Atlanta Falcons must find a way to re-sign Cordarrelle Patterson

The one consistent bright spot for the Atlanta Falcons this season has been Cordarrelle Patterson. When the team needed a play most or when it seemed the rest of the offense couldn’t do anything but get in their own way Patterson made a play.

Whether it was his game-winning catch against the New Orleans Saints or his string of touchdown catches early in the season Patterson has made an impact. He has been Atlanta’s best rusher and best receiver this season.

Piling up 776-all purpose yards so far this season and scoring 7-touchdowns on the season. He is an elite return man who has been the one Atlanta Falcons player that is always fun to watch. Whether it is his energy in pre-game playing catch with fans or his game-breaking plays that give the Falcons hope.

Cordarrelle Patterson perfectly fits Arthur Smith’s Atlanta Falcons team and Atlanta can’t afford to let him slip away

There is only one player that is a free agent this off-season that the Falcons cannot afford to let slip away and that is Patterson.  Arthur Smith’s offense has only looked good this season when Patterson has been healthy and heavily involved.

Cap space will be the issue when it comes to making this obvious move. While it seems that Patterson is fond of Atlanta the Falcons may be outbid if they don’t reach an extension with Patterson quickly.

Patterson is looking at what could be his biggest and final contract this off-season considering the utility player has long bounced around the league.

However, Atlanta has plenty of options to open up cap space and could choose Patterson over other contracts on their roster. Regardless of how they choose to get done Atlanta needs to make Patterson the priority this off-season.

He is a player that fits Arthur Smith’s offense perfectly and one that has made a bad team fun to watch at times this season.  Atlanta fans have endured a lot, watching Patterson sign with another team shouldn’t be added to the laundry list.