YoloinOhio Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Diggs was considering a move to the single digit but he’s a man of the people ... 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigK14094 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I like Diggs thinking here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior9 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I haaaate this rule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 True culture statement there by Diggs Not a diva that he was made out to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcar Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, warrior9 said: I haaaate this rule. Why is this even being tabled? I don't understand why it matters, at all, other than for KC to get some much needed publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior9 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Just now, Boxcar said: Why is this even being tabled? I don't understand why it matters, at all, other than for KC to get some much needed publicity. Yeah. It's not necessarily about the numbers per se but the integrity of the "professional" side of football. It's helped to identify personnel. Even in pre-season when I saw this, I thought it looked so elementary and so un- uniformed (if that's a word). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJ Dingo Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I could be wrong, but I think players are required to purchase the existing inventory of jerseys with the number they want to abandon. That might have factored into the decision. I remember Adrian Peterson had this problem when he wanted to switch numbers back in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Diggs better think about changing; in three years Darnold will be here to hold the clipboard, and will need #14. 🙄 * 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcar Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, warrior9 said: Yeah. It's not necessarily about the numbers per se but the integrity of the "professional" side of football. It's helped to identify personnel. Even in pre-season when I saw this, I thought it looked so elementary and so un- uniformed (if that's a word). The vast majority of players already adhere to this framework regardless. Oh no, an OL wants to wear 49! I mean, I understand numbers as positional identifiers but the number ranges they've proposed are so vast, it's essentially meaningless. E: I'm an idiot, I misread this entire thing. I didn't realize this is to lessen restrictions. I do not oppose this. Edited April 6, 2021 by Boxcar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I am glad to see Diggs not switching. I think this is a huge waste of proposal - I have not heard or seen on good reason for it. It is not like they were running out of numbers. It sounded like they had a guy that wanted a low number and was denied and so they are trying to get it. Honestly I would prefer to see them limit the numbers more based on position rather than freeing the numbers up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Who cares about jersey numbers? Dont try and fix something that isnt broken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Waiting for 100-999... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 (edited) The single digit #s are highly coveted in college Edited April 6, 2021 by YoloinOhio 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior9 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Boxcar said: The vast majority of players already adhere to this framework regardless. Oh no, an OL wants to wear 49! I mean, I understand numbers as positional identifiers but the number ranges they've proposed are so vast, it's essentially meaningless. E: I'm an idiot, I misread this entire thing. I didn't realize this is to lessen restrictions. I do not oppose this. Basically, they want more players to be able to wear single digits and teens, (CBs, TEs, WR, DB, RB, etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcar Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 minute ago, warrior9 said: Basically, they want more players to be able to wear single digits and teens, (CBs, TEs, WR, DB, RB, etc) Yeah I got that now. Players switch positions so often that they often have to abandon their old number because it isn't allowed. I don't think it would bother me to see a LB with a single digit number but it might just be something to get used to. I'm normally for more player freedom, and I don't really see the harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Who cares about jersey numbers? Dont try and fix something that isnt broken what are they trying to fix? They just want to be able to pick a different number. I think I can tell who the LT is even if he's wearing number 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The single digit #s are highly coveted in college I always thought LB with single digits looked good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior9 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 31 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The single digit #s are highly coveted in college Right, but this isn't college. I think this just makes the NFL look elementary. That's just my opinion, though. I'm sure people don't mind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregthekeg Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Don't care what number they are, but if a player does his job better because he has the number that he wants, let him have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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