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who is still a ricky fan or would at least take him back

SleepWithDaFish said:
If it paid back the 8.6 million she owed me.
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ain't that the truth....and you get some fun out of it as well.
 
I am all for Ricky's return.I still have his jersey, mcfarlane figure, posters , cards. I didnt trash or sell my ricky stuff like my brother and everyone else. I never lost faith in him. He holds a lot of dolphins rushing records that will probably won't be surpassed for awhile. He wore a fins uniform for a perod in his career and that means a lot. I've never felt so much excitement for an offensive player in a while (dan marino}. Let's not forget about about all those great times when he was putting up 1500 yards a season. He can do it again. There a lot of players that have come through our organization via other teams that have excelled (fryar, kieth jackson, byars) but Ricky is the only one that can get us to the promised land, not benson or brown.If saban picks ricky , it will be one of the best decisions by a coach in history you can write it down in the books.
 
ercin 13 quote;There a lot of players that have come through our organization via other teams that have excelled (fryar, kieth jackson, byars) but Ricky is the only one that can get us to the promised land, not benson or brown.If saban picks ricky , it will be one of the best decisions by a coach in history you can write it down in the books.

pfffffft cmon, I know everyone has an opinion but really... the ONLY one who can get us there? and "one of the best decisions by a coach in history" I wonder if Ditka and Pornstach felt that way after they signed Ricky and do you suppose they still feel that way? My vote might go to Jim Hasslet,for one of the best decisions by a coach, who drafted to protect himself and then dumped Ricky for alot of future picks from another Ricky Williams victim, the Miami Dolphins. One player has brought down two complete coaching staffs and been instrumental in the shaming of a proud franchise. For the record Shula- Marino could be "most" but really it was the stupidity in the picks before him that brought the gift. That would make it my favorite coaching decision. :D
 
cnc66 said:
ercin 13 quote;There a lot of players that have come through our organization via other teams that have excelled (fryar, kieth jackson, byars) but Ricky is the only one that can get us to the promised land, not benson or brown.If saban picks ricky , it will be one of the best decisions by a coach in history you can write it down in the books.

pfffffft cmon, I know everyone has an opinion but really... the ONLY one who can get us there? and "one of the best decisions by a coach in history" I wonder if Ditka and Pornstach felt that way after they signed Ricky and do you suppose they still feel that way? My vote might go to Jim Hasslet,for one of the best decisions by a coach, who drafted to protect himself and then dumped Ricky for alot of future picks from another Ricky Williams victim, the Miami Dolphins. One player has brought down two complete coaching staffs and been instrumental in the shaming of a proud franchise. For the record Shula- Marino could be "most" but really it was the stupidity in the picks before him that brought the gift. That would make it my favorite coaching decision. :D
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Some people just don't listen to reason and RW is a cancer on and off the field. One falied drug test and he's gone for good again, so the best move in history? Get real.:shakeno:
 
Ricky is still the favorite player among Ganga dealers.

How can anyone with any sense of integrity want back someone who has proven more than once that you can't count on him? Are you that lacking in critical thinking skills that you didn't see through his charade? He left the week before training camp. He made sure we couldn't draft anyone or get a free agent. Then, he only said he fell back in love with the game AFTER he lost the judgement and would need to pay back 8.6 million. Then he says that the Dolphins will look bad coming after a guy who has 3 kids.

How do you take a guy like this with caution? The thing to be cautious about is that he'd kill the atmosphere of team that Saban is tryin to build.

The only thing you'll ever get for Ricky is a trade. Even then you'll see that we won't get a high pick for him since he's inherently unreliable as he's proven repeatedly now.

Let's be realistic and stop dreaming. We have the number 2 pick. We'll fill that spot. The bigger problem is a OL that can actually play at a pro level.
 
lordlegel said:
You sicken me, as a Fins fan, and a Gator fan.

What Ricky did is probably the worst thing ive seen in sports in my life other than the Indiana-Pistons brawl. What he did is leeps and bounds worse than what Babe Ruth, Maurice Clarrett, Jason Giambi, and Adrian McPherson did.
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jguig said:
How can anyone with any sense of integrity want back someone who has proven more than once that you can't count on him? Are you that lacking in critical thinking skills that you didn't see through his charade? He left the week before training camp. He made sure we couldn't draft anyone or get a free agent. Then, he only said he fell back in love with the game AFTER he lost the judgement and would need to pay back 8.6 million. Then he says that the Dolphins will look bad coming after a guy who has 3 kids.

How do you take a guy like this with caution? The thing to be cautious about is that he'd kill the atmosphere of team that Saban is tryin to build.
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Name me another back that could have even survived a year behind our line in '03 let alone rush for over a thousand. Priest Holmes or that turd up in NE would have been in a wheelchair by mid-season. I don't blame Ricky for smoking a little weed running behind our line. Hell, I would have been doing some weed, crack and Jack Daniels. Ricky knew where this team was heading. How would you like to run behind a line that couldn't move the ball on a Top 20 Division 2A college football team? Who would have wanted to be a back last year? People bragged about how hard the turd in NE played last year. Big deal, how hard is it to perform for a SB team. What that turd did was no worse than Ricky, he just got lucky. Ricky has more heart and desire than than that turd will ever have when Ricky is himself. He just wants to play for a winner like anyone else.

