Ricky Williams Is Back And Budder…Better Than Ever
If you believe the word out of Miami, then the Miami Dolphins are very impressed by the showing that prodigal son Ricky Williams has had so far in workouts. He’s even managed to impress the Godfather himself. From the Miami Herald:
He ran with authority, he showed quickness, and he never let himself shift out of top gear, even in drills that didn’t mean much.
Williams, with cartoon superhero muscles bulging out of his jersey sleeves, caught the eyes of anyone paying attention.
No wonder he was the only player Dolphins football czar Bill Parcells congratulated with a fist bump as he was coming to the sideline after one workout.
A fist bump? Way to jump into the nineties there Billy-boy. Next thing you know he’ll be slam-dancing and stage diving like all those other crazy kids. So Ricky has traded in the green dragon in for spinach, huh? He’s traded being blunted for being buff. Now, before we jump up and give too much credit for Ricky’s apparent ability to get his curls, squats, and crunches in daily, let’s remember that he’s had an awfully long time to get into shape, because, Lord knows, he hasn’t been playing football.
But I hope that Ricky does comeback. As we’re seeing with Josh Hamilton, everybody loves a comeback story, and I’m not one of those pretentious talking heads that think that what these guys go through is their own fault, and that they don’t deserve any credit for kicking a self-made problem. Hey, the fact is that most people’s biggest problems are demons that they’ve created for themselves. And let’s not forget; the graves are full of people that weren’t able to be saved from those demons. I’m not comparing Ricky’s Mary Jane use to Josh Hamilton’s severe drug addiction, but there’s no doubt that Ricky has had issues that have hurt him the last several years, and that many of those were self-inflicted.
Williams is going to have the same shot that Hamilton had, but he’s going to have to be successful. So far, Josh has made the best of his chance. I hope that Ricky can too, and if he does, I hope that it does get noticed. Because he will have earned it.
