Are shirt numbers in football losing their meaning?
831571
Nubers are not important.
444161
cause if you look like it it looks like a banner like you see people holding at footballmatches for example, they have a rectangualr peice of cloth with stuff about there team on it, in other words they are advartising there football team.
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Below is the numbering system established by the NFL, and in place since 1973[5]:\n\nNumbers 1 to 19 are worn by quarterbacks, kickers, and punters.  Since 2004[6], Wide receivers are also allowed to wear numbers between 10 and 19 if they so choose, even if there's an 80-89 number available.\n\nNumbers 20 to 49 are worn by running backs, tight ends (when an 80-89 number is unavailable), cornerbacks and safeties. \n\nNumbers 50 to 59 are worn by linebackers and offensive linemen. \n\nNumbers 60 to 79 are worn by members of both the offensive line (the tackles, guards and centers) and defensive line (the defensive ends, defensive tackles and nose guard). \n\nNumbers 80 to 89 are worn by wide receivers and tight ends. \n\nNumbers 90 to 99 are worn by linebackers and defensive linemen.\n\n...that's the specific rules.  Obviously if any retired numbers apply, they can't be selected.  After that, I believe it is simply first come, first serve working with the equipment crews.
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Passing Yards (20 yards per point)\nPassing Touchdowns (6)\nInterceptions (-3)\nSacks (-1)\n\nRushing Yards (10 yards per point)\nRushing Touchdowns (6)\n\nReceptions (1)\nReception Yards (10 yards per point)\nReception Touchdowns (6)\n\nReturn Touchdowns (12)\n2-Point Conversions (2)\nFumbles Lost (-3)\n\nField Goals 0-19 Yards (1)\nField Goals 20-29 Yards (2)\nField Goals 30-39 Yards (3)\nField Goals 40-49 Yards (4)\nField Goals 50+ Yards (5)\nField Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 20-29 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 30-39 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 40-49 Yards (-0)\nField Goals Missed 50+ Yards (0)\nPoint After Attempt Made (1)\nPoint After Attempt Missed (-1)\n\nDefense:\nSack (1)\nInterception (3)\nFumble Recovery (3)\nTouchdown (6)\nSafety (2)\nBlock Kick (3)\nReturn Yards (5 yards per point)\nKickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns (12)\n0 points (20)\n1-6 points (20)\n7-13 points (18)\n14-20 points (15)\n21-27 points (10)\n28-34 points (5)\n35+ points (0)
748158
Well when the logo was made there were 25 teams. I know with the football on the logo you can't count all 25 but if you look closely and count you can see that is the intention for the number.
577491
Michael Ballack new number at Chelsea is going to be 13, as the number he has worn at Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and currently Germany.\n\nWith Ballack taking the number 13 shirt, this is possibly going to mean that the number previously worn by Chelsea player William Gallas, is going to move on in the summer
2059
This number give the official Identification.  No two officials wear the same number throughout the NFL that I am aware of, and Im sure someplace the have the names on file, matched with thier respective numbers.
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Your proposal makes sense for me. But soccer stats are not so important.  A team can play crap and still win. Or the oposite, can play a grat game, all stats in his favor and loose a match.\n\nProbably because this, the soccer stats have flaws in their definitions.. they dont have an important meaning.\n\n"Where are the official descriptions on soccer stats?"\ndunno
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The numbers between the brackest after the score show the score at half-time, so\n\n3:0 (1:0) means the score is 3-0 now (or ended 3-0), and was 1-0 at half time\n\n\nThe grey squares mean that if that player sees a yellow card, he will be suspended for one match (as he has already seen a yellow card in a previous match)
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I agree with you totally. Football doesn't make much sense.\n\nI believe the game was originally called football because the players would kick the ball through the uprights for a score.\n\nWhatever, it should be called something else.
572309
I think he is switching it to the number he wore in high school. Not a big deal just a number.
1086675
No it's not really, but you're meant to write it down in slightly increasing size ie: small 1 through to large 4. It's a psychological test. people avoid choosing 1 & 4 because they're too obvious in extremes and two is weeny, so that only leaves 3 which conveniently fits quite well. \nI've made quite a lot of money in pubs 'reading' people's minds with this trick
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Yes I think it is. I don't think it would cause problems for the refs though. I think that they shouldn't make an exception and I don't think that they should change the rules. Honestly how would the refs think he is a QB. He will be running different postions and the Refs hopefully have enough of a brain to know the difference by postion. The point though is that the NFL assigns numbers in a certain way. It is for the Fans, the Refs, and the Announcers basically. It also keeps it from the confusion in college where it well just pick a number that isn't retired. Assigning a set of numbers to a postion makes it easy. Then add in that these players are around a lot longer it makes sense to want guidelines.
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A lot of stuff used to happen at football grounds...\n\nIt is part of the general effort to make football more of a serious game played by adults.  Do you see shop assistants running down the high street with their shirt over their head every time they make a big sale?
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I think that it is a great idea. Others may feel it is just another money making campaign from nike. But I think that representing Honor, Joy, Team, Skill, and Heart through players really means something. Wayne Rooney really represents Heart, he loves this game. And Cristiano Ronaldo, he IS Skill. He on fire when he has that ball at his feet!
693449
pro and college used to have the same distance between hashmarks.\nbut the NFL has continualy narrowed it to increase passing and decrease the use of the option play.
1044772
it's for offside.\nno it is not a new rule.