26CornerBlitz Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Kyle was on again this afternoon with his segment beginning at 22 ninutes in: 12-28: HR 2 - Schopp & the Bulldog Featuring Sal Bills' DT Kyle Williams joins us right now on @WGR550 Kyle Williams - Got to go home during the bye and reflect and think about it. When it came down to it my wife was like 'You gotta tell Sean and the team'. #GoBills Kyle Williams - I've heard from quite a few teammates, a few guys I've played against. #GoBills Kyle Williams on his first game - I remember London Fletcher scoring a touchdown on my first play. I'm like 'man this NFL thing is easy!' #GoBills Kyle Williams on other positions he might play Sunday - Mostly QB. We've got 15-20 snaps for me at QB. Probably get in for a hail mary, they need someone with a strong arm. Josh has an average arm in comparison. Triple option, all that fun stuff. #GoBills Kyle Williams - I grew up under a tough high school coach, much like Sean. Played for Nick Saban, a lot of process, day to day stuff. That became ingrained in me. Hearing Sean & Brandon talk, it was who I am. #GoBills Kyle Williams on plans after football - Not committed to anything yet. I've had a few different opportunities come at me. #GoBills Kyle Williams - I'm not one of these guys that thinks I'm better than I am at golf. I'm pretty good for a random guy you'd meet on the street. #GoBills Kyle Williams on being in the media - I have a great respect for what you guys do. Sometimes you don't like an opinion, but that's what they're for. In my opinion it's our job to treat each other with respect and get the team's agenda out there. #GoBills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 His name should be unveiled on the wall before the game this Sunday. Thank you Kyle for everything, you will be missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Farewell Kyle Williams... Hellooooooo Chris Wilkins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I feel for KW. When he made the decision to come back we had: A veteran playoff QB A stout (albeit batsh@$) OL with some depth He was given the Aaron Schobel treatment with one playoff game exception. It’s a shame. He deserved better. I wish we could have given him the proper send off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, frostbitmic said: His name should be unveiled on the wall before the game this Sunday. Thank you Kyle for everything, you will be missed. Save that for a nice win next season against the Pats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Glad he's going out on his own terms. Never felt right the way Fred Ex went. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 15 hours ago, DBilz2500 said: I thought he kept saying he’d wait til after the season? Isn't it better that he announced it now? The fans and teammates have an opportunity to thank him and send him off properly. I'd go to the game for that reason alone, but I'm busy Sunday. I'm sure it'll be special in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol Dirty B Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Billsmisery said: Remember the beast mode vs meatball race in the pool? Good find. But my God why did that guy ever have a show. I vaguely remember watching Gibran's show as a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I smoke marijuana with my cat to control my fear of message boards. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillsGospel Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Class act all the way, he was fun to watch, a true leader on and off the field and represented this team with pride even in dark times, he'll be missed for sure. Happy retirement #95 and Harrison Phillips has some big shoes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Gona miss you big guy, you've been my screen title for years and you are my all time favorite Bill. I wish you would reconsider as you can still play and we are close to being contenders. You are respected enough by McD where he would let you go watch T-ball and still play on Sundays, you have earned. i know this wont change your mind ,i just had to say my peace. Good luck in retirement and hope to see you around. (The only Bills jersey i have is yours, take care ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 18 hours ago, LeviF91 said: Now I'm pissed I'm not going to the game. Much love. My son in law offered me tickets and i turned him down, now im kicking myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggTX Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 A class act on the field and off from start to finish. He will long remain a favorite of Bills fans for his great play and superior character. I hope he rejoins us as a coach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 11 hours ago, John from Riverside said: I am quite sure you are on the block list for several I doubt it. Not if someone wants to have an intellectual discussion about football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Forgot about one of the few perks of the Bills Toronto series, BP with the Jays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaccof Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Besides being a long time Bill and generally playing at a very high level, I love that he and his family seemed to have fallen in love with Buffalo. I'll be interested to see if he stays in WNY. Thanks for the memories Kyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 This makes me hope Shady comes back a little more. It can’t just be all young guys next year and nobody wants to sign any “new” old guys. If Alexander comes back at least there is a veteran presence. That’s not necessarily a given though. Shady is a guy that people can look up to on the offensive side of the ball even if his best days are behind him. I’m glad we are a very young team but veteran leadership still has value. Losing Kyle hurts a lot from that standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevWarRifleman Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Thank you so much Kyle! You will be missed a lot and what you did for the team, the organization, and all of WNY will forever be appreciated. You will be on the Wall of Fame ASAP, bro. Good luck and God bless. Go Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said: I doubt it. Not if someone wants to have an intellectual discussion about football. In general I agree but not regarding this particular thread. It's the wrong place to get pissy about a week 16 game of a 5-10 team. Williams was great. I think we'll all miss