Nice Story about Kyle Williams
Fooch's Note: I was planning on a front page FanShot of this, but since CalBear949 put together this FanPost, I'll just move this up top. Head after the jump to read a great article about a seven year-old kid sending a letter to Kyle Williams.
Saw this and thought I should share:
Owen inherited his love of the 49ers from his dad, Michael Shure, a political contributor to The Young Turks on Current TV. Michael is my friend and Owen, I should point out, is my godson. Sundays during the season, Owen races around the house in his Frank Gore jersey, cheering every Patrick Willis tackle ("P-Willie" to Owen) and referring to Alex Smith as "Alex." He's not just the quarterback. He's a friend.
So Sunday, as the Niners lost in memorably disheartening fashion, Owen became inconsolable. He was crying, saying of Kyle Williams, with the distinct sobs of a seven-year-old between each word, "But... why... did he... have to... fumble?"
Which is why, I imagine, it was easy for Owen to pivot from the agony of defeat to the thrill of loyalty. Trying to get his son to stop crying, Michael asked him, "If you feel this way, how sad do you think Kyle Williams is?"
Owen paused a second, then asked his dad, "Can I write him a letter to make him feel better?" And from that, an old-fashioned letter -- the ultimate anti-Twitter, the un-social media -- was born.
The Letter:
Dear Mr. Williams:
We just watched the Playoff game. I feel really bad for you but I wanted to tell you that you had a great season. you sould be very proud, so I wanted to say thank you.
I am your #1 FAN!
Owen Shure
Los Angeles, CA
p.s. your awsome
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-mankiewicz/forget-the-twitter-hate-l_b_1232438.html
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and by the way...I respect how Kyle Williams Manned Up and took the press questions
without ducking out. Very Classy Guy, that Kyle…..and frankly, I do think he has WR talent !
Kyle simply has to just be smarter about securing the ball because he clearly has punt/kick return skills. Just hold the ball, and make better judgement when a ball is rolling on the ground towards you.
Bottom Line….Kyle did indeed exhibit WR/PR/KR skills…he has them!
except for guys like Jerry Sandusky... YIKES!
… Too soon?
49ers 2012 Offseason: HELP WANTED at WR, DBs, & O-Line
The kid was crying? He's 7, not 5...
What a whiny little pu$$y.
-- I have many leather-bound books.
-- You show me a guy that can’t juggle 3 tennis balls within an hour and I’ll show you a guy that’s not going to be in the NFL very long.
by I'm Friends With Merlin Olsen on Jan 26, 2012 6:06 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
You started out as a kid, did'nt you?
an adult criticizing a kid…..amazing!
...BigMar?
;-D
Do I have to spell it out EVERY time? Rhymes w/SCHMARKAZM… Or are you being SCHMARKASTIC as well?
-- I have many leather-bound books.
-- You show me a guy that can’t juggle 3 tennis balls within an hour and I’ll show you a guy that’s not going to be in the NFL very long.
by I'm Friends With Merlin Olsen on Jan 26, 2012 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
;-D
-- I have many leather-bound books.
-- You show me a guy that can’t juggle 3 tennis balls within an hour and I’ll show you a guy that’s not going to be in the NFL very long.
by I'm Friends With Merlin Olsen on Jan 26, 2012 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
Lol
And when we win, we want to dominate. We want to take guys out. We want to hurt guys. We want to win. We just want to dominate, hit them in the mouth. - Rathman
Follow @manraj76
by manraj7 on Jan 26, 2012 6:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
lol
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 26, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
DONT THINK MANY OF US READY YO JUMP ON THE KYLE WAGON ANYTIME SOON, BUT PROPS FOR STEPPIN UP , YOU LOST US THE GAME AND TOOK IT LIKE A MAN . THATS REALLY THE ONLY THING NICE I WANNA SAY TO YOU RIGHT NOW .
STILL MOURNING………………..
by ninerpride on Jan 26, 2012 6:38 PM PST via mobile reply actions
All of you will be jumping back on the KW bandwagon next season.
Just wait…
"It might be time to give Alex some credit, huh?" - Harbaugh
the Niners lost as a team!
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 26, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
They lost because one guy took too many chances...
returning punts. Does anyone really think they would’ve lost if Williams doesn’t fumble…twice?
or if they did better than 1-13 or 0-13 on third down?
or if they got one of those picks?
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 27, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
They could have gone 7-13 on third down and not scored a single additional point
However if that muffed punt doesn’t happen the game never goes to OT in the first place.
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Jan 27, 2012 11:25 PM PST up reply actions
OH YA KYLE.......
I hate you ,but wish the best for your family it aint there fault u made history lol lol ….. All aside , we kicked butt , good season chit happens, we niners fans we been here before , all I can say is redemption kyle…..redemption
by ninerpride on Jan 26, 2012 6:44 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Nice , thanks for posting it ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ..( .AleX ) was asked , what do you think about all the game manager talk ... AleX i guess i just managed myself a VIctory ... Extend the Man ...!!
