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What's the meaning of the colors? The game is in Indianapolis; those are Cavaliers colors. Anyone got any more info?

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, @Brave-Bird 08 has already debunked that mockup. That said, I don't think it'd shock any of us in the slightest if Denver does add an alternate white helmet to the rotation. It'd absolutely HAVE to have the D-horse logo for it to work, though. (Unless they have some other alternate mark they're cooking up that we don't know about yet...)

Ravens or bust. I said what I said.

There's a lot more to this than most people realize. I'll just sum it up this way: the relationship between Vrabel and the organization became toxic, and has been for a pretty good while. As for his firing, many within the fanbase don't even realize—because apparently folk don't bother to read past their own emotional vitriol—that the decision to fire Vrabel was Ms. Adams Strunk's, not GM Carthon. (Of course that hasn't stopped some of the most insidious racist chatter I've ever seen in my life on some of the team's fan groups.) Anyway, here's this: And of course, Vrabel did himself NO favors by saying what he said at his Patriots Hall of Fame thing. In case some might not know, here's this: Yeah...not exactly a ringing endorsement of the organization that currently employs you. One could also take that as backhanded shade, considering some of the frustration Vrabel verbally expressed over the years at the lack of offensive weapons he dealt with during the tail end of Jon Robinson's time there. Now, with all that said, here's my takeaway of Vrabel having observed the Snatit over the past six seasons. He's a GREAT motivator of men. It's said that great coaches can get good out of average and great out of good. Dude definitely did that, and that was proven in the 2021 season when he somehow drug a team without its star tailback (recall that was D'Onta Foreman's off-the-practice-squad breakout season), with it's own version of a bakery at QB (Tannehill, though he did have some good games that season), probably the strongest defensive line rotation in the game, one of the game's top safeties in Kevin Byard, and a bunch of "who?" guys rotating in and out of the starting 53 (I think they played like 93 guys or something like that during that season due to all the injuries, which we'll circle back to) to the AFC #1 overall seed....before blowing it all to the eventual AFC champion Bengals. And that game, probably more than any other, proved Vrabel's vice: his insistence on stubbornly staying with inept OCing on the part of Todd Downing, and some super-questionable in-game coaching decisions. Now, it wasn't his fault he didn't have anyone for Tannehill to throw to aside from AJ Brown—that was on former GM Jon Robinson for not really drafting anyone aside from Treylon Burks, who himself wasn't exactly star material early on. But it WAS Vrabel's call to reinsert Henry into the starting lineup in place of a by-then-hot Foreman (who the team then cut after the season, another dumb move), which made the entire game plan predictable as all get-out, which Cincinnati rightly exploited. (And that was despite the defense sacking Joe Burrow like nine times in that game, IIRC.) And then there's the Snatit effect: granted, this was in effect before he was hired, but it was amplified under his watch: that team's maddeningly frustrating tendency to play up and down to competition. They beat, and sometimes soundly, some of the league's top teams, and then got nearly blown out by some of the worst. That is 100% on coaching. What else can be pinned on coaching? The sheer amount and mind-numbing frequency of injuries that team incurred over the past few seasons. I don't know what's up with the strength-and-conditioning staff there, but that defintiely should be/should have been looked at. So basically you add all that up, plus how often (though not widely reported) he verbalized his frustrations about things going on internally and you have a recipe for toxicity. Then you add what occurred at the Patriots HoF thing to it all, plus the team's cap issues prior to this season (which it seems Carthon is trying to do something about—more on that in a bit), and well...yeah. So yeah, this team as is has reached its apex (or rather, it did two seasons ago), and isn't going any further. Plus Henry is a FA now and Tennesee aint finna pay him vig bucks after 8 years, so this seems like the opportune time to blow it up and start over, which it seems like Carthon is doing now that he's created the cap space to do so. And that's something some of the more boneheaded fairweathers among [what exists of] Snatit Nation need to understand: how to separate business from emotion. That's true in football and in life. (Doug Pederson may find this out the hard way after next season if he doesn't do something about his offensive coordinator/his team's offensive performance.) TL; DR: the relationship became toxic. And success or no, that ain't good for stability or healthy relationships, be it in football or in life.

Such as...?

Still trying to figure out who thought THAT was a good idea??? (I guess all those reefer and fentanyl fumes blowing through Denver made their way up to the Nuggets Head brass' offices.)

I hope the hilarious part doesn't happen, but I feel like this is what will happen, too, even as much as I'm pulling for Cleveland. (Not that I have anything against Houston because I don't, and it'd be huge for both Stroud and HC DeMeco Ryans.) And if Dan Campbell isn't careful, that'll end up costing the Lions this playoff game just like it did their game in Dallas. (Yeah, lost in all that truffle about whether 68 reported or not was the fact that Campbell went for it in the red on 4th down from like the 10 or 8 yard line and the Lions got stuffed. Those three points left on the field cost them that game.)

