Moss to Wear 81

[PatsRI]

Nothing wrong with #81

For those of you who forgot,arguably the best TE in Patriots history wore #81 - Russ Francis

Francis will always be 81 to me but look at the list of scrubs at WR who have worn it since then and I have no problems with it.

 

[dryheat44]

Didn't they retire 81 in honor of Tony Simmons?

They did, but they un-retired it when Bethel came.

 

[Hoodie]

Didn't they retire 81 in honor of Tony Simmons?

If they didn't they should have. It's an outrage!

 

[zippo59]

Yea, I know it's a reversal of his number in Oak, I just don't really think of it as a flashy number.

Terrell Owens begs to differ.

 

[TruthSeeker]

Nothing wrong with #81

For those of you who forgot,arguably the best TE in Patriots history wore #81 - Russ Francis

I'd argue that statement, was a huge Russ Francis fan (can still hear Howard Cosell calling him All-World), but Ben Coates has set a standard that will be tough to beat.

 

[37Harrison]

I'd argue that statement, was a huge Russ Francis fan (can still hear Howard Cosell calling him All-World), but Ben Coates has set a standard that will be tough to beat.

I agree with you and thought the same thing when I read that post.

 

[Flying Fungi]

Where's THEARCHIVES ? Is #81 tight? I can't remember.

not as TIGHT as 39 mind you, but pretty durn tight nonetheless...

...well...tighter than when Bethel had it...

 

[Flying Fungi]

What number was Tony Gaiter? God, we had some awful WR here. Ray Crittenden, Michael Timpson, yikes...

Hart Lee Dykes says howdy

 

[VJCPatriot]

Want to know who else wears #81? Calvin Johnson.

Who else has worn humble #81?
Torry Holt, Tim Brown, Terrell Owens, etc.

I'll find more later but that's just off the top of my head.

 

[TripleOption]

Hart Lee Dykes says howdy

So does Kevin Lee.

I remember when I thought Vincent Brisby was really good.

Being a Pats fan sucked then.

 

[dryheat44]

Want to know who else wears #81? Calvin Johnson.

Who else has worn humble #81?
Torry Holt, Tim Brown, Terrell Owens, etc.

I'll find more later but that's just off the top of my head.

Wow...it seems most highly regarded rookies wear something in the teens.

I'll add Anthony Carter, Roy Green, and Art Monk to your list.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

So does Kevin Lee.

I remember when I thought Vincent Brisby was really good.

Being a Pats fan sucked then.

Vincent Brisby was ok, he just was hurt too much.. Parcells used to chide him, he recovered from heart surgery faster than he did from a hamstring inj..