tazinib1 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) Ricky Williams has reportedly informed Ravens officials that he will retire after 11 NFL seasons.The Ravens would have welcomed him back at age 35, and Profootballtalk reports "there's a feeling he could return later in the offseason." Williams' colorful career has been one given to whims, so it would hardly be a surprise if he reverses the decision down the road. A dichotomy in shoulder pads, Williams' bruising, take-no-prisoners running style was offset by a softer, soul-searching side rarely seen among high-profile NFL stars. If this is truly the end, Williams finishes with 10,009 rushing yards, 2,606 receiving yards, and 74 TDs. A first-team All Pro in 2002, Ricky is one of 26 backs in history to reach 10,000 yards. One of the most colorful players I can ever remember. Will never forget him in a wedding dress Now he can smoke pot to his hearts content!! Edited February 7, 2012 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodside Warriors Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 There's gonna be some big blunts rolled tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Run Ricky Run. One of the great collegiate runners of all-time, and one really solid pro. I thought he was unfairly maligned for how he walked away in '04, maybe needed a little better advice from some people around him about how to handle his situation, but he had 430 touches in 2003. A number that few have surpassed, and even fewer have maintained a legitimate career after that kind of workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Soup Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Man, 10K career rushing yards just doesn't seem like jack anymore. I'm pretty surprised Ricky stayed as productive as he did. He coulda been somebody if he was in to football as much as soul searching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 TheFakeESPN Twitter "Ricky Williams retires a day after Bob Marley's birthday, knowing there's no way in hell that blunt is going to wear off by next season." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The 30 for 30 doc on him managed to be somewhat insightful, despite being poorly done (IMO). I'll expound on this later. Let's just say anyone who characterizes him as a "pot-smoking quitter" is being a bit unfair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Run Ricky Run. One of the great collegiate runners of all-time, and one really solid pro. I thought he was unfairly maligned for how he walked away in '04, maybe needed a little better advice from some people around him about how to handle his situation, but he had 430 touches in 2003. A number that few have surpassed, and even fewer have maintained a legitimate career after that kind of workload. Yup, and he spent time at fullback at UT and shared the backfield duties with a guy named Priest Holmes and another solid runner in Shon Mitchell. The local radio guys obviously devoted a ton of time to his announcement a couple days ago and were bantering about whether or not he deserved HOF consideration. Look, Ricky was one of the motivating factors that led me to becoming a Longhorn fan and he had a solid career, but HOF? No freakin' way. Heard his Mike & Mike interview replayed on local radio and man, Ricky is one cool cat. He's going to travel the world and take classes at various international universities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) The 30 for 30 doc on him managed to be somewhat insightful, despite being poorly done (IMO). I'll expound on this later. Let's just say anyone who characterizes him as a "pot-smoking quitter" is being a bit unfair. I dunno: "Ricky if you had a piece of food in your beard would you want me to tell you?" "...no. But thanks for asking." That's pretty tough to beat. The style took a little getting used to but lets face it he wouldn't have opened up to a full crew. The June 14/OJ chase was by far the biggest miss that I saw. We will be lucky to see a talent as unique as him again. Hall of Fame? Nope. Hall of Really Realy Good? Yep. Edited February 11, 2012 by Pope Flick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I dunno: "Ricky if you had a piece of food in your beard would you want me to tell you?" "...no. But thanks for asking." That's pretty tough to beat. The style took a little getting used to but lets face it he wouldn't have opened up to a full crew. The June 14/OJ chase was by far the biggest miss that I saw. We will be lucky to see a talent as unique as him again. Hall of Fame? Nope. Hall of Really Realy Good? Yep. Well, I agree that he didn't necessarily come off the best through the ENTIRE doc, but it was filmed over a period of years. Basically where I stand is that, as an NFL fan, you really probably don't want to see how the metaphorical sausage is made - these guys get pounded to a pulp and sacrifice their bodies to the extent that their quality of life is compromised - down the road for sure, sometimes prior to their careers even being over. Williams was obviously a guy who excelled and football, and given his desire to keep playing, seemed to love the sport. But I think he was also somewhat of a Duane Thomas type - a person whose bullsh*t detector wouldn't put up with the "shut and play" mentality most coaches have. No doubt this was also exacerbated by his mental issues. Watching him talk later in the doc, it seemed he had really figured out how to balance his needs with the needs of his team, and it appeared he had achieved a kind of peace. I really think the walking away, the pot smoking, etc, was part of his journey to find that balance and peace. HoF? Definitely a HoF talent, but he really only had one "elite" season to go with several good to very, very good ones. Not a HoF career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditkaless Wonders Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 His life and talent. He spent as he saw fit. His choices never hurt me. I understand that his choices did effect others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) Ole hippy lettuce brought me to a couple championships in his Miami days... Smoke em if u got em Sticky Icky Ricky! If not for his sabatical he would probably be mentioned with all the best all-time RBs... guy was a machine. Run Ricky Run Edited February 12, 2012 by Sunday Couch Potatoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I dunno: "Ricky if you had a piece of food in your beard would you want me to tell you?" "...no. But thanks for asking." That's pretty tough to beat. The style took a little getting used to but lets face it he wouldn't have opened up to a full crew. The June 14/OJ chase was by far the biggest miss that I saw. We will be lucky to see a talent as unique as him again. Hall of Fame? Nope. Hall of Really Realy Good? Yep. I had some issues with his behavior, as a Miami fan, but as a person who is still trying to figure things out myself, I really cannot blame him. Really cool and interesting cat. NFL HoF, no. Spaceman HoF, no worse than second ballet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'm sure he'll disappear in a puff of smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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