Perhaps the Patriots will add another body at wide receiver. They worked out Ryan Grant on Thursday. But acquiring a top-flight option seems unnecessary and, more importantly, difficult.

Let’s get into this week’s mailbag.

#MailDoug. If the o-line is struggling, why is Burkhead able to outperform Michel?

— @Mpls_Scott

They just have different styles of running. Rex Burkhead is better at making something out of nothing. He’s the shiftier back who can bounce around defenders. He also showed more power Sunday in the Patriots’ 30-14 win over the New York Jets.

Sony Michel depends on his blockers more. He’s probably a better short-yardage back, and he might have better vision and show more patience.

I think Burkhead could wind up taking on a bigger role than initially anticipated after James Develin was placed on injured reserve. Burkhead might be a better current fit for the offense, especially since he adds some unpredictability with his pass-catching ability.

I do expect Michel to improve as the Patriots figure out different ways to use him.

#MailDoug what’s up with all of the drops by Gordon? No one is talking about some big drops past two games.

— @GinaBKilby

Gordon always has a relatively high drop rate for a wide receiver. Pro Football Reference has Gordon down for a 5% drop rate this season and a 5.9% drop rate in 2018. Pro Football Focus has him down for a 15.38 drop rate this season and 11.11 last season.

Maybe it’s just more noticeable this season because he’s been a bigger part of the offense. Regardless, he only has one or two drops in 2019, so it’s nothing to be concerned about yet.

With the injuries to the line and Develin, as well as Sony’s struggles, how do you see our offense evolving? More Burkhead to be more dynamic or just plug Johnson in and stick with it?

— @NFFLNestor

I think Burkhead could definitely take on a bigger role. Ultimately, I don’t see any way that Johnson will play the same percentage of snaps that Develin was receiving.

I think the Patriots will have to play with more three- and four-receiver sets and use their pony package with two halfbacks more frequently with Develin out.

Ultimately, the loss of Develin means to me that the Patriots will be passing the ball more.

Yo #MailDoug What’s the situation with Cajuste and the NFI list? Can he play this year?

— @PierceRyan78

Patriots third-round pick Yodny Cajuste can come back this season. He’s eligible to return after Week 6. We’ve been seeing Cajuste in the locker room, so perhaps the Patriots will have him return to practice at some point this season as he continues to recover from a quad injury.

At the same time, the Patriots have acquired offensive linemen Marshall Newhouse, Korey Cunningham, Jermaine Eluemunor and Caleb Benenoch in the last few weeks, though that has, to some degree, been out of necessity. The Patriots seem to have relatively high hopes for players like Benenoch and Eluemunor.

#MailDoug do you think Antonio Brown will ever play in the NFL again

— @Miniaturebadass

I do think Brown will play in the NFL again, though probably not this season.

At the same time, Ray Rice never got another opportunity, and it took Dez Bryant a very long time to get a shot last season. And Bryant is not on a team right now.

I’m not comparing those three players’ situations or circumstances, but once a player gets to a certain age, some teams just don’t really want to deal with nonsense.

AJ Green should be coming back soon I believe, do you think we reach out to the Bengals to see if we can make a trade happen? Or do you think we feel OK with where our receiving core is with N’Keal possibly coming back in a few weeks?

#MailDoug

— @_cgutierrez

As mentioned previously, I think the Patriots will be fine with their current receiving corps plus Meredith and Harry. Edelman, Gordon, Dorsett, Meyers, Olszewski, Slater, Meredith and Harry is a pretty good, deep group.

Quarterback Tom Brady’s passer rating targeting wide receivers not named Antonio Brown is 127.6 with 9.8 yards per attempt and a 69.8 completion percentage.

You also have to factor in dollars and cents, and right now, the Patriots are right against the salary cap. It would be difficult to fit Green under the cap.