Redskins need to sign Ricky Williams.
 

Ricky Williams will be an unrestricted free-agent next year. I'm sure most of you agree that he's the prototypical Redskin running back. He reminds me of George Rogers and Stephen Davis. We need a punishing running back who can wear down a defense and create his own holes when there isn't any. And I'm sure we can get him at a bargain. I really hope he's in a Redskins jersey next year.

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Thread fail.

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I wouldn't be opposed to it, think I mentioned him in another thread.

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[quote=tryfuhl;623223]I wouldn't be opposed to it, think I mentioned him in another thread.[/quote]

Only for a year and for cheap, while our newly drafted RB gets up to speed.

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So you want to hire a 32 year old recovered pothead to be RB behind our newbie offensive line?

Seriously?

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Man, and I was just thinking that thewarpath had built a community that avoided obscure free agent threads.

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I'm ok with Ricky Williams. Sign him. Him and Portis would be a good duo. Trade Betts for something, cause unfortunately Portis is here no matter what next season.

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Fins would be crazy to let him get away. He's perfect where his is.

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Skins could pay him too much though. So we're always in the running.

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[quote=Kalisto2010;623219]Ricky Williams will be an unrestricted free-agent next year. I'm sure most of you agree that he's the prototypical Redskin running back. He reminds me of George Rogers and Stephen Davis. We need a punishing running back who can wear down a defense and create his own holes when there isn't any. And I'm sure we can get him at a bargain. I really hope he's in a Redskins jersey next year.[/quote]

The CBA status is going to determine who is and is not a free agent next year.

Campbell will NOT be a free agent if the CBA doesn't get signed. Way too much other things to worry about than Ricky Williams if that happens.


*** Strike that...I pretty sure the CBA thing only effect players in the league 5 or less years.

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[quote=ethat001;623236]So you want to hire a 32 year old recovered pothead to be RB behind our newbie offensive line?

Seriously?[/quote]

He's 32 with little tread, and he wouldn't be our first pot smoking Running Back. Riggins smoked tons of weed;)

If they used Ricky as part of a Running Back platoon (which is how smart teams operate these days), he could be plenty effective. And enough already about the O line. They could re-build the entire line via the draft and free agency before next year. We don't need the greatest O line of all time to protect the QB and have an effective running game.

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This is a thread out of left field, then again I guess any thread about Ricky Williams has the potential to be just that.

Not saying it's not worth discussing, but to me it's just one possibility to a bigger question: how will the team address the rb position next year? All 3 rbs are around 30, Portis is running like he's in his mid 30s & they've obviously tried to get another one in the mix; Aldridge, Mason, Ganther.

How high of a draft pick should they use if they decide to draft rb? I really like CJ Spiller from Clemson, he's a burner & a great all around player. But he looks like a 1st rounder, hard to justify this team taking a rb first, but I think Spiller would make an impact as a rookie.

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As a back in a rotation RW is pretty good, but I think Miami would be crazy to let him go he's a great fit in that offense.

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No way! Ricky Williams will turn 33 in May. You might get one season out of him in a backup role if you're lucky. No way anyone signs him to a 3 or 4 year deal which would carry that contract until he is 36 or 37.

Ricky has already stated that he intends to retire after his contract is up in Miami anyway.

Anyone who actively purues a 30-something tailback in free agency needs to rethink thier professional callings.

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running back seems like a lesser priority for this squad. i agree portis is showing some wear and tear, and we need to tweak things for next year. however, i hope the priorities with management are the offensive line and quarterback position.


that said, betts and cartwright showed some signs of life on sunday. if we're stuck with them and portis in the backfield next year with a fresh new oline and qb, i wouldn't complain. that needs to come first. ideally though, i'd like to see them add a promising young prospect in the backfield. keep betts, dump portis and do whatever with cartwright. i just don't know if we're in the position to make this move immediately, considering our primary needs.


then again fuck it, let's get real...when was the last time the skins made a smart move?

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[quote=Ruhskins;623221]Thread fail.[/quote]


Just becasue you don't agree with the topic doesn't make it a fail, Richard.

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Definitly. Ricky could take the players over to Amsterdam in the off season and smoke some weed so they could chill out together, eat together and play Madden together. Then come back in the preseason and buy some Dr. Scholes inserts and be gelling together.

Just kidding. At this point I don't think anyone will make a difference behind our O-line.

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[quote=mredskins;623326]Just becasue you don't agree with the topic doesn't make it a fail, Richard.[/quote]

First, I actually made a positive contribution to this thread later on.

Second, it is very unlikely that either a.) Miami will let Ricky Williams go and b.) Ricky Williams would want to leave a team where he gets to share the RB duties with Ronnie Brown.

Third, Ricky Williams plans to [URL="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1213282.html"]retire after the 2010 season[/URL].

Fourth, our team's #1 concern at this point should be to fix the offensive line. While RB is a concern, we can pick up a good RB in the 2nd or later rounds.

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[quote=Ruhskins;623330]First, I actually made a positive contribution to this thread later on.

Second, it is very unlikely that either a.) Miami will let Ricky Williams go and b.) Ricky Williams would want to leave a team where he gets to share the RB duties with Ronnie Brown.

Third, Ricky Williams plans to [URL="http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1213282.html"]retire after the 2010 season[/URL].

Fourth, our team's #1 concern at this point should be to fix the offensive line. While RB is a concern, we can pick up a good RB in the 2nd or later rounds.[/quote]

Ok Richard but it is still not a fail.

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[quote=mredskins;623334]Ok Richard but it is still not a fail.[/quote]

Actually it is...give me a good reasonable argument why it isn't? And try to do it without sounding like a 10 year old calling me names.

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Dont want Ricky, rather have a draft pick splitting time CP in the backfield next year. Need a youth movement. Ricky is a good player, he should stay in Miami.

