RB/WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Free Agent (2 Viewers)

[Eminence]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

 

[Khy]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

 

[Eminence]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

 

[encaitar]

The reason he isn't more involved at this point is that he's been learning the same position that Jerome Simpson plays. Obviously, the Vikings weren't planning on ousting Jennings in favor of Patterson, so they taught him the playbook with Simpson's spot destined to be his. Well, Jerome has come out and been hands down the best WR on the Vikings team this season. He's made it impossible for the Vikings to bench him with his play and Patterson's snap % has suffered as a result IMO.

 

[werdnoynek]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

might need to look up the definition of that word. That's majority cold hard facts above your nonsensical post. The 30-35% is his take, and I think it's hard to call that an exaggeration lol.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

might need to look up the definition of that word. That's majority cold hard facts above your nonsensical post. The 30-35% is his take, and I think it's hard to call that an exaggeration lol.

He's saying his own statement of "he's not seeing any snaps" was hyperbole.

 

[werdnoynek]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

might need to look up the definition of that word. That's majority cold hard facts above your nonsensical post. The 30-35% is his take, and I think it's hard to call that an exaggeration lol.

He's saying his own statement of "he's not seeing any snaps" was hyperbole.

That makes more sense.

 

[Eminence]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

might need to look up the definition of that word. That's majority cold hard facts above your nonsensical post. The 30-35% is his take, and I think it's hard to call that an exaggeration lol.

He's saying his own statement of "he's not seeing any snaps" was hyperbole.

I like you.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

So what's going on with Cordarelle? I picked him up in one dynasty league, but my biggest fear was that he'd be another Desmond Howard in that he looks like he has the tools, but could end up never being a good wide receiver and is just a great kick returner his whole career. Sure he's just a rookie, but red flags go up for me on rookie WRs who just vanish after the draft. Usually you hear some news, or see them make a few plays on the field, or start to be worked into the gameplan a bit more as the season goes along. With Cordarelle he's been almost invisible at the WR position.

Yes the Minnesota QB play is terrible and that has to contribute to this, but if we look at his peers DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Markus Wheaton, Tavon Austin, Robert Woods, and even Justin Hunter, only Wheaton and Cordarelle have failed to contribute in any way. Tavon hasn't been doing much, but at least you can see he's part of the game plan.

He hasn't seen any snaps. On one of the few plays they gave him the ball on Offense, he looked good to me.

I personally think that the Head Coach just isn't comfortable in him running all the plays at his current position. Like, he's not a traditional wideout who's a great route-runner and whatnot. He needs to be manufactured touches. I recall him catching a short pass earlier in the season and shaking - baking.

An untimely injury to Jennings, Wright, or Simpson could get him some extra playing time. But definitely next-year, he'll have more of the Offense down or they will have adapted it to him. Don't doubt his talent though, he's just a little raw.

I wouldn't say "he hasn't seen any snaps"... he hasn't seen 'many' snaps but he's still seeing them. Here are his snap count percentages prior to the bye week...

Week 1: 5/56 or 8.9%

Week 2: 6/65 or 9.2%

Week 3: 20/80 or 25%

Week 4: 13/52 or 25%

So he's seeing an increase in snap counts from under 10% a game to 25% in the last two weeks prior to the bye. We should hopefully see that increase again from 25% to maybe 30-35% this week coming out of the bye. Another week of practice etc.

Hyperbole.

might need to look up the definition of that word. That's majority cold hard facts above your nonsensical post. The 30-35% is his take, and I think it's hard to call that an exaggeration lol.

He's saying his own statement of "he's not seeing any snaps" was hyperbole.

I like you.

Even though I keep quoting you in the Shark Pool and making references to Mazda 3's and seed money? I'm flattered.

 

[Biabreakable]

The reason he isn't more involved at this point is that he's been learning the same position that Jerome Simpson plays. Obviously, the Vikings weren't planning on ousting Jennings in favor of Patterson, so they taught him the playbook with Simpson's spot destined to be his. Well, Jerome has come out and been hands down the best WR on the Vikings team this season. He's made it impossible for the Vikings to bench him with his play and Patterson's snap % has suffered as a result IMO.

