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This. Red mask on (matte or satin) Navy helmet is a really underrated look.

Seconded. All 3 interviews are must-reads for people like us and well worth a 1-month, $5 Substack donation to Paul (who is getting out of the biz next month, by the way).

First of all, TV numbers on one jersey, no TV numbers on the other....and the TV numbers DON'T EVEN MATCH THE FRONT & BACK number. Absolutely no reason to have 1-color TV numbers and 2-color font/back numbers. And with that being the case, with White TV numbers and a White outline of the Texans sleeve logo, the Swoosh should be Red for contrast.

10-4, thanks.

Another rumored take on the Texans:

Dan Campbell lobbied for the Black jerseys to return. https://x.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1781242800010391666

If these leaks are accurate, Jesus Christ. How do you nail it with the Jets and the Lions and then completely destroy all credibility with the Broncos and Texans? Who at the league level signs off on this and why are they employed?

I just listened to some of the videos taken from the reveal event, and the female interviewer did comment that the Silver pants have a sheen to them again.

I agree with you, that's how I would do it. But when the team wants a Blue helmet with Black/Silver stripes to wear with a Black jersey, you can't wear Blue pants with Silver/White stripes. So, you either have 2 pairs of Blue pants, each with different stripe colors, or you have one pair of Blue pants with no stripes you can wear with the Blue, White, or Black jersey.

It looks like the Silver pants might:

Is the hat that crooked, or is this logo as unbalanced as I feared it was when I first saw the helmet leak? This is going to be a disaster.

You're wrong here because you simplified the problem. It's the 2nd/3rd/4th added pants colors that create the problem. As you said, Silver/Blue/Silver/Blue works perfect - as does Silver/White/Silver/Blue. Now start mixing & matching (which I hate, btw). - If you have stripes on the Blue pants, they don't match the Silver helmet or White jersey. If you do decide to put stripes on the Blue pants, then they either have to match the Primary jersey stripes or the Alternate jersey stripes, or you lose a combination. So you make them solid and you can wear them with the Home, Away, or Alternate jerseys. - If you have stripes on the White pants, they should match the Away jersey. But then, technically, they don't match the helmet. And if you want to, for some reason, wear them with the Blue or Black jerseys, you have mismatched stripes. So, I see why they went solid on the White, Blue and Black pants. Not that I love it, but I get it. In an ideal world, they wouldn't have Blue or White pants and they wouldn't have a Black uniform, but given the design challenge, this is the solution.

The Silver is what makes the Blue & Black look so good...Panthers fans just can't seem to get this.

Every time.

Yes, I mentioned this earlier today - mixing & matching with striped pants can get tricky, especially when both the helmet & jersey ahve the striping. And, it almost becomes too much, especially on mono-looks. The key to offsetting the plain-ness of the pants woudl be to wear socks/leggings with the sleeve striping on them, but alas, we haven't been given that gift yet.