INDIANAPOLIS -- Dave Wannstedt's offseason mission was to put "Play" back into Miami's "Play-Action" offense. Halfback Ricky Williams cost the Dolphins a first-rounder this year and between a third-rounder or a first next year. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner cost Wannstedt only the price of a phone call to a friend.

What a bargain. Williams is the first Dolphins back in eight years to put together back-to-back 100-yard rushing games. Turner's offense scored nine touchdowns in its first six quarters. Turner's in a play-calling zone as much as Williams is in a running zone. South Florida magazines may not convince Williams to wear a wedding dress as he did when he got to New Orleans, but the Williams-Turner marriage in the Dolphins offense is perfect.

	Ricky Williams has 243 yards rushing in two games with the Dolphins.

Sunday's 21-13 victory over the Colts illustrated how well these two new Dolphins assets are working together. During the week of preparation for the Colts game, Williams joked with Turner that he caught 60 passes last season for the Saints, but Turner didn't order a pass to him in the opening blowout of the Lions. No problem. Turner scripted two screens in the first 15 plays.

"I was joking with coach that before the first screen would be thrown, something is going to happen and we are going to throw the ball away," Williams said. "Sure enough, that's exactly what happened. We were all cracking up. I hadn't caught my ball yet."

Williams' first catch will always be remembered. The screen was called to the right and perfectly executed by quarterback Jay Fiedler. Colts defenders started to chase Fiedler, and he flicked to ball to Williams, who ran 52 yards down the right sideline. That's right, 52 yards. Remember the criticism of Williams' speed? Not anymore.

"I was taking a lot of flak in New Orleans for not breaking the long run," Williams said. "I took it upon myself to do what I could do to get back the speed I had when I was at Texas. I had a lot of long runs there. Today, I felt like my old self."

In three seasons with the Saints, Williams had only one run longer than 29 yards. Last week, Williams had a 38-yarder in his Dolphins debut. In two games, he's rushed for 243 yards on 44 carries. He caught two big passes against the Colts, his 52-yarder and another for a 10-yard touchdown that opened a 21-3 lead.

"Ricky made some of those incentives today," middle linebacker Zach Thomas joked about Williams' revised contract that could earn him between $10 million and $20 million over the next five years.

To improve his speed, Williams trimmed his weight from 252 to 230 pounds. He worked on running along with doing exercises to improve the flexibility of his hips. He did more stretching.

"I had my turbo-booster on during that catch," Williams said. "I still think I was fast last year, but the Saints didn't use my speed in certain situations."

In Turner's Dolphins offense, Williams is the focal point. Against the Colts, the offense was almost as scripted. Fiedler executed three touchdown drives in the first four possessions, opening the 21-3 lead. The strategy was simple. The Colts are undersized on the defensive line. The Dolphins are one of the league's heaviest blocking units.

	“	I was taking a lot of flak in New Orleans for not breaking the long run. I took it upon myself to do what I could go to get back the speed I had when I was at Texas. I had a lot of long runs there. Today, I felt like my old self. ”
		— Ricky Williams, Dolphins running back

Turner called a Williams' run up the middle to open the game and gained 12. The more Colts defenders reacted to play-action fakes, the more things opened for the offense. Turner got into a play-calling zone that had the Colts guessing throughout the first half as he mixed formations.

"If we can stay balanced and make people play the pass, Ricky gets an even break getting to the line of scrimmage," Turner said. "There aren't going to be two guys there waiting for him. If there is only one guy, Ricky's going to break long runs. But if teams are sitting there with eight and nine guys on the line to stop the run, I think Chris Chambers and Oronde Gadsden are going to make big plays."

Things were working so good in the first half that Fiedler looked more like Bob Griese than the quarterback who has put together two 11-5 seasons. He only needed to throw 18 passes, completing 13, including two for touchdowns. He spread the ball to seven receivers and had a quarterback rating of 119.4.

"Ricky is a big threat as a runner and he is the reason that our play-action pass game is working so effectively," Fielder said. "If we keep opening those holes for him, and he keeps getting those 10-yard pops, he's going to suck a lot of people in on defense."

Fiedler scored his first touchdown thanks to Williams.

"Ricky made a great fake and that gave me room to get to the corner," Fiedler said of his one-yard touchdown run. "All I had to do is outrun the defensive end to the corner. Overall, I felt very comfortable. When the linebackers react to fakes to Ricky, it opens up better passing lanes. It was getting me some nice throws into the intermediate area."

Another example of the impact of Williams and Turner was visible in the first quarter. Linebackers reacted to the play-fake to Williams, and Fiedler had a wide open passing lane to hit rookie tight end Randy McMichael for a 24-yard gain.

"We did that from around the Indianapolis 30, and that would be a spot that a lot of teams would be looking to run the ball," Fiedler said.

As great as the offense looks now, Turner says better things are going to come.

"We are just starting to understand what we are trying to do," Turner said. "We are just getting down the details. This is a talented group. I don't think we will be anywhere near what we are capable of doing until November or December."

Turner's plan is to be in the Top 10 on rushing and defense. More importantly, he wants to be top 10 in scoring.

"All those things don't mean anything if you aren't getting the ball into the end zone," Turner said.

Turner did get a laugh out of the story on Williams' Web site that he had a bad shoulder that might need surgery after the season. "I heard about it on Friday, and I said that I hope he didn't tell everybody what shoulder it was."

Williams didn't. He kept the Colts guessing whether or not he was getting handoffs or receptions. If you have to carry an offense on your shoulders, don't tip off the sore area. Williams' shoulders were broad Sunday.

John Clayton is a senior writer for ESPN.com.