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Thread fail - RW is signed through 2010. [url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2009/09/02/sp-williams-dolphins.html]Dolphins extend Ricky Williams's contract[/url]

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With RW you just need to put a bong in the end zone.

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Williams and Portis would be a great combo, however Miami would be foolish to let him go and we're also not sure that Williams' huge numbers in limited playing time this season is a direct result of the Wildcat or his own talent. I'm leaning more towards his success being from the system. He may not do as well outside of Miami.

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[quote=SBXVII;623329]Definitly. Ricky could take the players over to Amsterdam in the off season and smoke some weed so they could chill out together, eat together and play Madden together. Then come back in the preseason and buy some Dr. Scholes inserts and be gelling together.

[B]Just kidding. At this point I don't think anyone will make a difference behind our O-line[/B].[/quote]

I know what you're saying, the o line is far & away the weakest unit on the team. But watching Portis this year & Betts on sunday it's clear that someone can do more behind this line. Portis looks slow & indecisive unless there's a sizable hole, which in most cases there hasn't been.

In a perfect world, we'd be able to find a rb in later rounds & upgrade the line early in next year's draft. A lot of course will depend on how the team addresses the qb. Given how the team kept 4 rb's & at one time had 5 it seems clear this staff wants some new blood there. We'll see if the new staff does too. I'm thinking they will.

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]This thread is ridiculous. You’re telling me Ricky Williams is even an option. He is too old and for that matter Portis is way better them him if there is an uncapped year we should just keep him. Just shut this stupid thread down.[/FONT][/COLOR]

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hes not an area of need...and the Redskins dont run the ball enough for any back to wear down a defense, plus they take running back out when he gets on a roll

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[quote=JoeRedskin;623341]Thread fail - RW is signed through 2010. [url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2009/09/02/sp-williams-dolphins.html]Dolphins extend Ricky Williams's contract[/url][/quote]

Here's an intelligent post.

There's no reason to speculate about RW since he will not be available.

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[quote=tryfuhl;623250]Car
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[quote=SouperMeister;623386]He gets an awful lot of those yards with Ronnie Brown running the Wildcat. [B]I seriously thought this thread was a joke.[/B] Putting a 32 year old running back behind this offensive line will reduce his shelf life to months, not years.[/quote]

Be careful, mredskins may call you names for saying this.

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I know we are kinda stuck with Portis's contract but honestly I see him as being done. Always injured. I know he's tough I'm not saying that. I just think he's on the decline. If we don't have a CAP next yr we would be better off paying him off and moving on. He's no longer the speedy back he was right out of college and now he's tried to get down to that weight and is not the hard pounder he used to be.

It's pretty bad when Betts came in and the team decided to simply pound the ball and Betts got yrds. Betts atleast ran over the safties, and LB's a few times.

Hopefully next yr we cut bait with all of them and bring in new young blood.

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[quote=SouperMeister;623386]He gets an awful lot of those yards with Ronnie Brown running the Wildcat. I seriously thought this thread was a joke. [B]Putting a 32 year old running back behind this offensive line will reduce his shelf life to months, not years.[/B][/quote]

Hopefully by next year we HAVE an offensive line. Samuels is pretty much gone. Thomas is up there in age and every season seems to take a season ending injury. Heyer stinks as does Rabach. Who do we have left? Dockery. Well. I guess that's something to build off of.

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I'd rather have J. Norwood and a larger back (L. Johnson or L. White) to run by commitee, if we go the free agent route. Although we need a young burner, I don't see how we could justify drafting one (with our needs at OL and QB) except for finding a gem in the mid to late rounds.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;623424]Hopefully by next year we HAVE an offensive line. Samuels is pretty much gone. Thomas is up there in age and every season seems to take a season ending injury. Heyer stinks as does Rabach. Who do we have left? Dockery. Well. I guess that's something to build off of.[/quote]Eh. Dockery is probably the worst active lineman we have. The only thing that impresses me about him is that he's not underperforming his contract, because he's getting like $2.5 million a year. And Will Montgomery makes him look like a great pass protector, so that's something.

You can build an OL with a Derrick Dockery type at left guard, but you have to do so pretty much willing to accept that he will be the 5th best lineman. He's proved durable, so we could do worse (i.e. everyone else we were planning to start this year).

If we were to truly rebuild the OL, Dockery would have to go as well. At this point, half-assing it might not be such a bad idea. We need new tackles, but until we figure something out, it's hard to evaluate what we have on offense.

Luckily, we have nothing else on offense. So there's not really any evaluation errors we have to worry about.

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this is what its come to? Ricky frig-gin Williams? all 32 years of pot smoking Williams? come on guys. i expect this out of ES, not here

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You're talking about Ditka and the Saints entire draft plus Ricky Williams!! I agree with the poster who said there's not a lot happening with a 33 yr. old running back, plus the last guy we brought here from Miami wanted to go back.

Until we get an O-line, king-kong would be hard pressed to gain yards, I would pass until that is no longer an issue.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;623308]No way! Ricky Williams will turn 33 in May. You might get one season out of him in a backup role if you're lucky. No way anyone signs him to a 3 or 4 year deal which would carry that contract until he is 36 or 37.

[B]Ricky has already stated that he intends to retire after his contract is up in Miami anyway.[/B]

Anyone who actively purues a 30-something tailback in free agency needs to rethink thier professional callings.[/quote]

That's what I had to say.

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Only if they paid him in weed and gave him a bong as a bonus.

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[quote=Longtimefan;623530]Until we get an O-line, king-kong would be hard pressed to gain yards, I would pass until that is no longer an issue.[/quote]

Oh wait, hold on now.....

King Kong is available!?!? I say sign him before the Pats contact his agent!