I'm not about to abandon the guy cause he screwed up
I’ve spent the last two years writting how he needs more time. He finally broke the roaster this year and played great. He had a crappy game playing a position that he hadn’t played all year. I like him more than Morgan or Crabs for being on the team in two years.
He stood there up and took responibilty for his actions and I am willing to wager he will use it as motivation to work even harder and prove himself.
Keep in mind that I am typing this in the shower with my cloths on while drinking scotch. I haven’t moved from this position since the game and I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.
But now how are we going to roast things???
Once more, coming to you by proxy.
by howtheyscored on Jan 26, 2012 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Coaching oversight
The first time Williams bobbled the ball and fumbled it on the reverse, receivers coach and/or ST coach needed to take him aside and calm him and get him to settle down. Williams was asked about this and he said that the coaches did not do anything of that kind. Poor Williams may have tried to make up by getting a big play later on the punt returns.
Learning experience all around.
Possibly...
…but he’s been doing the same thing since college. I mean the exact same thing literally. How many mistakes does it take before you learn?
Steve Young's take...
on his KNBR show, The relevant quote is here
Excerpt:
"When you saw him dive for the punt, in the rain, I couldn’t believe it," Young said. "That’s the one … the other ones were kind of more normal. How many times has a punt returner gotten hit by a punt that’s now rolling? It’s not like it hit once and then hit him. It had a trajectory and you know you’re not going to pick it up. That’s just egregious. That just can’t happen. People lose their jobs over stuff like that. But when he dove for it in the championship game in the rain, I just thought the guy – that’s crazy. It’s a crazy way to play."
I’d think that Harbaugh now wishes that the coaches should have told Williams to play it safe.
Could shoulda woulda…… The moving finger writes….
by Mood_Indigo on Jan 26, 2012 9:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
More I think about it...
…the more I think you’re right on target with your comment. If anything, knowing Williams’s history makes it even more imperative to specifically instruct him to play it safe.
I had the same reaction to the diving punt catch
I went crazy over it because it was such a bizarre and high risk play. After that, every single punt I was waiting for something bad to happen and it did, twice.
p.s. your awsome
With that grammar and spelling, he must post on NN. I wonder what his username is?
"And thank you to God for making me an Atheist." - Ricky Gervais
by MichaelClutchtree on Jan 26, 2012 8:20 PM PST reply actions
Hungry Hunter lol
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 26, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
My opinion
Kyle had a bad day which made my next three days not so good, that Sunday being the worst of them. I went through my f@#k KW stage all over FB but after calming down and thinking about it, I asked my self the question if roles were reversed could I have held on to the ball on that last return? The answer is I highly doubt it. and when RC fumbled and cost us the game he didn’t get this type of treatment, so I grew up and got over it, like so many others need to do. He didn’t go into your house and rob you, he didn’t kill a member of your family, he fumbled a ball, its time to move on. That’s just my opinion, but opinions are like a$$holes every one has one and they both stink.
by Nicholas Kitchman on Jan 26, 2012 9:00 PM PST reply actions
I doubt Hunter or Walker would've fumbled it...
and Roger Craig fumbled once not twice. He was in his 8th year and on a serious decline. By that time he had more than proven himself as a Niner, something Williams is a long way from doing. Is it a coincidence that that was RC’s last game in SF? Now, I don’t condone these death threats and I don’t hate the guy but clearly if he doesn’t fumble, twice, the Niners would be headed to Indy. The only argument I see in his defense is he split two defenders and was subsequently overthrown by Smith on what would’ve been an 80 yd touchdown.
Wow, cool kid.
I hope KW sends him something autographed. I once wrote to the Niners when I was about 11 (hey same age as Harbaugh) and was terribly disappointed I didn’t get anything autographed.
I just hope Kyle sees it
Because that letter is fantastic and that kid is amazing. Hope it gives Kyle a little bit of cheering up, after all the hate mail he’s gotten. I mean, putting myself in Kyle’s shoes I’d be beating myself up pretty bad, and if I got a letter like that from a fan I’d be over the moon. That kid would be my hero.
"Yeah, I do get emotional. It fires me up. It fires me up a lot. I'm not going to apologize for that. If that offends you or anybody else, then so be it." ~ Jim Harbaugh
by El Dorado on Jan 26, 2012 10:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This is easily why the Niners have the best fanbase in football.
"Coach, we got this. We got this." - Frank Gore
REST IN PEACE MAURICE LUCAS 1952-2010 R.I.P #20
"They responded like mighty men." - Jim Harbaugh
by rise_stand_resist on Jan 26, 2012 9:14 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
This and also that video of the little kid crying that the Niners aren’t going to the Superbowl this year. Bless these wonderful children, they are our future! They’re Niners for life.
"Yeah, I do get emotional. It fires me up. It fires me up a lot. I'm not going to apologize for that. If that offends you or anybody else, then so be it." ~ Jim Harbaugh
I hope Kyle actually read the letter..
