Bills DT Kyle Williams named Pro Bowl alternate
by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 12:51 PM EST
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PrintOn Tuesday, Buffalo Bills rookie safety Jairus Byrd was named to the 2010 AFC Pro Bowl squad. Despite that honor, Byrd will not be able to play in the game, as he's recovering from recent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip.
While Byrd won't be playing, Buffalo might still have representation on the field in Miami yet. Kyle Williams, a four-year veteran defensive tackle, has been named an AFC Pro Bowl alternate. The news comes via Williams' agent, Albert Elias of Elias Sports Management.
Williams is having an excellent season, having set career highs in tackles (59) and sacks (3) to this point in the season, despite missing all or part of four games. Williams was an afterthought when the Bills selected him in the fifth round in 2006 out of LSU, but he has blossomed into a consistent, sturdy player at the professional level. This is quite the honor for him, particularly since he's playing between bigger-name players such as Aaron Schobel and Marcus Stroud.
Williams will not play in Miami unless one of the AFC's interior line representatives - this year, that's Haloti Ngata, Vince Wilfork and Casey Hampton - cannot play. Congratulations, Kyle!
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Thats cool Big Kyle Williams getting some props. Congrats man!! Well deserved.
"I don't know how to explain it but we seem to find eachother on the ice and make things happen... Yeah. Pass, shoot, score... Yeah. Pass.. Shoot.. And score."
And with the 8th pick, the Bills select Ngata.....Ngata....Whitner??? Noooooooooooo........What happened...I blacked out??????
Ohhh, yeah. Williams…..well done.
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Is he the first alternate?
It’d be nice if one Bill actually played in the game!
~K
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by Kurupt on Dec 30, 2009 1:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Remember that because of the new Pro Bowl slot (between Championship week and the Super Bowl) nobody from the AFC Champ will play in the game. So if the Steelers, Patriots, or Ravens make the Super Bowl he’ll be in like flint.
If the Colts make it I’d be shocked to not see Aaron Schobel replace one of the two colts DEs.
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Same opinion here re: Schobel. We just don’t know if he’s been named an alternate yet.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
Aren’t the alternates chosen by votes also? If so, I doubt Schobel gets in. His monster game last week was after the votes were tabulated.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
hes had a hell of year even before those 3 sacks
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I agree. It’s just that most people around the country might not have noticed it.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Wait… you’re saying they’d notice Kyle Williams before Aaron Schobel? I… sincerely doubt that.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
I know. I realized my reasoning lost its balance because of that.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
Ahhhhh...Matt
he’ll be in like flint.
Flynn…as in Aero Flynn. He was quite the lady’s man in his day :-)
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“In” and “Flint” do not rhyme.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
It is a slant rhyme though.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 1:43 PM EST up reply actions
Dbag.
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by MattRichWarren on Dec 30, 2009 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
this is a great honor for him
I like that the younger guys are getting their due. With a new coach there is the potential for some young leaders to emerge on a new look Bills. The torch is being passed to a new generation of Bills. Jairus Marshawn and Kyle were the Bills making Pro Bowl appearances the last two seasons besides Schobel. If Kyle and Jairus can act like leaders maybe Marshawn will wake up an stop being a bonehead.
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I like Kyle and all, but he’s not a Pro Bowler. Guys like Shaun Rogers, Kris Jenkins and Domata Peko deserve it over him, but all three of them have been injured for most of the year.
by BillsfanfromDenmark on Dec 30, 2009 1:38 PM EST reply actions
… and that’s why Williams is a Pro Bowler.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
That...
and his technique and drive really seemed to improve this year (not sure if it was to the Pro-Bowl level, but clearly as an alternate when superior players get bit by the injury bug). Career year for him too. Good for him.
I think that Bob Sanders coaching the D-Line had a lot to do with both Williams and Kelsey having career years and Schobel having a great bounce back year. If theres one coach that we should keep, I think it’s Sanders.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe that is why Williams impressed voters....he is one of the few Bills who stayed healthy??????
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OK....relatively healthy....as in.... didn't get carted off the field and/or put on IR.
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Stop it now. There’s 1 more game to play!
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Ohhhh crap!!!!
Let me apologize to the Williams family in advance.
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Really? Your gonna hate on WIlliams so much that you wont even congradulate him on being in the Pro-Bowl??? Wow.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Jenkins certainly doesnt deserve it over Williams. He only played 4-5 weeks this year. Shaun Rogers is living off his name… and the 2 blocked kicks against Cinci? Williams had a pretty damn good year and Im glad the NFL recognized him for this. Even if its an alternate Im sure the Williams family is extremely proud of the guy. As are we.
