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I have to repectfully disagree with some people here... There isn't much I like about the Seahawks unis including the green jersey. Don't love the navy base of the helmet. The shade of green just doesn't work as a base for a jersey IMO. The "shoulder yoke" is gimmicky. Plus I can do without the number font. Just don't care for any of it other than the helmet logo.

I really like the magenta/navy combination. Really awesome color scheme.

That gray one on the left is intriguing... cool idea. I dig that

100% agree on the striping. Also, I know people wanted gray for the hem/sleeve stripe. But if they do that, there is basically no reason for them to ever break out their original jersey for special occasions. I think these as primaries with the original as their heritage is a great rotation. I actually like the wave striping a lot. The sharks just feel like a team that should have a modern element. And they did so while also being tasteful. A- in my book. Would be an A+ if the white sweater striping was switched.

I actually would have liked that Blues jersey if the piping would have stopped when the shoulder yoke stopped. Just cut that yellow piping off at the corner of the white/blue yoke. But I liked the shape of the shoulder yoke.

Will there be a time that the Reebok piping will be "retro?"

I can't stand the aesthetics of it. But, I also realize that during a game, players are going to do what they want and what they are comfortable with. That's throughout all sports. I criticized it a couple pages back, but my main issue was that they were doing it during the photo shoot that was created to show off the new uniforms. People worked hard on designing a new uniform for ULM. Their design and the photoshoot deserve better than to have a guy with his undershirt wrinkled and untucked for no reason. Imagine if one of the many great designers on this site got the opportunity to design a football uniform for a university, and during the photoshoot a guy had an untucked wrinkled Gildan t shirt hanging out of the bottom. IDK... that would bother the hell out of me

I know it's been talked about 1 million times but I'm going to beat a dead horse. Number 5 with his white t shirt hanging out of the bottom looks ridiculously stupid. White helmet, white jersey, white pants, white socks, white shoes, white wrinkly tshirt hanging out. "Hey everyone, I'm ready for the photoshoot to show off the new unis! Not only is my undershirt hanging out, but I was able to wad it up in a ball overnight to make sure it looked nice and jarring!"

They would have been so much better off just making a jersey to fit that blue/white scheme. Those helmets are sharp. Just made no sense with the gold trimmed jersey.

Was there a Blues shirt? I didn't see one on any of those pics... asking for a friend

I agree. I'm not a big fan of much of the Canes branding, but this definitely isn't the answer.

100% agree with the "sand" addition. Also as a St Louisan, it really is amazing how much crappy football we have had. Thank god for the few Greatest Show on Turf years. As much as I love the look of the unis the Cardinals wore when they were in STL, that isn't the answer for them either. Totally agree.

For sure. Fix the pants and that literally all they have to do. That's what makes the Cardinals so maddening. Literally the easiest fix in the history of sports.

Is the Wild's current set even a faux back look? They might not be 2000s WILD but I also don't find them to be retro or faux back whatsoever. I said this earlier and I'll say it again, i think its the wheat/off-white color, not the design, that might give people that impression. Honestly, I have never dug the name "Wild" but the less they feed into the 2000s vibe, the more I view it as "wilderness" vs tacky. Taming the other elements of the uniform has let the logo shine a bit more. IDK, their branding has grown on me since losing the 00s vibe.

The Jets are literally a horizontally striped jersey with a roundel logo, just like the Columbus cannon jersey which I believe started this convo. Maybe it's just the cream color that makes you think its gimmicky

My issue with the current Orca is it's origin. It was made in reference to Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment who owned them at the time. So not only was it a huge departure from any other previous branding, it also doesn't really represent the team name. It represents the owners of the franchise at that time. Once I learned that, it has always just felt too corporatized to me. All this being said, I'm not sure any of their previous logos are very good either. I love the nostalgia of all of them, but all of them seem flawed in a way. I think one thing that should absolutely stay is the blue/green color scheme and balance they are currently using. It's sharp and clean. The crest is really my only issue but I have no solution to offer to fix it.

The thing that bothered me most about the Oilers orange primary home was the sleeve and hem stripes. They are white blue white and I always thought it should have been blue white blue. The white being more dominate and paired with that shade of orange just threw the entire balance of the jersey off. It's seems blue top heavy. If they wanted to keep the orange jersey and the white-blue-white order on striping, I much prefer the sleeve and hem striping the second picture which was their alt before the orange primary. Take away the shoulder numbers and funky neck line and that is a far better jersey IMO. I don't even care about the navy vs royal vs orange debate. To me, the current orange primary just isn't as good as many of their previous sweaters for various reasons.

I'm not sure why but I never loved the Duck's black anniversary jersey. The black seems so forced to me. The jersey just feels clunky. It's like the Ducks are hellbent on doing anything but bringing back the originals. Every time they do, there has to be a tweak for no reason. This time, the tweak is using the current color palette which, again, to me feels forced.

I really like the grey/charcoal color Vegas uses currently. I understand the desire to go with gold considering their name. But in a world where teams go "stealth mode" and overuse of black in all leagues, I thought the charcoal grey was a nice change of pace for a team that wanted be be "dark." Hearing that they will be primarily gold with a new black alt sort of bums me out. I would rather them swap the current home to the alt if they absolutely want to go with a gold primary.

Are we really not getting a Cardinal make over?? I feel like there would be some kind of news on that front by now.

That 92-94 set is my favorite Blues set mostly due to nostalgia. Its very simple and just splashes red into the color scheme before the craziness of what was to come. I've always loved this shot of CuJo: And I will forever picture Hull in this jersey:

I think everyone is right here... but just not listening. None of the points you guys are making are mutually exclusive. Yes, this could make for some great helmets. I would love to see some inverted helmets and more of a home/road split. Yes, this will definitely make for some hideous helmets that have nothing to do with the teams identity or branding. I am personally: a) pumped for the throwbacks b) excited to see what teams throw out there because i love uniforms c) nervous as hell because I know that 50% of them will be trash

Preface to my post: - I don't like bone or sol, and honestly the royal is a shade too bright for me too. - I also don't like anything about the rams rebrand and they should have gone straight classic/retro. - I also tend to not love navy. It usually dulls things, including when the rams used it in STL and early LA. All of this said, I kind of think navy may work better with both bone and sol. The colors are just too bright on the rams current unis and paired with the current shade of royal worsens the issue for me. The bone is absolutely stupid, but if it was the only other color against a solid navy, it might actually work better. Same with sol. IDK... wouldn't mind seeing a few mock ups before i decide that I'm completely against navy for the rams. I guess it depends on how married to bone and sol they are. If they are hellbent on keeping those, navy may not be as bad as we think. Side note: I would find it hilarious if they added a navy alt. There are two teams playing in the same stadium in the same city and they would both have blue/yellow primaries with navy alts

Dang. Well then I don't like it It's only good with the story. It's not good design without it.

There is an explanation of that in the other NHL Thread. There is actually a pretty interesting story behind it. (At least I thought it was interesting)