New England Patriots: Team shouldn’t forget about Cordarrelle Patterson

Even with Sony Michel coming back, the New England Patriots shouldn’t forget about using Cordarrelle Patterson in the run game.

With Sony Michel out, the New England Patriots were forced to get creative. In Week 9 we saw Cordarrelle Patterson become a great running option for the Pats. Even with Michel most likely returning to the field in Week 10 I want the Patriots to keep using Patterson.

Patterson struggled a lot early on in the season. The Patriots were trying to use him as a receiver and that was not working at all. He could barely even stay on two feet.

Then when Michel got injured vs the Chicago Bears we saw Patterson in the backfield. In Week 8 in Buffalo, Patterson was the Patriots leading rusher. Finally, in Week 9 Patterson finally paid off for New England.

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Patterson ran all over the Green Bay Packers defense. He had 11 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown. Patterson got a majority of his carries after James White got injured in the 2nd quarter.

You’ve never seen a guy run the ball like Patterson does. You can tell that he was a receiver. He stands tall, but boy does he pack a punch. Patterson was running guys over and refused to go down.

It seems like Sony Michel will be coming back in Week 10 against the Tennessee Titans. Now, this is a great thing for New England. Michel was a major part of their offense. He looked like he could be the Rookie of the Year if he didn’t get injured.

Michel should get the majority of the carries, but I don’t want to see Patterson eliminated from the gameplan. The Patriots need to ease Michel back into the swing of things. He has had knee problems before. New England shouldn’t drive him into the ground.

Also, I think Patterson is a good change of pace. He has the added bonus of being able to catch the ball out of the backfield. This means defenses can’t stack the box. Patterson and Michel could become a dangerous running duo.

So I hope to see Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots still use Cordarrelle Patterson. It would just be a waste of money to keep him on the bench.