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I found this on pft and it got me thinking....should the Pack consider Ricky Williams? I mean....he's better than anything on the roster and could definitely take pressure off the passing game.
Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com takes a look at the coming reinstatement application of Dolphins running back Ricky Williams. Agent Leigh Steinberg tells Marvez that Williams plans to apply for reinstatement on October 2, and that Williams could spent a lot more time in the NFL.
"He's only 30 and could have six or seven more productive years," Steinberg said. "Because of how incredibly disciplined he is with his diet and training, he could have five years of being among the league leaders in rushing and a franchise-builder for a team."
The only problem is that, with Williams one Grateful Dead concert away from an indefinite banishment, who could afford to take that risk? Indeed, Williams' "incredible discipline" when it comes to his diet and training has hardly been matched by his "incredible discipline" when it comes to keeping prohibited substances out of his system.
In the past three years, Williams has spent one season in retirement, 75 percent of one season playing football, and (as of Sunday) one season and a quarter of another on suspension. So the concern remains in league circles that Ricky might like smoking weed more than he likes playing football.
With former Saints G.M. Randy Mueller, who traded Williams to the Dolphins five years ago, running the show in South Florida, we can't imagine the Fins giving Ricky yet another second chance. If he's reinstated before the October 16 trading deadline (which is highly unlikely), we suspect that the Dolphins would try to ship him out of town. If he's reinstated after October 16, the team could cut him -- unless his reinstatement comes with only a handful of regular-season games left to play. In that case, they'd likely hold his rights and trade him in March.
But none of that is relevant if he isn't reinstated. He failed to secure reinstatement in May, reportedly because he failed a drug test. Given his history, we think that staying clean for the duration of the extension to the suspension would be an Appalachian State-style upset.
Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com takes a look at the coming reinstatement application of Dolphins running back Ricky Williams. Agent Leigh Steinberg tells Marvez that Williams plans to apply for reinstatement on October 2, and that Williams could spent a lot more time in the NFL.
"He's only 30 and could have six or seven more productive years," Steinberg said. "Because of how incredibly disciplined he is with his diet and training, he could have five years of being among the league leaders in rushing and a franchise-builder for a team."
The only problem is that, with Williams one Grateful Dead concert away from an indefinite banishment, who could afford to take that risk? Indeed, Williams' "incredible discipline" when it comes to his diet and training has hardly been matched by his "incredible discipline" when it comes to keeping prohibited substances out of his system.
In the past three years, Williams has spent one season in retirement, 75 percent of one season playing football, and (as of Sunday) one season and a quarter of another on suspension. So the concern remains in league circles that Ricky might like smoking weed more than he likes playing football.
With former Saints G.M. Randy Mueller, who traded Williams to the Dolphins five years ago, running the show in South Florida, we can't imagine the Fins giving Ricky yet another second chance. If he's reinstated before the October 16 trading deadline (which is highly unlikely), we suspect that the Dolphins would try to ship him out of town. If he's reinstated after October 16, the team could cut him -- unless his reinstatement comes with only a handful of regular-season games left to play. In that case, they'd likely hold his rights and trade him in March.
But none of that is relevant if he isn't reinstated. He failed to secure reinstatement in May, reportedly because he failed a drug test. Given his history, we think that staying clean for the duration of the extension to the suspension would be an Appalachian State-style upset.
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