{"id":18405,"date":"2012-08-29T06:53:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T10:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=18405"},"modified":"2012-08-29T06:53:10","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T10:53:10","slug":"redskins-joe-theismann-billy-cundiff-and-the-number-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/08\/redskins-joe-theismann-billy-cundiff-and-the-number-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Redskins: Joe Theismann, Billy Cundiff and the number 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, just for laughs, I asked former Washington Redskins quarterback <strong>Joe Theismann<\/strong> on Twitter if he&#8217;d be okay with new kicker <strong>Billy Cundiff<\/strong> wearing #7. Nobody has worn #7 for the Redskins since Theismann in 1985, but Cundiff wore it with the Baltimore Ravens last year. Hours late, I got an answer:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\"><s>@<\/s><b>doubleuefwhy<\/b><\/a>: Would <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theismann7\"><s>@<\/s><b>theismann7<\/b><\/a> be okay with Billy Cundiff wearing 7? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search\/?q=%23Redskins\"><s>#<\/s><b>Redskins<\/b><\/a>\/ no<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theismann7\/status\/240567540789694464\" data-datetime=\"2012-08-28T21:52:25+00:00\">August 28, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Okay, not a surprising one and certainly a fair one. While the Redskins have only officially retired Sammy Baugh&#8217;s #33, several numbers are not in circulation. We haven&#8217;t seen #21 (the late Sean Taylor), #28 Darrell Green, #42 Charley Taylor, #44 John Riggins,  #49 Bobby Mitchell and #81 Art Monk and of course, Theismann&#8217;s #7. All but Taylor and Theismann are Hall of Famers. <\/p>\n<p>A few minutes later, Theismann clarified:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikev1975\"><s>@<\/s><b>mikev1975<\/b><\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theismann7\"><s>@<\/s><b>theismann7<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doubleuefwhy\"><s>@<\/s><b>doubleuefwhy<\/b><\/a> .. Thats like Jay Schroeder not being OK with RGIII wearing 10! \/ I was just kidding, fine by me<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theismann7\/status\/240568807243005953\" data-datetime=\"2012-08-28T21:57:27+00:00\">August 28, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Had I been in front of my PC at home, I probably would have blogged the first tweet and then gotten stuck changing the post after the second tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you want to get retweeted a lot, get a question answered by a former NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion. I don&#8217;t think I could get the same result out of a current or former player from any of D.C.&#8217;s red, white and blue teams.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redskins.com\/team\/roster\/Billy-Cundiff\/859ef05c-a9c8-4c33-ae02-c8fba252863b\">the Redskins roster shows Cundiff as wearing #5<\/a>. Jeff Hayes and Curt Knight could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, just for laughs, I asked former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann on Twitter if he&#8217;d be okay with new kicker Billy Cundiff wearing #7. Nobody has worn #7 for the Redskins since Theismann in 1985, but Cundiff wore it with the Baltimore Ravens last year. 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