Philly's Phinest

Cincinnati Bengals (26 of 32) After a short hiatus, I'm back with the Bengals. I've always liked their color scheme and have enjoyed their unis over the years. But - there are a few small things I would clean up to make it my ideal look. 3 helmet options here - the classic tiger stripes are the primary. We have a white tiger alt. And lastly, I played around with more of a realistic tiger look where we have the orange on top and the white on the bottom. Kinda funky, but kinda cool I feel. For the unis, we have 5 different looks. Black home, white away, orange alt, White Tiger alt and a full black option. If you followed my 2015 series you'll see I brought back the popular white tiger look which has taken off over the past few years (not saying I was the first, but I was posting it before Cincy started ;)). I wanted to mesh some of their old look with some simplicity. Number font changes to a sharp block and there's more of an emphasis on the black. As always - C&C is appreciated!

Kansas City Chiefs (25 of 32) Next up is Kansas City. While this is nothing earth shattering - I think there are a few things that KC could do to improve their look. Starting off with the helmets - bunch of options here. The classic red with white facemask is the primary. Two different versions of a white helmet with one featuring just an enlarged KC. Yellow option to go with the alt and finally a fauxback of sorts, but instead of the state of TX, we have Missouri with a star on Kansas City. Only have 3 options as of right now and may expand upon these at the end of the series. Red home, white away, yellow alt. As for the changes - took a page out of the Calgary Flames playbook and have separated the sleeve and pant striping. I think it nicely breaks up the red and yellow. The away and yellow alt keep the same sleeve caps as the home set to bring in more color to the look. Lastly, I've changed the number font, but have kept it fairly block.

Great idea! Excellent execution. Looking forward to seeing more here!

Dallas Cowboys (24 of 32) While the Cowboys are probably my least favorite team in the NFL, I can say they have a very strong brand that they've built over the years. I had a few main goals here - 1) stay true to the identity and history 2) unify the look. Let's start with the helmets. 3 simple options. Silver, white and a blue. Silver being the primary. You'll notice the blue does not have any stripes and this was by design. I think the helmet looks cleaner this way and could pair well with the dark jersey. For the unis - since the Cowboys don't have a true home / away (usually wear white) - we have a light jersey (white), dark jersey (blue) and an alternate silver. These primary jerseys feature the classic double sleeve stripe (removed the outline). A retro number font was also used to pay homage to earlier Cowboy years. Similar to what some teams are now doing - I've removed the TV numbers from the shoulders and have replaced them with the star logo. Always thought that look suited them well. You'll also notice I've only used the darker shade of blue throughout and have made the pants a solid silver color (not the blue/silver that doesn't match their helmets). I also created an all white fauxback of sorts where I utilize the white helmet. This features the iconic double outline numbers and has blue sleeves. I've also paired this with white pants. Not a true throwback as I've changed the design, but borrowed elements from the past. Lastly - for the purists out there that love the lighter shade of blue, there is another alternate option of their normal light jersey that could be worn (yes I know I even switched the helmet blue to be a lighter shade). Should be about it for the Cowboys - so hopefully you all enjoy and as always, would love to hear the feedback!

Thanks so much! Funny you ask because this is actually how I started the design. The first shown below is the very first design with all orange stripes and blank pants. Over time, it evolved into the set you saw above. The second below is simply the current home with the retro helmet swap. I actually tried putting the numbers on those helmets as well, but felt it got very busy. Overall - I do like the striped helmet, but felt the design lacked having the Chicago "C" or something more than just the Bears wordmark on the jersey to signify The Chicago Bears.

