MJD7

Going back to the Oilers would be such an upgrade for Houston over their mostly bland and uninspired “Texans” identity. Then again, anything would be an upgrade over the Titans’ current uniforms. I don’t really care who has the name, I just want a team to embrace light blue & red as a full-time color scheme & to use those classic Oilers stripes.

For me, when the announcement video came out, I honestly lost most any interest I had in this unveiling. I’m not normally this pessimistic, but after the sneak peeks and the supposed leak of the Commanders name, I’m not really expecting anything more than a generic militaristic identity that doesn’t hold a candle to the previous uniforms. I’m glad other people are excited and wanting to investigate into the details and leaks, but me, I’m not in any rush to get to February 2nd. Which is unusual, for sure, I’m always excited for new uniform unveilings.

This combo is the only thing that hasn’t grown on me with this new Falcons set. The Falcons are not a team that needs a white-out look. Black socks & accessories would greatly help this particular combo.

The burgundy jersey looks fine, although a definite departure from previous branding for Washington. The white jersey, though, looks like it could very well be disastrous. Whatever those gradient squares are, I don’t wanna know. The inclusion of black doesn’t look promising, either. I’m holding out hope that the name will end up being Redtails, I like that better than any of the options that seem to be finalists. They showed a lot of concept art with that name; that seems to suggest that it made it at least close to the final stages. Something hog related such as Pigskins or Warthogs would be unique, too. Overall, I’m anticipating that I’m going to prefer nearly everything about their current “Football Team” identity over what they’re about to “launch.” As others have said, slap the current W logo on the helmet and bring some helmet stripes back, and they’ve already got a pretty nice uniform. No need to reinvent the wheel here, even though it seems like they’re going to try to do just that.

These are all great examples, Browns-Bengals might take the cake as not only being a matchup between two less-than-stellar uniforms, but also being an absolute eyesore to watch. It perfectly exemplifies my point in the 2021 NFL Matchups thread about the need for contrast. Jaguars-Titans is another great example of that; even though those particular combos are among each team’s best, the teal and the light blue just clash in a way that makes it tough to watch. Just out of curiosity, was that Bengals-Bucs game in the preseason? I don’t recall ever seeing them pair the white pants with the red jersey during that era, especially with the red “stripe.”

I’ve had a similar concept for the Jets, I think it would be a nice solution. Maybe you could try making the white stripe on the sleeve proportionally smaller and/or make the “spike” a little bigger, so it somewhat resembles the 80’s jet logo:

Yeah, the main reason the ASG gold worked where the Twins’ current shade doesn’t is that the the ASG gold was a significantly lighter shade, and didn’t muddle with the red as much. This is an old comparison I made: Regardless, I’ve resigned that the gold was a failed experiment for the Twins. Go back to either of the pinstripe eras (preferably the 60’s) or try something completely new, it doesn’t matter. The gold just needs to go away.

All of the concepts have been great so far, I just have one suggestion for Texas: I don't think the orange looks "burnt" enough. I think that's been a criticism of the uniforms in real life as well lately, but I'd be curious to see you try a different shade for the Longhorns.

I feel like their current uniform is about halfway there. They’ve got the split blue & red striping, but the red brim on the cap would be an immediate improvement. I honestly don’t mind the current Western font either, I just wish they’d go back to it on the home, or even go back to the 80’s script. The current script is just as lifeless as can be.

@BBTV Fair enough. My point of that was to say that the actual colors of the uniforms and the designs of the jerseys mostly aren’t bad, I’d even say they’re visually appealing, especially the Titans’ columbia blue against the Jags’ gold. @throwuascenario put it nicely, pointing out that not only are the colors more bland in Rams-Cardinals (dishwater gray vs. black), but both uniforms are about as poorly designed as it gets. Those Broncos-Browns and Browns-Bucs games are definitely contenders, though.

I honestly didn’t hate any of these (colorblind issues notwithstanding), definitely not as much as Rams-Cardinals. If you give contrasting pants to any of those teams, I think they’re actually pretty nice color-vs.-color matchups.

