The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Rudolph has spent a lot of time watching tape of Jordan Cameron's big 2013 season with the Browns, but his study of OC Norv Turner's past offenses has gone a lot further back than that. Turner has made sure of it. The install tape Turner has shown players since taking over as the Vikings' offensive coordinator in January features cutups dating to his days with the Dallas Cowboys in the early 1990s, when Jay Novacek played the role assumed in more recent years by Vernon Davis, Antonio Gates and Cameron. "So much of it is the exact same thing (Turner)'s been running for 20 years," Rudolph said. "It's the same plays. It's funny when you throw that on there and you see [Jay] Novacek running it, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman. Those are all guys that I grew up watching."
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Rudolph is learning the expanded route tree and hoping to recapture his 2012 Pro Bowl form as he enters a contract year after a broken foot limited him to eight games last season. Rudolph is not as fast as Cameron, a bit player for two years in Cleveland before exploding for 80 catches for 917 yards and seven touchdowns in Turner's lone season with the Browns. But Rudolph's 6-6 frame can create its own matchup problems – something he hopes will happen more often under Turner. "Some guys have that unique ability to have the feel for a game and dial up huge plays," Rudolph said. "I really noticed watching a lot of Cleveland Browns tape last year, when you're watching the course of the game, you can see that with Norv. ..." So fantasy football owners should add Rudolph on the list with Cordarrelle Patterson as players in position to gain from Turner's presence.