[MJHMarc]

There is a fine line between being capable to run, and being capable of running well. Which one does Ricky Williams currently fit under.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Every single scouting report I can dig up says that he's running just as good as he did in his early NFL years.

And he's taken a lot less hits (pun alert.)

Seriously, the guy obviously has had issues, but reality has to catch up with everybody sooner or later. If his head is in the right place - which all signs are pointing to - he's going to be a liability for every defense in the league.

You can't deny his abilities and his potential.

[ThePundit]

You know what? Hearing about Ricky Williams' comebacks are getting almost as tiresome as Clemens and Favre's dilemmas....

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

Every single scouting report I can dig up says that he's running just as good as he did in his early NFL years.

And he's taken a lot less hits (pun alert.)

Seriously, the guy obviously has had issues, but reality has to catch up with everybody sooner or later. If his head is in the right place - which all signs are pointing to - he's going to be a liability for every defense in the league.

You can't deny his abilities and his potential.

I am with you WTF...Ricky can still run and will compliment Brown well...oh yeah, I forgot the qualifier "as long as his head is screw on right"...

And Pundit...you are just "Anti-Comeback" in general...

[DaBigManOnCampus]

Originally Posted by Gman84

His last 'comeback' was reasonably successful and he helped Ronnie brown who IMO, needs someone to take the pressure off him as he is not a 30 carries/game back.

The problem is another couple of years have passed since then and you have to wonder about Williams desire and if this is just a case of wanting his payday before he finally retires.

I think the Phins will give him another chance, he has little, if any, trade value and he is a talented player. I'd still look to add another back if I were them though, just in case.

Look the biggest issue for the Dolphins is to get "Auburn" Syndrome out of Ronnie Brown where he and Cadillac Williams were sharing time, as you see at first Cadillac got out of that syndrome, and yes, Ronnie he is a good potential back, but the coach has to make him learn that he will have most of the team on his back as the NFL is still more of a running game in the end. But if Ronnie dont wanna do that, thier will always be opening in the AFL.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

You know what? Hearing about Ricky Williams' comebacks are getting almost as tiresome as Clemens and Favre's dilemmas....

Yeah, its like something that pops up every spring, just as regular as the robins coming back to Wisconsin.

[PhillieB]

NEW YORK (April 6, 2007) -- Ricky Williams, the former NFL star who played in Canada last season after being suspended for a year for substance abuse, has applied for reinstatement.
Williams' agent, Leigh Steinberg, said the running back, who will turn 30 in May, had sent a letter asking that he be allowed to return to the Miami Dolphins.
The NFL confirmed that Williams had sought reinstatement, for which he will be eligible after April 27, when he will have been suspended for a year. Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene said the team had no comment because Williams is not yet eligible for reinstatement.
Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas, was originally drafted by New Orleans when then-coach Mike Ditka gave up all his picks in the 1999 draft to get his rights. He was traded to Miami for two first-round draft picks after the 2001 season and rushed for 1,853 yards for the Dolphins in 2002 and 1,372 the next season.
But he abruptly retired shortly before training camp in 2004, then returned in 2005 to back up rookie Ronnie Brown. Williams rushed for 743 yards and a 4.4 yard average that year.
The suspension, handed down last year by former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, was Williams' fourth.
Williams' previous positive drug tests were for marijuana, which he acknowledged using. The latest test apparently involved a substance other than marijuana and may have been related to his interest in holistic medicine.
Steinberg said Williams has been teaching yoga in California since returning from Canada last December.
"He's told me that his interest in eastern philosophy has overcome his desire for mind-altering substances and has given him another outlet," Steinberg said. "He's in outstanding shape and he hasn't taken a lot of hits for a running back. I think he's still at the top of his game."
During the 2005 season, Williams laughingly described himself as weird and compared his career to a roller coaster. But he also dispelled his reputation as an aloof, selfish pothead, winning praise from teammates and winning the South Florida media's annual postseason Good Guy Award, given to the player most cooperative with reporters.
Williams has gained 7,097 yards in 1,757 carries during his NFL career and rushed for 47 touchdowns.
Last season with Toronto in the CFL, he ran for 526 yards on 109 carries and caught 19 passes for 127 yards. He missed two months because of a broken arm.