Q: How involved will (Cordarrelle) Patterson be in the offense Sunday? Were his late snaps in DET a sign of things to come?

Master Tesfatsion, Vikings writer: I'd give him a shot. He showed some flashes on the second to last drive filling in for wide receiver Jarius Wright. Rookie quarterback Teddy Bridgewater targeted Patterson three times on that drive, and Patterson finished with two catches for 16 yards.

I'd like to see more of Patterson against a good Dolphins secondary. It'd be a good test to see how much Patterson has actually improved since he was demoted. I'd still start wide receiver Charles Johnson but depending on the game flow, it'd benefit Patterson and the Vikings to give him more than eight snaps with two games remaining.

The best way to describe Patterson is he's under renovation from a niche offensive player to an every down wide receiver. The Vikings coaching staff has had its hard hat on trying to transition Patterson into that type of receiver, but it's to be determined whether Patterson will figure it all out.

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