2005 NFL Rookies

[hormone]

Does anyone else hate the WR number rule like I still do so much? I think it looks ridiculous to see Williams and Fitzgerald out catching passes in 11. I mean preseason is one thing but c'mon it just looks amateurish. Receivers should always wear 80's.

I do too. I said in another post, what's to say Maurice Clarett (or others like him) declare himself a WR take 13 and play RB?

[Broken Record]

Pacman is going to wear #32

[ColeJ]

Pacman is going to wear #32

even though jones is MY last name too, i want one of those with PACMAN on the back, instead of JONES

i bet you see those all over titan-land in the next year.

[Broken Record]

Pacman is going to wear #32

even though jones is MY last name too, i want one of those with PACMAN on the back, instead of JONES

i bet you see those all over titan-land in the next year.

I think you're right. I was talking with some fellow Titans fans on draft day and a few of them said they planned on ordering "Pacman" customs.

[SoxSteeler]

is it really a rule? it seems like a lot of tightends wear numbers in the 60s and 70s too.

[FeenVol]

Heath Shuler wore 20 at Tennessee

Heath actually wore #21...just for clarification.

[pcgd]

Cedric "The Running Back" Benson will wear....

Just kidding. 

Todd Johnson (safety) currently wears 32.  He's on the likely to be cut list, so Benson will more than likely end up with the Big 3-2.  Other options...35 (A-train's old number...probably not a good idea), 38, 28 (both different but could be cool),  and then, no clue.

Benson should take 31 or 39 and follow in the tradition of first round Chicago busts.

Thank god they are currently taken...jerk

Try something harder to make fun of then the bears drafts. Lets pick on their QB's next!

By the way Chaz, I'm in the "Should have drafted Mike Williams and JJ Arrington Camp" as well.

Above Lovie Smith, this organization is a mess.

[puckcool22]

Stefan LeFlors number 15 and will be a starter one day in Carolina...

Number 9 Dan Orlovsky- another future starter IMO

[VitaminD]

is it really a rule? it seems like a lot of tightends wear numbers in the 60s and 70s too.

Could you name one playing today? I'm drawing a blank on that statement - they're more or less all 80s. Dallas Clark (#44) and Jim Kleinsasser (#40) are TEs who wear numbers in the 40s, there may be more.

Numbers in the 40s would work, but I like BBTV's idea of making the TEs able to go into the 90s better. (Off the record, I like the sentiment of BBTV's name even more. The Neighborhood of Stadiums Named for Banks in South Philly is nice, but I grew up at the Vet & the Spectrum, and they were more than fine.)

How I missed the Pillsbury Throwboy and Heath Shuler, I'll never know. Nice call.

[Cujo]

Heath Shuler wore 20 at Tennessee

Heath actually wore #21...just for clarification.

Exactly what number did the great Tennessee QB, Heath Shuler, wear in the NFL? His career was so short, I can barely recall.

[Cujo]

Cedric "The Running Back" Benson will wear....

Just kidding.

Todd Johnson (safety) currently wears 32. He's on the likely to be cut list, so Benson will more than likely end up with the Big 3-2. Other options...35 (A-train's old number...probably not a good idea), 38, 28 (both different but could be cool), and then, no clue.

I came across this regarding Benson's number in Chicago.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/chalkTalk.jsp?id=7986

[sacker12]

Heath Shuler wore 20 at Tennessee

Heath actually wore #21...just for clarification.

Exactly what number did the great Tennessee QB, Heath Shuler, wear in the NFL? His career was so short, I can barely recall.

If I'm not mistaken, he wore 5 with the Skins.

[Cujo]

Heath Shuler wore 20 at Tennessee

Heath actually wore #21...just for clarification.

Exactly what number did the great Tennessee QB, Heath Shuler, wear in the NFL? His career was so short, I can barely recall.

If I'm not mistaken, he wore 5 with the Skins.

I could have told you that. I was just attempting to take a shot at FeenVol.

[SoxSteeler]

Could you name one playing today? I'm drawing a blank on that statement - they're more or less all 80s.

Yeah i went looking, i can't find any either. I guess i was thinking of the 40s too. I don't know it seems like i used to see them in the 60s and 70s too but perhaps i was just seeing things.

[SoxSteeler]

Matt Jones the wide receiver

[sacker12]

Heath Shuler wore 20 at Tennessee

Heath actually wore #21...just for clarification.

Exactly what number did the great Tennessee QB, Heath Shuler, wear in the NFL? His career was so short, I can barely recall.

If I'm not mistaken, he wore 5 with the Skins.

I could have told you that. I was just attempting to take a shot at FeenVol.

No, here's a shot at FeenVol: Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer.

[Cujo]

I'd like to see the NFLs uniform numbering system reworked for WRs and TEs. Last year it seemed like every WR drafted ended up wearing #11 or some other teen number, and this year is looking the same. Randy Moss and Plaxico Burress are also going with teen numbers after joining their new teams. I'd like to see WRs go back to always having numbers in the 80s. For some reason it just seems right.

Here's the system I propose:

1-19 Quarterbacks and Kickers

20-49 Running Backs and Defensive Backs

40-49 Running Backs, Defensive Backs and Tight Ends

50-59 Centers and Linebackers

60-79 Defensive Linemen and Offensive Linemen

80-89 Wide Receivers

90-99 Defensive Linemen and Linebackers

[ColeJ]

i'd like to see everyone wear whatever number they want.....

if the only difference you can see between an offensive lineman and a wide reciever is their number, then you've got bigger problems than worrying about who's an eligable reciever or not

[DomainMaster]

...unless you play for a three time Super Bowl championship team and you nailed the clinching field goal in two of them

You might even say he nailed all three of them, though the last one didn't clinch it, per se.

[DomainMaster]

Does anyone else hate the WR number rule like I still do so much? I think it looks ridiculous to see Williams and Fitzgerald out catching passes in 11. I mean preseason is one thing but c'mon it just looks amateurish. Receivers should always wear 80's.

Actually, I (and probably a few others) grew up with some great receivers wearing low numbers (Lance Alworth #19, Randy Vataha #18, etc.) and I think they look great. But, if you're not used to it, it probably looks odd. No need to go to all that trouble making a new numbering system though - the NFL is already uni-anal enough.