at least if he makes it through one season, he may have a little more trade value than he would at the moment...hes such a waste though
finfan54 said:Here is what I think would happen. Ricky's role reduced to backup smasher. Contract states that we forgive the 8.6 million but you are property of the Miami Dolphins for the next 2 years in a reduced role where you get payed minimum with incentives. Welcome Back Ricky! (as long as you get ready to play and keep pissing in a cup clean).
claytonAndDuper said:its not the point that he left the game, we as individuals can come and go as we please. barry sanders retired at the top of his game, thats not the issue. my side of the argument is the way he left, at the most inopportune time. he was the main cog in our offense we all know that. his leaving the way he did further compounded a horrible beginning to training camp and our season last year. i would not have a problem with ricky if he gave us ample time to replace him and retired mid offseason. walking away from the game for personal reasons, or so you can walk without 2 knee and hip replacements when your 50 is fine... but my problem is he didnt give us proper notice, kinda like when you leave a job you give your 2 weeks notice and such. he hung his team mates out to dry, he abadoned us all, as the first shot was about to be fired ( in a sense )
phinman1 said:Maybe at the start he's a backup, but if he is playing hard he is one of the top 3 RB's in the league in my opinion. That means he has to be the starter. Saban needs to get this RW thing nailed quickly, before the draft. If RW does come back, we can still draft a back, but not with the number 2 pick. Perhaps somebody like Fason in Round 3, or Arrington. On the other hand, RW drags his feet and in a month or so we still don't know what he'll do, then we may have to go RB with the second pick.
nando03 said:Oh, and believe you me Saban will have Ricky's head on straight by the time he steps on the Field. Saban is an amazing coach, and everyone loves him. We aren't talking about Ricky coming back to play for Wanny here. This is NICK SABAN. Everyone wants to play for him. I'm sure Ricky can read. I bet he has internet, I bet he reads what people are saying about Saban. I bet he hears whats said about Saban on ESPN. Come on. Saban is a genius and wouldn't do anything to hurt this team. We have to know that. We have to trust Saban. I for one trust Saban and all the decisions he is making. Unlike how I felt whenever I heard things the DW did. I would always try and make excuses like, "Oh Gordon will be good, I'm telling you, he was the Rams best kept Secret!" Okay, maybe not to that extent. But every move he made I tried to back, and I'll tell you, DW is stupid compared to Saban. They are worlds apart. Remember Saban has been the most saught after coach in College for a couple of years now. We have him. Lets put some faith in St. Nick!
btw...... sorry for the two long posts back to back.
yankeehillbilly said:Not everyone loves saban. Read the posts from his former players...nearly all of them say.."if you are willing to give 100% and accept responsibility when you dont, then you will love Saban. If you arent willing to do that then you'll hate him."
Ricky is completely devoid of personal accountability. If he does decide to return (July is the earliest he can) and he shows up out of shape or struggles with the plays then Saban is going to get in his face. I'd bet you dollars to doughnuts that at that point Ricky would suddenly have a revelation that he needs to return to his "search for the truth"
yankeehillbilly said:Not everyone loves saban. Read the posts from his former players...nearly all of them say.."if you are willing to give 100% and accept responsibility when you dont, then you will love Saban. If you arent willing to do that then you'll hate him."
Ricky is completely devoid of personal accountability. If he does decide to return (July is the earliest he can) and he shows up out of shape or struggles with the plays then Saban is going to get in his face. I'd bet you dollars to doughnuts that at that point Ricky would suddenly have a revelation that he needs to return to his "search for the truth"
yankeehillbilly said:Even if Ricky is all gung-ho right now, the fact is that he cannot rejoin the Dolphins until July. That means through the draft, the remainder of free agency (including the June 1 cuts), and all the minicamps, we wouldnt know whether Ricky would be able to play or how well. To big of a risk. If Saban had intended to take a RB with the 2nd overall before all this Ricky stuff, then he would still need to take that RB at #2, Ricky or no Ricky.
phinman1 said:If RW gives this a go under the direction of Saban, he'll be in shape by July, then have over a month in camp. RB's need camp less than any other position. As for the risk, there isn't any. We are gonna draft a RB regardless of what Ricky does, everybody knows that. But if the RW thing is looking good, Saban will hedge his bet a little and draft one in the 3rd round, or even higher depending on what we do with Surtain. If it's looking bad, then get Brown.
Either way we have addressed the RB situation adequately. When RW was motivated in his first year with us, he was clearly the best back in football. Is it POSSIBLE that we could have that player with us again? Yes, and it's worth exploring heavily, which is what Saban is doing.
Will you still have that same opinion if he comes back and rushes for 1800 yds on 290 carries?ghostface95 said:F*ck Ricky Williams
Leave His Punk Azz In Holistic School
Once A Quitter Always A Quitter
Trade His Rights To Someone Who'll Put Up With His Immature Bs.
Ronnie Brown Bandwagon Standing Strong For Me Since Late November!!!!