Lights Out Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 UniWatch posted some unused Vikings prototypes from 2003 yesterday.I actually really like this one: 2 Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey week Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 http://auctions.frozenpond.com/vintage-los-angeles-kings-jersey---21--lot330.aspxI think these are actually quite nice. Could be from before the team's original identity was created. 2 Quote I'll respect any opinion that you can defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 On 7/17/2014 at 8:36 PM, Lights Out said: UniWatch posted some unused Vikings prototypes from 2003 yesterday. I actually really like this one: I like the other example (sans black) better... I certainly have my problems with it (piping, number font, pats stripe), but I like the shoulder stripes and feel it would have been a few (aggravating) steps away from something great. The other one reminds me of the rumors that were going around (putting the horn on the sleeves/shoulders). Quote Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soarindude Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The only thing wrong with both of those uniform concepts is that they incorporate a pointless black uniform. Would've much rather seen a yellow jersey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan33 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Apparently the Canucks' choice to go back to green and blue during the Edge redesign was made late in the game, because this prototype popped up on eBay recently:http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-AUTHENTIC-REEBOK-VANCOUVER-CANUCKS-PROTOTYPE-HOCKEY-JERSEY-SZ-56-/191200585831?pt=U_Hockey_Fan_Shop&hash=item2c84716867&nma=true&si=Huz6zPNBJdbZ6hfDs5rhSGuO%252B38%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557That looks terrible! They weren't great jerseys to begin with but who thought removing the hem stripes and using that awful Flyers template was a good idea. Thank god they came to their senses and brought back the scheme they never should have ditched in the first place.Surprised they decided to use blue white and green at the last minute since they wore their throwbacks in 2007 playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Apparently the Canucks' choice to go back to green and blue during the Edge redesign was made late in the game, because this prototype popped up on eBay recently:http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-AUTHENTIC-REEBOK-VANCOUVER-CANUCKS-PROTOTYPE-HOCKEY-JERSEY-SZ-56-/191200585831?pt=U_Hockey_Fan_Shop&hash=item2c84716867&nma=true&si=Huz6zPNBJdbZ6hfDs5rhSGuO%252B38%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557That looks terrible! They weren't great jerseys to begin with but who thought removing the hem stripes and using that awful Flyers template was a good idea. Thank god they came to their senses and brought back the scheme they never should have ditched in the first place.Surprised they decided to use blue white and green at the last minute since they wore their throwbacks in 2007 playoffs.If they changed the following season, their plans were probably already finalized by the time the playoffs started. "Last minute" is probably like the summer/fall of 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Idiot Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Apparently the Canucks' choice to go back to green and blue during the Edge redesign was made late in the game, because this prototype popped up on eBay recently:http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-AUTHENTIC-REEBOK-VANCOUVER-CANUCKS-PROTOTYPE-HOCKEY-JERSEY-SZ-56-/191200585831?pt=U_Hockey_Fan_Shop&hash=item2c84716867&nma=true&si=Huz6zPNBJdbZ6hfDs5rhSGuO%252B38%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557That looks terrible! They weren't great jerseys to begin with but who thought removing the hem stripes and using that awful Flyers template was a good idea. Thank god they came to their senses and brought back the scheme they never should have ditched in the first place.Surprised they decided to use blue white and green at the last minute since they wore their throwbacks in 2007 playoffs.If they changed the following season, their plans were probably already finalized by the time the playoffs started. "Last minute" is probably like the summer/fall of 2006.For what it's worth, the garment tag seen inside of the collar (and the one on that lighting prototype that appeared a few months back) is identical to the Reebok Tags used on the last iteration of traditional uniforms from 2005-2007.If I recall, I remember hearing that the league was disappointed with the redesigns Reebok had come up with during the lockout and demanded they go back to the drawing board, pushing the unveil date for the new uniforms to 2007 and necessitating one more production run of uniforms used from 2005-2007. Seeing all of these pre-edge "edge" prototypes also seems to really gel with the idea that they were originally all planned to be tucked into the breezers- this explains nearly all of the original edge sets lack of hem striping, another feature missing on these prototypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith03 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 guess I can't post images or linksso you would have to google to see the never used Arizona Wranglers 1984 red jerseys. Quote Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The Avalanche were almost the Rocky Mountain Extreme Quote PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The Avalanche were almost the Rocky Mountain ExtremeIt almost has an XFL