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Old 02-07-2012   #1
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I wish him all the best, guy has had a tough life and I hope he finds happiness post football. Probably end up teaching yoga full time.

btw he reached 10,000 total yards this year, pretty good for being out of football for a few years

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I wish him all the best, guy has had a tough life and I hope he finds happiness post football. Probably end up teaching yoga full time.

btw he reached 10,000 total yards this year, pretty good for being out of football for a few years
Loved him at Texas but lost a lot of respect for him during his time in the NFL.
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He was an ok, solid, NFL player. Shame he wasted a few prime years by being away from the game but I wish him well.
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Loved him at Texas but lost a lot of respect for him during his time in the NFL.
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He was an ok, solid, NFL player. Shame he wasted a few prime years by being away from the game but I wish him well.
he was better than that

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he was better than that
For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.
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For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.

that one season they ran him over 400 times burned him out. He was never the same back again.
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He still can play. I bet if he was committed earlier and stayed in football, he could have hit 15,000 yards.

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For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.
  • 2011 Baltimore Ravens 16 0 108 444 4.1 28 2 13 83 6.4 18 0 2 2
    2010 Miami Dolphins 16 0 159 673 4.2 45T 2 19 141 7.4 28T 1 4 2
    2009 Miami Dolphins 16 7 241 1,121 4.7 68T 11 35 264 7.5 59 2 5 2
    2008 Miami Dolphins 16 3 160 659 4.1 51T 4 29 219 7.6 47 1 5 2
    2007 Miami Dolphins 1 0 6 15 2.5 6 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1
    2006 Miami Dolphins 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
    2005 Miami Dolphins 12 3 168 743 4.4 35 6 17 93 5.5 19 0 1 1
    2003 Miami Dolphins 16 16 392 1,372 3.5 45 9 50 351 7.0 59 1 7 5
    2002 Miami Dolphins 16 16 383 1,853 4.8 63T 16 47 363 7.7 52 1 7 5
    2001 New Orleans Saints 16 16 313 1,245 4.0 46 6 60 511 8.5 42 1 8 6
    2000 New Orleans Saints 10 10 248 1,000 4.0 26T 8 44 409 9.3 24 1 6 3
    1999 New Orleans Saints 12 12 253 884 3.5 25 2 28 172 6.1 29 0 6 3
    TOTAL 2,431 10,009 4.1 68 66 342 2,606 7.6 59 8 52 32

he averaged 4.1 yards per carry for his career, emmitt averaged 4.2

he is also only the 26th back to reach 10000 yards

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he was better than that
If you liked him more than that, and think he's more than a solid NFL player, that's fine. I just don't.

I definately think he could have been. But solid is where I'd have his career.
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I guess his bong was feeling neglected.
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Man he had the talent to be an absolute beast in the NFL, and he was for a little while.

Hopefully he's able to find happiness in life outside of football, as the OP said. Solid career and a nice guy.
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Man he had the talent to be an absolute beast in the NFL, and he was for a little while.

Hopefully he's able to find happiness in life outside of football, as the OP said. Solid career and a nice guy.
He was the Herschel Walker of the 2000s, except the blockbuster trade for him somehow paid no dividends for the Redskins.
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he averaged 4.1 yards per carry for his career, emmitt averaged 4.2

he is also only the 26th back to reach 10000 yards
Okay, but where is the impact. Emmitt was an impact back.

In 15 seasons Emmitt led the league in rushing 4 times(26.67% of the time), finished in the top 5 in rushing 7 times(46.67%), and finished in the top 10 in rushing 9 times(60%).

In 11 seasons Ricky led the league in rushing 1 time(9.09% of the time), finished in the top 5 in rushing 1 time(9.09%), and finished in the top 10 in rushing 4 times(36.36%). Two of those top ten finishes were right at the #10 spot.

And you can't dismiss the time Ricky missed due to his recreational drug use. That matters. Time away from the field is time not helping your team. He had a 13 year career that was shortened to 11 years due to his choices.

All and all he was an okay back. He had a brief moment(2002) when he was great, but for the most part he was just okay. And I am a fan of his. He just never put together more than an okay career.
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