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Schneed10 · 06-25-2020, 08:53 AM

Should there be levels of honor? We have the ring of fame already, I think retiring a jersey should be held for only the elite of the elite. I think it should be more selective than the ring of honor, if it's the same list as those in the ring of honor then I'm not sure what the point would be.

28 Darrell Green
33 Sammy Baugh
43 Larry Brown
49 Bobby Mitchell
68 Russ Grimm

There are others who were great but I think to retire a jersey there needs to have been a big contribution over a long period of time.

I'm really on the fence about Riggins and Monk and you could probably convince me to go with it. But I'd be equally as comfortable letting their jerseys stay unofficially retired. That's where I think Sean Taylor should be too. Boy did I love him but retiring his jersey would be more like a nod to what we thought he'd become rather than what he actually was. He was great for three and a half years, especially in his third and fourth seasons. But he wasn't with us long enough.

I wouldn't put Doug, Ryp or Theismann in. The only QB I'd consider besides Baugh would be Jurgensen, because his numbers were ridiculous compared to the rest of the league at the time. But the Redskins sucked for many of his years, so how impactful was he?

06-25-2020, 08:53 AM	#7
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: What Numbers Should Be Retired? Should there be levels of honor? We have the ring of fame already, I think retiring a jersey should be held for only the elite of the elite. I think it should be more selective than the ring of honor, if it's the same list as those in the ring of honor then I'm not sure what the point would be. 28 Darrell Green 33 Sammy Baugh 43 Larry Brown 49 Bobby Mitchell 68 Russ Grimm There are others who were great but I think to retire a jersey there needs to have been a big contribution over a long period of time. I'm really on the fence about Riggins and Monk and you could probably convince me to go with it. But I'd be equally as comfortable letting their jerseys stay unofficially retired. That's where I think Sean Taylor should be too. Boy did I love him but retiring his jersey would be more like a nod to what we thought he'd become rather than what he actually was. He was great for three and a half years, especially in his third and fourth seasons. But he wasn't with us long enough. I wouldn't put Doug, Ryp or Theismann in. The only QB I'd consider besides Baugh would be Jurgensen, because his numbers were ridiculous compared to the rest of the league at the time. But the Redskins sucked for many of his years, so how impactful was he? __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.