If Christian Ponder is going to develop into more than a game manager, the Vikings must surround him with dangerous options on the perimeter. Obviously, Percy Harvin is a threat, but the rest of the Vikings' receiving corps is lacking. Patterson would give Ponder a long-ball specialist on the perimeter; his speed would open up the rest of the field, giving Harvin space on short and intermediate routes. Additionally, Patterson would give the Vikings an effective counter to the eight-man fronts designed to take away Adrian Peterson on the ground. With Patterson capable of running past defenders in isolated matchups, the Vikings could torch opponents with the deep ball following play-action fakes. In a division where offenses reign supreme, the addition of Patterson could help the Vikings maintain a spot near the top of the NFC North.