Uhhh... do the people saying "Patrick is being used how he should, if he wants more time he has to do better" really not realize how dumb that statement is?
You want him to perform better before he can be moved out of a situation where it's impossible to perform well?
You don't see a problem there?
"Hey, so you want to take over this head chef position in my restaurant? OK, well you have to prove you can do it before I let you in the kitchen. Now go ahead and make me a five star meal, using only this empty lighter and that dead cockroach over there. By the way, you have 5 seconds to do it."
He's not setting the world on fire right now, but if you think anyone would be able to look good in the position he's currently in, you're just delusional or trolling.