him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPinC Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 15 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Oh it's more than clear that there are a ton of Bills fans who can't eat enough sh*t sandwiches. There is always next year for fans. For a highly competitive.....and very wealthy....guy like KW.......coming back for a final season of LIKELY getting embarrassed by Belichick again probably wouldn't be too appealing. That coaching job last Sunday had McDermott looking like a beaten stooge.......all that was missing was Sean saying "He can take hisn' and beat yourn' or yourn' and beat hisn'". Good luck to KW........on the golf course his results won't be at the mercy of Bills ownership or GM's and coaches and QB's. Nice. Yes, let's start by ignoring that by all accounts Kyle was close to retiring last year but decided to come back. Let's ignore his passion and leadership by example. Let's ignore that he finally has a coach installing a culture that aligns perfectly with his character. Let's ignore that he could have left here years ago for a proven winner. Let's ignore his constant mentoring, also recruiting efforts over the years with guys like Mario. Let's ignore that the guy is respected, admired, and beloved by the locker room, coaches, front office, and everyone in the Bills community. Let's ignore the fact that our games are essentially meaningless at this point of the year. Yes, let's ignore everything he's built and everything he stands for, all the satisfaction of his efforts and renowned character, and instead ascribe an arrogance and pomposity that after the New England game he was staring at his money and career, gave up all hope for the future and jumped into retirement. Well done, you totally nailed it. You're such a legend in your own mind as usual. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billrooter Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Great Bills player and guy, met him and got a picture once could not be more down to earth. It would be great to see a sack and a half Sunday to end at 50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, GaryPinC said: Nice. Yes, let's start by ignoring that by all accounts Kyle was close to retiring last year but decided to come back. Let's ignore his passion and leadership by example. Let's ignore that he finally has a coach installing a culture that aligns perfectly with his character. Let's ignore that he could have left here years ago for a proven winner. Let's ignore his constant mentoring, also recruiting efforts over the years with guys like Mario. Let's ignore that the guy is respected, admired, and beloved by the locker room, coaches, front office, and everyone in the Bills community. Let's ignore the fact that our games are essentially meaningless at this point of the year. Yes, let's ignore everything he's built and everything he stands for, all the satisfaction of his efforts and renowned character, and instead ascribe an arrogance and pomposity that after the New England game he was staring at his money and career, gave up all hope for the future and jumped into retirement. Well done, you totally nailed it. You're such a legend in your own mind as usual. Not bad for a high-motor lunch-pailer. Thanks again Kyle! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 58 minutes ago, GaryPinC said: Nice. Yes, let's start by ignoring that by all accounts Kyle was close to retiring last year but decided to come back. Let's ignore his passion and leadership by example. No "let's start" by building an ENORMOUS 10 story straw man argument to make it look like BADOL is being critical of Kyle in all those ways! NOTHING I said in this thread is in any way, shape or form critical of Kyle Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: In general I agree but not regarding this particular thread. It's the wrong place to get pissy about a week 16 game of a 5-10 team. Williams was great. I think we'll all miss him. If the moderators wanted a "send your well wishes only with no associated critique's of Bills management" thread then they could have designated one..........those kinds of things have been done before. I think KW came back under the false impression that they were going to win.............and I think he's leaving under the impression that they probably won't next year............we can agree to disagree but it's part of the conversation. It's not a funeral........KW has had a great football career with much success........for all the people weepy that he didn't have more success in the pros let me remind you that he won a national championship in college........something Tom Brady or Peyton Manning or Drew Brees can never say they did........ and despite playing for a bad organization in the pros he went to 5 pro bowls and no critic of the NFL could say he didn't earn every bit of his tens of millions. Huge success story. HUGE. 13 hours ago, Rico said: Not bad for a high-motor lunch-pailer. Thanks again Kyle! Not bad for one of the best athletes to ever suit up for the Bills either. He was like an orchid in the swamp that you contend has been completely drained and turned into fertile championship level crop land.? Edited December 30, 2018 by Hapless Bills Fan inappropriate language 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I’ve been watching football and the Bills since about 1964. I was what can be termed as a rabid fan for many decades. I am now long past putting players on pedestals, or studying stats and obsessing on the team. I still watch the Bills every week, and I read the Bills articles, and I wait for the day they return to prominence. As for the rest of the NFL, not so much. I watch other games occasionally, each year less and less. I just don’t have the same respect for today’s players, and the game in general, that I did in the past. Even though the level of athleticism continues to get higher. I will miss Kyle Williams a lot. He always impressed me as a throwback type player, with a personality and work ethic that took me back to older times. True professional and class act. I hope to see his name on the Bills WoF someday soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 48 minutes ago, BADOLBILZ said: Not bad for one of the best athletes to ever suit up for the Bills either. This. He gets the lunch pail label for obvious reasons, but what made him an outstanding football player was TALENT. If lunch pails lead to success, we'd have had a similar thread dedicated to Tim Anderson a few years back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgotBILLStopay Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Kyle is the best and deserves a royal sendoff. But please please don’t beat the Dolphins to win his final game. I’d rather have the higher draft pick? