ricky WILL want a new contract!

[capecoralfinfan]

i can't even stand reading one more ignorant post about ricky playing for the minimum salary! he WILL NOT. ricky william's only way of retiring with a lifestyle he's used to is to play football for a few more years. do you really think ricky williams will light up the nfl making 800,000 dollars?! if we can get a 2nd rounder and up for ricky we need to pull the trigger. ricky isn't a long term option for the fins and the second he hits 30 years old his value is nothing. i know we have some intelligent posters here. lets be real fellas. ricky must go.

 

[BennyVW]

Go tell that to the steelers, cause they must hate having three good backs....


I want ricky traded only if it will somehow bring us our QB!!!

 

[capecoralfinfan]

Go tell that to the steelers, cause they must hate having three good backs....


I want ricky traded only if it will somehow bring us our QB!!!

what!? the steelers have willie parker and 900 year old bettis? neither one of them could hold ricky or ronnie's jock strap right now.

 

[MarinoFan4Life]

what!? the steelers have willie parker and 900 year old bettis? neither one of them could hold ricky or ronnie's jock strap right now.

yet... they're in the Super Bowl, and we're watching at home... hmmmm

 

[SCall13]

If Ricky stays, he will get a new contract. (He deserves more than the minimum, IMO) But it won't be as much as a typical star RB would be.

 

[Brad528]

I heard it straight from his mouth that he didnt care cause his mom only made 50000 a year and raised three kids he said his 600000 was plenty for a man to live with. He is weird and might not really care cause he seems to not care about money. Sure he came back cause he owed 8 mill but that is caused either way he had to come up with it. If he had it he may have just given it back you never know.

 

[capecoralfinfan]

yet... they're in the Super Bowl, and we're watching at home... hmmmm

wow, are you serious?! the steelers are light years ahead of us in talent right now. they have ben roethlisberger. that alone makes them better. not to mention their defensive talent. willie parker and bettis are not the reason the steelers are in the superbowl. if you think otherwise you seriously need to re-think your mindset.

 

[NJFINSFAN1]

Plus he is in no postion to ask for a new deal. He needs to be nice, quite and play.

 

[csabe]

yet... they're in the Super Bowl, and we're watching at home... hmmmm

It's called having a real QB. Along with one of the top O-lines in the league.

 

[BLITZKRIEG]

i can't even stand reading one more ignorant post about ricky playing for the minimum salary! he WILL NOT. ricky william's only way of retiring with a lifestyle he's used to is to play football for a few more years. do you really think ricky williams will light up the nfl making 800,000 dollars?! if we can get a 2nd rounder and up for ricky we need to pull the trigger. ricky isn't a long term option for the fins and the second he hits 30 years old his value is nothing. i know we have some intelligent posters here. lets be real fellas. ricky must go.

I didn't know you were Ricky's agent....

PHINZ RULE!!!

 

[phinfanNY08]

wow, are you serious?! the steelers are light years ahead of us in talent right now. they have ben roethlisberger. that alone makes them better. not to mention their defensive talent. willie parker and bettis are not the reason the steelers are in the superbowl. if you think otherwise you seriously need to re-think your mindset.

its not because of ben they are in the game, its because of parker and bettis that put the ball in the endzone and set that team up. they pound the ball, what was ben's attempts per game? like 15-20?? they are a run first team and they beat teams in the playoffs because they changed that. they control the clock, and you do that by running. i guess you forgot big ben's game against the patriots in last years game....dont foget he was hurt a few times this year as well and the wins they had to get was on the ground. maybe you need to rethink your mindset. do the math...

pittsburgh ran 960 offensive plays this year: 928 were unpenalized

379 passing plays
549 rushing plays

62.3% of the time they run the football. want to try again?

