McD Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I have a #83 Jersey already... it's perfectly fine with REED on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 We've held 83 out of circulation all these years and put it back in rotation NOW, the year Reed goes in the Hall? No frickin way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUffalo Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 We've held 83 out of circulation all these years and put it back in rotation NOW, the year Reed goes in the Hall? No frickin way. "All these years..." It's been three years since somebody wore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 We've held 83 out of circulation all these years and put it back in rotation NOW, the year Reed goes in the Hall? No frickin way. We haven't...Mark Campbell wore 83, Lee Evans wore 83, Mike Caussin wore 83. I do suspect that it'll be taken out of circulation now though. Here's an article from a few years back about the subject that may interest folks: http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/The-untouchable-numbers/d99eac04-f960-4a5d-b9e8-f67b1b1c971f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yea, I've always heard it as okay for centers only. However, Legursky wore 59 for us when plenty of numbers were available. And a Dolphins guard wore it recently. Dunno about the Dolphins guard, but Legursky at least was signed as a G/C, and played some C with the Steelers. The "C only" thing (even if it's real at all) gets really muddled with backups, because there really is no backup C in the NFL who doesn't also play guard. We've held 83 out of circulation all these years and put it back in rotation NOW, the year Reed goes in the Hall? No frickin way. I for one would like to see Watkins carry on the tradition of greats like Andre Reed and Dave Moore. We haven't...Mark Campbell wore 83, Lee Evans wore 83, Mike Caussin wore 83. I do suspect that it'll be taken out of circulation now though. Here's an article from a few years back about the subject that may interest folks: http://www.buffalobi...e8-f67b1b1c971f You're thinking of Dave Moore, the scrub TE we signed from Tampa Bay, not Mark Campbell, the scrub TE we signed from Cleveland. Campbell wore 84. When I looked it up before my last post, I realized that I had been trying to come up with Campbell's name, but I was at least right that "83" was signed from Tampa Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 We haven't...Mark Campbell wore 83, Lee Evans wore 83, Mike Caussin wore 83. I do suspect that it'll be taken out of circulation now though. Here's an article from a few years back about the subject that may interest folks: http://www.buffalobi...e8-f67b1b1c971f Wow, you're absolutely right. My bad. Dumbassery owned up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wow, you're absolutely right. My bad. Dumbassery owned up to. No dumbassery at play IMO...just chalk it up to blocking out the last 14 years of failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Announcement coming soon via @sammywatkins and @buffalobills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Looks like Sammy will wear #14 Edited May 14, 2014 by Bangarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iommi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 14? http://www.shopthebills.com/pre-order-first-pick-jersey-nike-away-game-buffalo-bills-jersey.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 SamMagic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I was suspicious of him possibly taking 12 after his visit to Jimbo. I don't think 14 is a very attractive number, but whatever. Edited May 14, 2014 by sodbuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUffalo Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Picked the ugliest possible WR number. Absolutely hate it. Justin Blackmon also went with that ugly thing. It'll be easy to switch over old Fitz jerseys, I guess. I don't have one, though. I was going to mention how much it made sense for him to go with 14, though. Born on the 14th day of the month, the 4th pick in the 1st round in 2014... Wore 7 and 2 previously (7x2=14) Edited May 14, 2014 by SBUffalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Watkins wore 7 in high school and 2 in college. Makes sense that he'd pick 14 since 12 was out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 And somehow Cyril Richardson is still missing from the team's official roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillnutinHouston Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 14? http://www.shopthebills.com/pre-order-first-pick-jersey-nike-away-game-buffalo-bills-jersey.aspx Wow there's hope for my old Fitz jersey!!! Now where do I get that "Watkins" patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Rookies pick their numbers, Watkins to wear 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never NEVER Give-up Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 66 to Henderson.??? HOF'er Billy Shaw wore 66. I don't think it should be re-issued, same goes for 83, 12, 34, and 78. The guys that wore those numbers were Bills for almost their entire careers. 68 (Joe D.) was a Brown for as long as he was a Bill - no offense to Joe, but I'm OK with re-issuing 68. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Wow there's hope for my old Fitz jersey!!! Now where do I get that "Watkins" patch? 'zactly what I was thinking. Gonna have to dust it off. with all this talk about Reed's #83, S'up with Henderson taking HOFer Billy Shaw?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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