Thanks - here's a mockup with orange stars instead of the red

Chicago Bears (23 of 32) Up next is Chicago. The Bears are probably as classic as they come when it comes to their branding. As I've been doing with most of my designs, I wanted to try and modernize a classic - but not go overboard. I always enjoy concepts on classic teams (like the Bears or Packers), where people take a little risk and don't just keep the same fonts or stripes, etc. For this set, we have 4 uni options - Blue home, white away, orange alt, and a double blue city edition. Similar to what I did with the Bucs, I took a basic block font and started playing around with cropping / adding edges to the numbers for a unique look. As for the striping - I wanted something similar to their retro unis, but toned down the number of stripes overall and isolated them to just 3 on each shoulder and 3 on the pants. GSH has been removed from the jersey, but is now visible on the helmet bumper. Pant options are only white or blue. Socks are either blue or orange and can be interchangeable throughout the look. Lastly, I did create a city edition which I like to call the "Windy City Alt". Similar to other designs I've made, I played on the Chicago flag. I've opted for a double blue and kept the red stars across the look. Chest crest reads "Windy City" and the inside of the collar reads "Bear Down". As always, C&C is appreciated and I hope you all enjoy the NEW Chicago Bears!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (22 of 32) Next up is Tampa. The Bucs have one of my favorite uniform sets in all of the NFL. Their recent switch back to the classic look is near perfection. However, there are some small changes I made and have added some fun alternates. Let's dive in. Helmets - bunch of options with the classic pewter as the primary. Uniforms - Home red, white away, black alt, 2 pewter alts with focus on red for one and orange on the other and lastly a creamsicle fauxback because it is a must. For the changes - not many to the primary home, away and black alt. The major change is I've scalloped the normal block font similar to what the Pittsburgh Pirates do. Secondly, I've changed the whole collar to a solid color. I've never been a fan of the thin color on the collars or even a few years back when the NFL did the "horseshoe" style collars. Also chose a black alternate out of personal preference and made the pewter alts a little more funky and modern. The black alt also comes with a black helmet. In the past, the Bucs did have a black option available for retail (I had one), but I don't believe they ever wore them on field if I'm not mistaken. I could be wrong so please fact check me on that. 2 pewter alts - one focusing on red and one focusing on orange. The red was where I started. Was originally a red jersey to match the red lid, but I really liked where the design went with the pewter. Really played on the sword theme. Sleeve striping is more modern and has the Bucs script written on each sleeve. Number font has been switched up to something "sharper". Sword stripe on the pants. I played around with other pant colors here and the sword pops more on red pants, but didn't look good with the pewter top. I'm more of a classic striping guy myself, but as I said - got a little funky and modern with this one. And then we have the same design, but orange takes the primary instead of the red. Not the biggest fan of that one, but still wanted to share. Lastly, creamsicle fauxback because it is a must. I've removed the helmet striping for a cleaner look and have separated the sleeve striping to leave an orange gap in between the red and white. I've kept the scalloped numbers and think it works well here. Changed the Buccaneers chest plate to a script font for a more classic feel. Instead of going white pants, I went orange on orange baby. Normally I'm not a fan of same color tops and bottoms (color rush), but I think it can be pulled off here.

Pittsburgh Steelers (21 of 32) Another team with a no-frills, timeless look. Nothing groundbreaking for Pittsburgh, but just a few changes to spice things up a bit. Multiple helmet options including - black, yellow, steel and white with the black being the primary. Uni options - black home, white away, steel alternate and a reverse retro as the fauxback. As for the changes - while the Steelers have a unique number font, I'm bringing them back to a classic block. I personally prefer this for Pittsburgh. Removed the numbers from the helmet to clean things up a bit. Sleeve striping stays the same. I've also removed the patch from the jersey (cleaner look imo). 2 pant options - yellow and white. Added stars to the pant striping. Purists may not like it, but I think it works with the set to spice things up a bit. Lastly the fauxback takes a note from the NHL with a bit of a reverse retro look. Instead of the black jersey with the yellow shoulder caps, I've inverted the look where yellow is the jersey color and black is on the shoulders. This is a nod to their set from back in the 60s. Grill on this helmet also gets changed back to a gray. Let me know what you think!

Thanks so much! That was the goal Thanks a lot! Big plans for the Eagles. Will definitely see a white helmet option

As a Flyers fan - I'm here for all of this. Fantastic work. Personally - I'd love to have a black version of that orange jersey as well, but overall 10/10.