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Good for Kyle!
This guy is one of my favorite Bills…a Phil Hansen type of approach and work ethic.
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I hope he and Byrd realize some financial incentives from their contracts.
by radan on Dec 30, 2009 2:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I hope the recognition doesn’t cause either to hold out in the future.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Williams has already gotten a 5-year extension.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
4 years already in Buffalo, 5 years left on his deal. Bill 4 life! Happy to see it!
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Deal was signed in 7/08, so he’s actually got 3 years left on his deal – ’10, ’11 and ’12.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 30, 2009 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Still good enough for me. We’ll have him for his best years (which started this year).
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t remember that. It’s hard keeping up with everything while at work. It’s also hard to concentrate at work right now. =)
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Dec 30, 2009 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
To all of you that keep on calling Williams average at best..
This is your cue to SHUT UP!
This at the very least should show you that we don’t need to use a high draft pick on a DT to put Williams as our top sub. Williams isn’t only a very good DT, he’s a freaking Pro-Bowler(alternate)!!!
I’m not against using a late round pick on a rotational DT to replace McBusto, but Williams is a great DT and him and Stroud should be ancoering our line for a few years still.
Go Kyle!!!!
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
CBF you got two rec'd from me on this one post.
How can you stand it. Williams an alternate, well there are others that deserve it more. Byrd pro bowl, yes but I would like to see him work on his run defense. Keith Ellison leading the league in tackles, ya but he still sucks and an average player. I could go on, but it is just two amazing the opinions that come out of peoples mouths, through their fingers. Can’t wait for next years billboard.
Is it really average talent or just poor coaching, how important is depth and experience.
You say that other ppl deserved it more than Williams, I’d like to see you list them. In my mind Williams had a great year on the feild, and the Fans, the NFL players, and the NFL coaches have realized that. Yet some fans here think that he’s still very average and deserves to be a sub. I don’t get it. If you think he’s that horrible, please tell me why. If you think he’s underserving, again, please tell me why. And if you think that someone deserved this more than Williams, please, tell me who.
I’m all for thought provoking conversation and debate. But please, actually debate. What bugs me is that ppl say that Williams (or Maybin, or Puz, or Whitner, or Lynch… you get the picture) suck, but they don’t back it up. If you have an opinion, please back it up, and I will have a lot more respect for you. I may disagree with someone (and I do so a lot) but I will respect your opinion and what you say (type) as long as you back it up as to why you think it. Otherwise your just trolling and that bugs the f*!&% out of me. And it makes that person look like a total a$$. So please, just back it up and lets debate. Thats why I joined this blog in the first place.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 31, 2009 3:06 AM EST up reply actions
Great for Williams. He’s having a fantastic season and really deserves this. It’s been clear that he has surpassed Stroud (although that very well may have happened last year) and Williams has been the most consistent defender on this team for awhile now.
Williams beat out some really good AFC DTs for the alternate role, especially Shaun Rogers and Kelly Gregg.
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Aaron schobel is a defensive end aka “outside linemen” and he and Kyle williams are in seperate catagories … Kyle is a defensive tackle and plays inside … And that is the reason y Aaron schobel was not mentioned…..Aaron has and good season but not enough to beat other DE’s….. Although he may be in a good position to be Bowl Alternative as well
you are the man Kyle...
congrats.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Dec 30, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions
This sort of has to do with the pro bowl
What do you guys think of the change from after the super bowl to before it? I hate it. I mean, I don’t watch the game often but the fact that the players who are playing in the super bowl aren’t playing in the pro bowl isn’t fan friendly I don’t think. Just curious of your opinions.
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I actually like it. I also like that the city that hosts the SB also host the Pro-Bowl. I also think that the fact that it’s played before the SB is very fan friendly, as opposed to after the SB. Think about it, once the SB is done theres nothing left to play for, and I know that for me thats a big deterant to watch the Pro-Bowl. Theres simply no point. But by putting it before the SB it becomes an exhibition game thats part of the SB festivities and part of the buildup towrads the SB. Then add the fact that it also adds to the SB host’s reveniew and hosting the SB now means that much more for the host city. Then you link the game with a full day analysis of the SB match and you now have something worth watching. I know I might actually watch it this year.
