WinTheDay8 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Surprised this wasn't already a topic http://lindyssports.com/nfl/article/headline/nike-nfl-extend-deal-through-2019/296620So, who do you think is next to get the Nike treatment? I've got money on the Titans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams.Source? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.I don't see the Packers moving away from their traditional collar and switching to the flywire, so unless they can keep their same collar on the newer template, it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.I don't see the Packers moving away from their traditional collar and switching to the flywire, so unless they can keep their same collar on the newer template, it won't happen.They should be able to. The Patriots were able to. The Bills also have a traditional collar now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefaniniowa Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I didn't say they should move away from the traditional collar, they do not have to. I am just saying they could switch to the Elite 51 fabric on their jerseys like 28 other teams have already did, including the Eagles last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udubs03 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I didn't say they should move away from the traditional collar, they do not have to. I am just saying they could switch to the Elite 51 fabric on their jerseys like 28 other teams have already did, including the Eagles last year. I pray to God they don't...we've all seen how great the Jets look in their three-green patchwork jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackerFan98 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.They better not. The collar makes us unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I didn't say they should move away from the traditional collar, they do not have to. I am just saying they could switch to the Elite 51 fabric on their jerseys like 28 other teams have already did, including the Eagles last year. No, you said "Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams."Echoing Gothamite - source?As for the switch, Packer fans like having one shade of green on our jersey. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Unexpected but happy with Nike staying. I do think The Rams and Titans will get a Nike makeover in the coming seasons. Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I didn't say they should move away from the traditional collar, they do not have to. I am just saying they could switch to the Elite 51 fabric on their jerseys like 28 other teams have already did, including the Eagles last year. No, you said "Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams."Echoing Gothamite - source?As for the switch, Packer fans like having one shade of green on our jersey.I don't think the packers will switch until nike develops a jersey fabric with some sheen. I have to think that their matte material trend will cycle out of fashion and we'll see some teams go back to the 90's-00's shine.Also did the packers ever modify their pants with the nike changeover or are they still using the rbk/ripon model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I believe they still use the old style pants but with a mesh stripe insert which doesn't wrap around the back. That's what the Cowboys do, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I didn't say they should move away from the traditional collar, they do not have to. I am just saying they could switch to the Elite 51 fabric on their jerseys like 28 other teams have already did, including the Eagles last year. No, you said "Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams."Echoing Gothamite - source?As for the switch, Packer fans like having one shade of green on our jersey.I don't think the packers will switch until nike develops a jersey fabric with some sheen. I have to think that their matte material trend will cycle out of fashion and we'll see some teams go back to the 90's-00's shine.Also did the packers ever modify their pants with the nike changeover or are they still using the rbk/ripon model.I thought I heard that they had switched this year - something about using the same material as was used in the throwback pants. Of course, I could have that one backwards. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.And see the Packers suffer like the Jets did because apparently making a jersey a unified shade of green is beyond Nike? No thanks. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.And see the Packers suffer like the Jets did because apparently making a jersey a unified shade of green is beyond Nike? No thanks.It's a single shade of green that just happens to be ugly and visually inconsistent across fabrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.And see the Packers suffer like the Jets did because apparently making a jersey a unified shade of green is beyond Nike? No thanks.It's a single shade of green that just happens to be ugly and visually inconsistent across fabrics.We've done this dance before. It doesn't matter what colors Nike intended to produce. If the jersey has three different regions which look like unique colors, it's three shades of green. Furthermore, I'm not even sure they believe to be using one shade. You said Nike probably just said "close enough" and gave the Jets whatever green they use for Baylor. Well, look at the shoulder inserts, which are a much more vibrant, less yellowy color. That's the Jets' actual shade of green. The dumbest think Nike did was leave their actual color on the insert rather than trying to match it to whatever the hell shade they call the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.And see the Packers suffer like the Jets did because apparently making a jersey a unified shade of green is beyond Nike? No thanks.It's a single shade of green that just happens to be ugly and visually inconsistent across fabrics.We've done this dance before. It doesn't matter what colors Nike intended to produce. If the jersey has three different regions which look like unique colors, it's three shades of green. Furthermore, I'm not even sure they believe to be using one shade. You said Nike probably just said "close enough" and gave the Jets whatever green they use for Baylor. Well, look at the shoulder inserts, which are a much more vibrant, less yellowy color. That's the Jets' actual shade of green. The dumbest think Nike did was leave their actual color on the insert rather than trying to match it to whatever the hell shade they call the jersey.I get that I'm arguing semantics to a degree but I think there's value in proper assessment before a discussion even starts.It's just way oversimplified that the default statement of "3 shades of green" is commonly accepted around here when that simply is not the case. As we all know there are 3 distinct fabrics in the jets jersey: base, mesh vents, and shoulder stripe inserts. The color green by nature can fluctuate in appearance much more dramatically than other colors which is the reason that the same dye on 3 different applications (then layer in water/sweat) looks so drastic in comparison.The explanation for the shoulder insert that I'm going to take an educated guess on is the the same material that's been used for inserts for 30 years or so which would explain the consistency there.With all that being said the packers would look less bad as they would only have 2 shades, more like oregon/baylor forest green which I hate because it's so drab and looks fatigue like in some settings. I don't think the packers would look good with their yellow stripes contrasting against that.In my opinion nike simply needs to find a shinier fabric that has the wicking properties of the matte and attempt to do a forest green with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 My guess is that the Packers will finally get the Elite 51 treatment this upcoming season. Majority of the players want the speed template look compared to the other NFL teams. I wouldn't be surprised if the Panthers, Falcons, and Raiders will follow suit as well. The original template is a dying breed, and it looks like the Elite 51/speed template is here to stay.I don't see the Packers moving away from their traditional collar and switching to the flywire, so unless they can keep their same collar on the newer template, it won't happen.I don't see the Packers going to the matte green colors as Nike has proved that they cannot do green good at all with their fabric. As for me, I hope the Packers, Panthers and Raiders never switch their uniforms as I prefer the shiny uniforms compared the matte fabric that Nike offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm agnostic on the shiny (if anything, I prefer matte fabrics), but until Nike finds a way to make green jerseys in a single shade of green, the Packers ain't switching. Even if the players wanted to, which has been asserted but not supported. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Here's the sad part, Nike is perfectly capable of making a single shade of green on their college uniforms:Why they can't do so with the Jets, is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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