Would Jerry ever consider retiring numbers

[Cowboy Brian]

Like someone mentioned Staubach, Lilly, Emmitt and even Aikman's number are unofficially retired. Because teams usually take around 80 players to training camp sometimes they have to use one of the unofficial retired numbers for that purpose. The Cowboys tradition has always been to honor their great players in the ROH.

Still officially retiring 5-6 numbers couldn't hurt.

 

[Hostile]

Still officially retiring 5-6 numbers couldn't hurt.

What does it help?

 

[gmoney112]

You're trying to make your posts stand out from others. It tends to backfire. I was telling you this for your benefit, not to rag on you. You won't be taken seriously. Same as someone who posts in all caps.

Slate and KJJ have made Hostile a bitter foe this offseason.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

What does it help?

Shows respect to some of the greatest players of all time.

 

[Hostile]

Shows respect to some of the greatest players of all time.

Without looking it up, the number 12 is retired for the Seattle Seahawks. Who wore that number?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Still officially retiring 5-6 numbers couldn't hurt.

If you start something like that, where do you draw the line?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Without looking it up, the number 12 is retired for the Seattle Seahawks. Who wore that number?

OH OH OH OH OH I know!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SDogo]

Oh look whose butt is sore from the whipping he is taking in the Draft Zone. How cute.

**snicker**

or is it

**snicker**

 

[Cowboy Brian]

If you start something like that, where do you draw the line?

Retire hall of famers that were inducted as members of the team.

Thats it.

 

[SDogo]

Shows respect to some of the greatest players of all time.

So retire #8, oops cant forget #22 (Bob Hayes says what), oh #88 wants respect, #33 heard about it, #12 says what about me, #84 tips his Cowboys hat, #54 is about whoop your ***, #17, #21, #28, #32, #40, #48, #56, #61, #70, #79 most of who HOF all feel slighted. Cant leave them out and then if you have your way might as well put #19 up there...............and are you starting to see the point?

No, we can just retire the jersey of those players of the 90's........sorry

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Without looking it up, the number 12 is retired for the Seattle Seahawks. Who wore that number?

Not a clue? have they ever even had a player to wear 12 lol.

did they retire it for Staubach?:laugh1:

 

[SDogo]

Retire hall of famers that were inducted as members of the team.

Thats it.

That's 9 players who played a majority of their career, 5 more could be considered.

Just no need for it.

 

[Hostile]

Not a clue? have they ever even had a player to wear 12 lol.

did they retire it for Staubach?:laugh1:

It is in honor of the fans, the 12th man.

How about #15 for the Yankees? Don't look it up.

 

[SDogo]

It is in honor of the fans, the 12th man.

How about #15 for the Yankees? Don't look it up.

Keep it in the 90's and above man......Dont be cruel.

You might run into "The Wall"

 

[Cowboy Brian]

It is in honor of the fans, the 12th man.

How about #15 for the Yankees? Don't look it up.

Interesting


I despise baseball.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Retire hall of famers that were inducted as members of the team.

Thats it.

Geebus. OK players do not go into the HOF as a member of any team so that is out. What about all our former greats that are not in the HOF? What about players who wore the same numbers? Retiring numbers is just a bad idea any way you look at it.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Geebus. OK players do not go into the HOF as a member of any team so that is out. What about all our former greats that are not in the HOF? What about players who wore the same numbers? Retiring numbers is just a bad idea any way you look at it.

It still amazes me the number of people who still believe that is true.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Oh look whose butt is sore from the whipping he is taking in the Draft Zone. How cute.

Just in the draft zone?

 

[Hostile]

Interesting


I despise baseball.

The point is, no one cares about retired numbers. The ardent fans will always know that Emmitt wore #22, Staubach #12, Aikman #8, and Lilly #74. They don't need those numbers in cold storage not to know that.

On top of that the maximum for TC is 83 players and it used ot be 85 if you had guys in NFL Europe. That means at most you can retire 17 numbers before you simply can't do it any more. This isn't baseball with 25 man rosters or basketball with 12. Football rosters are huge. With the Practice Squads that is 61 players.

You also need to consider that positions have number restrictions. What happens if we no longer have numbers for all of our LBs because we have retired 7 numbers?

Their numbers are clearly displayed in the Ring of Honor. It works. There is no need to fix something that is not broken.

 

[fredp22]

It is in honor of the fans, the 12th man.

How about #15 for the Yankees? Don't look it up.

Munson?

I try Yankees - give me another