NeauXone Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 1 hour ago, simtek34 said: Falcons possibly teasing Throwback End Zones for tomorrow? https://twitter.com/atlantafalcons/status/1199455155437154304?s=21 (Huh, weird. The tweet didn’t embed.) Confirmed. edit: sigh...that is most certainly not what i wanted to link to. I don't even know how that happened. Here's the real link: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Finally got around to the Falcons field from Thanksgiving, and was also able to do the Dolphins field from this weekend (very similar to their throwback field from last year) Falcons Dolphins I gotta say, these throwback field designs are one of the best trends sparking up in the NFL right now. 8 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Really what I am noticing is there is a helmet paint template somewhere inside Hard Rock Stadium. The helmet Super Bowl Fields aren't my favorite because the secondary colors get used....but it's 100x better than what they have used the last couple of years. Although I guess last years field had one helmet on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence of the Rams Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, jc... said: Really what I am noticing is there is a helmet paint template somewhere inside Hard Rock Stadium Isn't Miami hosting the super bowl this year. Could this mean a return 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 18 hours ago, Silence of the Rams said: Isn't Miami hosting the super bowl this year. Could this mean a return From what I remember from last years Super Bowl, the NFL has its own crew, that does the Super Bowl each year. The home crew helps out, but the NFL is in charge of the design decisions, to a certain extent. When it comes to the endzones, they do allow the teams playing to approve the final endzone designs. Last year the Rams wanted to go with the helmet and gold text to match their uniforms, but the overall endzone layout, of a logo and wordmark was all that was going to be in the endzone (along with a ton of empty space). Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 22 hours ago, jc... said: Really what I am noticing is there is a helmet paint template somewhere inside Hard Rock Stadium. The helmet Super Bowl Fields aren't my favorite because the secondary colors get used....but it's 100x better than what they have used the last couple of years. Although I guess last years field had one helmet on it. This year, many of the front runner teams have helmets contrasting their primary color, which could help the cause: AFC: Baltimore (Purple) - Black helmet New England (Navy) - Silver helmet Houston (Navy) - Navy helmet , so red endzone to contrast Chiefs (Red) - Red helmet, so gold endzone to contrast (what they've done in both Super Bowl appearances) Bills (Blue) - White helmet Steelers (Gold) - Black helmet NFC: Saints (Gold) - Black helmet Seahawks (Navy) - Navy helmet , so silver endzone Packers (Green) - Gold helmet Cowboys (Navy) - Silver helmet 49ers (Red) - Gold helmet Vikings (Purple) - Purple helmet , so gold endzone (which they've done in 3 Super Bowls) The Texans and Vikings would probably be the most out of place. The Seahawks for a time did use silver endzones on their home field, but they would not match their current look well. The Chiefs went with a gold endzone earlier this year, so that wouldn't seem too off. 2 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 A couple of Los Angeles teams, to get me caught up on all the 2019 fields NFL International Series Mexico 2019 Chiefs vs Chargers I'm hoping to see more well painted fields from Mexico in the future. Not sure which teams will be next in line for playing international games as the home teams, since most teams with stadium troubles will have new stadiums by next year. The Jaguars already give up a home game to London. I believe the Chiefs will not have the oldest stadium in the league without any major renovations. The Chargers may still be a good candidate, since they have few fans in LA. LA Rams Week 14 The Rams came out with a new look. I think this is a product of new turf, and not being able to paint the entire endzones, or just not wanting to. I'm more of a fan of the fully painted endzones, but this isn't too bad. 1 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 11/17/2019 at 9:43 PM, scraw28 said: The 1994 field is when the converted to grass the same field design at the previous but also with the 75th season logo on the 30 yard lines each side's In 1973, Arrowhead's second year of service, they added those little arrows by the numeric yard markers to indicate the closer goal line; early on, they resembled little Indian arrowheads, and were marked in either yellow or red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 10 hours ago, johnnysama said: In 1973, Arrowhead's second year of service, they added those little arrows by the numeric yard markers to indicate the closer goal line; early on, they resembled little Indian arrowheads, and were marked in either yellow or red. They actually may have had them in 1972, at least by my research. The first team with the directional arrows. The grounds crew at Arrow Head was also in charge of the Super Bowls for years, and in Super Bowl XII (1977 season) the same style of directional arrows made it on the Super Bowl field for the first time: Directional arrows were required by rule the following season, in 1978. 