To Whom Should the #1/#2 Jerseys be Awarded?

1=Diggs

Is the two for any DB? If so, Kovacs, otherwise, Countess.

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If you have to ask who should get the number, then no one should get the number.

Blake Countess by his junior year. I'm calling it.

It doesn't matter what jersey number one wears because of the new math.

Mattison #1

Stefon Diggs #1 in 2013

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Beat Ohio

None for the #1 jersey but the potential that Countess is showing this year he could very well earn the #2 jersey by his junior year.

No one has impressed enough to earn it. You could blame Denard's passing but even taking noten of that, no one has dominated enough. Hemingway has been the closest, but he's graduating. Gallon has been impressive but not consistently enough. Roundtree has been neither great nor bad this year, just good. Kovacs for #2 but I'd like to see them wait and give it to Countess in 2 years.

makes it sound like they've been awarded this week.

What about #21?  That's the new WR Legacy number, right?  Junior's a senior.

If I were making the decidions (not what I think will happen):

#2 - Kovacs for his senior year.  He deserves this for so many reasons!  Hopefully Countess the following year.  I'm 100% OK giving #2 to a safety.

#1 - X

 #21 - possibly Roy Roundtree.  He'll be our best WR, and a senior.  

We have two WR #'s now so I think we should be a little more slack on passing these out.  To me, #1 is still The Elite jersey, with #21 a slightly easier jersey to earn.

I will entrust that decision to the staff. Personally, there is some more work that needs to be done before we talk about #1, but as  for #2, maybe Countess or Kovacs.

Retire the whole idea. I like the idea of recognizing a player's contribution, but Hoke (with his apparently low-maintenance personality) doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who likes to publicly hold some players above others.

Also, I can't ponder this topic without thinking of BRAYLON EDWARDS. (I mean bad Braylon, not the one of the '04 Michigan State game and all the other marvelous on-field contributions.)

#1 to Denard

this year with no one getting #1 (as many posters have stated).  However, Jasper's reason for retiring the whole idea made sense.  Maybe the idea isn't retired, rather responsibility given to the team to select.  Not sure about this, just thinking out loud.  Btw, 1 day.  I love being on Central time and having games start at 11am!  GO BLUE!

You have to be an All-American type player to get the NO. 1 jersey and there is no way anyone on this team deserves that. 

The no. 2 jersey I dont think has been earned either yet, Clountess does have the best shot in the future, like someone said, probably his junior year.

Beat Ohio.

considered for these jerseys.  I believe Braylon has that in writing about the No. 1 jersey.  I don't think a player can prove he is worthy of the honor of waering either jersey until he is a junior at least.

Countess could get there and Kovacs has proven his mettle and deserves something, but I hold those two numbers in the highest esteem, I don't feel there is anyone currently worthy of that level of praise and esteem.

BEAT OHIO

that is all.

I'm not a fan of the #1/#2 jersey thing. It's a silly question for fans and a source of drama for the team. If I was Hoke, I probably would never let anyone wear the jersey just so I wouldn't have to deal with it.

Lets give a player who was suspened for a year the #1 jersey.

Gallon should wear number 128

Roundtree????

There is no WR on this roster yet that should wear it.

I personally am not a big fan of the legacy jersey deal.  There will be a pissing match eventually on whose patch or multiple patches end up on the jersey.

Does anyone doubt that Braylon thinks he should have a patch on it when it comes back and will say something stupid about it........

#1: Beat

#2: Ohio

It would be nice to see Hemingway wear the 1 jersey against Ohio. He's been a big play maker all year

DENARD realistically deserves the No.1..none of our recievers has been putting Braylon Edwards numbers...

Idk about No.2

I would say hold off on both jerseys for next year.  1 and 2 must be special players.  Make them hungry for them, they must earn them.

No one has earned the #1 jersey yet. In my mind, the #1 needs to go to a WR that he other teams account for every week an he still makes plays. Through double teams and getting jammed like hell, he still makes catches. And he doesn't drop balls.



Countess might earn the #2 jersey, but not yet. Teams don't throw away from him yet. We don't line him up against other's best WRs yet.



In sum, no one is there yet.

If we're going to use numbers in an honorary manner, they're about not only on-field excellence but off-field character.

 #21 appears to be around to honor a WR, and surely more honorary numbers are on the way for other positions (i.e. #20 for RB, #77 for OT).  These honorary numbers lose meaning if they don't retain a positional identitiy. 

But #1, if it's going to be used the way Braylon and others imagine, should go beyond position and go beyond on-field talent. Despite the impressive history of great WR wearing #1 (and some DB and not-so-great WR), Braylon's the only real prcedent for being 'awarded' the number as an honor.  The tradition was defined with Carr convincing him the jersey required not only talent but also maturity and leadership. #1 should be about leadership and character first but also about a dominant game-breaking talent that the defense always has to pay attention to and regularly assign extra-defenders towards. 

Denard's the obvious choice.  {That is, if he wants it. He might prefer that 16 become the number that gets honored for QBs}.

If we keep it to WR exclusively we're going to run into a dynamic where #21 is secondary to #1 which is a) weird and b) a dishonor to Desmond, who, some of you might be too young to remember, was a better player than most if not all the guys who wore #1 AND a better exemplefier of the 'Michigan Man' character (regardless of how you define it, Desmond's a better man.)  Conclusion - #1 doens't have to be a WR.

As for #2, I guess the idea is that it's the #1 for defense?  This seems strange for a team that wants to identify itself as being defensive-oriented but...Woodson,.nuff said....  Like #1, it has to go beyond position.  David Harris would have looked good wearing #2.  Brandon Graham could have worn it if you ask me.

Countess looks great and seems to have the personality to match.  For whatever reason, it seems premature to give anyone the number after a freshman year, but I don't know what more Countess could do in this year.  I'd let him know he's got a shot at it and, if all goes well, give it to him going into his junior year.

Could Kovacks be #2? Or do you have to be a cb