billay Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Williams struggles in first game of comeback The Associated Press Ricky Williams wonders what all the fuss is about. Williams, who returned to the NFL on Monday night with a mediocre performance -- 8 yards on five carries -- in Miami's 27-24 loss to Chicago in the Hall of Fame game, made it sound as if he never left the sport. Was that one-year retirement in which he, well, dropped out, a mirage? "It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week," the former NFL rushing king said. "Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever. "It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere." He didn't go much of anywhere against the Bears, but it was the first of five preseason games and the Dolphins got their starters and second-stringers off the field pretty quickly. By the second half, Williams was relaxing on the sideline. But Williams will need a lot more work this summer because he must sit out the first four regular- season games under an NFL suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. So to be a factor this season, he'll need a lot more out of the preseason than he got against the Bears. Won't he? "He looked fast, quick," coach Nick Saban said. "I was impressed." He probably was in the minority. Williams never came close to breaking into the secondary. He was brought down easily when hit and slipped on one play where he had a little bit of running room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Sounds like the cheeba talkin' there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Didn't Ricky always suck in the preseason though? I could only find stats for 2 preseason games from 2003, but in those two games... 1 carry for -1 yards 3 carries for 2 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Um, Rick...please don't say anything else. Put your helmet back on during interviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge007 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Sounds like the cheeba talkin' there. 920242[/snapback] True dat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turf Smurf Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 ..."It doesn't seem like I was gone, not even a week," the former NFL rushing king said. "Everywhere I go, I hear 'Welcome back.' But everywhere I have been, I have always been with myself. I'm with myself now more than ever. "It's funny people say 'Welcome back' when I haven't gone anywhere." 920104[/snapback] Flash backs my friend, they are called flash backs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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