Despite the NFL radically changing its kickoff rules, Mike Tomlin thinks it’ll be like riding a bike for Cordarrelle Patterson. You just don’t forget how to do it. Even if the bike is bigger or to stick within the analogy of the change, if the wheels were suddenly squeezed much tighter.
The new-look of kickoffs have the coverage and return teams in tight, just five yards apart, to avoid the car crashes of full-speed collisions leading to head injuries and concussions. But Patterson’s role remains the same. Field the ball. Make a man miss. Create a splash play.