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10 minutes ago, ~Bear said:

As long as the secondary helmet stays only with designated alternate uniforms and follows the same rules as far as how frequent a team can wear them as said alternate uniforms (and safety is up to par), I have no qualms with this change.

 

I do hope they keep the current uniform regulations in place, though. Two alternates is the perfect number and allowing alternates to be worn only 3 times is also the optimal amount. Alternate uniforms are just that and shouldn’t be shoehorned in to act as a “Home 2” jersey imo. Similarly, uniform continuity is important, and it signals brand continuity; the NFL needs to avoid the jumbled mess that the NBA and its plethora of ever-changing uniforms have become. 

Teams like the Titans, Jags, and Rams already have a jumbled mess of an identity because they constantly swap out different colored pants, socks, undershirts, and push the alternate jerseys to the limit. Alternate helmets will only make that worse league-wide. There are only 17 games in the season, the NFL has no room at all to be churning out alternate looks like the other three leagues

4 minutes ago, colinturner95 said:

Teams can pair the second helmet with alternate, throwback or Color Rush uniforms

 

Little bit more than just the throwbacks. 

Oh man this is going to be an absolute :censored: show

Stop complaining just consume the product and then get excited for the next product

2 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said:

I saw on ProFootballTalk that the Washington Football Team was unable to trademark that name. A it was too generic and B a squatter already applied for it.

Good that's what they get for having a non-name for two years

56 minutes ago, Chromatic said:

And I don't believe it will cause people to stop watching, but I also think they'll see a very large drop in jersey sales if they start sticking ads on them.

Let's ask NBA and CFL fans how that went

I love the Lions' logo, I hope they don't change it

5 hours ago, Nordiks_19 said:

On the helme, it's not "so" bad, we'll have to get used to it.

How is BELL being the first thing you see on every closeup of a Canadiens player not so bad?

1 hour ago, clonewars2008 said:

I’m gonna play devil’s advocate here as I too hate the look of them, but that money is crucial to recoup the costs of the season. Especially the Canadian teams. It sucks but it’s necessary right now. But Adidas and Fanatics are doing everything in their power to not take my money when they decided to give us sub par hats and shirts and not going for another run of Retro reverse jerseys or offering a bigger line of jerseys through NHL history. But in the end those ad revenues are valuable to the teams this season and the next few. 

They just made $650 million from Seattle. There are more ads on the ice, ads on the glass, ad banners by the scorebug show up throughout the game. More split-screen ads every time there's a slight lull in play. Not a single team would face serious financial hardship if they got rid of the helmet ads. 

edit: Lol I forgot about the huge ESPN deal too. The NHL is rolling in money right now.

1 hour ago, Unocal said:

I thought the Patriots mid-2000s alternate uniforms were actually decent

 

If it weren't for the side panels New England's Brady-era uniforms would be one of my favorite football uniforms of all  time

We will never see the Kraken's uniforms without corporate advertising

1 hour ago, DNAsports said:

 

 

 

This logo makes me laugh every time lol it's so stupid looking

16 hours ago, nash61 said:

Also an alternate logo that I didn't know existed.

the crest looks like half an ear

47 minutes ago, WideRight said:

BLITZ--St. Louis (new STL FC stadium)

why does St. Louis always get the worst names in these alternate football leagues

18 minutes ago, Ridleylash said:

I just don't see it, honestly. The neon orange is garish as hell, especially combined with a navy that's so dark it looks black on camera. Besides, teams around the league are moving away from navy blue anyways; the Sabres dumped it in favor of royal, the Isles dumped it a while ago; I think only Winnipeg's left of the NHL teams using navy besides Seattle.

 

Plus royal blue is the color they wore during their Stanley Cup dynasty. Navy blue has...like, the 2006 run? Getting swept by Winnipeg in the first round this season? It's not exactly a color the Oilers have historically had much success in.

