Chicageaux Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 51 minutes ago, -Akronite- said: I love this, although there is something quite college-y about it. Not big on the helmet, but don't love their current helmet either. Even with the gold, my mind went right to TCU when I saw it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 35 minutes ago, Typhoon said: All that Rams hype for nothing No kidding. This seems like a bad use of social media. By hyping up the post with a date on it, you’re telling people something tangible will be announced or released. Instead, they use this post to do a collab with the Breaking Bad guys to show that “they’re cooking in the Draft Lab”? Weak. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 Both the Lions and Rams managed to bamboozle us 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, aawagner011 said: No kidding. This seems like a bad use of social media. By hyping up the post with a date on it, you’re telling people something tangible will be announced or released. Instead, they use this post to do a collab with the Breaking Bad guys to show that “they’re cooking in the Draft Lab”? Weak. SEAN! WE NEED TO COOK! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorinator Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Called it... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrylawless3 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 43 minutes ago, aawagner011 said: This seems like a bad use of social media. This is actually a great use of social media engagement-wise. Through speculation, conversation, and anticipation, they probably more than quadrupled the engagement they would have gotten if they didn't post a vague teaser and instead posted just the video. Not great for this board, but great for the marketing team. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Yeah, @jerrylawless3 hit the nail on the head. The easiest way to get fans to engage with a promo of any sort is to be vague and make them think it's uniform related. They all know what they are doing. I want to see a team pull the reverse of this and just update their wikipedia page one day with the new MS paint uniform graphics each team has and just wait until someone notices. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, jerrylawless3 said: This is actually a great use of social media engagement-wise. Through speculation, conversation, and anticipation, they probably more than quadrupled the engagement they would have gotten if they didn't post a vague teaser and instead posted just the video. Not great for this board, but great for the marketing team. I disagree. They surely pissed a lot of people off who were expecting a real announcement, and while they surely got a lot of people's attention this time, they may not be so successful next time the try this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, 8BW14 said: Yeah I’d be okay with that. The logo never needs to change. I’d rather see Philly ditch the black and charcoal and ride with midnight green and silver. That would probably necessitate more than tweaks to the uniforms, though. Hahahahaha, a team ditching black! The Swoosh is laughing so hard it’s hyperventilating. Everyone knows anything black is . (For the record, I agree with you - either shade of green, silver as the secondary. I just think the design landscape will need to shift before a look like that becomes likely.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunaggie08 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, MJWalker45 said: This is why I've come to hate any Ravens concept that includes the Maryland flag and any Texans concept that makes the state flag the biggest element. You're a pro team who has fans outside of the state, why stick to that as a main element? While being a valid point about it possibly limiting fans from out-of-state, I don't think the Texans have been successful in getting any fans outside of the Houston metro. The Cowboys are so ingrained as THE NFL team of choice for the rest of the state that it will take the Texans winning a Super Bowl or two to actually get any fans from beyond Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOVER Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, MJWalker45 said: Just a full switch to jelly green with the current template would be the best option for Philly. Because if they dig into new logos who knows what will get approved? And a good number font. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, aawagner011 said: No kidding. This seems like a bad use of social media. By hyping up the post with a date on it, you’re telling people something tangible will be announced or released. Instead, they use this post to do a collab with the Breaking Bad guys to show that “they’re cooking in the Draft Lab”? Weak. Shoutout to whoever predicted Cheech yesterday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, DCarp1231 said: Both the Lions and Rams managed to bamboozle us I guess? I’m not sure that if you’re not a uniform nut like all the members of this community, would your first reaction team announcements like this really be “hey, must be a new uniform coming!”? Most fan’s’ thoughts probably don’t go straight to that assumption. 1 http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, oldschoolvikings said: I guess? I’m not sure that if you’re not a uniform nut like all the members of this community, would your first reaction team announcements like this really be “hey, must be a new uniform coming!”? Most fan’s’ thoughts probably don’t go straight to that assumption. Most of the replies on Twitter went straight to a new uniform assumption. 1 Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simtek34 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 10:38 AM, WSU151 said: For 2023, the Vikings and Jets will have “tribute” helmets (not labeled alternate helmets), which means - as far as I can tell without seeing an actual image - they’ll be the current helmet finishes with throwback decals and facemasks (also likely means the black Jets helmet is sticking around at least one more year). I’m assuming that means 80s throwback jerseys for the Jets, and either 1970s or 1998 throwbacks (25 years since 15-1) for the Vikings. Bit of an old quote, but bumping it because been quite a lot of talk and rumors in Vikings circles online about a Throwback Uniform coming in 2023. There's been rumors of either the 1970-1995 Uniform or the 1996-2005 Uniform returning as an alternate this year. Myself, I much prefer the 1961-1969 Uniform, which is just the 1970-1995 Uniform but with Gold trim. But I'd be happy with either one returning in some ay, shape, or form. As long as the 2006-2012 Reebok monstrosities never come back, I'm fine. I feel like they'll go with the '70-'95 Uniform, as they already wore that one as a Throwback from 2007-2011 and that's usually what fans think of when "Vikings Throwbacks" are mentioned. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, simtek34 said: Bit of an old quote, but bumping it because been quite a lot of talk and rumors in Vikings circles online about a Throwback Uniform coming in 2023. There's been rumors of either the 1970-1995 Uniform or the 1996-2005 Uniform returning as an alternate this year. Myself, I much prefer the 1961-1969 Uniform, which is just the 1970-1995 Uniform but with Gold trim. But I'd be happy with either one returning in some ay, shape, or form. As long as the 2006-2012 Reebok monstrosities never come back, I'm fine. I feel like they'll go with the '70-'95 Uniform, as they already wore that one as a Throwback from 2007-2011 and that's usually what fans think of when "Vikings Throwbacks" are mentioned. I could see them going this route also... The white with the UCLA stripes is well remembered, and hasn't been thrown back to yet. 10 http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 23 hours ago, upperV03 said: There’s an alternate version of the new template that has horizontal seams on either side of the collar instead of the ‘V’ shaped seam that sits below the collar. The Ducks used it on their 2020 “Ohana” uniform and it’s also what Seahawks players used when testing the template in late 2020: I would imagine this^ is what the Jets will get if they make the switch to the new template. Ahh, thanks for bringing that up. You'd hope this it was they'd go with. 19 hours ago, IceCap said: 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csura999 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I just got to say, between this and the Cardinals topic, we've been absolutely BLESSED with hilarious posts. Like, some of the best I've ever seen on these boards. Very intrigued to see what these Jets and Vikings "tribute" helmets are, and the new (presumably) uniforms they will be matched up with. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousG Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 8 hours ago, Brave-Bird 08 said: Yeah, @jerrylawless3 hit the nail on the head. The easiest way to get fans to engage with a promo of any sort is to be vague and make them think it's uniform related. They all know what they are doing. I want to see a team pull the reverse of this and just update their wikipedia page one day with the new MS paint uniform graphics each team has and just wait until someone notices. Yeah, until people stop caring and now you don’t even drive engagement for actual announcements. 1 My teamsNCAA: Washington StateMLB: Seattle MarinersNFL: Seattle SeahawksNBA: Portland TrailblazersEPL: Liverpool FCMLS: Seattle Sounders FCNHL: Pittsburgh Penguins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'villejags Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 38 minutes ago, TenaciousG said: Yeah, until people stop caring and now you don’t even drive engagement for actual announcements. A tale as old as time. Sheep cried… err no. Boy cried wolf. Or something. 1 My NFL concept series (in progress) --ATL, CLE, NE, WAS done. AZ updated 04/21/23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts