Kyle Rudolph is a fix for the Giants’ red zone issues

They are almost the worst.

For years, Kyle Rudolph has been one of the best.

Hence, the wedding of Rudolph and Baron.

With all the statistics and analysis and exploration in Rudolph’s efficiency declining over the past two years, a number over the last two years, the new Giants stand out above all else with the tight end. Of his 48 career touchdown receptions, 40 – 83.3 percent of them – have come in the Red Zone. This strength fits neatly into the groove of the veterans’ weakest weakness.

In 2020, the Giants ranked 31st in the NFL’s red-zone conversion rate, scoring a touchdown on just 46.3 percent of their trips inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. Rudolph’s track record indicates that he will help increase the frequency of giants in the end zone, with Evan teaming up with Engram.

“Just look at the Red Zone objectively,” Rudolph said Wednesday after signing his contract. “The field is thick, there are small windows, tight throws, but I think that is one of the things that has helped me throughout my career. You get someone to open wide as planned in the end zone Not going, you don’t see it very often. From time to time you can, but most of the time the red-zone scoring bang-bang passes and it takes confidence by a quarter. “

Kyle Rudolph catches a pass during Vikings Camp
Ex-Viking Kyle Rudolph could be a fix for the Giants in the Red Zone.
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The 6-foot-6 Rudolph was a three-time all-conference basketball player in high school in Cincinnati and considers his skills on the court as related to his NFL scoring skills.

“It’s really no different than going up to grab a rebound from the glass,” he said.

Rudolph took six touchdown catches in 2019 but only one in 12 matches last season. After an average of 63 receptions over a four-year span, Rudolph was able to take only 39 and 28 catches in the last 39 years. His snap-count on offense plummeted, with Irv Smith coming on as a tight target, and low production, insists 31-year-old Rudolph, is not a sign of diminished ability.

Rudolph said, “With my role changing over the years, it was not that I couldn’t run around and catch the balls.” I’m very competitive, and it made me take one of two paths. Forced. I could either complain about it or I could take it as a challenge to improve that aspect of my game. ‘

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