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Good article... hopefully he keeps his head together, works on his conditioning, and makes a solid contribution.
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I've read somewhere that Ricky is in fantastic shape and apparently he is buying into Parcells' conditioning program, we could really enjoy some fine running with Ricky next season while ronnie takes a little time to get back to 100%, I look forward to seeing what Ricky & Ronnie can do behind our new BIG and brutish OL. Should be fun to watch some quality running, smashmouth offense.
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Let's face it a strong running game will only help are QB's in the long run...
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Ricky Williams: 2008 comeback player of the year!
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imagine he wins it talk about coming full circle...
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You let go of Zach Thomas, want to trade Jason Taylor, but Ricky Williams is a keeper?
I am confused.
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I'm not going to go out and buy a RW jersey, but we have him at the vet min right now, and the depth is good to have. He's still a great back. I wouldn't trust him to be the feature back, but for depth? Who can complain about that? -
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IMO Parcells see's the potential is there if Ricky has put the past behind him. I am sure that Ricky appreciates the approach Parcells and company are using toward an offensive line.
Who can forget that for one season RW was a great, not just a good running back behind a mediocre offensive line. Good enough to lead the league and be the Pro-Bowl MVP where he really shined.
Yes he has baggage and yes he made some stupid mistakes but at least he only harmed himself, he didn't beat up anybody nor did someone in his posse shoot someone. At the league minimum he is certainly worth the chance, especially since we have Ronnie Brown but thats JMO. -
Zach Thomas had a nasty concussion and is out of his prime. Jason Taylor is still a Miami Dolphin and Ricky is a great football player, that has broken the NFL drug policy not for an enhancement drug that makes him perform better but for a drug that can be argued has medicinal purposes. He is not a locker room cancer and he is in great shape. Ricky will finish his career out strong and redeem himself.
He has set a date of retirement for after the 2009 season and so your beloved Jets will have to face him for at least 4 more games. :tongue2: -
Ricky's work ethic has never been questioned, even when he wasn't playing ball, he lost weight or kept himself in shape, I believe he is currently 10 pds under his 2002 weight when he had that great year, and a veteran running back has to do those things to stay in the NFL.
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I've got to say at this point I'm somewhat optimistic. It's almost June. He's had quite a bit of time on his hands for several months. So far he seems to have been making good use of it.
I'm not convinced that RB is going to be 100% mentally this year. It can take up to an additional year to get past the mental aspect of that kind of injury. So we could sure use the help at running back. -
I know, especially with Ronnie coming off of the injury, we need a healthy Ricky this year, especially early in the year, Ronnie has been rehabbing a long time, he was hurt relatively early last season, so he should be physically ready to play this year..but still..until the hitting starts and Ronnie takes a ding on that knee, it's hard to say what will happen. -
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Amazing how fast Dolphin fans switch from hating Ricky to loving him to hating him again to embracing him to wanting him back to wanting him gone.
The guy is a cancer. A low cost, over the hill, wrong side of 30, bad seed, cancer.
The sooner you put Ricky Williams out to pasture the sooner your team can go from being the basement dwellers of the AFC East to a team in contention.
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We have a proven starter who is getting older and has some glaring weaknesses in Chad and a possible stud who hasn't really shown us much yet and doesn't have a lot of experience.
It is a competition for the starting job of the 2008 season. At this point I think either one of them can win us the 9-10 games this year, but I see more long term upside in Kellen than Chad. Chad is a good quarterback, but he is known and there is not going to be some huge upside. He can manage the game, make the short throws and is a great leader. He doesn't scare defenses or get 8 out of the box.
Kellen has a ton of raw skills but big a big question mark in terms of his ability to go the next level. He can make every throw, has good feat and is tough but is he a winning QB in the NFL?
I am hoping the Kellen wins out the competition and becomes our starter. I think he can step it up to the next level.
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I know Parcells knows how to motivate & use a big veteran back. Ironically, I was a HUGE St. Louis Football Cardinals fan when I was a kid, I vividly remember Otis Anderson playing for them. I also remember the Cardinals riding him like a mule. When I was a sophomore in HS the Cardinals moved to Phoenix, and I started following the Bills. Only to have my heart ripped out by Otis, the Giants, and Scott @$#$!@$ Norwood in the Super Bowl.
If Parcells can get the same kind of production out of Ricky that he got out of Otis, I would say you will have a hell of a back on your hands. Everyone thought Otis had nothing left as well.Last edited: May 21, 2008Themole and CrunchTime like this. -
Nobody wanted him back. Nobody really cares. I think you are just trying to stir the pot by questioning our intelligence as fans. I would too if we put faith in this guy one more time. But we are not. And nothing I've read suggests any different. It's a win win for us.HardKoreXXX and first&goal like this. -
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No one is really counting on Ricky, and I think that includes most of his team mates.
The Dolphins are paying him next to nothing.
The WORST that could happen is he gets banned for life from the NFL if he gets caught with drugs again... if that happens, the Dolphins are out a backup RB, of which they have a couple more on the roster, and very little money invested.
At best, they have a former NFL rushing champ who still has some gas in the tank and complements Ronnie for a powerful 1-2 punch in the running game.
Hope for the best, but expect the worse.... I don't see a problem here.
As far as him being a 'cancer', I just don't see it. Most of the vets that played with Ricky before are gone. The few that are there probable feel a bit betrayed by what happened back then when he quit the team, but more likely feel a bit sorry for him. They never really had a problem with his personality. He really doesn't bring anything bad to the locker room.
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Ricky Williams has been accused of many things but "Cancer" is not one of them. He has always been praised by his teammates for his attitude and work ethic.
Calling him a bad seed couldnt be further from the truth. Pacman Jones is a bad seed, not Ricky Williams.Last edited: May 21, 2008FinFan_Est.1984, cnc66, Themole and 2 others like this. -
IMO there is nothing stupid about giving a player a million chances. What's stupid is how much you rely on them and how much you invest in them.Themole likes this. -
Ok, so if nobody is counting on him.. why waste a roster spot? Why have in the locker room? Why let the new team see the tragedy of bad decisions? Why not move on?
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How ironic is it that Ricky Williams is in better graces with TPTB than Jason Taylor right now?
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11 - 5 - 2000 - No RW
11 - 5 - 2001 - No RW
9 - 7 - 2002 - Ricky Arrives
10 - 6 - 2003 - Ricky Plays
4 - 12 - 2004 - Ricky Bails
9 - 7 - 2005 - Ricky Returns
6 - 10 - 2006 - Ricky goes to Canada
1 - 15 - 2007 - Ricky plays a few downs
So since Ricky has arrived the Dolphins have gone from a strong 11-5 team to the worst season in history.
Coincidence? Of course.
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BTW: Today is his birthday.
Happy Birthday Ricky!
31 and counting.
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Pretty easy to blame the decline of a team on one guy. Unfair and unjustly, but very easy.
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