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Vikings' Mike Wallace: Underused, or just a cog in a bad passing offense?

After becoming unpopular in Miami and subsequently traded to Minnesota, receiver Mike Wallace has made it a point not to publicly complain about his role in his first year with the Vikings.

But after catching his second touchdown pass of the season in a 23-20 loss at Arizona last week, he did some stumping on his own behalf Tuesday.

Asked if it's important to spread passes to several receivers, Wallace said, "I think it makes us better, not necessarily what we need to do. But I think it definitely makes us better."

Wallace caught three passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals, which isn't exactly a Hall of Fame game, but certainly better than his previous four -- during which he was targeted a combined seven times and caught three total passes for 65 yards.