2012 Redskins Free Agency (and Trades) Tracker (Chapter III)

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

I remember Cooley's first year, he was listed as a RB on fantasy games, later a RB/TE.

I also enjoyed having Colston as a TE with WR stats his rookie year. Never figured that one out though.

was he able to wear #47 because he was gibbler's h-back or because 80-89 were not available?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by los panda

was he able to wear #47 because he was gibbler's h-back or because 80-89 were not available?

I'm pretty sure TE's can wear numbers in the 40's now for basically the same reason that WR's can wear numbers in the teens - teams are running out of 80's.

Uniform number (American football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[los panda]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I'm pretty sure TE's can wear numbers in the 40's now for basically the same reason that WR's can wear numbers in the teens - teams are running out of 80's.

Uniform number (American football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

there's the stipulation that 80-89 have to be unavailable in order to wear 40-49, which is what it used to be for wrs and 10-19

[Mechanix544]

Originally Posted by los panda

there's the stipulation that 80-89 have to be unavailable in order to wear 40-49, which is what it used to be for wrs and 10-19

Why not have anyone wear whatever number they want? Ive never understood the whole, "O Line is 50s and 60s, D Line is 70 and 90s, WR are 80's, QBs are 1-19, RB's are 20s and 30s, Secondary are 20's and whatever...........Who gives a shiit? I guess its the whole, "Its the way its always been done, so we can't change it" philosophy. I personally would love to see a fat ass guard wearing number 1, and a QB wearing 94. It would be awesome.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Mechanix544

Why not have anyone wear whatever number they want? Ive never understood the whole, "O Line is 50s and 60s, D Line is 70 and 90s, WR are 80's, QBs are 1-19, RB's are 20s and 30s, Secondary are 20's and whatever...........Who gives a shiit? I guess its the whole, "Its the way its always been done, so we can't change it" philosophy. I personally would love to see a fat ass guard wearing number 1, and a QB wearing 94. It would be awesome.

El oh el!!!

[JoeRedskin]

Part of it, I think, is for ease of reference for the refs for things like eligible receivers or proper alignment.

I can see a difference for OL v backs and receivers - not sure why it matters on defense. There are probably some things applicable to DL that aren't applicable to other defensive positions but I can't think of any right now.

[MTK]

I like the way it is in the NFL.

College and high school always annoyed me with the numbering.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I'm pretty sure TE's can wear numbers in the 40's now for basically the same reason that WR's can wear numbers in the teens - teams are running out of 80's.

Uniform number (American football) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Somebody put on that page that the Redskins had unofficially retired Sean Taylor's number after his death.

Fanboys want to retire his number so bad, they've taken to the web.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Somebody put on that page that the Redskins had unofficially retired Sean Taylor's number after his death.

Fanboys want to retire his number so bad, they've taken to the web.

but they have unofficially retired his number

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by los panda

but they have unofficially retired his number

Where do you get that from? That's why there was a huge debate about if OJ was going to wear the #21.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Where do you get that from? That's why there was a huge debate about if OJ was going to wear the #21.

who was debating? i just get it from the fact that no one else has worn that number since sean took it in 2005. it's a popular number, when is the last time no one on the team wore it? it wasn't this millennium, all signs point to unofficially retired

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by los panda

who was debating? i just get it from the fact that no one else has worn that number since sean took it in 2005. it's a popular number, when is the last time no one on the team wore it? it wasn't this millennium, all signs point to unofficially retired

I think the only reason nobody has wore it is because they don't want to offend the fan's memory of #21.

O.J. Atogwe switches to No. 20 out of respect for Sean Taylor - The Insider - The Washington Post

OJ was within his right to wear the #21 if he wanted, and probably could have. I don't think it's unofficially retired like the other numbers, and quite frankly doesn't deserve to be unofficially retired either. That's just my personal opinion on the matter even though many may disagree.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I think the only reason nobody has wore it because they don't want to offend the fan's memory of #21.

O.J. Atogwe switches to No. 20 out of respect for Sean Taylor - The Insider - The Washington Post

OJ was within his right to wear the #21 if he wanted, and probably could have. I don't think it's unofficially retired like the other numbers, and quite frankly doesn't deserve to be unofficially retired either. That's just my personal opinion on the matter even though many may disagree.

"Safety O.J. Atogwe had worn No. 21 his entire life, he said. But joining the Redskins and hitting the practice field for the first time with his new teammates Friday, he knew wearing No. 21 wasn’t an option"

that's what unofficially retired means to me, i don't know what it means to you

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by los panda

"Safety O.J. Atogwe had worn No. 21 his entire life, he said. But joining the Redskins and hitting the practice field for the first time with his new teammates Friday, he knew wearing No. 21 wasn’t an option"

that's what unofficially retired means to me, i don't know what it means to you

You are reading way too much into that. He's not saying that because of it being unofficially retired, he's saying that because he knows what type of memory and weight Sean Taylor still carries with the fans.

He did it out of respect.

The Redskins Blog | OJ Atogwe Plays The Guessing Game

he made it clear via his Twitter that he would honor Taylor’s memory and switch to a different number:

[los panda]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

You are reading way too much into that. He's not saying that because of it being unofficially retired, he's saying that because he knows what type of memory and weight Sean Taylor still carries with the fans.

He did it out of respect.

The Redskins Blog | OJ Atogwe Plays The Guessing Game

i got that part. it's a popular number, when is the last time no one on the team wore it? what does unofficially retiring a # mean to you?

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and who was involved in the "huge debate"?