MJD7

Why would they make their main uniforms closer to the throwbacks in every way, but also still keep the throwbacks, and not only that, add in a white version? I don’t buy it. If they do end up going that route though, they’d join their rival 49ers in having throwbacks that are unnecessary.

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Darkening the red would defeat the point of having the color scheme in the first place. It’s a similar dynamic to the somewhat common suggestion of adding pewter to the Bucs’ creamsicles — darkening the color scheme to fit as the primary set kind of ruins the whole point, it takes away what was originally appealing. I’m not suggesting that simply adding light blue to their current color scheme is the way to go, either. That just puts them even closer to the Titans, when the two teams really ought to be distancing from each other. Although the Texans obviously can’t just recreate the Oilers uniform design, I truly wonder if there’s any reason why they couldn’t just use the color scheme full-time if they really wanted to. I have to imagine they could’ve made a claim to it before the Titans reintroduced the Oilers throwback, but now it might be a bit tough. The logo wouldn’t really work great in that color scheme, either.

Honestly, I’d go as far as to say that the Texans’ set would be pretty perfect if they just switched to a red helmet and/or jersey as the primary. I’d maybe flip the colors of the stripes on the pants, or change them to match the “USC” stripes of the jersey, but that’s just nitpicking at that point. I think the predominance of navy is what contributes a lot to the feeling of their set being “boring.” The red helmet really does wonders to brighten their set up. Red also just feels like more of a Houston color to me, and would help them stand out more in their division and in the NFL in general.

I... don't hate it? I don't really buy that the uniforms will actually resemble that design, but it makes for some interesting combos. I particularly like the white/navy/white and the white/orange/white. If they absolutely have to use the "5280," I would have the numbers upright instead of sideways. My ideal Broncos uniform set, similar to @tBBP, would be the '65-'66 set (that picture is approaching Rams' 50's yellow jersey painting territory of ubiquity, which I have contributed to), with the blue helmet. I'd also have either orange or white as an occasional alternate helmet, as well as a blue alternate jersey, and orange & blue pants as options. It's a toss-up for me between the cyberhorse and the D-horse logo, both are well and good.

I think they could afford to drop the white accessories, although I understand why they did it for the Rose Bowl. I agree that the maize accessories look terrible with the maize pants. I think the maize accessories look really nice with the navy jersey and pants, though, but all-navy looks really nice, too. I also think navy/white/navy/maize could work as an occasional road combo. I think the ideal combos for Michigan are navy/navy/maize/navy at home, and navy/white/maize/navy on the road. I'm fine with some mixing and matching for them though, so long as they don't go with maize for both the pants and the socks/accessories.

This last update of the main set is essentially perfect, I especially love the red helmet with the primary jerseys! I'd love to see the red helmet paired with the navy jersey and white pants, and vice versa. The only change to the red jersey I'd make would be to have the front "Texans" wordmark and the Nike swooshes white, as in navy they're a bit tough to read. I also love the "H-Town Blue" design, the double outline on the numbers looks great. I personally think the best way to differentiate the Texans' use of "H-Town Blue" from the Titans' use of columbia blue would be to pair it with mostly red, since the Titans now use so much navy. Maybe the helmet and/or pants for the H-Town Blue design could be red?

The powder blue uniform would look so much better with this striping style, whether as a pullover or a button-up.

I never said they were confused for one another, only that the two were unnecessarily similar. I'm not sure how one could argue that these two aren't remarkably similar, though: Of course, the Panthers' primary jersey is black, and they don't really wear the silver pants much anymore, so the point is pretty moot. But regardless, even if the two aren't confused for each other, maintaining distance, especially while remaining truer to the Lions' broader history, is a good thing. I'd like it if it matched the lighter silver. With blue pants it'd look especially nice (and maybe even the blue helmet). I wouldn't mind all silver once a year, though. Agreed.

I, like most people here, would prefer Michigan in navy over maize against Washington in white over purple, but there is something to be said about monochrome matchups offering the maximum possible contrast between the two teams, which is the purpose of having sports uniforms in the first place. I tend to prefer more traditional, colorful matchups myself, but calling anyone who disagrees “morons” is pushing it too far. It’s worth a reminder that this stuff is, like all forms of “art,” subjective.

The best thing the Lions did in their 2017 redesign was remove black from their color palette. It gave them necessary distance in color scheme from the Panthers, which I honestly forgot was even an issue back then, until this talk of a black alternate came up. The Lions set is honestly close to perfect as-is, the only change I would absolutely make would be to get rid of the dark gray, replacing the outline of the home jersey numbers with white, and sticking with the lighter gray for the alternate, using it as a road alt much like the Seahawks have done. The helmet finish on their alternate blue lid is honestly really nice too, though I’d probably make it closer in design to the main helmet. Overall though, I can’t say I’d be optimistic about a redesign improving on what they have now. Similarly, even though the Texans’ current set leaves a bit to be desired, from the sounds of it I don’t anticipate their redesign improving on what they currently have, although I can’t help but be curious. It’ll likely be a Titans scenario where a middle-of-the-road uniform set looks great in retrospect, compared to what replaced it.

