Watching Mattison this year and his stats he’s not doing well at all… but in previous years he’s been a great RB when filling in for Cook and there have just been barely any of those flashes really.
But is that cause the O Line are great at pass blocking but just bad at run blocking, so there are minimal gaps to run through?
I know Akers and Chandler have had more promising plays, but is that because elusive backs have an easier time adjusting than a power back?
The reason I ask is cause not a lot of pundits I’ve listened to have mentioned Mattison when talking about the Vikings and I’d expect more people calling for a change outside of fan takes.
Mattison is the issue. Put a healthy Cook or Peterson and the running game is just fine.