Rookie Cordarrelle Patterson made a strong impression on the Minnesota Vikings during the offseason, so why isn't he playing more? The physical wide receiver, who wears No. 84 as a tribute to Randy Moss, played just six snaps in the 31-30 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday after getting just five snaps in Minnesota's season-opening loss to the Detroit Lions. "We're going to get that rectified," Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said Monday. "He definitely deserves to be on the field more. He's shown that in the few snaps he's gotten in these first two ball games." Said Frazier: "We want to get him on the field. He's one of our explosive players, for sure." Patterson lit up the Bears with his 105-yard kickoff return touchdown Sunday, but his role on offense barely exists. Summertime reports suggested Patterson would be eased into the backup "X" receiver role behind Simpson, but it's time for the winless Vikings to fast forward the timeline but what we saw in August suggests that Patterson is a playmaker-in-waiting. Sunday's home opener against the hapless Cleveland Browns makes sense for his unleashing. Source:[url="http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000246152/article/cordarrelle-patterson-to-play-more-leslie-frazier-says]NFL.com[/url]