Denver Broncos (20 of 32) We're back at it after a few days with the Denver Broncos. While I'm an Eagles fan at heart, growing up, I always enjoyed watching the Broncos and the likes of Elway, Davis, Sharpe, and McCaffrey. There's a lot to unpack here as I went a little overboard - but I definitely had fun with this one. I created a modern set and more of a retro set. I know a lot of folks would like the Broncos to go back to the days of old, so I'm here to hear all of your opinions on which you like best and why. For both, I chose the dark blue color scheme. Just a personal preference. Blue home, white away and orange alt. I also have created a wild and obscure take on a brown/yellow alt. By no means is this a throwback because I've changed a lot, but I wanted it to be so outside the box that it's actually cool. Lastly, I have a city / state edition paying homage to Denver and the Rocky Mountain state of Colorado. As always, I hope you enjoy and really looking forward to feedback on all of these.

New York Giants (19 of 32) Coming back out East with the Giants. This is another team that pulls off simplicity well. I actually pulled together two different overall sets as I couldn't decide which direction I wanted to go during the design process. There are certain elements that I did want intact though. First goal was consistency - something the current Giants sets lack. I am also set on having the "Giants" wordmark on the helmet as opposed to the NY and keeping the facemask white. I love the white pants. I dabbled with other pant colors, but am sticking with white. Now for the sets. While I'm an Eagles fan - I have to say I love the cleanliness of their current all white throwbacks. I started building a set around that. Lighter shade of blue with simple sleeve striping. However, I think the NW striping also works well for the Giants. The second set incorporates that and also has a number font change with no outline. This set also darkens the shade of blue used. Would love feedback on what others like better. Lastly, I have a semi-fauxback that incorporates the gray, brings back the NY on the helmet and keeps the NW striping. Thanks again for checking out these sets and interested to hear some feedback.

Thank you both! In a lot of my designs - I really enjoy combining elements of the past to create a unique look. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes need to go in a different direction, but I feel it works well here for SF

From a consistency standpoint, that second one is right in line with their current striping, but I do prefer the top option. I love the incorporation of the silver and I think that font is spot on. Would be interesting to see overall what a set would look like with a red, gold and silver scheme for the Niners. As always - great work here.

I know the majority probably like SF without the black, but I'm in the same boat where I think it works well. Also was waiting for someone to come in with a Buckeye comment. Felt very Buckeye-ish when replicating the throwback. Appreciate the kind words!

San Francisco 49ers (18 of 32) Taking it out West with the next team - the Niners. The Niners have some of the cleanest unis in the game. They also have one of my favorite throwbacks in the game. Might have gone a little overboard here, but I had fun with it. There are a plethora of helmet options. The primary is the gold lid with the revived red facemask. Also have a few different colorways of the same style. There's a silver throwback back to the 60s. And lastly, there's a city edition which we'll talk about more with the uni set. Major changes - not many except the DROP SHADOW IS BACK! Like I said above, I love the cleanliness of the current set they wear, but I'm a sucker for the drop shadow. That's our new primary here. I've also brightened the shade of red to make it pop more. Red home, white away, blackout alt, Gold Rush alt, red/silver throwback and lastly the International Orange city edition. This set pays homage to San Fran and mainly the Golden Gate bridge. Took a little risk on the color pallet, but after searching some images of SF, this is what I settled on. The International Orange (bridge color) is the primary. I love what the Giants did with their city unis, so I chose a gray for the numbers which represents the fogginess of the city sometimes. Sublimated bridge supports on the sleeves. Recolored retro logo on the pants. Pants are more of an earthy tone which I liked better than the gray or just plain white. I also was going to switch up the number font, but really liked the drop shadow for this set too (shocker). Anyway - here's the set. Hope you enjoy. Always looking for C&C and feedback!

I would agree with eegl75 on the above. Definitely miss the black. I just don't know how I feel about the double green. I would be very interested to see what this would look like if you darkened that midnight green quite a bit. I feel like it may balance the greens. Either way - still a great job on my Eagles. That throwback is great. Looking forward to Kelly Green coming back. Lots of good work in this thread! Keep it up!