This might have been discussed before, but @BBTV’s Best and Worst thread got me thinking, what are some of the worst uniform matchups of all-time in the NFL? I’m genuinely curious if anything can beat this: Comment below if you have an idea.

This is sort of off-topic, but I’ve always thought the “red version of the Texans” should be the Texans. Switching to red as the primary home jersey would do wonders for them, and I’d love to see them try red pants on the road, as well. I even think a red helmet would be interesting and could set them apart. The point is, I find the navy to be boring for them and brightening their brand up with some more red would really help.

I think either option would look great, honestly. I’d never thought of color vs. color for Ohio State vs. Michigan, but I think it would work beautifully. For my own unpopular opinion: I don’t mind black-out or white-out looks in football. Most of the time, wearing the primary combo is ideal, but I sometimes I like the look of the all-white or the all-black, especially in primetime, albeit used sparingly.

Although Tom Brady obviously didn’t have anything to do himself with Tampa’s uniform change, I could see how a return to a more traditional uniform and an immediate Super Bowl win might start a trend toward more traditional uniforms for other teams, especially those that “Nike-fied” themselves over the past few years. However, even if that were the case, we wouldn’t be seeing the effects of that yet, since they just won the Super Bowl less than a year ago, and it takes years to develop a uniform redesign. Plus, we’ve already seen a trend of returning to tradition even before the Bucs’ Super Bowl win, with Cleveland, New England, and Jacksonville all returning to more traditional looks as well. Here’s to hoping that a team like the Cardinals or maybe even the Titans follows suit.

This is my favorite road wordmark the Giants have ever had… I do admit it’s a little cluttered. If not this, I’d prefer they just have the “SF” logo as the primary away option.

No, they updated the pants striping to match:

Oh wow, so they updated the whole set. I was not expecting that. Overall, I’d say it’s a lateral move. I actually really like the thicker striping, I think that’s a massive improvement. I’m not too big on the road wordmark at the moment, although the block lettering does a nice job of differentiating from the Dodgers. I have a feeling it might end up growing on me. It’s kind of baffling they didn’t add a pair of light blue pants to compliment the jersey, especially since that was the trend for teams to do as of last year. If any team needs a full powder blue road uniform option, it’s the Royals.

Yeah, the initial road jersey had the same font, but it’s never been used for the home jersey. I do feel it is a nice way to update the M’s with more modern-looking wordmarks while also paying homage to the past.

Along with the need for an increased emphasis on teal, I do think the Mariners’ wordmarks/logos have gotten a bit stale. Maybe flipping the color balance to emphasize teal would be enough to revive them, but I wouldn’t mind an update, maybe something that harkens back to the ‘M trident’ era. I don’t mean to self-plug, but I would love to see something like this (paired with a navy hat with a teal brim, of course):

I think the Jaguars are a rare example of a team that needs double outlines, as I think gold by itself doesn’t provide enough contrast, while black by itself looks too “sterile” and lifeless to me. The black outline on those teal jerseys is definitely an improvement over no outline, though. As for the Dolphins, although I often flip-flop over which shade of aqua I prefer (the primary or throwback), I find myself leaning more & more towards the throwback shade, as the primary aqua is starting to look way too “minty” to me. The throwback shade seems to do a better job at contrasting with the orange, as well.

Not only that, but the “radical” elements of both of these uniforms are some of the best aspects of them. Both teams took great risks with certain aspects of their uniforms that weren’t as nostalgic, but the risks turned out wonderfully, in my opinion.

I’ve stated before on these boards that I’ve never been a fan of pinstripes for the Twins. However, if it meant getting rid of the gold, I’d have them go back to the pinstripes in a heartbeat. (The off-white 60’s throwback would be ideal, for me.)

I know I’m biased, because J. Cole is my favorite artist, but I love this. Especially since the album cover was basketball themed, I feel like this is a cool way to tie it all together and show love to the city he’s performing in. It’s cool that each design is a throwback, too. If I was in his position, I’d be doing the exact same thing.