Basily I think that it’s a very fan friendly move and makes a lot of good business sense too.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 30, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Anybody else notice
The similarities between Schobel and Williams. Very high motor, gets clobbered on one play and laughs it off, and gets revenge very soon after and after and after. Even Kelsay this year played with a much more consistent effort on every play. Schobel and Williams remind me alot of each other except for the different positions. I agree with K it would be nice to see a bill play in the pro bowl and if I had a choice it would be Kyle Williams. Hell I would love to see him lay J. Peters down a couple times.
Is it really average talent or just poor coaching, how important is depth and experience.
They moved the Pro-bowl to the bi-week before the SuperBowl. From now on it’s also going to be hosted by the city that hosts the SB.
Its a marketing move basicly.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 31, 2009 3:09 AM EST up reply actions
3-4 End
KW might be the only front-seven guy on this roster right now that has real scheme versatility. Probably why they won’t even try to make such a switch here.
Oh, and I say that because Stroud doesn’t see himself as a nose, he thinks he’s 3-4 end and im not convinced he can do that.
in a salary cap era, no single unit (offense or defense) should be consistently sub-average for such a long stretch.
Neither am I, but with the contract that he’s on and our current player’s, he’s at the very least worth a try at 3-4 DE. Maybe he’’l surprise us.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 31, 2009 3:32 AM EST up reply actions
want them to make the switch
but considering how few members of the current front 7 translate…. it doesn’t work.
At he very least you can expect a major shakeup, regardless. But then it comes down to what’s avail in FA and the draft (please don’t waste a #1 pick on a scheme change requirement!!!!)
in a salary cap era, no single unit (offense or defense) should be consistently sub-average for such a long stretch.
Well I think that all we’re really missing for a good scheme change is a NT./ If we can get one then we might make for an easier transition. But without one, we shouldn’t do it. Don’t want them to use the first rounder on an NT either.
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 31, 2009 5:02 AM EST up reply actions
I don’t think Williams would be a very good 3-4 end. He doesn’t have the right build for it. Short arms, stocky; take a look at the league’s best 3-4 ends – they’ve got arms forever and are thick in the midsection, which allows them to set the edge and occupy blockers against the run.
No, Williams is best in a 4-3.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 31, 2009 5:18 AM EST up reply actions
Williams might be better in a 4-3
But he’s not exactly a prototype in the middle of a 4-3 either. My point was out of all of the members of the current front 7, he’s the one that translates best.
Schobel? No. Kelsay? No. Denney? No. Stroud? Doubt it.
KW would definitely come off the field on third and long, if that’s your worry.
in a salary cap era, no single unit (offense or defense) should be consistently sub-average for such a long stretch.
I believe Denney and Stroud are better fits as 3-4 ends than Williams is.
I don’t have worries. I just don’t think we should switch to a 3-4.
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by Brian Galliford on Dec 31, 2009 7:49 AM EST up reply actions
But you can’t possibly think that we should stick with our current scheme. So what would be better? A traditional 4-3?
by CanadianBillsFan on Dec 31, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
No, I don’t think the Tampa 2 is a good fit in Buffalo. But that doesn’t mean we need to move to a 3-4. A more aggressive, dictatorial 4-3 is what I have in mind, though I’m certainly not averse to any scheme.
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by Brian Galliford on Jan 1, 2010 8:43 AM EST up reply actions
Personally I would love a move to a 3-4, since it’s my personal favorite deffensive scheme. But as it fits to our team and our players, I think a switch to a more agressive 4-3 (à la Vikings) would be a much smarter move.
by CanadianBillsFan on Jan 1, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
Vikes d didn't look so good with Pat out
Give me a 3-4 with some serious beef in the front 3.
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Why can’t it be a 4-3 with “serious beef” in the front 4? I think it’s pretty apparent that Buffalo needs bigger players defensively, but why do they have to be crammed into a specific scheme?
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by Brian Galliford on Jan 1, 2010 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed.
All though discussing this now is useless until we have a new HC, and maybe even until he’s hired his DC. who know’s what we’ll end up with?
by CanadianBillsFan on Jan 2, 2010 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
disagree about Denney.
stroud, as was mentioned… if he thinks he can do it, maybe he can.
Denney is 260, but he’s 6’7… and he never struck me as having a good first step or play with leverage. The best place for Denney is on the cut list. Less than 3 sacks a season over 8 seasons and he’s been healthy. That’s been his only value.
We should switch to a 3-4 because it’s deceptive.
in a salary cap era, no single unit (offense or defense) should be consistently sub-average for such a long stretch.
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