All right now, before the rest of you follow him, listen:
I figured it out. Ghost is suffering from a mild case of what pro football scientists call,
RWS, or, "Ricky Williams Syndrome".
Now, before y'all change your mind about voting to legalize pot, let me explain:
After 313 carries with the Saints in '01, Williams carried the rock for the Dolphins 383 times in '02 and then 392 times in '03, both of those today ranking in the top 15 rushing attempts in a season, all-time. I seriously doubt that anybody ever has had that many carries in a two-year span.
As it turned out, the guy was in fact, human. And like any normal person, he needed some kind of break, and it happened how it happened, but anyway it was inevitable.
Now, on to Ghost: Between FGA, XPA and kickoffs he's been the busiest kicker in football by far the last five years. He's the first player since the AFL-NFL merger to lead the league in scoring in more than two straight seasons (four) and he was perfect in XP's last season despite the ball being brought farther out, which messed up countless other kickers.
He needs to chill. It was wrong for him to blame himself for what happened in Denver-not his fault.
I'm only surprised Ernie Adams didn't diagnose this already. Or if he did, whatever treatment they're implementing is not really being effective, and they need to alter their strategy.