Ricky Williams is retiring

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.
 
Doomsday101;4410297 said:
Loved him at Texas but lost a lot of respect for him during his time in the NFL.
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espn 30 for 30: run ricky run


you won't feel the same way after watching it
 
BraveHeartFan;4410299 said:
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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he was better than that
 
rkell87;4410307 said:
he was better than that
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For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.
 
joseephuss;4410354 said:
For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.
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that one season they ran him over 400 times burned him out. He was never the same back again.
 
He still can play. I bet if he was committed earlier and stayed in football, he could have hit 15,000 yards.
 
joseephuss;4410354 said:
For about 2 seasons he was better than that, but for his career as a whole he was just okay.
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  • 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
 
rkell87;4410307 said:
he was better than that
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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.
 
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.
 
casmith07;4410461 said:
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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He was the Herschel Walker of the 2000s, except the blockbuster trade for him somehow paid no dividends for the Commanders.:D
 
rkell87;4410422 said:




  • 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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  • 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.
 
joseephuss;4410482 said:
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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the biggest problem was injuries early in his career, but make no mistake, prior to his 2 years out of the game, when he was on the field he was the best player and a difference maker. Also emmitt had talent around him while ricky was pretty much on his own in both NO and Miami(before he left). when he came back he was pretty much just a back up and still managed to have a thousand yard season while splitting with ronnie brown.

I just believe solid is an understatement for a back that reached 10000 yards, especially while being a back up for the last 4 years of his career. in 02 and 03 when he was getting 400 carries he was the only reason those teams won any games
 
That's too bad, I thought he could of played a couple more years if he wanted to.


Didn't really care for him too much after he got suspended, left the NFL, part Dolphins fan, but was glad he came back and was successful his second stint in the NFL.

Good luck Ricky whatever you do next.
 
rkell87;4410289 said:
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/rb-ricky-williams-retiring-nfl-15531565#.TzGDRKWm8ng


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 don't know much about his upbringing, but his struggles late in life are his own doing. If you can't put down the kush, it's your own fault imo. I still like the guy, but he had a ton of god given ability and, to some extent, wasted it. He's a pothead who could have done a lot, lot more.

rkell87;4410300 said:
espn 30 for 30: run ricky run


you won't feel the same way after watching it
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Agreed. Made me a fan of him.
 
Future;4411909 said:
I don't know much about his upbringing, but his struggles late in life are his own doing. If you can't put down the kush, it's your own fault imo. I still like the guy, but he had a ton of god given ability and, to some extent, wasted it. He's a pothead who could have done a lot, lot more.


Agreed. Made me a fan of him.
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if you saw run ricky run then you know about his upbringing, also you know it wasn't about pot(him leaving the game) it was about him being run into the ground and not having the will to do it anymore, the only reason he came back at all was because he basically had no choice due to the money he owed from his signing bonus and what not
 
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