2013 PFF Offensive Line Rankings

[JoeRedskin]

Alfmo is just a good runner. Is he going to sprint away from people on a toss play? Nope.

But he is going to get bunches of yards on a well blocked play, inside or outside, because of his vision and power. For the same reason, he gets yards - inside or outside - that no other back on the team gets when the blocking breaks down. In addition, he is much better about setting up would-be tacklers for his blockers than anyone else on the team. Helu sometimes has vision problems getting what exists. I am not saying Helu is a bad and he has improved from year 1 to now. From the beginning, however, Alfmo has had as good or better vision than Helu has now. (To be clear, I LIKE Helu as the complimentary back - he does have the extra gear Alfmo doesn't).

Let Alfmo exploit the field ... he can run inside or outside for substantial yards. His vision and cut-back ability make him a threat for "chunk" runs everytime he goes outside (Dallas, December, 2012 anyone?). If he is reduced to a predictable inside runner, it is an unnecessary limitation that would make him less effective overall.