AP All Pro Team: Patrick Willis Named To Third Team In Four Years
by David Fucillo on Jan 24, 2011 6:00 PM PST
in San Francisco 49ers News
Email
Print
Hearty congratulations are in order for 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis as he has been named to the AP All Pro team for the third time in his four seasons as an NFL player. He is in at inside linebacker alongside Jerod Mayo. At the tight end position, Jason Witten won the vote quite handily with 36 votes, but Vernon Davis did manage a pair of votes.
Willis had a very strong season, although one could argue it was his "poorest" as a professional. Of course, this was not a poor season for him, but just not to the level we've seen in past years. At the same time he did manage to net a career high 6.0 sacks as he showed some continually developing skills as a pass rushing linebacker. The 49ers haven't used him a ton as a pass rushing linebacker, but when they do his athleticism makes him almost impossible to stop coming up the middle. Given the fact that Vic Fangio is a believer in the Dom Capers school of defense and blitzes, it will be interesting to see how he utilizes an amazing athlete like Patrick Willis in 2011.
Given this prestigious honor, I thought I'd post some of my favorite Patrick Willis facts from years past. For those who are relatively new, every so often we find an excuse to post some of these facts. I first came across a few on the Yard Barker website in January 2008. We posted some more in March of that year and again in 2009 in the link above. And yes some of them follow along the famous Chuck Norris facts, but we can always fit them to our own Bamm Bamm.
In those posts we opened the floor for new ones and people have not let us down. Some don't work as well as others, but it's still fun to roll them out. After the jump I've posted a few of my favorites. Feel free to come up with some of your own and post them in the comments.
- In the Madden ratings, Patrick Willis is actually a 198, the third digit just doesn’t show up.
- The NFL has renamed the "injury list" to "Hotel Willis"
- Patrick Willis knows exactly where in the world Carmen San Diego is...because he dropped her ass for a 5 yard loss.
- One time Patrick Willis played blindfolded. He still made 14 tackles, finding the ball carrier by using the Force.
- Correction, Patrick Willis is "the force."
- Patrick Willis wears pads and a helmet because it is mandated by the league rules. Everyone else in the NFL wears pads and a helmet because of Patrick Willis.
- Patrick Willis missing a tackle actually coincides with Halley's Comet; it happens every 75 years. Thus, it will happen approximately 3 more times in Willis' career.
49 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Patrick Willis wears pads and a helmet because it is mandated by the league rules. Everyone else in the NFL wears pads and a helmet because of Patrick Willis.
I like this one!
Why is our off-season more exciting than our regular season?!
by Double eNN on Jan 24, 2011 6:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Chuck Norris and Patrick Willis once played pop warner football together.
…While Chuck tried round house kicked his way into the starting line up – Patrick Willis hit him so hard he aged twice as fast, grew a beard, and was knocked back in time only to get his ass kicked by Bruce Lee in “The Way of the Dragon”.
by masa11284 on Jan 24, 2011 6:22 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
In other news...
Patrick Willis was awarded a patent for his DNA.
Alaska is a state, dammit! Can I get a Niner game on TV up here?
by kinglouie33 on Jan 24, 2011 6:33 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
you must get Sunday ticket!
when i was living in Los Angeles for the last 4-5 years, i couldn’t take it anymore and got Sunday Ticket.
Favre will end his messy NFL career with a lawsuit with former JET's massage therapists. I guess Brett's career won't include a happy ending... :)
by Giants49war on Jan 24, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
What a surprise
Not really. On the same note i woke up this morning and actually had to go to the bathroom, imagine that.
To be serious, just another notch in a career that will most likely end with a Hall of Fame jacket. Congratulations Willis, you are a true beast
Mila "Sweet Lips" Kunis, as stated by Scarlett Johansson. I couldn't agree more. Reverse would be true too!!!!
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 24, 2011 6:48 PM PST reply actions
I may need a drink and I'll get back to this
Nothing like a 10 hour corporate meeting to suck all the humor out of you.
It's Whore-baugh, remember?
Patrick Willis was supposed to attend a 10 hour meeting once.
He tackled it for a 10 hour loss and went home.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
by these3words on Jan 24, 2011 11:31 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
ya, I cannot do these
Three hours and I came up with nothing. I was terrible when we did this with Taylor Mays too.
It's Whore-baugh, remember?
Willis
When Patrick Willis makes a tackle the seismology department at Berkeley measures it on the Richter Scale.
QUESTION: When is our QB going to answer questions like "You only threw 4 TD's today. What's wrong with the offense?"
