In 2002 Ricky Williams dominated the NFL unlike any Dolphin back had ever done before. Williams was the second coming of Earl Cambell, running for 16 touchdowns and over 1,800 yards, at a clip of 4.8 yards per carry. Williams then followed 2002 with another solid season, cementing himself as one of the top running backs in the NFL, which is something the Dolphins had not had in the last 20 years.
What most Dolphin fans remember are Ricky's monstrous physique and nimble feet, a unique and almost unstoppable combination for an NFL back.
I've got news for Dolphins fans who think that Ricky is going to come back to help Miami rebound from last year's 4-12 disaster... that Ricky is gone forever and is never coming back.
You would have to be totally blinded by Ricky's unearthly physical tools to actually believe that he still has passion for the game and is not solely concerned with the $8.6 million he owes the Dolphins.
How could someone that cared about the game or his teammates walk out a week before training camp?
Some people say that Ricky should get a second chance.
How many second chances should a person get? Ricky has already failed four drug tests, and has fathered three children with three different women.
I thought that Ricky was getting a second chance with the Dolphins after he was traded by the Saints.
Besides how can you give someone a second, third, or tenth chance when they went an entire year saying that they did nothing wrong? When Ricky was asked by Mike Wallace and 60 minutes if he was sorry for what he had done, Williams said with a smirk on his face, that he had done nothing to be sorry about.
On Monday, in front of his teammates and the media, Williams says that he is all the sudden sorry? I'm not buying it.
"I'm very regretful that people were hurt in the process and I do realize that to a lot of people it comes off as very, very selfish," said Ricky midway through his press conference. Williams isn't admitting to being "very, very selfish," he is only admitting that his actions last year are perceived by everyone else as selfish.
When asked why he quit, Wiliams said, "Why? Why? I don't know? I don't know?" Can you see Ricky's passion for football in that quote? Can you see Ricky's passion to win the Super Bowl in that quote? I can't.
He says his sorry, but then when asked if he regrets his decision Ricky said, "It's hard to regret it myself just because, you know, I had an incredible year." It doesn't sound to me that he is truly sorry.
I don't blame Nick Saban for bringing Ricky back, because the Dolphins have nothing to lose, but the Ricky Williams who ran for all those yards and touchdowns is never coming back.