2 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 11 hours ago, pitt6pack said: They actually may have had them in 1972, at least by my research. The first team with the directional arrows. The grounds crew at Arrow Head was also in charge of the Super Bowls for years, and in Super Bowl XII (1977 season) the same style of directional arrows made it on the Super Bowl field for the first time: Directional arrows were required by rule the following season, in 1978. Some of the arrows @ Arrowhead stadium were colored yellow, I should mention. Today, the arrows on the yard markers are purely triangular shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 hours ago, johnnysama said: Some of the arrows @ Arrowhead stadium were colored yellow, I should mention. Today, the arrows on the yard markers are purely triangular shaped. Do you have some references? I'll have to make some updates Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnysama Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 ^ I don't know whether it's a case of the Mandela effect, but the directional arrows were all red! However, the top and bottom hashmarks alternated between red and yellow, as you can see in this video. XD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpowerbomb Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 13 hours ago, pitt6pack said: Do you have some references? I'll have to make some updates He's right. Arrowhead did not have the direction markers on the field until 1973. Actually that was the first year for anyone to have them and I read they were mandatory by 1978. Anyways, here's some photos from '72 with the Chiefs against the Dolphins and their home finale against Baltimore: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 17 hours ago, johnnysama said: ^ I don't know whether it's a case of the Mandela effect, but the directional arrows were all red! However, the top and bottom hashmarks alternated between red and yellow, as you can see in this video. XD Maybe there was a different game where they alternated yellow and red on the arrows. I haven't seen anything to suggest that at this point though, so I'll stick with my current field for '73. 13 hours ago, cjpowerbomb said: He's right. Arrowhead did not have the direction markers on the field until 1973. Actually that was the first year for anyone to have them and I read they were mandatory by 1978. Anyways, here's some photos from '72 with the Chiefs against the Dolphins and their home finale against Baltimore: Thanks for the references. I'll have to update the '72 field then. Should be an easy update. 1 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That Dolphins orange endzone is sick! I am not sure if I like that one or their diamond patterned one more. Too bad they had to beat my Eagles on that day. SMFH. pitt, What endzone matchup do you think would look best with the current (almost) playoff teams? And you have to chose based on the craptastic, awful, horrendous endzones that the NFL has used over the past 6 years or so. Them and their stupid Creative Marketing Department. Ugghhhhhhh. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 FYI to newbies to this thread............it is INCREDIBLE. BEST thread ever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindsay Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Well. Today’s the day. The Raiders last game in Oakland. Quote Im an isles,rangers,devils,Sabres,Yankees,Mets,Braves,hawks,knicks,nets,bills,giants,falcons,and jets fan. So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitt6pack Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/14/2019 at 4:10 PM, RayFinkle said: That Dolphins orange endzone is sick! I am not sure if I like that one or their diamond patterned one more. Too bad they had to beat my Eagles on that day. SMFH. pitt, What endzone matchup do you think would look best with the current (almost) playoff teams? And you have to chose based on the craptastic, awful, horrendous endzones that the NFL has used over the past 6 years or so. Them and their stupid Creative Marketing Department. Ugghhhhhhh. Good question. First off, I'd have to eliminate teams who are primarily Navy blue with a mainly white wordmark (we've seen it so many times, and it's worn out at this point). So Seattle would be out, and Dallas (if they make it) would be out. The Bills blue is a bit nicer, and would look good on grass, but they'd have to get paired up with the 49ers to really look good on a Super Bowl field. If the Titans (if they make the playoffs, which I think they have a good shot), go with a Navy endzone, I don't think they'd match up well with anyone. On the other-hand, if they went Columbia blue, as they did in Super Bowl XXXIV, then that would be a good look, but I don't think that would be the best look we could get. As for the rest, let's walk through the colors: Confirmed playoff teams: Baltimore - Purple New England - Navy Kansas City - Red Buffalo - Blue Seattle - Navy Green Bay - Green New Orleans - Gold San Francisco - Red Possible playoff teams: Houston - Navy Pittsburgh - Athletic gold Tennessee - Likely Navy Dallas - Navy Philadelphia - Midnight Green Minnesota - Purple Of course, as a biased Steelers fan, I think athletic gold goes great against any endzone color, except athletic gold.But I think my personal favorite endzone matchup would be purple vs red. We've seen this with Ravens vs 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII and it was a great endzone matchup. If the 49ers would use their throwback wordmark, as they have been the past two seasons for home games, that would be the best case scenario. A 49ers Ravens matchup is one of the more likely scenarios for this season as well. Chiefs-Vikings would also look good, using both red and purple, but the wordmarks themselves I don't think are as good as Ravens-49ers. If Green Bay, or New Orleans were in the Super Bowl, I think they would match up well with other teams. Green Bay would be better against lighter colored endzone team, like Kansas City. New Orleans I think would match up well against a darker endzone, like Baltimore. A purple vs purple endzone matchup, or a red vs red endzone matchup would be a first (we've seen red vs orange 4 times, which is kind of close). Those would be interesting matchups, but I prefer contrasting endzones better. For now, I'm going with Baltimore vs San Francisco as best endzone matchup (especially if the 49ers use their classic wordmark). Usually, once the season ends, I create the endzones for each team for the Super Bowl Field Database thread, so it'll be easier to make choices when there are actual endzones designs to compare. 2 Quote The Gridiron Uniform Database Simulation League (GSL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I DO NOT want to see blue. Or Baltimore. LOL So, go KC, GB, NO, SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjpowerbomb Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Small update to the '68 Chiefs field I made awhile back: There were red and gold bunting markings in the hash marks (Like the early Super Bowls) and small arrowheads at the 40s it appears after reviewing the Chiefs' '68 yearbook. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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