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dgrochester55 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Kyle Williams was a steal in an otherwise horrible 2006 draft class for the Bills. Great overall career and easily the most memorable and respected player in the drought era. Not sure if he is an NFL hall of famer but definitely deserves a spot in the Bills wall of fame. Good person, good player and he will be missed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite Poster Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) Honestly for the sake of his career, this is the best time to call it. Made the playoffs which was awesome, gave it another go in a season that went downhill quick, and is now walking away with at least the playoff birth. He knows this team won't be contending for at least a couple years if everything pans out. We may have another tough season next year. Its tough how many vets we get back year after year to continually lose and it totally veils their career. Edited December 29, 2018 by Elite Poster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 34 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: This. He gets the lunch pail label for obvious reasons, but what made him an outstanding football player was TALENT. If lunch pails lead to success, we'd have had a similar thread dedicated to Tim Anderson a few years back. ....awarded..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasaluki Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Great player, and great guy. Hope he comes back to the Bills as a coaching assistant or something someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in STL Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, dgrochester55 said: Kyle Williams was a steal in an otherwise horrible 2006 draft class for the Bills. Great overall career and easily the most memorable and respected player in the drought era. Not sure if he is an NFL hall of famer but definitely deserves a spot in the Bills wall of fame. Good person, good player and he will be missed. 2006 Draft Class. We have had much worse, this draft is not horrible at all. Kyle alone makes it good. Whitner is a lightning rod on this board but he played a lot of games and did well, despite being picked 20 slots too soon and being crucified for it. McCargo was a bust, Yobouty a nothing. Brad Butler was looking very good until injury cut his career short. He was on a similar path as Kyle. Keith Ellison did a decent job too. We got some games out of Simpson, Merz, and Pennington. I have seen much worse, 1 8 Donte Whitner SS Ohio State 1 26 John McCargo DT North Carolina State 3 70 Ashton Youboty CB Ohio State 4 105 Ko Simpson FS South Carolina 5 134 Kyle Williams DT Louisiana State 5 143 Brad Butler T Virginia 6 178 Keith Ellison OLB Oregon State 7 216 Terrance Pennington T New Mexico 7 248 Aaron Merz G California Edited December 29, 2018 by Bob in STL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninMinn. Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 In the history of retirements never was a player more overrated than Kyle Williams. It's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Bob in STL said: 2006 Draft Class. We have had much worse, this draft is not horrible at all. Kyle alone makes it good. Whitner is a lightning rod on this board but he played a lot of games and did well, despite being picked 20 slots too soon and being crucified for it. McCargo was a bust, Yobouty a nothing. Brad Butler was looking very good until injury cut his career short. He was on a similar path as Kyle. Keith Ellison did a decent job too. We got some games out of Simpson, Merz, and Pennington. I have seen much worse, 1 8 Donte Whitner SS Ohio State 1 26 John McCargo DT North Carolina State 3 70 Ashton Youboty CB Ohio State 4 105 Ko Simpson FS South Carolina 5 134 Kyle Williams DT Louisiana State 5 143 Brad Butler T Virginia 6 178 Keith Ellison OLB Oregon State 7 216 Terrance Pennington T New Mexico 7 248 Aaron Merz G California ..McCarGONE was an anamoly......we move up to take him, bypassing Mangold and he busts....as fate would have it, we end up with the other 2/3 of the NC State Triangle ala Mario and Manny via FA, both productive Bills....go figure............ Edited December 29, 2018 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky finger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said: In the history of retirements never was a player more overrated than Kyle Williams. It's ridiculous. Opposing viewpoints welcomed. Regardless of how wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, inaugural balls said: Opposing viewpoints welcomed. Regardless of how wrong. ...not to worry!!...state legislatures are rapidly passing approval of medical marijuana laws, so help IS on the way...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 56 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said: In the history of retirements never was a player more overrated than Kyle Williams. It's ridiculous. People will correctly scoff at this, but there was a time early in Kyle's career where the old school types didn't like him all that much. Didn't hold up well enough at the point of attack, etc. All he does is "make plays." I may be in the minority, but I like guys who make plays. I see a lot of the same criticism of Milano, who just "makes plays." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, LSHMEAB said: People will correctly scoff at this, but there was a time early in Kyle's career where the old school types didn't like him all that much. Didn't hold up well enough at the point of attack, etc. All he does is "make plays." I may be in the minority, but I like guys who make plays. I see a lot of the same criticism of Milano, who just "makes plays." ...perhaps the inglorious nature of "stats only" analysis?......aren't there certain positions that will never be BIG "stats positions"?....so he hung on for 13 years for NOT holding up?..could today's Star be in that category?.... Edited December 29, 2018 by OldTimeAFLGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, JohninMinn. said: In the history of retirements never was a player more overrated than Kyle Williams. It's ridiculous. You are the only one who thinks that... makes you wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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