Ronnie Brown rumours get blown out of all proportion

As Armando Salguero discusses here, There have been plenty of rumours that Ronnie Brown is done in Miami, and that the team will attempt to trade him, or release him, before the season begins.

There is an unprintable word for such rumours.

This reminds us of last season, when Jesse Chatman was supposed to run Brown out of town. Chatman was nothing more than a semi-decent backup, while Brown tore up the league in the 7 games that he played before a blown ACL ended his season prematurely. This year, Chatman's role is filled by the ageing Ricky Williams - who should still have gas in the tank after spending so long out of football - but we suspect a similiar ruse by the 'fins, if only to motivate Brown to recapture the form of last season.

Of course he could be completely done and his knee destroyed, but we'd imagine that would have been evident before now. Incidentally, should that be the case, the top 3 running backs from the vaunted 2005 draft class, Brown, Caddilac Williams, and Cedric Benson, will likely all not play in 2008 for varying reasons.

A stark reminder of the lottery that is the NFL draft.