Simpson isn't hurt like he was last season. He knows the playbook now. Patterson threatening his job lit a huge fire under him and he is playing great. Terrific blocker last season, not sure Patterson is up to that standard yet, Jennings has not been. Webb playing more because of his blocking is something I have heard mentioned. This matters to the Vikings. Having Felton missing and then Ellison injured makes this even more important that the TE WR block well.

One of Ponders best plays statistically was off of him dumping the ball to the deep middle of the field that Simpson was amazingly able to adjust to and run down making a GREAT catch on the ball. Clearly not a pass you want your QB throwing consistently.. the QB needs to deliver a more catchable pass than this.. but nice to see a WR find a way to come down with the ball anyways. This is an area where Simpsons tremendous leaping ability comes into play. Simpson has played great. Could be even better if the QB play improves (Vikings don't play Ponder again).

Patterson is not going to beat out Jennings or Simpson playing this well and Peterson is running the ball MUCH better with Felton playing again. There will be a FB in the game often. This reduces the opportunity to play 3 WR when you are playing a FB and 1 or 2 TE. This is what the Vikings like to do. Hopefully Ellison will be back healthy soon. Zach Line hurt the running game early on. Not that he isn't a nice prospect, he is. But that hurt the running game. What does all of this have to do with Patterson? Patterson doesn't play FB. He could play tail back in diamond though. I have complained about the dud runs to Peterson out of the diamond and the throw selection (dumping over the middle out of a 9 box due to diamond? ). That can be on Ponder but I also do not like the play design. That is unless these are dead plays for scripting later on. I think Patterson can be useful as a running option out of the diamond and also on flare passes (other RB pass routes as well). I do think the Vikings will do this, they have not gotten the ball to Patterson in this way much yet though.

Better QBing may lead to more 3 WR sets. But even then Patterson has to compete/share time with Webb and Wright. This information is all contained in this thread already. Simpson playing as well as he has is an element that I didn't expect, but that is not a knock on Patterson in my opinion. Simpson has really played a lot better.

The Vikings are leading the league in kick return yardage/return right now. Patterson was also named as NFC special teams player of the month for the 1st 4 weeks of the season. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/03/cordarrelle-pattersons-first-month-in-the-nfl-ends-with-special-teams-honors/

Cassel and Freeman are better QBs than Ponder. Freeman from what I have seen likes to throw jump balls to WR and is not shy about throwing over the middle. So I think that will be an improvement regardless of which one plays.

Freeman has a lot of velocity on his throws which will give defenses less time to track the ball. That means better efficiency on out routes as well as less time for the defense to react to throws over the middle. That should help everything. It is not like Cassel doesn't throw some scary (almost interceptions/interceptions) passes, so the turnover risk (primary concern for coaching staff with all QB) is not really worse than Cassel in my opinion, once Freemen understands the playbook and audibles similarly well to Cassel (which might not be this season). The zip on Freeman's passes might make up for the gap in understanding the offense any ways.

The Panthers are very good defense. Their main weakness is in their secondary. So I expect the Vikings to look at taking advantage of this with throws over the middle and possibly more 3 WR sets to try to get more defensive backs on the field.

 

[Faust]

Cordarrelle Patterson ties NFL record with 109-yard kickoff return

 

[RushHour]

I have no idea why they don't use this guy more. It's perplexing to say the least.

 

[fruity pebbles]

He's gonna be good, you can just see it with some guys. Obviously raw and needs a qb with an nfl arm but give him a little time and watch out. His open field skills are off the charts for a man his size.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Cordarrelle Patterson caught two passes for 26 yards in Week 8 against the Packers.
Patterson scored on a 109-yard kick return to open the game and had an expanded role in the offense this week. He was targeted three times by Christian Ponder and played in all three-wide sets. Patterson is still only being used as a rotational player, but will eventually overtake Jerome Simpson for the No. 2 receiver job. He's just a WR5 stash in re-draft leagues.

 

[Faust]

Excerpt from Peter King's MMQB:

Special Teams Player of the WeekCordarrelle Patterson, wide receiver/kick returner, Minnesota.

His 109-yard kickoff return—not to blow smoke or anything—was one of the best of this or any other season. Watch it. Look how often he makes just the slightest move to either make a defender miss or to shake off a glancing tackle attempt. His speed and slithery return ability make him a dangerous and instinctive return man.