It’s not professional sports, but FSU football won the national championship in 2013 and the school rebranded their logo and uniforms for 2014.

I think the navy sleeve caps on the away jersey are a wash, I like both versions but I probably slightly prefer the white sleeves, just because it preserves the white star and would match the white pants better whenever they (presumably) decide to do that combo. The navy numbers looked really nice, but looking at the red numbers they definitely feel like an improvement. The red socks are as well. With a red helmet, & the white sleeves returning, this set would be pretty much perfect to me.

These two ought to be each team’s primary “on-field” hat.

I actually really like the Falcons' current uniforms... *ducks* I'd just slightly adjust the numbers, use "Falcons" or "Atlanta" instead of "ATL," and get rid of white socks.

This set looks wonderful! It's pretty similar to what I'd do for the Texans (I'd keep the "USC style" stripes but just make them dual-colored like you did. I'd also make the helmet, away jersey numbers, and socks red). I'll echo the comments above that the "H-Town Blue" feels a bit out of place in the star on the home jersey, I think navy would look better. However, I'm still excited to see how you hopefully include the color in the alternates. I agree with you that the Texans only need minimal changes, but unfortunately I have a feeling that your designs will end up being a lot better than what the team actually unveils. We'll have to wait and see. I'm looking forward to seeing more designs from you, whether that be Texans alternates or (hopefully) other teams in the league!

I haven’t gotten a chance to talk about this, but I’ve been on this train for a while now. Even when I was playing baseball I didn’t really understand the need for buttons & thought they were a bit cumbersome.

The Cardinals article did say that Bill DeWitt III had to fight hard to keep the chain-stitching. Who knows if the Phillies fought as hard. That Phillies jersey is almost certainly a replica though, so it doesn’t say anything definitively of how the authentics will look.

We must have missed this, but here’s a good look at a lot of jerseys on the new Nike template. Some key takeaways: The Marlins’ stripes will be a lot bigger (an improvement, although their color scheme still needs to change). Pinstripe jerseys thankfully appear to be exempt from the collar and sleeve cuffs, as can be seen on the Rockies & Phillies. This should’ve been what the Nike template was in general. Patches appear to be heat-pressed, which, if these are replicas, is an improvement over the old replicas, which rarely ever had patches at all.

An idea I just had: maybe a white helmet, but with a red facemask? My main issue with the white helmet for the Bills is it makes them pretty close to the Colts, with them both having the same white/blue/white home combo, when they could really use (and have used in the past) more red. The benefit of the white helmet, though, is that the logo stands out a lot better. Maybe a red facemask on the white helmet, with the red socks like you mentioned, would be a good way to add some red while keeping the logo at its most visible.

I think the Bills & the Falcons are two of the teams that could benefit the most from the recent elimination of the One Helmet Rule — I’d personally like to have the Bills primarily in red helmets, and the Falcons remain in black, but I’d be perfectly okay with the Bills having a white helmet option & the Falcons having a red helmet option for a few games a year.

This is a major bummer, albeit unsurprising. Along with the Braves, the Brewers will likely be affected as well. Even more disappointing than the stripe being moved to the edge of the sleeve is that, like @ptay mentioned, the orange stripe now isn't wider than the black stripes, they're all equal. I have to imagine they'd at least alter the pants to match, but we'll see. It's pretty sad that teams seemingly can't have stripes above the edge of the sleeve anymore, nor can those stripes be of unequal width. This is also quite a bummer. I don't mind the Mets' black alt, the only thing that would've been needed to improve it would be to add back the black brim. I actually think the blue outlined by strictly orange looks more "purpley" to me, as the warm orange & the cool blue kind of blend together against the black background. I think the white outline all around was superior.

I hadn’t really watched Washington yet this year, but he seems ridiculously good. I wasn’t really invested in the Heisman race, but after watching him I’m really surprised he didn’t win it.

I agree, not sure if it's unpopular but the Rose Bowl graphic on the shoulders seemed a bit silly and excessive to me, though pretty inconsequential. I guess it's their version of Clemson adding the tiger paw or Ohio State going with the throwbacks in the playoffs. I also wasn't much of a fan of the white accessories most players were wearing, I would have much preferred they sticked to navy and maize. Also agree. I don't hate the all-purple but would much prefer the gold pants.

Yeah, Carolina wearing the blue pants with the white jersey is a combo I never would’ve thought of, but it looks great. The only unfortunate thing is they chose one of the worst possible opponents the wear them against in the Jaguars. It almost convinces me that a white or a blue helmet might be the way to go, as opposed to black. Also, Ravens - Dolphins looked great. I wish the Dolphins wore aqua pants instead, but a lot of the players at least seemed to wear aqua socks. It contrasted great against the Ravens’ black & purple.