Ricky or no Ricky, Saban will take Alex Smith if wants Alex Smith, I do not believe Saban will put the team at risk by relying on Ricky, if ricky comes back and is anywhere near as good as he was when he left, he adds value to the team, by giving them a better RB than what they have or can get in the draft, ricky was a phenomal running back, who could have been the best if his head wasn't so messed up, I think ricky is in the same boat as Boston, Saban would like them to play for dolphins, because when healthy mentally & physically they both are game breakers & probowl players, but neither seem very reliable for one reason or another. So they are worth a chance just don't depend on them like Wanny did with the 2 of them last year.