 

[Hoss Style]

Can't believe he hasn't worked his way to 2 WR sets yet. Any Minny people know why? Trouble learning the plays? Coach is stubborn? Management's call?

Curious...

 

[Sake-Bombers]

Listening to Dan Patrick show yesterday, and Tony Dungy mentioned Patterson and said he was going to be a "superstar in this league."

 

[Acrobat7]

I read somewhere that Simpson is playing his position and due to Simpson's good start to the season he didn't crack the lineup. But yeah, WTF are they not getting him the ball?? Just throw him some bubble screens and try to give him some space.

 

[rickyg]

Get ready guys BC patterson's time to shine at wr is coming soon. Frazier and the OC have been gushing about him all week and talking about how they want to get him more involved in the offense moving forward, particularly saying that they want to get he and Jerome Simpson in the field at the same time.

His snaps and involvement seem to have been slowly growing over the last 2 games.

I'm thinking a breakout game vs Dallas is in order. Wouldn't be surprised to see him score on a long td tomorrow.

In my dynasty league I'm thinking of activating him from my taxi squad to start him over bilal Powell tomorrow.

 

[Sake-Bombers]

Get ready guys BC patterson's time to shine at wr is coming soon. Frazier and the OC have been gushing about him all week and talking about how they want to get him more involved in the offense moving forward, particularly saying that they want to get he and Jerome Simpson in the field at the same time.

His snaps and involvement seem to have been slowly growing over the last 2 games.

I'm thinking a breakout game vs Dallas is in order. Wouldn't be surprised to see him score on a long td tomorrow.

In my dynasty league I'm thinking of activating him from my taxi squad to start him over bilal Powell tomorrow.

I'm a big believer in Cordarrelle and want to see him break out, but if I was your opponent I would be very happy to see you put him in your lineup.

 

[rickyg]

Get ready guys BC patterson's time to shine at wr is coming soon. Frazier and the OC have been gushing about him all week and talking about how they want to get him more involved in the offense moving forward, particularly saying that they want to get he and Jerome Simpson in the field at the same time.

His snaps and involvement seem to have been slowly growing over the last 2 games.

I'm thinking a breakout game vs Dallas is in order. Wouldn't be surprised to see him score on a long td tomorrow.

In my dynasty league I'm thinking of activating him from my taxi squad to start him over bilal Powell tomorrow.

I'm a big believer in Cordarrelle and want to see him break out, but if I was your opponent I would be very happy to see you put him in your lineup.

I agree. It's a risky and way far ahead of the curve move. But bilal Powell certainly ain't gonna strike fear in my opponent either. Lol this is a swing for the fences move for me in a busted season (3-5).

MIN - Cordarelle Patterson to see extra packages? - Fri Nov 1, 09:07 PM

Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave indicated Friday, Nov. 1, that the team has packages in place for when WRs Cordarrelle Patterson and Jerome Simpson are on the field at the same time, and the club might want to expand that package. 'We didn't get a lot of plays the other night. We need to stay on the field so we can call more than a couple dozen, excluding the two-minute the other night,' Musgrave said. 'We want to get into our game plan because we do have some packages that we're excited about...getting both those guys out on the field and letting them do their thing.

Looks like I was a week early but his involvement continues to grow. This kid could be money down the stretch. He really is electric.

 

[Gottabesweet]

I'm heavily favored this week and have WR3 bye problems in a Dynasty. I might play Patterson over Marlon Brown and hope for the big plays.

 

[Hoss Style]

Quick question for any people really knowledgeable on Patterson - It's obvious he has talent after the catch, but how are his hands?

I haven't watched many Minny games this season (or college games from him). Good hands? Great? Poor?

 

[biju]

Quick question for any people really knowledgeable on Patterson - It's obvious he has talent after the catch, but how are his hands?

I haven't watched many Minny games this season (or college games from him). Good hands? Great? Poor?

He had an excellent catch last week against the Packers down the sideline. I don't watch enough games to know if that is representative of his hands or not, but if it was he has great hands--the catch was Calvin-esque.

 

[Bob Magaw]

his hands looked great in the preseason, better than advertised even.

the elite athleticism extends to hand eye coordination.

maybe sloppy route running has contributed to his relative lack of snaps compared to what some thought leading into the season...

but failure to try and replicate more of harvin's short routes into a more substantial package of plays has been a missed opportunity...

things like that can get HCs and OCs fired...