 

And why would they use a picture of a fan wearing a jersey that isn't their main dark jersey or current alternate if this means nothing? Why specifically use one wearing the Reebok royal blue? There's plenty of photos they could've used of fans cheering in the orange home jersey they wear now.

St. Louis still uses navy. They have the same problem with it being so dark it looks black, too

hearing rumors of the A's moving to Branson, Missouri

The playoffs aren't being too kind to teams that went with their alts

30 minutes ago, flasah said:

Hurricanes - 2 yrs in Boston, 23 yrs in Hartford, 2 in Greensboro, 21 in Raleigh

 I remembered to include the WHA for everyone except the Whalers lol

1 hour ago, flasah said:

Now let's do the NFL:

 

Bears - 1 yr in Decatur, IL, 100 in Chicago

Lions - 4 yrs in Portsmouth, OH, 87 in Detroit

Wash. FB Team - 5 yrs in Boston, 84 in Washington

Chiefs - 3 yrs in Dallas, 58 in Kansas City

Colts - 31 yrs in Baltimore, 37 in Indianapolis

Cardinals - 40 yrs in Chicago, 28 in St. Louis, 33 in Arizona

Titans - 37 yrs in Houston, 1 in Memphis, 23 in Nashville

Rams - 10 yrs in Cleveland, 49 in Los Angeles, 21 in St. Louis, 5 in LA

Chargers - 1 yr in Los Angeles, 56 in San Diego, 4 in LA

Raiders - 2 yrs in San Francisco, 20 in Oakland, 13 in LA, 25 in Oakland, 1 in Las Vegas

NHL:

Flames - 8 yrs in Atlanta, 41 in Calgary

Devils - 2 yrs in Kansas City, 6 in Colorado, 39 in New Jersey

Avalanche - 23 yrs in Quebec, 26 in Colorado

Coyotes - 24 yrs in Winnipeg, 25 in Arizona (they've been the Coyotes longer than they were the Jets?!)

Hurricanes - 18 yrs in Hartford, 24 in Carolina

Jets - 11 yrs in Atlanta, 10 in Winnipeg

Stars - 26 yrs in Minnesota, 24 in Dallas

defunct teams:

Seals/Barons - 6 yrs in San Francisco, 9 in Oakland, 2 in Cleveland

Senators/Eagles - 50 yrs in Ottawa, 1 in St. Louis

Pirates/Quakers - 5 yrs in Pittsburgh, 1 in Philadelphia

Bulldogs/Tigers - 5 yrs in Quebec, 1 in Hamilton

*wrong thread

1 hour ago, habsfan1 said:

So Las Vegas is going to take a 2nd franchise from Oakland? The Las Vegas Athletics is a terrible sounding name, just like the Las Vegas Raiders.

 

I know that they just slapped the Raiders name on whichever city would host Oakland's team because the NFL or whoever didn't want to retire that identity. I just don't agree with that decision because there should be better care given to sports brands. The Golden Knights went out of their way to make a stunningly attractive grey jersey and branded every aspect of the franchise to make it stand out and connect with Vegas scenery, including consistent names with their minor league affiliate. The NFL did the total opposite.

 

They should do like the OKC Thunder did and get their own name so that the Sonics could use the name, if they ever return. Same for Oakland, if they're forced to relocate the Athletics. OKC's logo is awful, but at least they got the name part right.

I understand where you're coming from, but the A's have been the A's for 120 years across 3 cities.

The Lightning look better now than they ever have. In fact, their current uniforms are the only time they've looked good at all

If they move I hope it's to Vancouver that'd be sick

It's a fun thought experiment, but the Chiefs, Cowboys, and Vikings outside of their proper divisions makes me sick to my stomach

1 hour ago, BBTV said:

When the merger happened, did the AFL teams keep their rosters and literally merge?

Yes

I wonder how the Royals would react to having to switch divisions if the A's moved somewhere east

This absolutely sucks lol. Jobber uniform for a moribund team