For anyone curious as to that mockup... As for it being "almost dead on"? Yeah, I remind all of us of the whole Cardinals fiasco last year. (No fault on part of our boy TruColor, though.) Wouldn't surprise me though if the next Broncos set does indeed come with a white helmet....

GOOD! Just as I expected Carthon to do, especially given the tension going on with those two all season long. (To be sure, though, there was already drama going on with Vrabel even before Ms. Adams Strunk hired Carthon.) What this tells me is that they're doing what I figured Carthon was up to when they traded Byard halfway through the season: they're tearing it all down and building it all back over. And they should. Suck though it may for some, such is the business of football. (Well, pro sport period, but you get the gist.) And speaking of firings: many within Jaguars County (look, I ain't delusional enuff to think there's a nation out there, though there's certainly a good number of fans outside Duval) have been screaming, for a good couple weeks now, for Pederson to can OC Press Taylor...for much the same reasons as the Snatit *finally* canned Todd Downing last season: ineptitude at running an offense. So what does Trent Baalke go and do? Fire the defensive coordinator, along with the entire defensive staff. I mean sure, the defense slipped toward the end of the season (as did the entire team and coaching staff), but that's a heckuva scapegoat move to make. Then Pederson turns around and continues to go to bat for OC Taylor? Bruh. (Then I found out a/ they're friends and b/ apparently Dougie did this same thing up in Philly, with the same guy.) Think it's safe to say the power balance in the AFC South has shifted toward H-Town now? (And its about time, because I still remember that dang-near decade-long stretch where just about every media outlet out there kept predicting the Texans as their "dark horse contender" only for the Texans to never live up to that billing.) Now of course, the Colts are the wild card in all this, and it remains to be seen exactly what Carthon does in turning the Snatit into the Nashville 49ers (much like Vrabel did early on in turning the Snatit into the Middle Tennessee Patriots), but I am just not at all expecting Jacksonville to make any kind of big changes to keep themselves competitive. But we'll see...still wayyy too early to be talking like that. EDIT: and apparently some within the Snatit's Idiot Nation (yes, such a thing exists) are already throwing up Jim Harbaugh's name as a possible candidate...

Re: Detroit...it's my understanding that Stafford loved Detroit and Detroit loved him back when he was there; I don't think there's anything but mutual love and respect there between Stafford and Detroit. Now Goff on the other hand...oh I'm sure it'll be personal for him since the Rams straight up sent him out the door. And also...how cool is it that Ford Field is getting a playoff game??? I bet that atmosphere is gonna be ALL THE WAY live. Halfway wish I could be there to experience it in person again...

Can I go in just a little bit on this? For about the first third of his sole season as OC in Nashville, Arthur Smith didn't know what the heck he was doing. BUTTT...once he channeled his inner Matt LaFleur (we'll come back to that), remembered that Derrick Henry is the biggest starting tailback in the league, and really turned him loose, we saw him run all over folks, which then set up some stuff in the passing game. Now, I know it seems like forever ago, but Marcus Mariota was still the starter then. 2019 was the season he got benched and Ryan Tannehill took over...at which point it also seemed like the team sprang to new life. Anyway, that turnaroud—and King Henry's dominance, buoyed by at the time one of the best defensive fronts in the game—somehow sprang Arthur Smith's name into the HC candidate pool. So, that said...one of the greatest mysteries mankind has encountered is how the Snatit—the Snatit—got not one but TWO consecutive OCs into head coaching positions. Yet somehow, it happened. One of them is still head-coaching up in Green Bay and doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. The other one might be lucky to get on some squad as a position assistant. You know what, while we're discussing the Snatit...I'm wondering if this is the time Ran Carthon decides to cut sling with all things old and renew the entire pipeline. King Henry is a free agent (watch hin end up with like Kansas City or—maybe Philly, since they've made a mini-habit of signing former Snats), and Vrabel was linked to New England probably five weeks into the season...if Belichick does indeed exit stage right, maybe he goes there? Either way I don't really think Vrabel will be in Tennessee next season...or at least he shouldn't. But who knows, maybe Carthon likes him enough to stay loyal to him. If I were him, I'd blow it all up right here and start all the way over, building around Levis, Spears, and whoever of that D-line rotation chooses to stay. Now as for the team the Snatit ran out od the playoffs....sheesh. How did Jacksonville pull an uno reverse on themselves??? I mean yes, I get it, Trevor Lawrence got hurt. But really, I saw all I needed to see from the Jags back in like week 5 or so when KC somehow broke legal protocol by playing a road game and rolled up into Duval and won 17-9 (I think it was). That's when I knew this squad wasn't getting anywhere this season; the subsequent weeks just reinforced it. And then the bottom just fell out in the back third of the season...the exact opposite of what happened last season, hence the uno reverse. They got some things to think about next season, especially now that Houston seems to have asserted itself as a real contender for the South crown going forward. (And Indianapolis can still make a play for it, too.) Anyway, those are my non-professional quick quips for now...

