The coach is worried that the player is pushing it too hard in practice and wants him to scale it back a bit to avoid injury. I really like Bell, and would love to see what he can do with a full season as a starter. And I seriously believe that, if he stays healthy, he will be a starter.

forced a ‘rocket’ into double coverage that was caught by Derek Hagan.

At least he had the accuracy and Hagan had the hands.

“RB Ricky Williams wasn’t held out of any drills and is looking quite powerful. But when he could have been resting from the sideline while another unit was on the field this morning he took part in some agility drills with others coming off knee sugeries: RB Ronnie Brown, ILB Channing Crowder and S Renaldo Hill.”

“Ricky Williams continues to impress. On one running play he vaulted a guard and defensive tackle who were on the ground and clogging the hole. Amazing stuff which leads me to think right now, today, he is the best player Miami has on the field.”

Anyone else getting excited about seeing Ricky back in there? :)

“During inside run drills Ricky Williams continued to run hard. He’s probably been the most impressive player in the four practices I’ve seen so far. I suspect he’s going to have a really good year this season because he appears fast, and has been beating everyone to the outside corner on the sweeps. But then again, this isn’t contract work so maybe it’s misleading. However, the fact Williams has an extra gear the other backs don’t is clear.

At one point Williams was running past Parcells and the warden stuck his hand out. I couldn’t figure out if he was trying to slap the ball away or give Ricky a high-five.”

Funny stuff.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/entries/2008/06/07/parcells_loving_ricky_camarill.html

Parcells loving Ricky?

“Williams elicited whoops from his teammates with one particular run. He bolted through an interior hole and got into the secondary in a blink.

Once the 11-on-11 drills broke up, concluding with another long Williams dash, the running back pulled off his helmet to reveal a wide grin as he trotted back.

A beaming Parcells marched up the sideline, flashed the OK sign and yelled "Thatta boy! There ya go!" They gave each other a fist bump.”

I believe Ricky will have a great season as long as he doesn’t get injured. I know he is now six years older, but remember his 02 season? Ricky was motivated to prove that the Saints made a mistake and he made a statement THAT season. However, in 03, Ricky was beginning to lose interest and had an average season. The point is: Ricky is ready to play THIS year. I can’t speak for next year, but this year he’s going to put up big numbers cause right now he has an interest to play. He’s one of those players who is great when he wants to be and right now he wants to be just that.