Numbers question:

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by nickmsmith, Apr 28, 2008.

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  1. nickmsmith

    nickmsmith Most poverty RB core.

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    Okay, I always wondered about this, and The fact that Chris Johnson is kind of a WR and RB...

    Reggie Bush pleaded to the NFL a few years ago to keep his number, 5, from college, and was rejected.

    Devin Hester is now officially a WR, yet he is number 23. The "rules" say WRs have to be 11-19 and 80-89, I think it is.

    what stops the Saints from saying that Reggie is a quarterback or a kicker and giving him his number? I mean, you can legally have 2 QBs on the field, even if he never took a direct snap in his whole career. They would never call a penalty unless a back had a lineman's number (50-79) or a lineman had a back's number.

    In this case, any running back, ala Chris Henry, should be able to get his number 19 if he wanted it, because it isn't illegal to line up a TE or WR in the backfield and hand it off to them. I guess all you have to do is call them a reciever, right?

    I know this sounds trivial, but it's important enough to some people to make a case about it to the "Powers that be"

    Anyone got any thoughts on this???
     
    #1 nickmsmith, Apr 28, 2008
  4. bob45x32

    bob45x32 Starter

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    Hester Is listed as RB
     
    #2 bob45x32, Apr 28, 2008
  7. nickmsmith

    nickmsmith Most poverty RB core.

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    actually on the bears website, he's only listed as a KR/PR. No rules on that.
     
    #3 nickmsmith, Apr 28, 2008
  10. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    the way i look at it, as long it's an eligible number, any WR, RB or TE should be able to wear 10-49 and 80-89.
     
    #4 Fry, Apr 28, 2008
  13. nickmsmith

    nickmsmith Most poverty RB core.

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    6,441
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    I agree but what about 1-9 though?
     
    #5 nickmsmith, Apr 29, 2008
  16. Alex1939

    Alex1939 Space Invaders Champion

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    I think these men that are making millions to play football should take whatever number they are given and not put up a fuss about it.
     
    #6 Alex1939, Apr 29, 2008
  19. onetontitan

    onetontitan Marioto

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    yep.
     
    #7 onetontitan, Apr 29, 2008
  22. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    those aren't pass receiving eligible numbers. if a player wearing a number 1-9 lines up on the line of scrimmage, he has to check in as eligible.
     
    #8 Fry, Apr 29, 2008
  25. Yossarian

    Yossarian I am Him.

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    my guess is that he'll wear #22
     
    #9 Yossarian, Apr 29, 2008
  28. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    he'll have to pay fuller some of his signing bonus then.
     
    #10 Fry, Apr 29, 2008
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