SportsFan12 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Nice, but why white socks? Which I can confirm on Madden that you have to manually add to this combo. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 On Thanksgiving my mom said the Lions "look like they're wearing pajamas." It's flat out baffling how they didn't wear the throwbacks. Air balled a layup. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, VikWings said: On Thanksgiving my mom said the Lions "look like they're wearing pajamas." It's flat out baffling how they didn't wear the throwbacks. Air balled a layup. More like they shot at the wrong goal then got blocked by the rim... 5 *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 6:29 PM, Cujo said: I've truly never understood why people think these are so great. As mentioned above the socks have a lot to do with it but I'd like to highlight a few details. 1. The Lions all wore black footwear, which was unheard of in 1994. Nobody did that. The universal opinion of black cleats at the time was that they were old fashioned, grindy, three yards and a cloud of dust. To see Barry Sanders rock them while darting through a defense was mind blowing. 2. The Lions wore them a lot. The Lions were one of the teams who really leaned into the throwbacks so we got a lot of games on national TV with them, including THANKSGIVING, the one time of the year when every eyeball was on the Lions. To show up and rock a very clearly old school look on a day associated with traditions, was pretty spot on. 3. The Lions regular unis were not well regarded. The early 90's template was not kind to the uniform the Lions had been wearing since the 70's. It looked a lot like the Cowboys (who were just bleeping everywhere in 1994) and the blues was quite a bit too light. These were darker in shade and had the plain silver numbers and nothing (not even TV numbers) on the sleeves. It was a big breath of fresh air. 4. So they entered into legend for awhile and then suddenly in 2001, bang they're back! The legends return and against the Packers on Thanksgiving, deeper blues, black cleats, and solid socks. There weren't really any alternates at the NFL level. The uniform community wasn't what it is now. A lot of this was still word of mouth. So it was a big deal that this set that had only been a memory for 7 years to suddenly be on national TV. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: As mentioned above the socks have a lot to do with it but I'd like to highlight a few details. 1. The Lions all wore black footwear, which was unheard of in 1994. Nobody did that. The universal opinion of black cleats at the time was that they were old fashioned, grindy, three yards and a cloud of dust. To see Barry Sanders rock them while darting through a defense was mind blowing. 2. The Lions wore them a lot. The Lions were one of the teams who really leaned into the throwbacks so we got a lot of games on national TV with them, including THANKSGIVING, the one time of the year when every eyeball was on the Lions. To show up and rock a very clearly old school look on a day associated with traditions, was pretty spot on. 3. The Lions regular unis were not well regarded. The early 90's template was not kind to the uniform the Lions had been wearing since the 70's. It looked a lot like the Cowboys (who were just bleeping everywhere in 1994) and the blues was quite a bit too light. These were darker in shade and had the plain silver numbers and nothing (not even TV numbers) on the sleeves. It was a big breath of fresh air. 4. So they entered into legend for awhile and then suddenly in 2001, bang they're back! The legends return and against the Packers on Thanksgiving, deeper blues, black cleats, and solid socks. There weren't really any alternates at the NFL level. The uniform community wasn't what it is now. A lot of this was still word of mouth. So it was a big deal that this set that had only been a memory for 7 years to suddenly be on national TV. 2 -- the Lions were only on TV on Thanksgiving. 3 -- their uniforms have never been confused with the Cowboys. Neither their blue nor their silver were the same. 1 It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Just now, Sec19Row53 said: 2 -- the Lions were only on TV on Thanksgiving. 3 -- their uniforms have never been confused with the Cowboys. Neither their blue nor their silver were the same. 2. In Barry's prime? They debuted them on MNF against the defending champ Cowboys. Of the 5 times they wore them, they were in a featured time slot 4 times (1 MNF, 1 SNF, Thanksgiving, and a Saturday showcase). 3. To the casual observer at that time, yes there was confusion. The shades were much closer together and they both used the Brasier striping. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 18 minutes ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: 1. The Lions all wore black footwear, which was unheard of in 1994. Nobody did that. The universal opinion of black cleats at the time was that they were old fashioned, grindy, three yards and a cloud of dust. To see Barry Sanders rock them while darting through a defense was mind blowing. Granted they had stopped by 1994, but Buddy Ryan's Eagles wore black cleats too. I believe this is from 1990. 5 "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...
Sec19Row53 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: 2. In Barry's prime? They debuted them on MNF against the defending champ Cowboys. Of the 5 times they wore them, they were in a featured time slot 4 times (1 MNF, 1 SNF, Thanksgiving, and a Saturday showcase). 3. To the casual observer at that time, yes there was confusion. The shades were much closer together and they both used the Brasier striping. Were you around then? No, they weren't confused. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, BBTV said: Granted they had stopped by 1994, but Buddy Ryan's Eagles wore black cleats too. I believe this is from 1990. That was also notable at the time for how rare it was. The Bears did it too at the tail end of Ditka's time but nobody paid attention to those teams. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Sec19Row53 said: Were you around then? No, they weren't confused. I was and this is what I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I don't recall ever turning on a game and confusing the Lions and Cowboys, even if those photos exploit the obvious similarities. Context is important, and IMO it was always instantly obvious which team was playing. Of course, we didn't have Red Zone or internet or the ability to flip between 50 games at once, so chances are you knew exactly who was playing when you turned on the TV. But even in highlights, I don't think they were ever confusable. 2 "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...
Cujo Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 16 hours ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: As mentioned above the socks have a lot to do with it I stopped reading immediately after this. If mother:censored:ing SOCKS are the highlight of why a uniforms is great.. Just stop. Stop. Delete. Deactivate your account. 1 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wowkk23 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Pigskin12 said: It’s a shame that the Dolphins are back to wearing white at home so late in the season after several years of switching to aqua by November. I hate the way they keep trying to hype up this look. Are they not wearing the white throwbacks this year? There should be rule for wearing white at home more than 2 times per season. Either have white as primary home color or wear home uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froob Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Cardinals going for something like my re-design would be beautiful please keep it simple 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathysphere Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Froob said: Cardinals going for something like my re-design would be beautiful please keep it simple Ya gotta pick one between “simple” and “they’re the Chiefs now for some reason.” 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathysphere Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Cujo said: I stopped reading immediately after this. If mother:censored:ing SOCKS are the highlight of why a uniforms is great.. Just stop. Stop. Delete. Deactivate your account. Check the address bar on your web browser again. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Cujo said: I stopped reading immediately after this. If mother:censored:ing SOCKS are the highlight of why a uniforms is great.. Just stop. Stop. Delete. Deactivate your account. This is silly. When they debuted, none of us (meaning people who were of a meaningful age back in '94) had seen an NFL game where the socks were solid from knee to shoe. It was a novelty, and absolutely one of the reasons that they were noteworthy. Whether the socks alone made them "great" is certainly debatable, but they were different and something really neat to see. 4 1 "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...
dont care Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Froob said: Cardinals going for something like my re-design would be beautiful please keep it simple Yes, make them the goodwill chiefs… 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Froob said: Cardinals going for something like my re-design would be beautiful please keep it simple Go Chiefs 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I don’t understand the obsession with overusing yellow in Cardinals redesigns. Not as bad as shoehorned Arizona state flags, but it’s up there 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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