It's fitting that he picked up where Patriots star scatback Dion Lewisleft off at midseason, however, as an incredibly smooth and elusive pass catcher out of the backfield. Under offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, Riddick essentially plays the pass-catching specialist role in which Lewis, Shane Vereen and Kevin Faulk have excelled as a sidecar to Tom Brady on third downs and in two-minute drills.