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Hi Folks,
Getting lots of email on Ricky Williams. Here's the latest from our friend Bob Harris of the www.tflreport.com. Joe ////////////////////////////////////// SAINTS EXPECT WILLIAMS TO START AND PLAY AS USUAL... Posted Thursday December 20, 2001 @ 23:30 PT According to reports out of New Orleans, Saints running back Ricky Williams, who is listed as questionable after coming out of Monday night's loss to the Rams with a hairline fracture to a rib, practiced without difficulty Thursday and head coach Jim Haslett expects him to start and play as usual against the Buccaneers this weekend. In fact, New Orleans Times-Picayune reporter Jeff Duncan wrote on Thursday, "Williams was upgraded from questionable to probable and is expected to play Sunday. He practiced Wednesday and Thursday and will wear a protective wrap on his ribs Sunday. ..." Duncan further noted that New Orleans' offense, led by Williams' rushing and a resurgent Aaron Brooks in the passing game, is overshadowed by the defense, but the unit is on pace to put together the most prolific season in club history. The Saints currently rank sixth in the league in total offense (355.1 yards per game) and are well ahead of pace to set a new single-season club record for total yardage in a season. If they can average 338 yards a game in the final three outings, they'll break the 1979 mark of 5,627 yards. ************* Our View ******************* This is good news but certainly, we're not without concern here. Their are really a couple of worries here. First, you're concerned with re-injury. He may feel good now but one tough shot and it could be a whole new issue. Not saying the Bucs are a team that plays dirty, but you can bet a hard hitter like John Lynch smells blood in the water. Secondly, you worry about Deuce McAllister. He's shown some big play flashes and could steal time. Thirdly, you have to be a little concerned with coach Jim Haslett and the success of the passing game. Williams has seemed to be taking a somewhat reduced role of late. Part of that could be getting into a track meet with St. Louis Monday night. All in all, the news is good for Williams compared to what it was earlier this week. But he is not without concerns. Although to be fair, few players are without concerns at this point in the season. Just wanting to pass along what we're hearing. Thanks Bob. Joe /**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/**/ Bryant Analytics, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1999-2001 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: cheatsheets-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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