Number 00?

[warchild511]

I'm in my seventh year as a CCM QB, and I've noticed that there are four players (all LBs) in my league who wear #00. Oddly enough, on the roster screen they are listed as #0. So I started a new league as a linebacker to see if I could get #00 and, sadly, I couldn't get it. Any similar experiences?

[shadowman]

Re: Number 00?

Jim Otto was #00 as a center back in the 60's. He's in the Hall of Fame. I don't think the NFL allows the use of #00 anymore.

[warchild511]

Re: Number 00?

No, the NFL outlawed #0 and #00 in 1972. You're right, Otto did wear #00, though. The last player (as far as I know) to wear #00 was Ken Burrough, a receiver for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. I think he retired about 1979 or '80.

[warchild511]

Re: Number 00?

Oh, and #0 (single digit) was last worn by Saints safety Obert Logan in 1967.

[Acera]

Re: Number 00?

i saw this once. My best guess was that when that player was added, all the 50's were taken on the team, and maybe the 90's were as well. But the CPU ran out of eligible numbers and then went to 00.

again, a guess

[warchild511]

Re: Number 00?

Good guess. I suspect you may be right. In any event, it's pretty cool. When I download the patch, I'm not changing them.

[Cryolemon]

Re: Number 00?

i saw this once. My best guess was that when that player was added, all the 50's were taken on the team, and maybe the 90's were as well. But the CPU ran out of eligible numbers and then went to 00.

again, a guess

I wonder what a team in Real Life would do if that happened? Presumably they'd be allowed to use a number in the 70s or something.

[Acera]

Re: Number 00?

I wonder what a team in Real Life would do if that happened? Presumably they'd be allowed to use a number in the 70s or something.

40's for sure.. likely 70's as well. Tank Carder was no. 45 for the Bills in the preseason.

[Tha_BlacKnight]

Re: Number 00?

I saw a rookie CornerBack come in and he was wearing #1. That was like 2 seasons into my CCM

[warchild511]

Re: Number 00?

In real life, the linebackers would indeed wear 40s if all 50s and 90s are taken. 60s and 70s are almost always for linemen, unless you've got a 4-3 DE that becomes a 3-4 OLB (Aaron Kampman, who wore #74 in both roles).

As for the game, I think it's funny that, if you play a CCM player as Otto Graham, you get #60. You'd think he'd get #14. (He wore both numbers, but #14 was retired in his honor.)

[sword1986]

Re: Number 00?

If all 50s and 90s are taken on a team, the Linebacker can wear a # in the 40s. Tully Banta-Cain for example.

[H_Zilla]

Re: Number 00?

The first move of my original CCM was to pick up James Farrior from the FA pool, he got assigned number 00. Its really bugged me the whole year.

Then he retired and my run defense fell apart