Here's what it would look like with the double purple - one super dark and the other the current purple. Looks pretty cool!

Buffalo Bills (17 of32) Next up we have the Buffalo Bills. I kept it simple on this one again. Nothing too extravagant, but bringing back a clean classic look for Buffalo. I will selfishly say that I really wanted to bring that red 90s helmet back as the primary, but throughout my design, I felt the white just looked the cleanest. That said - 4 helmet options. White being the primary, along with the red, a blue and a throwback. In all honesty, I think any of these could be swapped in and out of the set, but white seems to work best IMO with the primary set. Yes, I know the blue has a blue facemask and doesn't match the white or the red where I used the white grill, but just a style preference there. Bunch of uni options - blue home, white away, red alt and then a blue and red color rush where I was able to utilize the alt helmets. Also removed the number outline which I think looks cleaner overall. Didn't end up creating a throwback since the primary set is kind of like a modern throwback. Might get to a throwback at the end of the series. For the home, away and alt, I went with white pants only - style preference there as well. As always - C&C is appreciated and I hope you enjoy Buffalo.

Yeah I purposely eliminated the black in the primary sets, but went black for the fauxback. Mainly nostalgia for me as I had a black Moss jersey growing up like the one in the link below. Could definitely turn the design into a purple fauxback too which might be better with the consistency for the whole set. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/randy-moss-84-minnesota-vikings-1786259287

Minnesota Vikings (16 of 32) Keeping it in the North - next up is Minnesota. The Vikings are one of the teams in the league where I absolutely love their look, but there are certain minor consistency tweaks that I think should be made. Mostly the inconsistent numbers with the sharp edges. Not a fan, at all. So - let's get into what I did. Few helmet options with the primary as purple and changed the facemask from black to purple. Changed the number font to something a little more classic. I think it works well with the look. The other big change comes on the pants. I've made the striping similar to that found on the jersey. 4 jersey options - home purple, away white, yellow alt (which I don't know how to feel about it), and lastly a fauxback blackout. Paid homage to one of my favorite players of all time to watch - Randy Moss. Like I said - not here to re-invent the wheel on this one. Just want to make it a little better. That said - C&C always welcome and enjoy!

Detroit Lions (15 of 32) Next up is Detroit. I will say that I do like their most recent re-brand. Couple different style elements that they could've done differently, but for the most part, I like it. For my design here - I wanted to jump on the modern-retro trend. I feel as though they had such a classic and iconic look in the 90s. I've kept the primary silver helmets, but have removed all striping and changed the grill back to blue. I've taken a similar approach on the pants with no stripe. The Lions currently do this with their silver alts and Thanksgiving unis and I actually dig it. I dabbled with pant striping on this design, but ultimately decided to leave them plain. I've also switched the number font back to a more classic block-style. I kept the tribute to WCF, but have placed that on the inside collar of each jersey. Primary home is the Honolulu blue. White away. Silver alt. Thanksgiving Day alt which is a very plain retro look (have to keep that around). And then lastly, I did an all black alt. Now normally, I would not just create a black jersey if a team doesn't have it in their color scheme. But when looking through their history, they used to wear an all black alt at one point as well as a red uni early on in their history. Not brining the red back, but I thought the all black looked sharp and paid homage to the past. Enjoy!

Looking through all the iterations, I keep coming back to this one. I'm not getting "I" vibes from the "T" - I think it's a clear "T", but I do think there's something about it that I just can't put my finger on. Maybe some spacing between the H and the T and some intersection. I actually dig it more when it's compressed like this as opposed to being elongated.

Thanks! Yeah the Cards have the perfect opportunity to utilize that AZ flag so hopefully whenever they do re-brand, they take a step that way. And - pays homage to their past when they wore the flag patch. Also just took a look at your series. You've got some really good work in there! Love the different iterations of Washington and how that design grew.