Look at the third down conversion rate and the red zone TD rate. Those are still well below the mark for a viable long-term NFL starter. If you are struggling to extend drives and score in the red zone against the Arizona Cardinals, it is only going to get worse from there.
Can Hodges, grow and progress -- of course. But I would pump the brakes a bit on the Duck hype train. From what I can tell he has attempted about 32 3rd down passes and only 11 have netted a first down. The better offenses in the league are converting 40-45%, Steelers under Hodges are at 35% (
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/sta...conversion-pct).
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/sta...ne-scoring-pct - Dead last in the entire league. Even if you look at the last 3 games (the Hodges starts) they are converting redzone opportunities into TDs at 18%. That is 1 in 5. The next worst team in the past 3 games is 25 percentage points higher!
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/sta...ne-scoring-pct
I am rooting for Hodges, just as I was for Rudolph, but every single underlying statistic indicates that Hodges winning results are not sustainable.