2013 PFF Offensive Line Rankings

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Originally Posted by 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.

Just don't give Alfmo the ball at the goal line. Well at least not if JR has him on his fantasy team!