leopard88 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 33 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: I guess I just have a different opinion. Since I grew up when teams had proper UCLA shoulder stripes, my brain still associates the Colts to that look, but if I stop and look at them objectively, I think they look absolutely stupid. Like someone just took a pen and drew two dashes on their shoulders. If you're referring to most current iterations (as in what the Colts actually look like now, not the outdated image your brain projects), I agree. This is what I grew up with . . . and which looks right. What they have now only works (if at all) as a poor reminder of what the uniform is supposed to look like. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 What they did: What they should have done: Animated GIF: "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I never thought the shoulder stripes looked weird or anything. I just assumed that was just another form of striping and moved on. I always thought it looked cool without the historical context. Obviously now I know they aren't as good as they could be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 4 hours ago, leopard88 said: Agreed. This is the look that these uniforms are attempting to emulate . . . shoulder loops that go all the way around. Instead, this set has bastardized stripes that barely go over the shoulder and look more like epaulets. The problem isn't unique to the Patriots. Most teams that used to have shoulder loops have truncated stripes now that only resemble the original shoulder loops in passing. The strange thing is that Nike had extended the shoulder loops with Mississippi and LSU, only to go back to cut off loops shortly after. Only Under Armour has a template with full shoulder loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 5 hours ago, leopard88 said: I guess I'm probably in the minority because I don't think the above looks all that great. I much prefer the cutoff look the Colts and now Patriots use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, See Red said: I guess I'm probably in the minority because I don't think the above looks all that great. I much prefer the cutoff look the Colts and now Patriots use. This may be a generational thing — I’ve never seen “full” UCLA stripes on a NFL uniform in a game I’ve watched live. This is how the Colts look to me, and to me, they look pretty damn good: That picture’s from 18 years ago. I was 6. Even when the NFL did the AFL throwbacks for the Pats in 2009, they didn’t have full loops. And they still looked better than they ever had in my lifetime. Full shoulder loops, as they were in the 60s, 70s and 80s look bizarre and wrong to someone as young as me, as bizarre and wrong these truncated stripes look to someone who’s older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I know this isn't the Concepts forum, but it really upsets me that we could've had this, and don't. (I know that there's no true Color Rush option here, but you get the point. Add some red pants.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 What they actually should have done: POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, Unwind said: I know this isn't the Concepts forum, but it really upsets me that we could've had this, and don't. (I know that there's no true Color Rush option here, but you get the point. Add some red pants.) Literally every tweak I had thought of to improve thier new set is in included here. And this indeed looks much better, in my opinion. Great work. The Patriots were so close, and yet so very far. I don’t think what they came up with was bad, but just really disappointing in comparison to what it could’ve been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Lights Out said: What they actually should have done: What's the context for that maroon one? Boston Braves/R word throwback? If so I think it should stay with Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Maroon&Gold said: What's the context for that maroon one? Boston Braves/R word throwback? If so I think it should stay with Washington Agreed, love the other two unis (red numbers for the Pats are my white whale) but I’m willing to guess 75%+ of Pats fans don’t even know the Washington Football Team was in Boston at one point. The Pats have never claimed any sort of kinship with that history, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I think all of this just proves that the Patriots may have one of the worst design decision making teams in the NFL. So easy to fix yet they overthink, over design, clutter and ruin their looks. The only conclusion is whomever is making the final decision, Kraft?, is completely void of design sense. Strange for an otherwise well run organization. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally1912 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 hours ago, MJWalker45 said: The strange thing is that Nike had extended the shoulder loops with Mississippi and LSU, only to go back to cut off loops shortly after. Only Under Armour has a template with full shoulder loops. The Patriots and Colts simply need to show Nike a picture of the 2019 Panthers jerseys and say, "Give us these stripes in our colors! Double the thickness of the outer edges and we're good to go". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Lights Out said: What they actually should have done: I like the update to the '93 set. Take out the unneeded white outline in the away numbers (the numbers on the away looked better in '94), and the way back throwback is odd since it has no connection to the Patriots. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Maroon&Gold said: Boston Braves/R word throwback? It's a throwback to the 1929 Boston Bulldogs. http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=teams-season&team_id=BBD&year=1929 POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lights Out said: It's a throwback to the 1929 Boston Bulldogs. http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=teams-season&team_id=BBD&year=1929 A throwback to one of the other AFLs would definitely be cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SportsLogos.Net News Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 New England Patriots Unveil New Uniforms With Wrong Pants April 21, 2020 - 21:15 PMThe New England Patriots unveiled their new uniforms on Monday, and one of the biggest complaints among fans was the width of the stripes on the pants not matching the UCLA stripes on the shoulders. Turns out, the players modeling […] Read More... Sports Logo and Uniform news, rumours, and history at SportsLogos.Net News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I will never understand the 2016-19 Color Rush pants, as the newer pants should have been introduced from the start of Color Rush. Also, I can't believe 2020 is year 5 of Color Rush unis being worn by teams (though the actual mandatory program stopped). Time has flown by. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I'm still perplexed they didn't just do silver pants with white and navy jerseys. It would be such a simple and elegant fix for a team that's designed around efficiency. The all-blue with silver helmet makes no sense to me. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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