I dont know if anyone has noticed this or posted this to the board but I've noticed that all sporting sites; ESPN, CBS Sports, NFL.com, Jaguars.com, etc, have Denard Robinson listed as a WR for position but listed 2nd @ the RB position behind Gerhart.
I want to say we can use him like Percy Harvin but he doesnt line up at WR much. Is this something the Jaguars are doing just to show we are only using 3 RBs or what?
Anyone else notice this?
His # is 16 so I think they have to list him as a WR even though he is a RB.
I think a he's a running back. I also think the Harvin role is over rating him. I think how the chiefs used Dexter McCluster is a better comparison and a better role for him.
He does qualify for either in terms of skill....
Quote:His # is 16 so I think they have to list him as a WR even though he is a RB.
This might be true. But I kept seeing it and was like, why? :geek:
Quote:He does qualify for either in terms of skill....
I feel you on this. Just was wondering the logic behind it.
He is actually a bench warmer..sadly
Quote:This might be true. But I kept seeing it and was like, why?
The NFL's rule on numbering players includes running backs must wear a number from 20 to 49. Denard Robinson was a quarterback at Michigan and wanted to be #16 in the NFL because that was his college number. When he asked for #16, we gave him the title offensive weapon (OIW) because he really had no specific position on the offense anyway. Then the NFL noticed it and told us because there is no such thing as an OW, we have to give him a real job title. So to let him keep #16, we named him a wide receiver. The NFL lets WR Devin Hester wear $23, so there obviously is a loophole in the player number rule.
Quote:His # is 16 so I think they have to list him as a WR even though he is a RB.
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We covered this in preseason week 4.
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We covered this in preseason week 4.
Well, kinda sorta. He was listed as a WR last year, which made him eligible to wear #16. Because he played one position that was receiver-eligible (WR) and moved to another receiver-eligible position (RB), he's allowed to keep #16 even though he plays a position that would normally be restricted to 20-49. It's the same exception that let Devin Hester keep 23; cornerbacks are technically eligible receivers.
Why he's still listed as a WR when he's clearly a RB is anyone's guess. Maybe they intend to use him out of the slot, or maybe they have better things to worry about than what position their jack-of-all-trades is listed at.
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We covered this in preseason week 4.
There has been more conversation about his number than any player I have ever seen
Quote:Well, kinda sorta. He was listed as a WR last year, which made him eligible to wear #16. Because he played one position that was receiver-eligible (WR) and moved to another receiver-eligible position (RB), he's allowed to keep #16 even though he plays a position that would normally be restricted to 20-49. It's the same exception that let Devin Hester keep 23; cornerbacks are technically eligible receivers.
Why he's still listed as a WR when he's clearly a RB is anyone's guess. Maybe they intend to use him out of the slot, or maybe they have better things to worry about than what position their jack-of-all-trades is listed at.
Denard was listed as a running back until he asked to wear #16. His first number when he signed with the team was 29. He also was drafted as a running back.
Quote:There has been more conversation about his number than any player I have ever seen
LOL That's because it is the only confusing one. No other player received the bogus job title OW just to wear a certain number.
Quote:I think a he's a running back. I also think the Harvin role is over rating him. I think how the chiefs used Dexter McCluster is a better comparison and a better role for him.
Speaking of Percy Harvin, why don't we ever run a play where Shoelace starts in the slot and then goes in motion to get the end around hand off?
Quote:Speaking of Percy Harvin, why don't we ever run a play where Shoelace starts in the slot and then goes in motion to get the end around hand off?
That would be awesome.