Reggie Bush jersey #5

[cowboys#1]

why cant the saints just tag reggie bush as a QB in the roster so he can wear #5? does he have to be considered RB? is this an unwritten rule or something?

 

[Hostile]

why cant the saints just tag reggie bush as a QB in the roster so he can wear #5? does he have to be considered RB? is this an unwritten rule or something?

He was drafted as a RB. Numbers for positions are set per league rule.

 

[Doomsday101]

why cant the saints just tag reggie bush as a QB in the roster so he can wear #5? does he have to be considered RB? is this an unwritten rule or something?

Because the 3rd QB is considered the emergency QB and is not active on game day unless of course the starter and backup are injured.

 

[theogt]

they could teach him how to kick extra points.

 

[peplaw06]

they could teach him how to kick extra points.

So Skyler Green (in your sig) will be able to wear #5, but Reggie Bush won't. I'm sorry I just don't see they reasoning behind the NFL being so strict on these numbers.

 

[JackMagist]

So Skyler Green (in your sig) will be able to wear #5, but Reggie Bush won't. I'm sorry I just don't see they reasoning behind the NFL being so strict on these numbers.

Green is listed as a WR...he will have to wear a number in the teens (10-19) or in the eighties (80-89); he can't have number 5 either.

 

[peplaw06]

Green is listed as a WR...he will have to wear a number in the teens (10-19) or in the eighties (80-89); he can't have number 5 either.

Oh yeah forgot about that little rule.

I think the rules should be 50-79 and 90-99 should be reserved for linemen/linebackers, and the rest is fair game. Or add in QBs have to be under 20.

 

[Nav22]

I'll scream bloody murder if Bush is allowed to wear #5. Edgerrin James has lobbied for #5 for YEARS and has repeatedly been shot down. Charles Woodson is lobbying for #2.

Why should the rules change just because a hotshot rookie who HASN'T EVEN PLAYED YET is crying about it?

Meanwhile, each year it's becoming more and more illegal to be Roy Williams.

 

[CowboyJunkie]

Don't players have to wear certain numbers to make it easier for opposing teams to recognize which players are coming into the game. I may be wrong, but I thought they kept it that way so its easier for teams to see if there are different formations or different players based solely on what numbers are walking onto the field.

Of course, I could be completely incorrect.

 

[maxsports]

I'll scream bloody murder if Bush is allowed to wear #5. Edgerrin James has lobbied for #5 for YEARS and has repeatedly been shot down. Charles Woodson is lobbying for #2.

Why should the rules change just because a hotshot rookie who HASN'T EVEN PLAYED YET is crying about it?

Thank goodness the NFL denied his request to wear number 5.

 

[Jersey]

why cant the saints just tag reggie bush as a QB in the roster so he can wear #5? does he have to be considered RB? is this an unwritten rule or something?

Why would ANY Cowboys fan care??? He is dead to us. Maybe the players union should strike until they change the rules.
Want a blast of irony?... It's Pres. Bush's fault he can't wear 5.
There is already a world class loser wearing 5 in phila. Why would RB want to associate himself with a choker??????????

:bang2:

 

[Eddie]

Why should the rules change just because a hotshot rookie who HASN'T EVEN PLAYED YET is crying about it?

I agree 100%.

Heck, what if two players wanted #69? Can one have 669 and the other 699?

 

[cowboys#1]

Why would ANY Cowboys fan care??? He is dead to us. Maybe the players union should strike until they change the rules.
Want a blast of irony?... It's Pres. Bush's fault he can't wear 5.
There is already a world class loser wearing 5 in phila. Why would RB want to associate himself with a choker??????????

:bang2:

cuz its the middle of may and there isnt anything else to talk about. lay off the crack pipe.

 

[Hater]

They say the rule is changing in '07. It is conceivable that Bush could be listed as a WR & retain number 5, but there is a rule against players with single digit numbers lining up in the backfield. The Falcons were called for it a few years ago when they tried to put Vick in the backfield and Chandler (I think) lined up under center for QB. I think you are allowed to do that, but the RB has to report eligible, which Vick did not do, and he was then flagged after catching a short pass. If I remember right, the 1962 Rams briefly tried out a shotgun offense with 2 QB's in the backfield and an RB next to them... not sure what numbers those guys were though.

 

[Hater]

I'll scream bloody murder if Bush is allowed to wear #5. Edgerrin James has lobbied for #5 for YEARS and has repeatedly been shot down. Charles Woodson is lobbying for #2.

Why should the rules change just because a hotshot rookie who HASN'T EVEN PLAYED YET is crying about it?

The rules should change because if the NFL figures out they can make more money selling #5 Reggie Bush jerseys, then that's what they'll do. You think fairness has anything to do with the decisions the NFL makes? It's a business; they do what's going to make them money, not what satisfies peoples idea of "fairness"

 

[bewareofdware]

So Skyler Green (in your sig) will be able to wear #5, but Reggie Bush won't. I'm sorry I just don't see they reasoning behind the NFL being so strict on these numbers.

yah just let them where what they want then they wouldn't have this kinda stuff

 

[koolaid]

i dont see why the nfl is so against it, its just a number

 

[theogt]

i dont see why the nfl is so against it, its just a number

In the old days it was about player recognition. It's not really a problem anymore and there's really no need for the rules anymore. Or so they said on Sirius NFL radio today.

 

[Future]

why cant the saints just tag reggie bush as a QB in the roster so he can wear #5? does he have to be considered RB? is this an unwritten rule or something?

someone metioned this in an earlier thread about listing him as a WR...which apparently wouldn't work but thats erroneus (wanted to use that since seeing wedding crashers :laugh2: )

i dont see why anybody cares

the league shouldnt care
the saints shouldnt care
the reggie bush shouldnt care