vibe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Looks like the Saints strongly considered switching to serif numbers (and white numbers at home) in 2000:http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-NFL-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS-PROTO-TYPE-PRESENTATION-COMPLETE-UNIFORM-IN-BOX-/111429370284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f1b541ac 1 Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Looks like the Saints strongly considered switching to serif numbers (and white numbers at home) in 2000:http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-NFL-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS-PROTO-TYPE-PRESENTATION-COMPLETE-UNIFORM-IN-BOX-/111429370284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f1b541acBut this could be an eBay hoax, but glad they didn't. They look way too much like the Ravens, sans purple. Quote http://i.imgur.com/Pyc5qRH.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/RDXvxFE.gif LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 That set on the right would have been awfully nice. Quote Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 But this could be an eBay hoax, but glad they didn't. They look way too much like the Ravens, sans purple.That would be one elaborate hoax. Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Looks like the Saints strongly considered switching to serif numbers (and white numbers at home) in 2000:http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-NFL-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS-PROTO-TYPE-PRESENTATION-COMPLETE-UNIFORM-IN-BOX-/111429370284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f1b541ac But this could be an eBay hoax, but glad they didn't. They look way too much like the Ravens, sans purple.That would've been a huge upgrade, except for the white pants. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Looks like the Saints strongly considered switching to serif numbers (and white numbers at home) in 2000:http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-NFL-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS-PROTO-TYPE-PRESENTATION-COMPLETE-UNIFORM-IN-BOX-/111429370284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f1b541ac But this could be an eBay hoax, but glad they didn't. They look way too much like the Ravens, sans purple.That would've been a huge upgrade, except for the white pants.That number font in gold outlined in white would have worked too. The white numbers with stripeless pants and black-white-black helmet stripes would have been almost a carbon-copy of Purdue.EDIT: didn't see the black stripe on the pants with the logo (those pants must be from 2002 or later because of the NFL Equipment logo). Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Looks like the Saints strongly considered switching to serif numbers (and white numbers at home) in 2000:http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-NFL-NEW-ORLEANS-SAINTS-PROTO-TYPE-PRESENTATION-COMPLETE-UNIFORM-IN-BOX-/111429370284?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f1b541ac But this could be an eBay hoax, but glad they didn't. They look way too much like the Ravens, sans purple.That would've been a huge upgrade, except for the white pants.That number font in gold outlined in white would have worked too. The white numbers with stripeless pants and black-white-black helmet stripes would have been almost a carbon-copy of Purdue.EDIT: didn't see the black stripe on the pants with the logo (those pants must be from 2002 or later because of the NFL Equipment logo).As it was mentioned the pants have the equipment logo whilst the jersey only has the shield. Also it looks like champion's last season as their supplier was '96. Given the inconsistencies, I'm going to say it's an elaborate fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 ^^I'll add that there is something fishy going on with the "2"s. While Designs A and B clearly make a notable shift in the font on the "1"s, the 2s appear to be the same from design to design...and they don't match between black and white jerseys. Actually, the more I look at it the more I think that the "2" on the far right differs from the other three 2s, in terms of font.Additionally, the 1s on both set appear to be thicker on the black jersey than the white.Maybe all that does not mean anything, but it strikes me that they'd have done better with that. Quote Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Wichita State's one-week logo: 1 Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 ^^I'll add that there is something fishy going on with the "2"s. While Designs A and B clearly make a notable shift in the font on the "1"s, the 2s appear to be the same from design to design...and they don't match between black and white jerseys. Actually, the more I look at it the more I think that the "2" on the far right differs from the other three 2s, in terms of font.Additionally, the 1s on both set appear to be thicker on the black jersey than the white.Maybe all that does not mean anything, but it strikes me that they'd have done better with that.Design A has a complete different number font (across all numbers) than Design B, as noted in the page with the photos.The other fishy thing is the Vikings are the only other team I've known to take uniform pictures at old Giants Stadium, and that was 2006. I doubt the Saints would have done that in 2000. Also, they pair the real life version of the jersey from Design A photo with pants from Design B photo. Look at the 1's. 1 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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