 

[JustinHawkins]

He just needs to be on the field. Just needs reps and the ball. Nothing NOT to like so far.

 

[jurb26]

Minn really has nothing to lose by putting him out there more at this point. He's a playmaker, plane and simple. He should have seen a few more looks by now but Simpson played is tail off to keep Patterson less involved. I don't know if I'll start him, but I'm highly considering it.

 

[jurb26]

Oh boy. I just put Patterson into my lineup in 2 leagues. Really hoping I don't regret this one. Starting him over S. Smith and D. Bowe.

 

[biju]

Oh boy. I just put Patterson into my lineup in 2 leagues. Really hoping I don't regret this one. Starting him over S. Smith and D. Bowe.

I have to start him due to bye weeks and a ton of injuries. Here's hoping the OC wasn't just blowing smoke.

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

I agree. Throw him out there and let him play because he needs the game experience. If he goofs up and runs a wrong route or two, seriously, what is the harm?

 

[Hoss Style]

Man, I have 10 minutes to decide - Patterson or Tate. I have Tate in right now, but I think if Patterson gets on the field he can perform at a high level.

Uhhh.... I hate these decisions.

 

[mr roboto]

Man, I have 10 minutes to decide - Patterson or Tate. I have Tate in right now, but I think if Patterson gets on the field he can perform at a high level.

Uhhh.... I hate these decisions.

I'd stick with Tate for now fwiw.

 

[Faust]

Video Link:

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard touchdown

00:43 – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder finds wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson for a 2-yard score.

 

[cstu]

Video Link:

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard touchdown

00:43 – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder finds wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson for a 2-yard score.

That is something defenses don't want to see when they are trying to stop Peterson. Frankly, I think it's unstoppable if done correctly and expect a lot of TD's by Patterson that way.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Arrow pointing up. One of those players that could shoot into the untouchable value category very quickly.

 

[zamboni]

Video Link:

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson 2-yard touchdown

00:43 – Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder finds wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson for a 2-yard score.

I like that gunny sack holding his dreadlocks in place - I can see that trend taking off.

 

[Macdaddy_2004]

Problem is he is still not getting on the field enough

We are talking about the same OC that found it hard to get Percy Harvin snaps.

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

Arrow pointing up. One of those players that could shoot into the untouchable value category very quickly.

I don't see this happening at all. QB play stinks and play calling stinks. All they need to find is an Alex Smith to just complete simple passes since the D commits 8 to the box but the Vikes can't take advantage of that.

 

[biju]

Problem is he is still not getting on the field enough

We are talking about the same OC that found it hard to get Percy Harvin snaps.

I don't think that coaching staff sees 2014 in Minnesota.

 

[King of the Jungle]

Arrow pointing up. One of those players that could shoot into the untouchable value category very quickly.

I don't see this happening at all. QB play stinks and play calling stinks. All they need to find is an Alex Smith to just complete simple passes since the D commits 8 to the box but the Vikes can't take advantage of that.

Agree to disagree. His snap count is trending up and I think by the end of year we will have a good idea of how special he can be.

 

[basher]

He doesn't particularly catch the ball well, he doesn't run clean routes at all ... but he has skills once you can get the ball in his hands. This is pretty much the book on him since he was drafted. Nothing has really changed. The Vikings do not have a qb nor an OC capable of figuring out how to use Patterson. People on this site seem to overreact quickly to a single touchdown scored.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

He doesn't particularly catch the ball well, he doesn't run clean routes at all ... but he has skills once you can get the ball in his hands. This is pretty much the book on him since he was drafted. Nothing has really changed. The Vikings do not have a qb nor an OC capable of figuring out how to use Patterson. People on this site seem to overreact quickly to a single touchdown scored.

Especially against one of the worst defenses I can ever remember watching. On a sneaky play where Patterson scooted behind the OL and caught a 2-yard pass for the TD. It's not like it was a display of his athleticism or an especially difficult catch. It was good play design vs. a terrible defense.

It's mind-boggling that they don't target him on screens a lot, because his open field moves returning kicks are ridiculous.

 

[jurb26]

He doesn't particularly catch the ball well, he doesn't run clean routes at all ... but he has skills once you can get the ball in his hands. This is pretty much the book on him since he was drafted. Nothing has really changed. The Vikings do not have a qb nor an OC capable of figuring out how to use Patterson. People on this site seem to overreact quickly to a single touchdown scored.

