So, Ricky, are you happy now? You had one hell of a career, a great city to play for, and millions of adoring fans screaming your name. And now you have nothing. You left behind your great career, your great city, and your great fans all for some addictive and deadly grass you dope heads smoke because you have nothing better to do with your lives. Go ahead Ricky, smoke your weed, connect with your true self, and leave everything behind that you worked so hard to achieve. Just don’t come crying back to us when you realize that your misconceived sense of euphoria has left you because you ran out of dope to burn.Ricky Williams retiring after only 5 seasons in the NFL was a huge shock to everyone in the sports world. There seemed to be no motive behind his sudden urge to leave the NFL. Ricky had no problems with his body, no family he was leaving behind, not even any money issues, he just decided to leave.
Until ESPN reported that Williams had retired because he wanted to get away from all the media hype and smoke marijuana. Williams had already failed two previous drug tests for marijuana, once he was fined for his actions.
I guess the allure of sitting in a small circle with a bunch of drugged up hobos was too mystifying a chance to pass up.
Ricky not only hurt himself by retiring, but he also hurt many other people around him. Williams bashed the Dolphins organization by saying, ok, I don’t care about this team, so I’ll just retire a week before training camp so my team is left without a running back. At least he could’ve retired before the draft, or before the free-agent market was sucked dry of running backs. If his decision to hang up the cleats was based on other matters such as family or money, then I can see his beef, but all he wants to do is get high. He could’ve made that decision at any time in his career.
The Miami Dolphins were in a rocky situation anyway. The heart of their defense was dismantled this off-season, they have no quarterback, and now to make matters worse, they have no running back, great job Ricky. As reported on ESPN, Williams accounted for 80% of the team’s carries last season, that’s the highest of any running back in the league. A team with such a dependence on their star running back is left scratching their foreheads at his unethical career path.
This is what Ricky Williams left behind: in 5 seasons, Ricky Williams rushed for 6, 354 yards, an average of 1, 270 yards per season. He averaged 4.0 yards per carry, and scored 41 TD’s, that’s an average of 8.2 TD’s per season. Williams never rushed for less than 1,000 yards in a single season except for his rookie year. He boasts a career rushing high of 1,853 yards in 2002 with the Dolphins. During that year he averaged 4.8 yards per carry. Stats that were already good could’ve improved over the next five years if Ricky hadn’t retired.
We already know what Ricky Williams was before he retired, best running back in the league with the coolest hair. Let’s take a look at what Williams could have been.
With the current numbers Ricky stacked up in his career, I would have expected him to rush for 2,000 yards at some point in his career. He was right in the prime of his career when he retired, and I think he would have been able to rush for 2,000. If Williams had continued his football career, he would’ve easily rushed for 10,000 yards in his career. He may have been able to rush for 15,000, you never know. And most important of all, Ricky Williams would have been enshrined in football’s Hall of Fame. He could have been regarded as one of the best running backs of all time; instead, he’s just another dope head.
So, Ricky, you must be happy now. You get to smoke weed with all your drugged up buddies in Amsterdam or even your backyard. Are you sure you weren’t high on some of the grass when you announced you wanted to retire? That stuff can really mess with people’s brains. All I have to say to you Ricky is good luck, and keep doping, because in ten years when you’re dead broke because your drug buddies ran you dry of money, just look at what you could have been, and not the scumbag you are now.
9 replies on “Ricky finds his euphoria”
Rickey “I guess the allure of sitting in a small circle with a bunch of drugged up hobos was too mystifying a chance to pass up.”
I really don’t give a rat’s fat ass about Williams. He was more hype than substance for most of his short career.
But that line cracked from your article cracked me up.
Sunbstance This is what Ricky Williams left behind: in 5 seasons, Ricky Williams rushed for 6, 354 yards, an average of 1, 270 yards per season. He averaged 4.0 yards per carry, and scored 41 TD’s, that’s an average of 8.2 TD’s per season. Williams never rushed for less than 1,000 yards in a single season except for his rookie year. He boasts a career rushing high of 1,853 yards in 2002 with the Dolphins. During that year he averaged 4.8 yards per carry.
This was the substance Ricky had during his career. Dont tell me these numbers arent good.
Ricky Yeah, I read it the first time. Repeating the same points word for word isn’t going to change my mind.
The problem is that he was JUST good. He had one really impressive year and that was it. He had early career injury problems, he had a huge fumbling problem, only averaged more than 4.0 yds per carry one time, and had a monster sized drop in production — regardless of how you measure it — last season.
Ricky was not an elite back and was already in decline. The best that can be said for him was that he was a balanced back, he ran and received pretty well, but that was the extent of it.
If he wants to take the millions he’s already earned and go smoke dope for the rest of his life, fine. No big loss to the NFL and not even much of a loss to Miami, since they won’t be seeing the playoffs with or without him.
