SportsFan12 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Yeah, this is quite bizarre of the Bengals and pretty much sums up the measures teams are willing to take for this type of nonsense. What franchise rebrands and then brings back a uniform from two years ago? Unheard of. And on a side note, against the Dolphins again? Why can't this team ever seem to wear black against Miami? No team in the league wears white against the Dolphins as much as the Bengals have in recent years. This was also a Week 4 Thursday night matchup in 2016: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOVER Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, spartacat_12 said: These alternate helmets have introduced a lot of ridiculous design elements to this league, but the fact that both of these uniforms are going to be worn in the same season makes no sense. Different helmets aside, this must be the most redundant alternate jersey I think I've seen. This is what the Bengals should've built their new uniform set around, so this is just a correction. The block numbers, black cap sleeves, and black collar details make this the superior away look. I'm thrilled they'll be wearing these again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 43 minutes ago, VDizzle12 said: The Bengals bringing back an outdated jersey just so they can wear the Zebra helmets is pointless and unnecessary. The worst part is that neither of the white uniforms are anything special. At least when other teams have two jerseys of the same color, one is usually different enough or at least an improvement over the other. Other teams' Color Rush jerseys added a pop of color to the numbers and throwbacks go back to prominent eras. The Bengals old color rush uniforms do neither. this reminds me of a mid-major that only has enough funds for a new set or two but still really wants to wear that alt from the old set even though it completely clashes with the new set(s) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 29 minutes ago, NFLfan10 said: Yeah, this is quite bizarre of the Bengals and pretty much sums up the measures teams are willing to take for this type of nonsense. What franchise rebrands and then brings back a uniform from two years ago? Unheard of. And on a side note, against the Dolphins again? Why can't this team ever seem to wear black against Miami? No team in the league wears white against the Dolphins as much as the Bengals have in recent years. This was also a Week 4 Thursday night matchup in 2016: Well, apparently the Dolphins don't like to wear white against the Bengals. Last time the Bengals wore black against Miami looks to be 2012: 1 Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 At what point will any of these alternate helmets be silently shifted into primary status? My money is on Carolina being the first to make the shift 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, NFLfan10 said: Dolphins: white helmet, orange jersey, orange pants, orange socks. Bengals: orange helmet, white jersey, white pants, white socks. Great job, NFL/Nike/owners/whoever is to blame for this. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Some of these teams probably are experimenting with the alternates just to add more ideas to a potential rebrand. The Patriots literally just promoted their previous alternate uniforms to primary status and called it a day, so it wouldn't surprise me to see teams like the Panthers, Texans, or Cardinals(?) do something similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Volt said: This is what the Bengals should've built their new uniform set around, so this is just a correction. The block numbers, black cap sleeves, and black collar details make this the superior away look. I'm thrilled they'll be wearing these again. The problem is now that you have 2 disparate tiger stripe patterns which is a total bush league move to me. The latest set did a great job of cleaning up the stripe patterns on the jersey shoulders. Sure the casual fan won't know the difference but they are using an inferior set just so they can have an alt helmet. They need to make a new color rush the current white and remove the orange outline to align the aesthetics and ultimately become the most unnecessary jersey in the history of the nfl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: Dolphins: white helmet, orange jersey, orange pants, orange socks. Bengals: orange helmet, white jersey, white pants, white socks. Great job, NFL/Nike/owners/whoever is to blame for this. Every piece of a uniform being the same color is not any better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Volt said: This is what the Bengals should've built their new uniform set around, so this is just a correction. The block numbers, black cap sleeves, and black collar details make this the superior away look. I'm thrilled they'll be wearing these again. I'd argue that's what they did. I prefer the block numbers of the color rush, but the black sleeves with white stripes is silly. I think the stripped down road look is dynamite. They won this game, by the way. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 46 minutes ago, Sport said: I'd argue that's what they did. I prefer the block numbers of the color rush, but the black sleeves with white stripes is silly. I think the stripped down road look is dynamite. They won this game, by the way. That they made it work with the black pants too (white socks!) is the cherry on top. Also they figured out mid-season that this look is just plain awesome: 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 The old pant stripes are way better than the new ones IMO 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOVER Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 52 minutes ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: That they made it work with the black pants too (white socks!) is the cherry on top. Also they figured out mid-season that this look is just plain awesome: This is one simple comparison that shows how messed up this was. The Black/Orange stripe panel from the Black pants in the top photo, along with the Black/Orange shoulder cap on the Black jersey in the bottom photo, should've been used on their "new" White/Away uniform, since they insisted on 2-color numbers. Would be perfect with the Orange helmet. Then, they could've kept the Color Rush with 1-color block numbers and White/Black stripe pattern for the Alternate, to go with the new White/Black helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Ark said: The old pant stripes are way better than the new ones IMO These ones? Where they tried to bleed the white sidepanels into the pants? No. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, Cujo said: These ones? Where they tried to bleed the white sidepanels into the pants? No. Well, yes. Exactly. Regardless of the side panel issue, these pants could be worn freely with the black, white, and orange jersey without the additional need of separate white nemo pants. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathysphere Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (I still think they should just trash the nemos, wear only the black stripes variant and call it a day) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Star Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 2:07 PM, CaliforniaGlowin said: "A source" on Reddit is confirming the Rams Hollywood Nights for next season. Also an icy white for the Broncos. Also hinted at a "Darth Vader" style uniform but didn't say what team. Uh oh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Apparently, when you wear an all black uniform, that “brings out the dog” in you 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezus_Ghoti Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Apologies for not being on top of this thread, but do we know if any more alt helmets are planned for this season or have all of them been announced now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jezus_Ghoti said: Apologies for not being on top of this thread, but do we know if any more alt helmets are planned for this season or have all of them been announced now? We might see mix-and-match with the logos, but in general, they've all been unveiled. 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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