"You have to reinvent yourself each year, ... What helped us was that there was some turnover each year." Bill Walsh...
There’s a strong hope that Kyle will eventually see the Huffington Post article, which gives it a lot of exposure. And I’m sure since we here at Niners Nation have seen it, it’ll get spread through to Kyle in some way or another.
"Yeah, I do get emotional. It fires me up. It fires me up a lot. I'm not going to apologize for that. If that offends you or anybody else, then so be it." ~ Jim Harbaugh
I agree
Someone will either send ti to him, or it will get slapped on his locker. I remember watching the Niners for the first time in my life in 1979. Steve DeBerg was qb and Montana was riding pine until around Dec 1 I think. I was 7. Shortly thereafter, they won their first ring. Hopefully Owen has the same feeling real soon.
I was 6
When the Giants beat us in the NFC Championship back in 1991. I remember balling my eyes out. I was spoiled, the first two years I remember watching football we won the Super Bowl. I thought we win every year!
"A foghorn blowing out wild and cold." -Dire Straits
I was 8
Ya, tell me about it. It’s like that certain age when you’re a kid, events impact you in a deeper way. We were spoiled. Man it was fun growing up during those years of good football! And devastating during the bad years.
I have a fuzzy memory of the years of Steve Young, when he had this backup named Steve Bono, something like that. I had this brief, comfortable feeling of “oh here’s our next great QB”, the Heir to the Throne, so to speak. No idea if Bono was even good (probably not since no one mentions him), but I was young and being spoiled with winning football games. I was like, first there was Montana, then Young, so of course we’re going to have a future football legend lined up to take Young’s place when he retires. My brief little feeling of euphoria, “all is right in the world”, haha.
"Yeah, I do get emotional. It fires me up. It fires me up a lot. I'm not going to apologize for that. If that offends you or anybody else, then so be it." ~ Jim Harbaugh
that kid showed more maturity
Then 95% of adult fans, including me. I cursed Kyle Williams for a good hour. He’ll be back next season and for karmas sake, he’ll probably end up catching the game winning TD in the Superbowl.
by Ador08 on Jan 26, 2012 10:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Why are we treating Kyle like a 8 year old?
No matter how you spin, chop, twist it the reason we are not going for 6 next week is because of Kyle Williams. He’s a proffesional football player, and for what i understand if your not going to field a punt you stay as far away as possible from the ball. His actions directly resulted in 10 points in a game where pointd were a premium.
Yes i feel bad for the kid but that dosent change the fact that he lost the game for us. All season we have a “struggling” offence which wasent all that great at 3rd downs, but by avoiding STUPID mistakes we still came out of the regular season with a 13-3 record. Lets be real, putting poor Kyle Williams feelings aside. And much respect and confusion if you dont blame Kyle. Poor Frank, Vernon, Justin, Patrick and Alex who all deserved to play in the SB.
Thanks for a place to vent
by Frisco_Kid on Jan 27, 2012 6:59 AM PST via mobile reply actions
this is actually not true
You can’t blame a closer 100% for blowing a tie game in baseball, and you can’t blame a guy who fumbles (even twice) in a close game. The team went 1/12 on 3rd down – that is not Kyle WIlliams fault (well, ironically since he invisible in the passing game it’s probably 10% his fault).
Was it Darren Sprole’s fault that the Niners beat the Saints? He fumbled a kickoff in what turned out to be a dead locked game, too. Oh, hmmm it’s seems that wasn’t even the only kick return fumble. I didn’t hear anyone here exclaiming how lucky the 49ers were to grab 2 special teams fumbles.
Kyle Williams had a bad — nay, awful game. He wasn’t the only part of the team that failed (lookin’ at you… offense!)
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
He wasn't the only one who failed...
…but those two muffs accounted for a .57 shift in Win Probability.
because...
Enough crazy people on Twitter treated him like a man who had just killed somebody. I suppose it’s an extreme reaction the other way, but I’d take that over the nonsense that was tweeted to him.
by David Fucillo on Jan 27, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
my 7 year old also cried a little
He cheered up when we played Magic (I let him win)
[Poorly Wrought THING] is what Brian Sabean would have made if he were a [THING-maker] instead of a MLB GM
good kid
and already more of a grown up than most Niners fans.
"Cruelty, It’s not giving another person what they want. That’s our mindset on defense, to go out and play with everything we have and not give the other team anything." -Patrick Willis
For those of you backing Kyle Williams up...
Who is to say he didn’t make 3 mistakes on PURPOSE, because he gambled and tooked the NY Giants to win this game. 6 months of hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and stress all thrown away because of his screw ups. There is no making up for this because you all think the NFC championship is something easy to get every year. psshhhhhh. He should ask to get released before he gets shit from the fans next year. I don’t feel sorry for this guy, because i didn’t here a “Sorry” anywhere for what he did, its like he doesn’t give a shit about it. He is trying to look like the victim trying to “man up in front for the media” with out an apology and now he is getting shit from fake fans. Get the hell out of here, literally.

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