Would it surprise you to learn that Bill Parcells and Ricky Williams are getting along swimmingly?

Yeah, it would surprise me, too. But I don't feel bad about that, because it's also surprising the hell out of Ricky Williams.

From the Dolphins blog at Sun-Sentinel.com:

Williams also said he was surprised that Dolphins czar Bill Parcells didn't cut him when he took over the team last December.

"(Parcells) was describing the kind of player he wanted," Williams said. "Honestly, I had doubts if I was going to be that type of player."

Williams said that Parcells called him into his office after the team meeting and told him he was keeping him on the team to share rushing duties with Ronnie Brown.

"I was expecting him not to talk to me at all," Williams said. "I was expecting to get a letter in the mail saying I was going to be a free agent.

"I like (Parcells) more than I thought I would," added Williams, who had lunch with Parcells last week. "He's really different than I expected. It seems to me his greatest joy is developing true friendships with his players, being a mentor and trying to help people, not just in football but in life."

You know what I smell? I smell sitcom. Ricky Williams and Bill Parcells share an apartment, and wacky hijinx ensue.

Parcells: Ricky, I'm only gonna ask you this once. Did you leave the cap off the ---damn toothpaste?

Williams: Oh, coach, come on. We've got minicamp today. We don't know who our starting quarterback will be. Children are starving all over the world. Don't you think there are more important things in the world than the cap on your toothpaste?

Parcells: You wanna know what the most important thing in your life is, Ricky? You might think it's yoga, or meditation, or embracing your inner ---damn butterfly, but that would be a lot of bull----. The most important thing in your life right now is the fact that if you leave the cap off the toothpaste again, I will light your beard on fire. Do you hear me, son? I will light. Your beard. On fire.

Williams: I don't care. My beard doesn't define who I am. And brushing your teeth is an act of vanity anyway. Bill Parcells needs to learn to love Bill Parcells, no matter what color his teeth are.

Parcells: (grabs a can of hairspray and a lighter, and begins chasing Ricky through the apartment)

Gracias, Larry Brown Sports.

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