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I'm old enough to have seen the road Reds in person in '77, and also the new road Blacks the following season in '78.
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It's just the standard NFL Style Guide template.
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I still hate the TV numbers on the helmets.
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Keep in mind "Spade" has been a really racist term in the past.
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Historically, they didn't have striping on the Red jerseys, save the 2005-2022 designs.
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I haven't done any concepts in a long time, but thought I'd share this one, which is an AZ Cardinals tweak to simplify (even more) their current set. After staring at the new set endlessly for about a year, and mostly being OK with the addition of Silver into the color scheme, I still think it is not needed. I get that they wanted to modernize the helmet and still keep the "Gray Facemask Aesthetic" as I like to call it, and bring that color into the uniforms, but I'd like to remove it. We now have TWO teams in the NFL (Chiefs and Cardinals) with a color in their logo that is not in their unis (Black for the Chiefs, Yellow for the Cards), and a color in their uniforms that is not in their logo (Gold for the Chiefs, Silver for the Cards). I like the idea of presenting a new modernized version of the "classic" St. Louis Cardinals uniforms, but I would have taken it a bit further. I removed the Silver and added Black back as a trim color on the Cardinal Red jerseys. In addition, I completely removed the Red pants, and changed the striping pattern on the White jerseys and pants to Black-Red-Black from Red-Silver-Red. Also moved the wordmark back to the front of the jersey albeit a smaller (but larger than previously worn). So sue me - I like jersey wordmarks. I also added full-color logos to all three jerseys, and changed the facemask color on the White helmets from Silver to Red. I also added TV numbers to all three jerseys. I understand the trend is to remove these, but I feel that these particular designs need them. I think the current White jerseys look really blank without them. The biggest change to the Black uniforms is replacing the Silver numeral trim to White - I feel that the Silver trim gets muddy-looking on the Black unis. White stands out better IMO. I also removed the 3D shading on the helmet decals. To me, this creates a more iconic look; one that is easily identifiable as the Cardinals, but still retaining some modern elements.
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As you can see by what I have on my site, I am estimating the 422.
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They're technically metallic Silver now. Matches with the metallic-like Silver striping and trim.
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...and if you're wondering why the numerals have those perforations in them, this is the inspiration:
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Spot on. Side-by-side comparison:
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The logosheets that are available on the NFL Communications site are nice to have, but they aren't the definitive uniform spec files. I used to have access to the *real* NFL Branding Site (it's certainly not NFL Communications), and the "On-Field" files were glorious. Every measurement, every uniform detail immaculately depicted. I so miss having access to those.
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I'm fairly certain the stripe-less pants and monochrome uni sets were Nike's idea. Sounds like Michael Bidwill insisted on some changes - stripes on the White and Black pants, and the Black trim on the White jersey numerals. (Original design had Red numbers trimmed in Silver.)
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This is an older concept of mine, but I've always wanted the Raptors to go with this combo: Red, Dark Purple, and (flat) Silver.
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I wish they could have used the proper wordmark however (check out the 'U' in 'Buccaneers" for example): I also wish they had used the proper colors, and also provided the version of the logo that was used for marketing. (Different than was used on the helmets.)
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Gray pants are still available; Gray jerseys are gone.
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The Titans definitely do NOT have a flat Gray mask; I was wrong about it being Chrome, but it is 100% a metallic. Lots of articles out there describing it, as well as pics: https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/the-story-behind-titans-new-uniforms-and-helmet-20512660
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Oh - and I believe I made an incorrect statement re: the Titans' facemasks. They are Metallic Silver, not Chrome.
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I think they're just in there but not worn. Not sure of the reasoning.