Ricky Williams You said that Willimas was in decline. He was only 27, how could he be in decline.
Sure he had an off year but 1,200 yards isnt bad by any means, thats actually a good year. I dont see the monster size drop in production, its not like he only rushed for 800.
Willimas is a big loss to the NFL, hes everything the NFL represents (on the field) When he played he was determined, played tough, and was powerful.
Ricky In `02 he rushed for 1853 yds. In `03 it was 1372. He dropped almost 500 yds. That’s a monster sized drop in production.
In `02 his average was 4.8 yds per carry. In `03 it was 3.5. That’s a monster sized drop in production. That’s tied for the worst in his career.
He dropped from 7.7 yds per catch to 7.0 yds. That’s at least a significant drop off. The second lowest average of his career.
The only number that held steady was his fumbles. In `02 he dropped a total of 7 balls and lost 5 of them. In `03 he also dropped a total of 7 balls and losing 5 of those, too.
Ricky is a player in decline. Carrying the ball almost 400 times per year the past two seasons, was beating him into early retirement, he just jumped ahead of the curve a little bit. He saw what happened to Earl Campbell and what is happening to Eddie George, he could feel what was happening to his own body. It scared the daylights out of him.
He certainly must have also taken notice of the problems Miami was going to have on offense (a rag tag O line, no consistancy at QB), and understood that could only mean he’d take a bigger beating this coming year.
He is in decline, he sees and feels it coming, and he got out while people like us could still debate his ability.
Yeah 1,372 is “good”. You keep pretending I said his `03 stats sucked. My point is not that he was horrible, it’s that he was nothing special and getting worse rapidly.
His loss to the league will not be noticed. The NFL is full of tough, determined, powerful players. Those aren’t qualities that make any of them special in comparison to their peers.
His loss to Miami is minimal.
loss is minimal? I know Ricky’s stats declined from 2002 to 2003, but there is no way he would be considered a declining player. He is 27 years old with no major injuries, yes in three or four years his skills might have started to erode, but that is a long way off as far as Dave Wannstadt is concerned. His loss to the NFL might be minimal because there are always more players waiting, but his loss to the Dolphins is an extreme blow. When an offense is based around one player and he suddenly leaves, how can that not be a major loss?
I agree With JVill, Williams was not a declining player. Just because his stats were in decline from one year, doesnt mean Ricky’s best years were behind him.
Ricky would have still been a feature back given his young age, still an all-star, and still the best running back in the NFL.
Ricky As I said at least twice before, including once in these comments, his loss is nearly meaningless, because Miami isn’t going to the playoffs with or without him.
Have you not followed Miami’s offseason? The offense is no longer centered on its RB. That’s why they brought in headcase WR David Boston, hoping that having him opposite WR Chris Chambers would ease Ricky’s burden. And he’s worked hard to get back down to a manageable weight, so there is some good news there. However, all that only points to decreased opportunity for Ricky to carry the ball.
On the other hand, last year the system was centered on Ricky. The stage was his. He had every opportunity to break out and show the world that he was an elite back. Instead he fell drastically. I see plenty of evidence that he is in decline, and none that shows me he would have rebounded in `04. If you know of any, step up to the plate and lay it down.
And he was no spring chicken for a RB, especially considering that he approached 400 carries each of the last two seasons.
His drop off last year wasn’t merely in one area, it was across the board. Why, when he was the center of the offense? Why didn’t he excel in a single area when compared to the previous season? Why, if he is still such a stud, did EVERY area of his game drop off?
If you want to believe that Ricky was still in top form, great. I don’t buy it, but I won’t sleep any worse because you do. However, calling Ricky “the best RB in the NFL.” is just crazy talk. Back it up. I’m betting you can’t.
We’re beginning to go in circles, so, I bow out and leave the last word to you.
Last Word Here’s my final say on the Ricky Willimas issue:
Ricky Williams was 6th in the AFC in rushing yards, and 7th in the AFC in rushing TD’s. His numbers were good, no matter how you judge them. He rushed for 1,372 yards.
He may have had an off year compared to his 2002 season, he led the league in rushing yards was tied for second in rushing TD’s.
You cant judge the performance and overall ability of a player based on one season. Players have off years (if you can even call that an off year), there is no evidence to suggest that Williams was in a downfall and wasnt going to be an elite back anymore.
Where are your facts that would render me to believe that Williams isnt in his best form, you have none. He had the second best season of his short career in 2003, he was still improving, he was never in downfall.
Also take into consideration that Ricky is only 27 years old. He is right in the prime of his career. He only played for 5 seasons, how could you think his body is losing form when he is still so young?
What you are doing is bashing a player for having one off year, and that is wrong.
Ricky Williams was the best RB in the NFL and he would have continued to be the best if he had stayed in the league. Since when does having a good but not a great season at age 27 automatically deem you to be a declining player? That’s your theory.