Bernard number change. From 43 to 8.

[KingBoots8]

8 is my favorite number, so I am happy someone that isn’t a punter is wearing it (not counting Moorman)

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Weird.

[Doc Brown]

4 hours ago, KingBoots8 said:

8 is my favorite number, so I am happy someone that isn’t a punter is wearing it (not counting Moorman)

[MJS]

Gross.

[Buffalo03]

Single digit numbers for anyone that's not a QB is just stupid. A LB wearing 8? 

[Draconator]

Just think if Josh changes his number to 1. The insanity

[Avisan]

7 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

If the majority opinion is the relaxed numbers rule suck is it really "old man yells at clouds?"

 No-- it upscales to "old men yell at clouds".

[Richard Noggin]

6 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

If the majority opinion is the relaxed numbers rule suck is it really "old man yells at clouds?"

 

Is this a Bills MB "majority opinion" or are you suggesting it's more broadly held? If it's Bills-specific, well then I would argue that Bills fans still skew a little older and more conservative than the league average.

 

Important to note: I don't even fully disagree with the preference for the older numbering schema. It was helpful. 

[Bookie Man]

8's THE MIKE!.... meh, not the same ring to it.

[Joe Marino]

8 = B

 

🤗

[Dan Darragh]

12 hours ago, Simon said:

Never again will I have to recheck three times per game "was that Bernard or Benford?"

Now I just have to get their names straight.

[Doc Brown]

1 hour ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

Is this a Bills MB "majority opinion" or are you suggesting it's more broadly held? If it's Bills-specific, well then I would argue that Bills fans still skew a little older and more conservative than the league average.

 

Important to note: I don't even fully disagree with the preference for the older numbering schema. It was helpful. 

The dirty Chiefs are the one's that proposed the rule change because they ruin everything.  I think the players pry prefer it more than fans (besides Brady of course).  In general though, people don't like to be confused and they don't like change.  Both meet the criteria.  From more players changing jersey numbers to the expansion of the positional number options.

[CheshireCT]

10 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

Got some geezers yelling at clouds in this one...

 

Tom Brady also doesn't like all the randomness with jersey numbers now. Do you really want to be aligned with Tom Brady?

 

I remember him complaining about it. I think his reasoning was identification purposes when reading defenses.

Edited 23 hours ago by CheshireCT

[Don Otreply]

15 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

Got some geezers yelling at clouds in this one...

 

Tom Brady also doesn't like all the randomness with jersey numbers now. Do you really want to be aligned with Tom Brady?

Get off my lawn! 
 

 

🤣

[Dr. Who]

1 minute ago, Don Otreply said:

Get off my lawn! 
 

 

🤣

Stop yelling at my clouds!

[FitzShowUsYourTitz]

19 hours ago, sven233 said:

Maybe it's me just being old school, but I miss LB numbers in the 50's.  I know you still see them, but they are not nearly as popular as they once were with players.  I mean, 8 will be fine for him, but I am still one of the few that like to see LBs in the 50s, WRs in the 80s, OL in the 60s, DL in the 90s, and CB in the 20s.  I will say I don't mind WRs and RBs in the single digits, but it's nice to see a throwback once in a while as well.  Like Hoecht taking 55.....perfect.  

I have to agree LB’s in the 50’s were the best!!!

The the 60’s came and it was all about the OL.

70’s not so much

Now the WR’s in the 80’s were the best …almost as good as the music.  THAT level of good!

The 90’s were ALL about the DL.

Look it up!

🤦‍♂️😮🤣

Edited 18 hours ago by FitzShowUsYourTitz
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[Beast]

Smart business decision by Bernard.

 

He was probably eyeing up one of those gold number medallions and a single digit comes at half the price of of double

digit one.

[Bills!Win!]

I miss the old nfl days where linebackers wore numbers in the 50’s wearing thick shoulder pads. I picture Bill Romanowski pummeling players into the ground, sometimes literally 

[Don Otreply]

4 hours ago, Dr. Who said:

Stop yelling at my clouds!

Hey hey you you get off of my cloud…, 

 

 

 

😁👍

[The Frankish Reich]

23 hours ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said:

Maybe I’m old and crotchety, but I prefer my linebackers wearing numbers in the 50s …. Just made them look bigger and meaner 😂

Then I'm old and crochety too.

 

I kind of liked the days when you just knew the guy's position by his number.