darkshadow1031 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Redskins Chris Cooley and Chris Samuels will both wear #21 in the Pro Bowl in memory of Sean Taylor.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3210496Thoughts??? 2002-2006 ALUMNI 2007-2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Thoughts?I think the time has come to lay the tributes to rest. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I hate to be insensitive to this unfortunate incident, but enough IS enough. I mean for god's sake, plenty of people have died in sports. I can't remember a tribute this extensive and this league wide for a guy who really wasn't any different that anyone else. Did Pat Tillman get the same tribute? Seriously, I'm just asking, because I don't remember it lasting this long. THAT guy deserved a tribute, he quit football to go fight in the war oversees at a time when 9-11 was still fresh in many people's minds. I was watching the Green Bay/NY game this weekend and saw a "21" on Favre's helmet and thought to myself "Is that really necessary?" The guy didn't even play for the Packers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrivnak Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I was watching the Green Bay/NY game this weekend and saw a "21" on Favre's helmet and thought to myself "Is that really necessary?" The guy didn't even play for the Packers.It wasn't necessary. But it was the players' choice at that point. The NFL only mandated it for one week (which I actually disagreed with).I think this is a very fitting tribute for his teammates, and I'm happy the NFL is allowing it. It's a nice way to honor him since he was voted into the Pro Bowl. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'm cool with it. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fkaKrock5cent Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I hate to be insensitive to this unfortunate incident, but enough IS enough. I mean for god's sake, plenty of people have died in sports. I can't remember a tribute this extensive and this league wide for a guy who really wasn't any different that anyone else. Did Pat Tillman get the same tribute? Seriously, I'm just asking, because I don't remember it lasting this long. THAT guy deserved a tribute, he quit football to go fight in the war oversees at a time when 9-11 was still fresh in many people's minds. I was watching the Green Bay/NY game this weekend and saw a "21" on Favre's helmet and thought to myself "Is that really necessary?" The guy didn't even play for the Packers.damn right, Pat Tillman was a freakin hero. Rember when Jake Plumer was fined for wearing his decal for more then one week?Also, where was the tribute to Williams and Nash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I think this is a very fitting tribute for his teammates, and I'm happy the NFL is allowing it. It's a nice way to honor him since he was voted into the Pro Bowl.::co-signed:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG30 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I think this is a very fitting tribute for his teammates, and I'm happy the NFL is allowing it. It's a nice way to honor him since he was voted into the Pro Bowl.::co-signed:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.I'm not trying to be insensitive, but Shawn Taylor's just a dude who got shot. However, I have no problem with his teammates honoring him. Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDuffy26 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Agreed. Tillman could've been the next Ronnie Lott type player, as he was great just before he left. Then he dies in action, and the league lets teams pay repsect for one week, before fining Jake Plummer because he was honoring his friend. And now when the NFl has Sean Taylor die during the season, they let two players wear his number in the pro bowl, and just about every player in the league to wear that decal. The way I see it, it's not about if you die or not, it's if you're popular. Good job NFL!Although that might've just been the previous commissioner compared to Roger though. Interesting Baseball fact: In 1960: Baltimore, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh had 2 AAA affiliates, while Los Angeles had 3 teams...and the New York Yankees had the Kansas City Athletics.Interesting Hockey fact: In 1974, the Buffalo Sabres draft Taro Tsujimoto of the Toyko Katanas with th 183 pick in the draft. It was later revealed that Taro didn't exist, but Taro is still listed as an offical draftee of the Buffalo Sabres in their Media Guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Agreed. Tillman could've been the next Ronnie Lott type player, as he was great just before he left. Then he dies in action, and the league lets teams pay repsect for one week, before fining Jake Plummer because he was honoring his friend. And now when the NFl has Sean Taylor die during the season, they let two players wear his number in the pro bowl, and just about every player in the league to wear that decal. The way I see it, it's not about if you die or not, it's if you're popular. Good job NFL!Although that might've just been the previous commissioner compared to Roger though.If it was Tagliabue who put tried to put the kibosh on Plummer, I have one thing to say: Good riddance. Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I think it's more of a situation of Roger Goodell looking at the mess that was made between the commissioner's office and Jake Plummer and deciding that getting finicky with uniform rules when another player dies is stupid. I mean if I'm Roger Goodell that's that situation I look at as how not to handle the Sean Taylor memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Agreed. Tillman could've been the next Ronnie Lott type player, as he was great just before he left. Then he dies in action, and the league lets teams pay repsect for one week, before fining Jake Plummer because he was honoring his friend. And now when the NFl has Sean Taylor die during the season, they let two players wear his number in the pro bowl, and just about every player in the league to wear that decal. The way I see it, it's not about if you die or not, it's if you're popular. Good job NFL!Although that might've just been the previous commissioner compared to Roger though.Nope, sorry, can't agree with you guys - but only because by doing so it'd be perceived as the NFL giving preferential rememberance to Tillman when many active NFL players died during WWII and Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Agreed. Tillman could've been the next Ronnie Lott type player, as he was great just before he left. Then he dies in action, and the league lets teams pay repsect for one week, before fining Jake Plummer because he was honoring his friend. And now when the NFl has Sean Taylor die during the season, they let two players wear his number in the pro bowl, and just about every player in the league to wear that decal. The way I see it, it's not about if you die or not, it's if you're popular. Good job NFL!Although that might've just been the previous commissioner compared to Roger though.Nope, sorry, can't agree with you guys - but only because by doing so it'd be perceived as the NFL giving preferential rememberance to Tillman when many active NFL players died during WWII and Korea.But weren't a lot of those guys drafted? http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Agreed. Tillman could've been the next Ronnie Lott type player, as he was great just before he left. Then he dies in action, and the league lets teams pay repsect for one week, before fining Jake Plummer because he was honoring his friend. And now when the NFl has Sean Taylor die during the season, they let two players wear his number in the pro bowl, and just about every player in the league to wear that decal. The way I see it, it's not about if you die or not, it's if you're popular. Good job NFL!Although that might've just been the previous commissioner compared to Roger though.Nope, sorry, can't agree with you guys - but only because by doing so it'd be perceived as the NFL giving preferential rememberance to Tillman when many active NFL players died during WWII and Korea.But weren't a lot of those guys drafted?Maybe, but not all of them. That's the point. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timparry Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Will Samuels have to report as an ineligible receiver every down? Or do they throw that rule out the window for the Pro Bowl?I have to commend them for what they are doing, which is: "Cooley and Samuels each will wear his own name on the back of the jersey, above the No. 21. The jerseys will be auctioned after the game, with the proceeds benefiting the Sean Taylor Memorial Trust Fund that was established for Taylor's daughter, Jackie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejeff Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 The NFL should retire the number 40 for all teams in honor of Pat Tillman, in my opinion. The dude sacrificed his life for a country that doesn't care. It's downright shameful.Long before Pat Tillman there was a man named Bob Kalsu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 This is a great move, and I'm glad the NFL is allowing them to do it.You don't like it, ****ing ignore it...it's two players' jersey numbers, in a game that nobody REALLY cares about in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejeff Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Now that I think about it, it's going to be really weird seeing an offencive lineman with a number in the 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I think it's perfectly fine considering that he was voted in, and it's the last game of the season, it will be the last time to so something of this nature, so it shouldn't be a big deal. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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