This is devastating news and everyone is pissed off, including me, but thats life. You might call him all sorts of names but IMO, it takes balls to do it like he did, when he did. I'm sure he knew what the outcome would be like (this board for instance) with all the fans, sportswriters, the repercussions, etc. Or, he could've played one more season to "sacrifice his happiness in life to accomodate everyone else's wants" so as to not piss everyone off, risk injury, be run into the ground again for 300+ carries and be a true coward in the process just to what, please everyone except himself? He said he had been contemplating it for several months. The timing does suck but at least he tried to figure it out before he did it instead of just quitting and having second thoughts. Look at Shannon Sharpe. Coach Shanahan told him to let his intentions be known before the draft so they could look at TE prospects. He gave no indication of retiring - after the draft CBS offers him a spot to replace Deion and he ends up retiring. When Barry retired, he did not go into detail (until just recently) about why he retired. At least Ricky did. **** happens. Its his life. I don't live my life to please others, nobody is going to tell me how to live my life, and I certainly don't tell other people how to live their's. IMO, if he owes us anything, he should at least address the media in person to say goodbye to his fans