 

[csabe]

its not because of ben they are in the game, its because of parker and bettis that put the ball in the endzone and set that team up. they pound the ball, what was ben's attempts per game? like 15-20?? they are a run first team and they beat teams in the playoffs because they changed that. they control the clock, and you do that by running. i guess you forgot big ben's game against the patriots in last years game....dont foget he was hurt a few times this year as well and the wins they had to get was on the ground. maybe you need to rethink your mindset. do the math...

pittsburgh ran 960 offensive plays this year: 928 were unpenalized

379 passing plays
549 rushing plays

62.3% of the time they run the football. want to try again?

Maybe you missed the playoffs and how they made it to the big game this year. They stacked 9 in the box and made Ben beat them throwing. Ben is way better than last year and with the Steelers great O-line anyone can get 1000 yards and control the clock. When Ben was out and played injured was when they were losing this year and almost didn't make the playoffs.

 

[capecoralfinfan]

Maybe you missed the playoffs and how they made it to the big game this year. Ben is way better than last year and with the Steelers great O-line anyone can get 1000 yards and control the clock. When Ben was out and played injured was when they were losing this year and almost didn't make the playoffs.

exactly, why is everyone all over ben roethlisberger's c@ck? its not because he's handing the ball off to bettis and parker behind arguable one of the best o-lines in the nfl. its because ben rothlisberger can pass just as good as any qb in the league when needed.

 

[miamirick]

its not because of ben they are in the game, its because of parker and bettis that put the ball in the endzone and set that team up. they pound the ball, what was ben's attempts per game? like 15-20?? they are a run first team and they beat teams in the playoffs because they changed that. they control the clock, and you do that by running. i guess you forgot big ben's game against the patriots in last years game....dont foget he was hurt a few times this year as well and the wins they had to get was on the ground. maybe you need to rethink your mindset. do the math...

pittsburgh ran 960 offensive plays this year: 928 were unpenalized

379 passing plays
549 rushing plays

62.3% of the time they run the football. want to try again?

Those stats prove that they were a running team during the regular season...but as you stated...they changed during the playoffs...Don't underestimate the importance of Big Ben...That kid can flat out play the QB position and IS the reason that they are in the Super Bowl...He has lit up three good teams in a row, on the road... and in only his second year in the league. He will be a great one when all is said and done. I WISH we had a guy like him on this team.

 

[phinfanNY08]

Maybe you missed the playoffs and how they made it to the big game this year. They stacked 9 in the box and made Ben beat them throwing. Ben is way better than last year and with the Steelers great O-line anyone can get 1000 yards and control the clock. When Ben was out and played injured was when they were losing this year and almost didn't make the playoffs.

i did watch the playoffs. regular season they ran the ball near 63% of the time. going into the playoffs, that is what teams prepared for and they threw the ball. smart coaching, but if it wasnt for bettis and parker, would they be successful?

lets look back. ricky retires, leaving miami no good RB.

what happened.

throw first mentallity and we had 8 int's returned for tds?

you just throw ben into the offense with no running game, no way he will be successful. im sorry but its all about the offense, and pittsburgh's offense is RUN FIRST. CONTROL THE CLOCK. it is easy to throw the ball on opponents when they have 8-9 guys in the box.

Those stats prove that they were a running team during the regular season...but as you stated...they changed during the playoffs...Don't underestimate the importance of Big Ben...That kid can flat out play the QB position and IS the reason that they are in the Super Bowl...He has lit up three good teams in a row, on the road... and in only his second year in the league. He will be a great one when all is said and done. I WISH we had a guy like him on this team.

im not doubting ben at all, i think he is a great qb, the debate is how they reached where they have gotten at this point. the team is all about controlling the clock, and running the ball with parker and bettis allows the team to be successful when throwing bc teams put everyone up at the line to shut down the run.

my argument is that if you put ben behind a sub par offensive line, with no running attack nearly as good as pittsburgh's, you put him basically on .500 team. no qb can do it alone, so i think the credit everyone is giving big ben is being overlooked by what the coaches and running game did to teams mentallity facing them. we must stop the run, we have to key bettis/parker and contain them. no team did that this year. period. seattle will do the same thing, 8 men up, man to man in the secondary. bc the running game is what put fears in defenses facing pitt. not big ben.