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“Market research shows that cohesion results in visibly fewer fire and icy emojis” ~some lead marketer at Swoosh HQ
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Split the difference - blue helmet and socks, red numbers and pants.
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The Texans and Bears actually already had the same shade of navy. My thoughts: mostly surprise, especially if this is the “bull” uniform. I figured there would be bull horns on the front of the helmet with that set. Too “icy” and not enough red, at least that we can see. Not sure what to think of the number font. Will probably reserve judgment till it’s been seen on the field. Would be really cool if the navy-heavy road set were meant to contrast a red-heavy home set, like an inverse of their original look, but I doubt it. That seems like too much cohesive thought for the walnut-brained Nike designers.
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Clowney to me is a classic 3-4 OLB, minus a small amount of lateral agility but with more acceleration and strength. He’s faster than most 4-3 ends. He has been both in his career, and I believe was exclusively an end in college. So, who knows? Side note: I miss the OLBs who could play in either a 3-4 or a 4-3, and who were versatile enough to rush the passer, stop the run, set the edge, OR drop into coverage. Guys whose role the offense couldn’t predict on a given play. Somebody like Seth Joyner or Donnie Edwards.
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I know edge positions are blurred, but wasn’t he technically an OLB with the Ravens?
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He looks like a linebacker, maybe inside.
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Eric Metcalf began his career as a running back. Montgomery and Patterson began theirs as wideouts. I think players who switch positions were generally allowed to keep their old numbers.
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You hardly ever see them anymore, but I loved RB numbers in the forties. John Riggins with the Indigenous Persons, Stephen Davis with the Persons and the Panthers, Mike Alstott with the Buccaneers…granted, Alstott was a fullback, Riggins was a fullback in a one-back offense, and Davis was a fullback-turned-halfback, but those numbers conveyed size and power to me.
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Bland.
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Now that one with the full wordmark, I do remember that well.
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I maybe vaguely recall that?
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The bottom one, with the shield, reminds me of the Florida Panthers’ logo.
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The Giants have tip-top taste in sartorial style.
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Because it’s the offseason? Because their free-agency moves haven’t been all that flashy and they need attention? To congratulate a team member on an incredible milestone in his life?
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The Wolves had a great look from the get-go; in fact, I’d wager that all four of the late-1980s expansion teams began with nice looks (Wolves, Magic, Heat, Hornets). The problem with their original uniform/logo design is that it’s kind of like the NBA’s version of the Buccaneers’ creamsicles, in terms of the team’s performance and reputation while using them. Minnesota was constantly terrible from 1988-96. Zero playoff appearances. They usually had one of the worst records in the league. It probably didn’t help that they also had outrageous guys like Christian Laettner and Isaiah Rider either - brash characters are fun when you’re winning but offputting when you’re bad. If memory serves correctly, they went to the playoffs the first season of their new, more “intimidating” look, too - just like the Buccaneers.