I started playing the drums approximately one year ago. I have been taking lessons for the entire year.

When I initially spoke to my teacher I told him I didn't want to become a good drummer, I wanted to be able to keep cool double bass beats with the snare landing on 2 & 4 or 3. At the time, I couldn't picture myself doing that, but I was able to achieve that goal in a couple of months. Afterwards, I told him that I did want to become a real drummer. We've worked on several things since and I've experienced major growth. However, I never did learn any of the rudiments. I've learned a couple of triplet patterns and can play them with some speed, but that's about it.

This is probably a basic question, but...

Why do I need to learn the rudiments?
Which rudiments should I learn and in what order?

Thank you