I mean, to be sure, the season was over before it started. But good gosh, what a way to go out. That's Adam's, Clarke, now Ja. This doesn't even count Smart or Rose. Doggone karma, boy...it'll getcha every time. (To be clear, I'm talking about the Memphis front office here...)

Well...in fairness, the Giants' current sets ans the '80s-'04ish Vikings' and Cardinals' uniforms were more or less a byproduct of time and cirsumstance. The current Cardinals uniforms (and Giants, for that matter) are based on order looks that just so happened to "not match". These new Texans' sets seem like they're being designed that way on purpose; that's the big hitch.

Hmm, wonder if this hue will be the approximate new "H-Town Blue"... ...And from that same linked article, um...this: As many of us predicted, this mayyyy end up going pretty not good. I also think this "different from each other" thing is gonna signal a new micro-trend in NFL uniform design. But I'll speculate on that layer. For now, I'll just say, based on the above, I'm gonna direct, and request that you all direct, any and all vitriol that is sure to be released come April, toward this Vosik character and Texans brass. Apparently, they're the ones who enabled this appease-all-people approach.

Minus the blue-on-blue numbers, I'd be cool with that, too. (With appropriate bolts on the breezers, though...)

I could rock with something like that. However, they'd need to pick a pair of pants, either white or gray "silver", but not both...and possibly add a pair of black pants to the mix.

For a short spell in the 90s we also had Troy Aikman, Steve Young, Mark Brunell and Jeff Blake all battling each other (8).

I keep forgetting those existed! I think they only lasted one season, from '94-'95, before the Ning went all Reporter on us (pretty sure that was ahead of the '95 season...and it somehow survived Y2K). Hang on, I think we may go full Boltjack up in here... (as if we're not already there) Originality, you say? Well, chaining this with the quoted post above, let's revisit those 1994-95 anomalies in all their beautiful quirky glory, shall we? (And pay special attention to the As and the 4s!) First let's back it up to the inaugural jerseys to see how we got there: Boyyy check out THAT serif treatment! Now to the '94s... Those were...certainly interesting. The funny thing is, quirky as that number set was, since it's in the Lightning's history, they could base a new number set off those--of course, more finely crafted--and establish their own unique look. And speaking of that, as far as colorway is concerned, I really see two ways forward for this team--neither of which is likely any time soon due to their recent Stanley Cup run (then again, after being ran out of the playoffs by the team they're cosskating as this past postseason, who knows?). Anyway, my two votes would be: 1.) Either keep the same colorway they came in the game with, and get back to a black, white, and [perhaps a brighter] blue with silver trim, or... 2.) 86 all black and silver, and use a slightly darker royal blue with storm gray, to tie them into their in-town NFL brethren Buccaneers (which I've actually been wanting them to do for the longest time).

I'm kinda right there with you to a degree. (Also, Creamerite minions, take note: this dude screen-named "Old School Fool" favors a modern design over traditional designs in this instance. Just wanna point that out. ) I too particularly liked the black jerseys from that time. If nothing else, I felt those numbers should have carried over into the next branding life. That said, if the Falcons follow trend and neo-traditionalize in their next branding life, I think they should decide a look based on pairing the 1966 home blacks with either the 1966 or 1970 road whites and definitely the 1970 reds as alternates: (Note the difference in socks there)

Beat me to it.

The funny thing is that is that's the thing I most liked about it. It's one of those things that shouldn't work in theory, but for some reason, mixing the dark navy neutral, the bright vibrant sea blue (I forget the actual color name) with vintage white was just an interesting contrast. Topping it off with the red S and jersey numbers was (almost quite literally) the cherry on top. It was just an interesting application and I guess somewhat bending of color theory in practice, at least to me. On the other hand, the vintage white did not work on the Vegas jerseys, because it and VGK's gold trend toward the same shade thus the contrast "pop" isn't really there. (I also wish they had applied the gold braiding in the back numbers to the sleeve numbers; I'm still curious as to why they left that off.) That is one whole heaping of "bleh". I don't know, and this may just be me, but something about "lightning" and "hockey" conveys speed, power, and at any rate dynamism. This jersey is almost the exact opposite of all of that. Of course, this is all just—you knew this was coming—one man's opinion...his two rusted Lincolns.

Without knowing if this was the point @Silver_Star originally made, after looking at it again, a new AR logo would make just too much sense. Arlington Renegades ARlington Renegades AR (Of course they could just use the cowboy logo and skip past all of that, but that would make even more sense. But then...all sense went out the window at using "Arlington" in the first place, so what the hey???)

It's been that long?? Jeez...

I can just see that cap dropping down some dude's head right about now...

Let's set everything else to the side for a hot minute. These don't get talked about enough... Literally, physically, hypothetically, realistically, they're the epitome of...well, absolutely, unequivocally and objectively some of the best football uniforms—and branding—ever of all time, at any level of football anywhere. Far as I'm concerned they're right up there with the mid-1970s-1998 Houston Oilers as all-time classics.