Flip_Side Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) Rodney Harrison says Ricky Williams is dirty, but not in the sense of 'he needs a bath' By MJD You can call Ricky Williams dirty if you'd like. But if you do, for the sake of accuracy, you should probably be calling him a "dirty hippie," not a "dirty football player." Patriots safety Rodney Harrison went for the latter. From the Boston Herald: Rodney Harrison, in fact, called it dirty. When asked if it was because Williams hit Vrabel below the knees after Brown already had scored, Harrison answered in the affirmative. “You said it better than me,” Harrison said. “There’s no place in the game for that. (But) it’s part of the game. You have to protect yourself. It’s disappointing that guys don’t take care of each other, but we’ll just have to be on guard, because there’s some dirty stuff out there.” I'm sure he's kidding. He has to be kidding. This is like Chris Henry saying that Warrick Dunn has character issues. It's like Scott Linehan saying Bill Belichick doesn't prepare his team very well. This isn't the pot calling the kettle black, this is the pot calling a snowflake black. This is the same Rodney Harrison who was voted by his peers as the league's dirtiest player in 2004. The same Rodney Harrison was given the same title by the same people in 2006. And the same Rodney Harrison who was voted in 2008 as the league's dirtiest player by the head coaches of the league. The Herald chose to play up the "OMG, Ricky Williams smoked Josh Gordon!" angle, sneaking in a couple of clever digs like, "Ricky Williams hit a sticky issue," and "The Patriots weren't happy about getting smoked [by the Dolphins]." If you want to bring up the herb, it seems to me that it argues against Ricky Williams being a dirty player, as potheads are generally pretty mellow. Also generally pretty mellow are yoga instructors, vegans, and holistic healers, all areas in which Ricky has dabbled. Maybe Williams crossed the line on a play, maybe he didn't. You can make that call for yourself. But Rodney Harrison, who makes more dirty plays in a quarter of football than most guys make in a career, doesn't get the make the judgment call on anyone else. Wahhhh, Cry me a river. Poor sportsmanship here. Edited September 23, 2008 by Flip_Side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Jeff Darlington and David J. Neal, of the Miami Herald, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams said he probably wouldn't have thrown the open-field cut block ON New England Patriots LB Mike Vrabel Week 3 if he could do it over again. Williams threw the block on RB Ronnie Brown's 62-yard touchdown run. Williams said, " I thought it was legit. But I would have felt horrible if Ronnie's run got called back. I was just trying to hustle to make a play." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Payback maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip_Side Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Jeff Darlington and David J. Neal, of the Miami Herald, reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams said he probably wouldn't have thrown the open-field cut block ON New England Patriots LB Mike Vrabel Week 3 if he could do it over again. Williams threw the block on RB Ronnie Brown's 62-yard touchdown run. Williams said, " I thought it was legit. But I would have felt horrible if Ronnie's run got called back. I was just trying to hustle to make a play." That's not the point of this thread..obviously. This thread is about probably the dirtiest player in the NFL calling RICKY WILLIAMS, the soft-spoken, non attention seeking RB for the Miami Dolphins a dirty player for making a questionable block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haywood Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) It's funny to me that the article said that the Boston Herald tried to play on words to point out Ricky smoking pot. If my memory serves me right, Randy Moss admitted publicly to smoking pot in the past. Also hasn't a certain Patriot RB by the name of Kevin Faulk just returned from a Josh Gordon related suspension? Edited September 23, 2008 by haywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 wow, if rodney harrison calls it dirty, it must REALLY be dirty. either that or he's a whiny little no-class beyotch hypocrite like his head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 That's not the point of this thread..obviously. This thread is about probably the dirtiest player in the NFL calling RICKY WILLIAMS, the soft-spoken, non attention seeking RB for the Miami Dolphins a dirty player for making a questionable block. Yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 well if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 its a pipe dream to think Ricky is a dirty player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 its a pipe dream to think Ricky is a dirty player We should probably give Ricky a chance to hash this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 wow, if rodney harrison calls it dirty, it must REALLY be dirty. either that or he's a whiny little no-class beyotch hypocrite like his head coach. Sad too! I used to really like him in a Ronnie Lott kinda way. Obviously the juice messed with his head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Row Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 its a pipe dream to think Ricky is a dirty player Ricky doesn't care about opinions , he just keeps on rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Pot calling the kettle black! you know when ESPN or was it NFLN was showing replays from the game there was a play where 2 Pats were tackling a Phins recvr and Harrison was 3rd in and LED WITH HIS HEAD....he did however get there a fraction of a second late but the other 2 guys had the recvr taken care of but Rodney still threw his dirty shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Rodney is getting sillier with his mouth as he gets older ...and Pats have habit of venting and talking childish when they are losing or struggling funny how they are so professional and quiet when they are winning and things are going well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 well if that ain't the pot calling the kettle black . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) Calling Mr. Joey Porter. Please come to the pressbox to shove some sense up Rodney's arss. Edited September 24, 2008 by jaxfactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have read articles on Rickey Wllliams in the past and it seems he is a very nice and generous guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Man, when Harrison is healthy he's a nice addition in an IDP league. But DAMN! the guy is just incredibly hatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCMB Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 That might have been an illegal cutblock, borderline dirty, or whatever - but watching that play it was awesome how Ricky hustled down the field after trailing the play from faking the end around. I'm sure Parcells loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakeFighter Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I remember back in '99 when Texas played Mississippi State and there were people EVERYWHERE. Man, Ricky sure knows how to pack a bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I remember back in '99 when Texas played Mississippi State and there were people EVERYWHERE. Man, Ricky sure knows how to pack a bowl. He was drafted in 1999 by the Saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakeFighter Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 He was drafted in 1999 by the Saints. I'm not sure what your point is here, but ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Yeah that Rickey Williams in comparison to Rodney is a real saint. Him and all of his illegitimate children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 One word: SCOREBOARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonKnight Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Maurice Jones Drew wrote that article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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