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The Redskins only have one number retired, does anyone know why or when more will be retired? IMO all these numbers need to be put in glass.
#9
#7
#28
#44
#42
#49
#65
#66
#81

You'll notice that the majority of those numbers are not distributed to new players. In his first year back (I think it was then), Gibbs commented on how they are running out of numbers.

It would be nice to see some of the others retired, beginning with (in my opinion) #81, #9, and #28.

Irn-Bru wrote:You'll notice that the majority of those numbers are not distributed to new players. In his first year back (I think it was then), Gibbs commented on how they are running out of numbers.

It would be nice to see some of the others retired, beginning with (in my opinion) #81, #9, and #28.

I agree. You might have read my sig. but you can't retire #9 without #42! If #66 is given out, they shouldn't even hesitate with#7.

skinsfan#33 wrote:

Irn-Bru wrote:You'll notice that the majority of those numbers are not distributed to new players. In his first year back (I think it was then), Gibbs commented on how they are running out of numbers.

It would be nice to see some of the others retired, beginning with (in my opinion) #81, #9, and #28.

I agree. You might have read my sig. but you can't retire #9 without #42! If #66 is given out, they shouldn't even hesitate with#7.

My apologies. . .I'm young, so forgive my ignorance. Of course I should have said #81, #9, #42, and #28.

So you want to retire like 10% of all the numbers available to your team? At that rate by the year 2070, the Redskins won't have enough numbers available for their current players.

Its not really very realistic or sustainable.

I think players should get to wear whatever number they want. It should be a way to honor those guys who wore it before them. Maybe have them ask those old players their permission first.

riggofan wrote:So you want to retire like 10% of all the numbers available to your team? At that rate by the year 2070, the Redskins won't have enough numbers available for their current players.

Its not really very realistic or sustainable.

I think players should get to wear whatever number they want. It should be a way to honor those guys who wore it before them. Maybe have them ask those old players their permission first.

Those numbers aren't in use anyway. I would retire #9. #28, #42, #49, #81. Those with #33 would make six. There are 99 available #s (is 0 available?) and that would leave 93 for 53 roster spots. The Skins have been around for 75 years and if they retired the other 5, at that pace, 6 for every 75 years, they would run out around the year 2380.
I don't know were you got 2070!

Actually, I disagree with the practice of retiring numbers.

You can still remember a player, and honor their memory without retirement of their number.

Number retirement is especially tricky in football where there's only about 10-20 numbers that each position has access to, because of the NFL rules (which I actually support).

I don't think people will forget Art Monk, or Darrell Green, Sonny Jurgensen etc. etc. etc. if we let particularly worthy players don their numbers again.

I say we retire #8.

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I say we retire #8.

Now #43 is a different story. Haven't seen that one in a while either.

I may be a bit bias but #44 has to be on the list. I can see were all those numbers can't be retired but I think a least a handfull should already be retired. IMO, those that I listed are the most likable to consider.

NC43Hog wrote:

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I say we retire #8.

Now #43 is a different story. Haven't seen that one in a while either.

I agree. Fred Baxter has earned his place in Redskins lore.

Jake wrote:

NC43Hog wrote:

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I say we retire #8.

Now #43 is a different story. Haven't seen that one in a while either.

I agree. Fred Baxter has earned his place in Redskins lore.

skinsfan#33 wrote:Those numbers aren't in use anyway. I would retire #9. #28, #42, #49, #81. Those with #33 would make six. There are 99 available #s (is 0 available?) and that would leave 93 for 53 roster spots. The Skins have been around for 75 years and if they retired the other 5, at that pace, 6 for every 75 years, they would run out around the year 2380.
I don't know were you got 2070!

The original poster listed ten numbers not six. I'm also pretty sure that you need more than 53 numbers for your team. How about the guys in training camp? Are they supposed to wear triple digits?

And I would buy your argument if you were talking about retiring Turk Edwards' number from the great 1932 team, but nobody seems to be.

We're basically talking about players from the very late 60s/early 70s on. Its not 10 numbers in 75 years. Its 10 numbers in like 35 years. I'd be happy to post my formula for you but who cares?

Its just a huge ego thing. 50 years from now nobody is going to care that John Riggins wore #44. I freaking love Riggins, but if next year we draft a running back who is going to drag six dolphins down the sideline to win us another super bowl, he can wear #44 on his back, #9 on his front and legally change his name to Art Monk Thiesman Jr. for all I care.

riggofan wrote:Its just a huge ego thing. 50 years from now nobody is going to care that John Riggins wore #44. I freaking love Riggins, but if next year we draft a running back who is going to drag six dolphins down the sideline to win us another super bowl, he can wear #44 on his back, #9 on his front and legally change his name to Art Monk Thiesman Jr. for all I care.

Everyone pines after the glory days.

NC43Hog wrote:

Jake wrote:

NC43Hog wrote:

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I say we retire #8.

Now #43 is a different story. Haven't seen that one in a while either.

I agree. Fred Baxter has earned his place in Redskins lore.

Jake wrote:

NC43Hog wrote:

Jake wrote:

NC43Hog wrote:

Chris Luva Luva wrote:I say we retire #8.

Now #43 is a different story. Haven't seen that one in a while either.

I agree. Fred Baxter has earned his place in Redskins lore.

The powers that be are not going to let some rookie have #43 anytime soon. They'll all have to die off first.

That's all we need... a bunch of dead rookies.