Especially against one of the worst defenses I can ever remember watching. On a sneaky play where Patterson scooted behind the OL and caught a 2-yard pass for the TD. It's not like it was a display of his athleticism or an especially difficult catch. It was good play design vs. a terrible defense.

It's mind-boggling that they don't target him on screens a lot, because his open field moves returning kicks are ridiculous.

The notion that Patterson has poor hands is a false one. It's amazing that people still say this, but oh well. Not worth arguing at this point. Minn has used Patterson as a decoy, oddly enough, on a lot of quick screen like plays. I'm not sure why. I suppose they expect teams to key that with him on the field just due to his running ability even though he's really never shown it in real offensive plays. Not that it's his fault, he hasn't been given the chance.

I'd personally like to see him get more looks down field. From the games I've watched he seems to be running good routes and has gotten separation. He just wasn't the primary read and the QB never gets to him. He ran a beautiful deep in or dig route last night and was wide open with running room if the ball was thrown properly. Unfortunately he was the #2 read and the pass was thrown to the TE before he ever needed to look Patterson's way.

 

[rickyg]

Here is what I don't understand: why the hell is musgrave dialing up wr screens to Greg Jennings instead of Patterson? Has Patterson not yet demonstrated that he is by far and away the most dangerous weapon the team has outside of ap with the ball in his hands? He has demaryius/dez like potential in those simple screen plays. I can see him taking a few of those to the house every year. And if he's not the best route runner yet then that is the easiest play to use to get him involved in a meaningful way until he perfects the full route tree.

Sometimes I feel like I can be a better coach than half the coaches in the nfl. I'm very likely wrong about that but why is it so blatantly obvious to me how a player should be used and not to the OC?

 

[nastynate]

MIN has a lot of weapons -- now, if they could only find a real QB...

 

[dickey moe]

With Jerome Simpson arrested for DUI, maybe Patterson will finally get his chance at more snaps.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Cordarrelle Patterson could start Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

Jerome Simpson won't be suspended for his alleged DWI, but coach Leslie Frazier admitted that Simpson might not start. It would be a big and long overdue opportunity for Patterson, although the matchup is awful. We doubt Christian Ponder and the Vikings' pass scheme is capable of doing anything at all against the Legion of Boom.

Related: Jerome Simpson

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

FYI Greg Jennings was also downgraded today:

Greg Jennings was added to the Vikings' injury report Thursday, getting in a limited session with an Achilles' issue.

Mid-week downgrades are never good news, but especially when they're Achilles' tendon related. Jennings hasn't spent much time on the injury report this season, but it's possible it's just a minor issue the Vikings are using as a means of limiting his reps. A WR3/4 for Week 11, Jennings' status will be updated on Friday.


Source: Chip Scoggins on Twitter

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune expects the Vikings to start Cordarrelle Patterson at "X" receiver in Week 11.
Jerome Simpson is going to be active against the Seahawks, but Patterson is expected to line up with the first-team offense. This could be a changing of the guard, but could also be discipline related following Simpson's double DWI. We'd like Patterson more as a Week 11 sleeper if he wasn't facing such a difficult opponent. Seattle's press coverage will make the rookie's day difficult.

Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Cordarrelle Patterson was limited to 28 yards on three receptions in the Vikings' Week 11 loss to Seattle.
Getting his first start of the season, Patterson was targeted a season-high nine times. His most notable play was a 35-yard kickoff return. Patterson is clearly still too raw as a player with too many quarterback problems to be trusted as a WR3 in fantasy leagues. The Vikings face the Packers next.

 

[Faust]

Rotoworld:

Cordarrelle Patterson caught eight passes for 54 yards in Week 12 against the Packers.
Patterson led the Vikings in both categories and saw a team-high 11 targets. He's now seen 19 passes come his direction the past two weeks, mostly on short routes. Christian Ponder missed Patterson for what could have easily gone for a long touchdown on a deep crossing route over the middle. The rookie was wide open and had plenty of pasture to chew up ahead of him. Patterson is finally playing a ton of snaps with the Vikings' season in the tank, but he's not yet on the re-draft radar outside of ultra-deep leagues.