ANSWER: When Andrew Luck ditches the draft and we sign him as an undrafted free agent!!!
when he was a rookie
One coach from another team called him a “rolling ball of butcher knives”. Seems apropos.
by wtlichens on Jan 24, 2011 8:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions
my name says it all
1st round- Cam Newton 2nd round-jimmy smith 3rd round- Noel Devine 4th round- Owen Mariecic 4th round-Jonathon Baldwin 5th round-Aaron Williams 6th- Jerrell Powe 7th- Kai forbath
by willis is god 52 on Jan 24, 2011 8:15 PM PST reply actions
Patrick Willis isn't God
God is a Patrick Willis.
by JSing on Jan 24, 2011 9:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
lol foreal tho
1st round- Cam Newton 2nd round-jimmy smith 3rd round- Noel Devine 4th round- Owen Mariecic 4th round-Jonathon Baldwin 5th round-Aaron Williams 6th- Jerrell Powe 7th- Kai forbath
by willis is god 52 on Jan 25, 2011 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
jesus wears a wwPWd braclet
by david w gibson on Jan 25, 2011 10:47 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Only 1/3rd of the planet Earth is covered by land, the other 2/3rds are covered by Patrick Willis.
Bamm bamm
by pt33 on Jan 24, 2011 9:46 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
MY FAVORITE
player on the 49ers since he was drafted! Even got an autographed mini helmet and jersey from him personally! Such a nice guy… off the field of course! lol
Favre will end his messy NFL career with a lawsuit with former JET's massage therapists. I guess Brett's career won't include a happy ending... :)
52 is actually a symbolic reference to the number of tackles Patrick Willis has made in his life
Unfortunately, 52,000,000 doesn’t fit on a jersey, so Patrick Willis settled for the next best thing. It is the first and last time Patrick Willis has settled for anything.
by JSing on Jan 24, 2011 10:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions
patrick willis is the reason waldo is hiding
by Azemika15 on Jan 24, 2011 10:49 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
wow the beast wasn't drafted till 07
He will be the best before it’s all said and done.
by wtlichens on Jan 24, 2011 10:56 PM PST via mobile reply actions
according to Adrian Peterson, he is unstoppable.
according to Patrick Willis, “hahahahaha”.
We don't need 8 in the box. We have 52 in the box.
Patrick Willis found Waldo before Waldo existed.
Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi
Crap, didn't see the one above, haha
Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi
Jim Harbaugh's favorite color is Patrick Willis
Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing -- the result. -Lombardi
by Drew Kerr on Jan 25, 2011 1:00 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
See now this is the kind of post that deserves 1000 comments..
Not some post about coaches wavering from side to side on what team they’re going to choose.. P Willis deserves at least 1000 comments.. that’s about how many tackles he already has with 4 years lol
patrick willis stole my girlfriend and then brought her back all bloody
i yelled at her for hours cuz she got a speck of blood on his shoe.
1st round- Cam Newton 2nd round-jimmy smith 3rd round- Noel Devine 4th round- Owen Mariecic 4th round-Jonathon Baldwin 5th round-Aaron Williams 6th- Jerrell Powe 7th- Kai forbath
by willis is god 52 on Jan 25, 2011 7:43 AM PST reply actions
Patrick Willis fines Roger Goodell
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 7:57 AM PST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
One day at practice, Patrick Willis noticed a dying bird. He picked up the mortally wounded animal. With his awesomeness, he healed the bird. The team circled around him in awe. Patrick then tackled the bird and it vaporized into nothing.
The moral of the story: what the good 52 giveth, he can also taketh away.
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 8:07 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Rex Ryan will shut up in Willis’ presence
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 8:09 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Patrick Willis:
Making Greg Manusky look good since 2007
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 8:13 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Patrick doesn’t miss tackles, he shows compassion
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 8:16 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
The front office bought all the players Starbucks. Patrick didn’t drink his and explained that he wasn’t a big fan of coffee. The next day, Glen Coffee “retired”
by mcwagner on Jan 25, 2011 8:41 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
While playing Madden on his Xbox 360...
Patrick Willis got Red Ring of Death. He then reached in to his television and choked Bill Gates.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Niners Nation
Related FanShots on Niners Nation
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
- Former high-school star Brian Banks does serious time on trumped-up charge, now hopes for an NFL shot
- Former ‘idiot kicker’ Mike Vanderjagt in trouble after accosting junior-high heckler
- Adrian Peterson blows teammates away in footraces; appears to be on the mend
- UPDATE: Charlie Sheen didn’t buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring
- Alex Smith gets blown up by Jon Beason over Cam Newton comments
