. I've become accustomed to doing that myself for the past 58 years watching this franchise drive me insane. On paper, we have a brutal schedule, but you never really know how good teams really are until the real season starts. And I thoroughly expect Keim to make more moves between now & the beginning of the season to make this team even better.

 

[QuebecCard]

It is literally being reported that he decided to come back which indicates he was deciding if he would come back or not. What was made up in this thread?

Conclusions!

 

[jf-08]

*thread title updated*

 

[dreamcastrocks]

If nothing else, Rodney's holdout provided this Board with 37 pages of ill informed opinions. I love when that happens.

Good job adding to it, I suppose.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Complaining about the discourse of others is next level boredom.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Complaining about the discourse of others is next level boredom.

...On a message board of all places...

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Pigs getting haughty about the kind of slop they're wallowing in!

 

[unseenaz]

News?

It was never anything more than conjecture fueled by a gagging lack of actual facts.

Have you stopped to consider that he was actually considering retirement? Just look at how the tweet was worded “he informed the cardinals he’s coming back for the season…” if he wasn’t considering retirement, why would he do that? Did Budda Baker need to tell the cards he intended to play this season?

 

[BritCard]

Have you stopped to consider that he was actually considering retirement? Just look at how the tweet was worded “he informed the cardinals he’s coming back for the season…” if he wasn’t considering retirement, why would he do that? Did Budda Baker need to tell the cards he intended to play this season?

How the tweet was worded was Rapaport, not Hudson.

Hudson informed the Cards he will return. I don't see how that rules out all other options of why he was away.

 

[QuebecCard]

Have you stopped to consider that he was actually considering retirement? Just look at how the tweet was worded “he informed the cardinals he’s coming back for the season…” if he wasn’t considering retirement, why would he do that? Did Budda Baker need to tell the cards he intended to play this season?

Have you stopped to consider that this is an after the fact confirmation that whatever was a concern has been settled and doesn't obviate the fact that anything prior was conjecture ?

 

[tnmike]

For all anyone on this message board knows he could have had 2 months of violent diarrhea. The end result is the same

 

[dreamcastrocks]

For all anyone on this message board knows he could have had 2 months of violent diarrhea. The end result is the same

I mean I guess. It is quite a myopic view though.

 

[Covert Rain]

I am annoyed he left the team and organization hanging. Either retire or don't. Not sure what this all was about but there was a better way to handle this. It's not like this all of the sudden came up. I am glad he is coming back but handled it badly IMO.

 

[Stout]

How the tweet was worded was Rapaport, not Hudson.

Hudson informed the Cards he will return. I don't see how that rules out all other options of why he was away.

If he informed them he would return, he de facto was considering not returning.