(Mock) OUTRAGE (sorta): Pats to issue Troy Browns # this season? - Page 3 - New England Patriots Forums

tombonneau · 05-14-2009, 05:15 PM

I believe TEs need to have jerseys in the 80s, and it might even be limited to 80-87, not sure. But so far the roster numbers in the 80s are:

80-
81-Moss
82-Listorti
83-Welker
84-Watson
85-DeVree
86-Thomas
87-Baker
88-Aiken
89-

Not sure if he could have gotten 89 as I don't recall a TE with that number. The NFL has weird rules.

Anyway, what do you suggest they do? It's a number.

When one of the scrub TEs gets hurt, maybe he switches. It's a non-issue. In a few years, someone will be wearing 54, too.

Hell, Vrabel was just given away for nothing, and you think they will hold back a jersey number?

The Boston Patriot · 05-14-2009, 05:30 PM

This is about the dumbest 'tradition' in all of sports, not just football.

Gene In Montana · 05-14-2009, 05:47 PM

Chris Cooley, Redskins TE, is #47.

***jmt57*** · 05-14-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gene In Montana

Chris Cooley, Redskins TE, is #47.

WR and TE are supposed to take numbers in the 80's, but if all the 80's are used up, then they can take a number in the 40's.

letekro · 05-14-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jmt57

WR and TE are supposed to take numbers in the 80's, but if all the 80's are used up, then they can take a number in the 40's.

Did you just make that up?

LuRkeR1978 · 05-14-2009, 06:04 PM

No one can take 89 because it's retired. (Bob Dee)

betterthanthealternative · 05-14-2009, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by letekro

Assuming he makes the team, can't they reassign him another number in the 80s once they get down to 53?

I hope so. He is the Pats to me, as much as any player.

TriplecHamp · 05-14-2009, 06:20 PM

Relax people, its a number. Everybody on the team needs to have one and he got number 80 deal with it. Hopefully he will represent that number well but if he doesn't it wont make me or anybody else think of the number 80 differently.

efin98 · 05-14-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by primetime

If anyone deserves to have their number retired, it's Troy Brown.

They probably shouldn't have issued it. They haven't issued a #56 since Tippett retired or a #14 since Grogan despite the lack of official retirement.

#14 was worn by Vinny Testaverde in 2006 so it's been used before.

***Leave No Doubt*** · 05-14-2009, 07:10 PM

Smith has some large shoes to fill when he puts that shirt on. Troy's done so much for this team both on the field and off that fans will remember that #,always. The number may not be retired but I hope whoever wears it over the years represents it well,and that it doesn't get handed out lightly