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NFL approved the expansion of jersey numbers. What are your feelings on it?


NFL approved the expansion of jersey numbers. What are your feelings on it?  

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  1. 1. NFL approved the expansion of jersey numbers. What are your feelings on it?

    • Love it! I don't know why they didn't do it sooner!
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    • Hate it! What about tradition, and legacy??
      10
    • Meh, don't care. Either way.
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Me personally, my initial reaction is I definitely don't like it, and that it makes it easier to see who's who on the field based on their numbers. But I get that eventually, with teams retiring numbers, that eventually they'll run out at certain positions, so maybe it's inevitable. Still don't like it, but that's how I feel.

What about you?

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11 minutes ago, blueandblackattack said:

Me personally, my initial reaction is I definitely don't like it, and that it makes it easier to see who's who on the field based on their numbers. But I get that eventually, with teams retiring numbers, that eventually they'll run out at certain positions, so maybe it's inevitable. Still don't like it, but that's how I feel.

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This is why I'm not a fan of retiring numbers. Eventually you'll run out.

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23 minutes ago, travisura said:

This is why I'm not a fan of retiring numbers. Eventually you'll run out.

I think retiring numbers should only be done rarely, like Jerry Rice or Tom Brady.  Truly GOATs at their position and not only franchise legends, but legends to the sport.  It’s a respect thing.  
 

I like the number change.  I don’t “love” it, but I think it’s cool.  Gonna be seeing a lot more WR with those single digits.  Admittedly I love WR numbers in the 80s and it seems like they’ve been going more into the teens lately, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter.  

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43 minutes ago, PandaMan said:

I think retiring numbers should only be done rarely, like Jerry Rice or Tom Brady.  Truly GOATs at their position and not only franchise legends, but legends to the sport.  It’s a respect thing.  
 

I like the number change.  I don’t “love” it, but I think it’s cool.  Gonna be seeing a lot more WR with those single digits.  Admittedly I love WR numbers in the 80s and it seems like they’ve been going more into the teens lately, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter.  

Personally, I like how European soccer clubs treat their numbers. Some numbers have a lot more weight than others (like 1, 59, or 89 etc. would for the Panthers) and the expectation is that if you're given a number with higher significance, then your level of play needs to match that. It's like a higher responsibility out of respect for those who have worn that number previously.

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1 minute ago, travisura said:

Personally, I like how European soccer clubs treat their numbers. Some numbers have a lot more weight than others (like 1, 59, or 89 etc. would for the Panthers) and the expectation is that if you're given a number with higher significance, then your level of play needs to match that. It's like a higher responsibility out of respect for those who have worn that number previously.

I like that.  I don’t follow soccer at all so I didn’t realize that.  Seems like an unspoken, unofficial way to respect the previous ballers and let people know you expect great things from yourself.  I do find it interesting that I don’t think anyone has taken 89 since Smith left.  It’ll probably be the same for 59 and 1.  Whoever gets those will have high expectations.  

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Personally, I'd limit QBs, Ks, and Ps to numbers below 20.  Since they are treated like they are made of glass, their numbers should be more recognizable.  Otherwise, I'm not sure I care.

If the NFL is spending their rule-changing efforts on numbers, they can't be effing up any of the other rules.  That is a good thing, IMO.

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