"Kirk's never played with a tight end of the body type that I have," Rudolph said. "Kirk played with smaller guys that are quicker than I am, run routes differently. We didn't really have an offseason together last year, I was coming off ankle surgery, spent most of the spring rehabbing. Now we've had a full season together, a full offseason. And it's just being on the same page. He knows that I can make catches that some of the other guys that he played with in the past couldn't. And also I have more vertical separation than he's used to having. "