He's OK. He was supposed to be a star. Some of the praise Chavis had for him back in 2005 was clearly over the top.
I think if Rico was able to run sideline to sideline instead of attacking the line of scrimmage he'd look a lot better. He was able to do it last year because Mayo was a dominant force.
Ellix has played well, but he's not as good as Mayo and he can be moved around.