#6

[LJP]

Bears had a couple of good #6s, other than Cutler:-

HB Bill Senn (1926-31), HB/QB Gene Ronzani (1933-38 & 44-45), E Johnny Siegal (1939-43) & HB Don Kindt (1947-55).

After Kindt, the next Bears #6 was K Hans Nielsen in 1981, so it doesn't get used much.

One of the flaws in the current system is that numbers 1-9 are restricted to QB/K/Ps.

[ChrisBabcock]

Marc Wilson (also 2 SB "wins") is at least as good as Bubby Brister.

I'm going to go with a tossup between Cutler and Wilson. Cutler for "volume of work" and Wilson for team success. Benirschke gets HM.

[JuggernautJ]

Warren McVea! At last, a (modern)(non-kicker) player who actually contributed to a Championship team
(while wearing #6).
Nice one!

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... VeWa00.htm

[sheajets]

I never liked the standalone numbers of 4, 5, and 6 for QB's. For some bizarre optical reason they just don't exude strength to me. Anything 1-3 and 7-19 I'm fine with.

[ChrisBabcock]

I never liked the standalone numbers of 4, 5, and 6 for QB's. For some bizarre optical reason they just don't exude strength to me. Anything 1-3 and 7-19 I'm fine with.

What looks weird to me is when kickers and punters wear numbers in the 12-19 range.

[JohnH19]

I think it has to be Cutler with Bubby the next best position player.

Good God, Man!
We're football scholars... we've got to be able to come up with someone better than that...

Where's the guy who wrote the numbers book?

I went through every team's list and that's what I came up with. Was Marc Wilson better than Bubby? I don't think so.

[JohnH19]

I never liked the standalone numbers of 4, 5, and 6 for QB's. For some bizarre optical reason they just don't exude strength to me. Anything 1-3 and 7-19 I'm fine with.

Brett Favre is the most obvious exception. Roman Gabriel had an excellent 1973 season wearing No. 5. Dieter Brock was a great No. 5 in the CFL and he had a good 1985 season wearing that number with the Rams.

[sluggermatt15]

Well, here's the list:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/p ... i?number=6

Cutler is rated with the highest AV by more than a factor of two, so....

[sheajets]

I never liked the standalone numbers of 4, 5, and 6 for QB's. For some bizarre optical reason they just don't exude strength to me. Anything 1-3 and 7-19 I'm fine with.

What looks weird to me is when kickers and punters wear numbers in the 12-19 range.

I still don't like how kickers and punters can't wear the single bar (or some other goofy and unique K/P facemask) always thought it gave them personality. Morten Andersen always had the early Bradshaw era mask. Gary Anderson the single bar. Some had the Mark Duper double bar classic.