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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Rudd is a pretty damn good tackler. Only problem is most of his tackles are 5-8 yards from the line of scrimage. Never seen a guy who is actually a pretty solid tackler seemingly refuse to hit the hole to make tackles. When he made that hit on I believe Julius Jones in the 2010 regular season finale to cause the fumble, most Bucs fans thought it was a mistake, it had to be someone else.
And he got beat out by a rookie last year in Tennessee. I think he's nothing more than a warm body until everyone heals.
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Oh ya I don't think anyone's expecting much more out of him than as a filler, if Lofton can't come back for awhile its pretty clear the Saints are in trouble at that position.
I'm sure by the sounds of all his injuries in the past that Ruud's a shadow of what he once was, but back in 07-09'ish I think he was one of the more underrated players in the league. I remember quite a few times when the Saints were at Raymond James seeing him cause our run game all sorts of problems, and then hearing that "Ruuuuuud" chant from the crowd several times a game.