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Ricky Williams signs with Toronto (pg. 3)
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| Fir3start3r |
^^^
and there we have it...
I wonder where I heard 6 months from? :conf: |
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| Platipus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
^^^
and there we have it...
I wonder where I heard 6 months from? :conf: |
It'll prolly take me 6 months due to the fact I'm such a connisuer. Only AAA goodness for me.. |
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| TranceGrooves |
| saw him at the rogers centre on sunday towards the end of Jays game. he has a totally new attitude and very positive vibe with him. if he is serious about this fresh start and really wants to make it as football player then this is the best oppurtunity he will ever get and i am sure he realizes that. although this is only talk. actions speak louder than words so lets wait and see ..... :) |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by Platipus
It'll prolly take me 6 months due to the fact I'm such a connisuer. Only AAA goodness for me.. |
Maybe it's cause I'm originally from B.C. :p ;) |
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| Platipus |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fir3start3r
Maybe it's cause I'm originally from B.C. :p ;) |
noice. I'd prefer to be on the Left Coast. |
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| superIMPOSED |
| hehe, maybe I'll duck out in between classes and try and have a session with him....u think he is a blount man or he hits the pipe? |
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| Fir3start3r |
| quote: | Originally posted by superIMPOSED
hehe, maybe I'll duck out in between classes and try and have a session with him....u think he is a blount man or he hits the pipe? |
Bong. :p |
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| j_spot |
im going to love watching him play when the argos make it to calgary.
Im also going to love the baggie full of oregano that is going to be thrown down on the argo bench side with a note saying "THANK YOU NFL" |
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| Floorwhore |
| quote: | Originally posted by TranceGrooves
he has a totally new attitude and very positive vibe with him. |
i think this is the biggest misconception about this guy. following him previously (with my favourite NFL team Miami Dolphins), he has always had a positive attitude/vibe. soft spoken, intelligent, but.... to the general public he is and always will be a 'bad guy', because he chose to continue to smoke weed while playing football.
when growing up he set a goal for himself to win the heisman trophy to establish himself as a high draft pick, therefore setting himself up for great financial success. at the time he thought this would bring him happiness, and once entering the nfl with such high expectations (after being traded for an nfl record SIX draft picks), he came out the gates at a moderate pace, and people considered him a bust. it wasnt until about three years after he started his nfl career that he realized this wasn't something he enjoyed, and the money that came with it didnt bring him the happiness he expected.
he then fled the country, went to austrailia, africa, india, to find himself, and what really brought him happiness. he loves to teach, he loves yoga, and he loves his weed..... but at the end of the day, money makes the world go 'round - so he came back to miami, to fulfill the rest of his contract (or end up owing the dolphins 8+ million). he then came back to miami, to play three quarters of last season, only to test positive for the fourth time (in the offseason) for some foreign chemicals (beleived to be found in herbal remedies he took in india).
bottom line.... this guy doesn't love the game. he never has, he never will. he plays it as a means of income, just like the majority of society when it comes to their employment. he's coming to toronto not because he loves it here, not because its a good fit, and not because he likes the franchise..... its because its the only job he could find that would pay him $245,000 US.
with all that being said, i personally think he could be one of the most interesting athletes of our time, and i am ecstatic to have him play here in toronto. even though he may not enjoy playing football, he is still EASILY one of the top five in his position in the world. if he stays healthy, he will break every rushing record in the CFL books, and toronto will be a LOCK for the grey cup.
found out last month my company is a sponser for the argo's, so i will be sitting as a rep for moores to watch every game this year ;) |
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| rabbitjoker |
| I purchased my Club 200 VIP season tickets yesterday! |
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| shanny |
I think the issue isn't that he was suspended for pot, but that he was suspended at all.
I don't know how good it makes the argo's look to sign someone that is being punished by the NFL and not supposed to be playing. |
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| Floorwhore |
| quote: | Originally posted by shanny
I don't know how good it makes the argo's look to sign someone that is being punished by the NFL and not supposed to be playing. |
The NFL does drug tests, and the CFL doesn't.... who is to say there arent multiple players in Canada abusing drugs every year? We cant. Therefore, it's perfectly fine for Toronto to sign him.
It makes the Argo's look like a bunch of ing geniouses.... ticket sales are booming, even in cities across the country. People in Edmonton are admitting to buying tickets for when Toronto visits, for the sole purpose of seeing Ricky play.
This is some much needed exposure for the league, which in my opinion got a lot better over the past two years.... but should be it's most successful campaign this year - because of ONE player. |
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