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On 5/3/2021 at 3:58 PM, BltzW said:

I think it would be a good idea to do what Clemson does (did) with Watson. Have a patch that signifies who's number it was originally. I don't know if they still do it, but Michigan had also done something similar to that with Devin Gardner. 

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I don’t know about Clemson and #4, but I know #98 holds a special significance to Meatchicken. Gardner definitely wasn’t the first to wear it. 

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13 hours ago, BBTV said:

 

IIRC, this loser said he wanted to wear 24 to "honor Kobe's legacy in Philly and live up to the standard he set" or some nonsense like that.  Guess he's done mourning Kobe.  Maybe now he's honoring Moses Malone or Mark Howe or something.

Kobe's daughter wore 2 though

If you read on the card you'll be cheating on your heart.

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10 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

I don’t know about Clemson and #4, but I know #98 holds a special significance to Meatchicken. Gardner definitely wasn’t the first to wear it. 

On Watson's patch it says "Fuller" who I am assuming was a QB there for a few years. Anything like a patch that says "Player Last Name" and the years they played on the team would probably work out fine.

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3 hours ago, BltzW said:

On Watson's patch it says "Fuller" who I am assuming was a QB there for a few years. Anything like a patch that says "Player Last Name" and the years they played on the team would probably work out fine.

Steve Fuller, I’m guessing? Won a ring as McMahon’s backup on the ‘85 Bears. 

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Did people back in the day complain when a QB wore 60, a HB wore 16, an FB wore 3, and wideouts wore 25 and 21…with a DB wearing 81? Not all on the same team obviously…

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21 minutes ago, Ben in LA said:

Did people back in the day complain when a QB wore 60, a HB wore 16, an FB wore 3, and wideouts wore 25 and 21…with a DB wearing 81? Not all on the same team obviously…

No, because in those days, players either played on both sides of the ball, or in the case of Otto Graham, played in the AAFC that had a different number system entirely.

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3 hours ago, flyersfan said:

 

 

Not gonna lie, after the Penn State mocks, I really grew to love 28 on Oweh. Although I think 99 will look great on a tall, lanky, freakishly fast edge rusher. 

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22 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

Steve Fuller, I’m guessing? Won a ring as McMahon’s backup on the ‘85 Bears. 

He was an All-American QB at Clemson. He was being scouted by Bill Walsh before the dynasty. And was Dwight Clark's roommate when he infamously picked up the phone and was asked by Coach Walsh if he would catch balls from Fuller. And Dwight's life and the 49ers lives were changed forever.

 

And yes was McMahon's backup in Chicago and helped get them to the 1984 NFC Championship to be kicked in the mouth by who? 49ers and Bill Walsh. And one more, was in the Super Bowl Shuffle video. For Mike and Papa Bear Halas.

 

Sorry. My OCD got the best of me.

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10 minutes ago, AndrewMLind said:

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell is switching from No. 15 to No. 1, though he has no previous ties to that number. Wore No. 21 in college and high school.

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1 is probably the worst number for a WR or any player to choose. Any established player changing to it is definitely doing it “just because they can” without any real justification. It really only makes sense for incoming rookies like Ja’Maar Chase, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson because it was their number in college.

 

I don’t want to say it’s necessarily lazy of a veteran to switch to 1 now, but it kinda is.

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On 5/5/2021 at 3:24 PM, ssj_homeslice said:

No, because in those days, players either played on both sides of the ball, or in the case of Otto Graham, played in the AAFC that had a different number system entirely.

 

 

What was the AAFC system?

 

I'm not THAT upset by the loss of a system that was only there since the 70s.

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11 hours ago, DNAsports said:

Cowboys rookie LB Micah Parsons is sticking with 11

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I’m far from a Cowboys fan and I really like this decision.

This is awful, there is no need for a linebacker to wear a low number. I associate 11 with cole Beazley a scrawny slot reciever before I ever would a linebacker.

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8 minutes ago, dont care said:

This is awful, there is no need for a linebacker to wear a low number. I associate 11 with cole Beazley a scrawny slot reciever before I ever would a linebacker.

Sure it’s not the greatest choice, but I’d rather have this over a single digit 

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Just now, DNAsports said:

Sure it’s not the greatest choice, but I’d rather have this over a single digit 

There is no reason for a linebackers number to be that low period. You couldn’t possibly tell me that all the numbers 40-59 and 90’s numbers could possibly be taken. The NFL screwed to pooch on this stupid rule and should have made it to where only exceptions could be made if all other numbers were taken/retired from the approved numbers.

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29 minutes ago, dont care said:

There is no reason for a linebackers number to be that low period. You couldn’t possibly tell me that all the numbers 40-59 and 90’s numbers could possibly be taken. The NFL screwed to pooch on this stupid rule and should have made it to where only exceptions could be made if all other numbers were taken/retired from the approved numbers.

Personally, I think a position should take up a 30 number slot on available numbers.


For example-

QB/K/P (1-29)

RB (10-39)

WR (10-29, 80-89)

TE (30-49, 80-89)

OL (50-79)

DL (70-99)

LB (30-59)

DB (20-49)

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