MumboSauce Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 He certainly runs a lot harder than I previously noticed from his rookie fill in campaign. Last season in short spots I watched some tough damn running and was impressed. He isn't however as fast as I thought he might be, decent shiftiness, but not that fast. His game doesn't jump out at me, but a solid back. Would have been nice to have a sproles type to compliment Alfred, maybe Thompson will improve and be that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail4Life Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I think if Helu got more carries he would produce bigger plays. It's hard to get into a rhythm when you get maybe 1 to 3 carries a game. I'm not suggesting starting him over Alf, no way. But we saw what he could do in 2011 and we saw some of that come back in 2013 in small doses. So overall I think he is good where he is, a good back up RB to provide relief for Alf and good option on third downs for catching out of the backfield. I think this season he will be even better being another year removed from injury and a full season under his belt. If I were giving him a Madden scale rating I'd say overall 78. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MumboSauce Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I think if Helu got more carries he would produce bigger plays. It's hard to get into a rhythm when you get maybe 1 to 3 carries a game. Good point..I think he'd benefit from more carries and getting that rhythm/lather. He ran well with more carries..who was it that went down his rookie season? Hightower? Then roy was good until he got hurt and Royster took over? wasn't that long ago but I forgot already lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I thought Helu looked a little slower to me in 2013, versus in 2011. I don't remember him much at all in 2012. Anyone else notice that was not quite as quick, or fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't remember him much at all in 2012. Thats because he went on IR after the 3rd game, and was overshadowed by Morris before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGoonie55 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Given the starting job and time to adjust to the speed of the game, he would have shined. I really believe Helu would have been a great running back, save for injuries and that dude from FAU. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Good speed, good hands, decent blocker. Shifty, has the ability to juke and jump cut but they don't waste motion doing extra stuff. Although they are sudden and explosive they aren't as quick as pure speed or scat backs. Helu runs hard through contact although isn't the most powerful back. I think Helu could easily be a 1,000 4.5ish ypc w/ 300-500 receiving yards if he was a lead back. I respect your opinion more than most, but really? Did I see Helu compared to Forte and Sproles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetAlfred Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Great hair. Give him a few more years to grow it out. Perhaps it'll even reach Troy Polomalu greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuhWHATdefense Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Helu , like some halfbacks, only get better the more carries you give him. If you're a speed guy, you need to be able to get into a rhythm, and that's hard to do when you're only getting a couple carries a game. I think he will be featured in the pass game more often and our offense will only benefit from it. I love Morris to death, but in the NFL of today, you need two capable backs who compliment each other. For the price, and for what they do, I cannot complain about Morris and Helu. If our line gets upgraded, both of these guys will only benefit more. Having that monster RT definitely helps and I think that's what I'm most interested in seeing get upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The Legend of Roy Helu. Sounds like a great western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrelgreenie Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I respect your opinion more than most, but really? Did I see Helu compared to Forte and Sproles? What can I say? *shrugs* just telling what I see. I've always liked Helu and his running style even going back to his rookie year when he played in 15 games and had 5 starts: 151 attempts 640 yards 4.2 ypc 49 receptions 379 yards I don't see him as Sproles style back though, he's not as shifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Gadsden Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 From the moment we drafted him I thought he was going to be great. I still think he's the best RB on the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think if Helu got more carries he would produce bigger plays. It's hard to get into a rhythm when you get maybe 1 to 3 carries a game. I'm not suggesting starting him over Alf, no way. But we saw what he could do in 2011 and we saw some of that come back in 2013 in small doses. So overall I think he is good where he is, a good back up RB to provide relief for Alf and good option on third downs for catching out of the backfield. I think this season he will be even better being another year removed from injury and a full season under his belt. If I were giving him a Madden scale rating I'd say overall 78. I think the biggest problem last year was the offense just couldn't mount many sustained drives, and constantly played from behind. That, and it's tough to figure out how to get a guy more touches in an already limited offense, playing behind a Pro Bowl caliber RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail4Life Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I agree with you completely Sinister, being on a team with a struggling offense/defense and being behind a top notch RB did limit his action. Not saying giving him more carries would be easy or the best thing to do but if he did see more action I think he would break off bigger plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 http://espn.go.com/blog/washington-redskins/post/_/id/6481/redskins-still-looking-for-pass-catching-rb?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed “We have some guys in-house we feel like can do it, but obviously you like to have some versatility and the ability to have another guy who could be a specialty-type third-down guy,” Gruden said. “But with Roy and Chris, we have those guys who could possibly take that role. But we’ll keep looking.” Gruden called Thompson “one of the most exciting backs” while at Florida State. But he also wondered about his durability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAILSKINSNYC Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 He won't be on the team this year if we draft a 3rd down back.....he doesn't play special teams, he's been injury prone & he's not a very good runner...doesn't set up blocks very well.......as a pure running back, Royster is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Royster seems to have his fair share of injuries. two years ago, I am convinced defenses didn't even game plan for him. I felt like we did not use Helu well at all last year. Thompson too. Mike used them more like Riggo than Kelvin Bryant, not to their strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcordNCSkinsFan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It will be interesting to see what all these backs do this year when their having to do more than inside or outside zone runs. While people just assume Morris will be the top back I could easily see Helu outperforming him this offseason and perhaps winning starting position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Cool name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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