I'd take him back and give him a shot.
 
I was a big fan of Ricky's circa 2002/03. I'm currently a non-fan who's leaving the door open to be surprised if he comes back and performs...
 
Doktor Ivel said:
no way would i want him on the team....we would have to trade him, to make me happy
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I can't understand why people want to trade him. If he decides to come back, we would maybe get a 6th at best. Then we could watch him go to some other team and tear it up for 1500yds. If he's going to come back, the only way to get ANY value from him is to let him play.
 
CanadaPhinsFan said:
I can't understand why people want to trade him. If he decides to come back, we would maybe get a 6th at best. Then we could watch him go to some other team and tear it up for 1500yds. If he's going to come back, the only way to get ANY value from him is to let him play.
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we could get alot more from him than a 6th.
hes not worth the headaches in the locker room
 
We all know that Ricky was being run straight into the dirt. I mean, I'm not justifying walking out without warning on your team like he did, but just put yourself in his shoes. The O-Line was a huge question mark, and we all know now that they couldn't stop a pack of girl scouts, and Wanny was just going to hand the ball to Ricky and say here, work your running magic Ricky. The fact is, with no one else besides Chambers and McMichael as playmakers on that offense, the D just stacked 8 in the box and sat and waited for the line to fold and pound Ricky into the turf. Now would you want to take that beating for another 16 weeks??

I think that Ricky may want to return cause he sees that Saban and Linehan arent going to run Ricky straight into the ground. Linehan runs a pass oriented offense, and with the re-tooling of the offensive line, he could be a 1,000 plus rusher again, IF he gets his head right and he gains back that muscle he lost, which I personally think he will have no problem doing.

I, for one, would accept Ricky back, and everyone here will hold a grudge, but when he breaks off his first 40 yard run, your not going to be throwing your Dolphins hat on the ground and burning your jersey, your gonna ge up and pump your fist and say, "that's what i'm talkin about"
 
pigskinguy said:
If everyone in that locker room is willing to take hime back, then so am I.
I believe in giving people a second chance, if they are willing to apologize and make up for the mistake they made.
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The thing is, Ricky isnt willing to apologize. He still thinks that he did nothing wrong. If he feels there was nothing wrong with what he did, what's to stop him from doing it again? Or for that matter, whats to stop the league from suspending him for a year when he returns to smoking weed (assuming he has even stopped)

How many times have we heard this "everybody deserves a 2nd chance"
This isnt Ricky's 1st offense. He has been in and out of the Leagues substance abuse program virtually since the time he entered the league. He was so difficult for the Saints that they drafted a RB to replace him BEFORE they entered trade talks with the Dolphins.

Ricky simply cannot be taken at his word. If he wants to return to playing, the Dolphins can't stop him...short of cutting him. However, it would be insane to actually expect Ricky to follow through and to alter your draft strategy on some misguided belief that Ricky will eliminate the need for a premier RB.

Approach the draft as if there was no "Ricky Williams". IF he returns and doesnt quit or get suspended again, then use him as a situational back and to provide a breather every now and then to whoever we draft. If thats enough to allow Ricky to improve his image so that another team will be willing to trade for him, then great. If not, then big deal.
 
CanadaPhinsFan said:
I can't understand why people want to trade him. If he decides to come back, we would maybe get a 6th at best. Then we could watch him go to some other team and tear it up for 1500yds. If he's going to come back, the only way to get ANY value from him is to let him play.
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Because Ricky has proven that he cannot be relied upon, the Dolphins are going to be forced to find a RB even if Ricky does claim that he will be in camp, in shape, drug free, and ready to play come July. If Ricky DOES actually show up, then we will have 2 featured RBs, both making a sizeable amount of money. There is simply better value in trading one of them for draft picks or players of greater need, and since Ricky cannot be relied upon for the future of the team (how long till he decides to light one up or to go find "the truth"), he would probably be the one to go.
Essentially, if he decides to come back, keep him till he builds some interest and improves his image a little, then pawn him off on some other team before he quits again or fails another drug test.
 
yankeehillbilly said:
Because Ricky has proven that he cannot be relied upon, the Dolphins are going to be forced to find a RB even if Ricky does claim that he will be in camp, in shape, drug free, and ready to play come July. If Ricky DOES actually show up, then we will have 2 featured RBs, both making a sizeable amount of money. There is simply better value in trading one of them for draft picks or players of greater need, and since Ricky cannot be relied upon for the future of the team (how long till he decides to light one up or to go find "the truth"), he would probably be the one to go.
Essentially, if he decides to come back, keep him till he builds some interest and improves his image a little, then pawn him off on some other team before he quits again or fails another drug test.
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The point is he has NO TRADE VALUE. The only value he has to the Dolphins is if he comes back and plays well. People are saying he should be traded right away if he decides to come back. We won't get anything for him. If that's the plan, they might as well just release him from his contract.

If Saban had no intentions of bringing him back, why woul dhe be checking with guys like Zack to see if they'd take him back on the team. If the guys in that locker room are willing to have him on their team, then I'm fine with that.
 
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