dont care Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 14 hours ago, Lights Out said: I'm pretty sure the Bengals hand-painted their helmet stripes until recently, so there was already precedent for NFL teams doing the same. They still do hand paint them, to get technical, they tape the stripes on a black helmet and paint it orange and peel the tape off leaving the black shell underneath showing the stripes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 hours ago, dont care said: They still do hand paint them, to get technical, they tape the stripes on a black helmet and paint it orange and peel the tape off leaving the black shell underneath showing the stripes. Imagine the decal disasters with all these holes in these modern helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 I have to say, Arizona's road uniform as looked much better than I anticipated. The one thing I feared was that the shiny material would make the silver sometimes appear as white depending on lighting, but that hasn't been the case in most times I have seen highlights. It's a really nice modern iteration of a classic look -- almost how soccer teams like to re-imagine (well, kind of have to out of necessity) their iconic kit conventions, Arizona did a nice job, in hindsight, of giving us a re-imagined version of their classic look, instead of simply reverting. The choice to keep the grey facemask to bring the combo together was contrarian, but thoughtful. Can't say as many nice words about the home. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 9 minutes ago, Brave-Bird 08 said: I have to say, Arizona's road uniform as looked much better than I anticipated. The one thing I feared was that the shiny material would make the silver sometimes appear as white depending on lighting, but that hasn't been the case in most times I have seen highlights. It's a really nice modern iteration of a classic look -- almost how soccer teams like to re-imagine (well, kind of have to out of necessity) their iconic kit conventions, Arizona did a nice job, in hindsight, of giving us a re-imagined version of their classic look, instead of simply reverting. The choice to keep the grey facemask to bring the combo together was contrarian, but thoughtful. Can't say as many nice words about the home. I simply cannot consider supporting Arizona's new set until they wear something other than monochrome. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Arizona should start wearing red socks on the road and then throw the red pants in the trash and it would be such an improvement. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Apollo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 https://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=93782http://nflshop.frgimages.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages/_633000/ff_633365_full.jpg&w=600decals 23 hours ago, dont care said: They still do hand paint them, to get technical, they tape the stripes on a black helmet and paint it orange and peel the tape off leaving the black shell underneath showing the stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Captain Apollo said: https://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=93782http://nflshop.frgimages.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages/_633000/ff_633365_full.jpg&w=600decals So a retail helmet, and one done in the 80’s that a believe still is painted just with a latex paint just in the reverse of what it is today. Regardless they don’t use decals today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 13 hours ago, VikWings said: Arizona should start wearing red socks on the road and then throw the red pants in the trash and it would be such an improvement. Bingo. Throw out red pants and white socks. That’s it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Apollo Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 8 hours ago, dont care said: So a retail helmet, and one done in the 80’s that a believe still is painted just with a latex paint just in the reverse of what it is today. Regardless they don’t use decals today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwO9a6w_avU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a4XUk_6Vds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Those aren't the on field helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 They're either painted or they spend a crapload of time with a razor blade to get the sticker into the holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 10:26 PM, dont care said: They still do hand paint them 3 1 "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...
The_Admiral Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 11/29/2023 at 7:32 AM, BBTV said: Basically, I'm not even sure if the original uniforms that they were trying to emulate, matched the official color specs - or that they even cared, and only really enforced the color specs for graphics and print. They changed those uniforms and colors in '96, right around the time when the retail market was starting to explode, more color-reproduction methods were in use, and when teams were having legit branding firms come up with full "systems", rather than Bill the Assistant Equipment Manager drawing a logo on a cocktail napkin and taking it down to the local sporting goods distributer and saying "put this on a green jersey with block numbers - thanks!" I think there's something to this. There were a few teams that went surprisingly deep on not really managing their branding. The football Cardinals were another. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Survival79 said: It’s nuts how cool that is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 8 hours ago, Captain Apollo said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwO9a6w_avU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a4XUk_6Vds See 16 hours ago, dont care said: So a retail helmet, and one done in the 80’s that a believe still is painted just with a latex paint just in the reverse of what it is today. Regardless they don’t use decals today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOLAPelicans23 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 The only reason I want to see Arizona keep the red pants is for the cold temperature/snow away games to pair with the road jersey. It is a nice look and allows for some level of visibility while watching. That Buffalo game with the Colts in all white was a nightmare to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 I just saw another punter wearing a higher number (than 19). It seems the NFL is quietly allowing this to compensate for the new numbering rules making the lower numbers more sought after. It also reminded of one of my earliest memories of sports uniform nerdery and thinking how cool it was that Pat McInally and Bob Parsons wore numbers that receivers usually wore. Speaking of nerdery... McInally is the still the only player in NFL history to score a perfect 50 wonderlic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 I like kickers and punters in numbers that aren’t 1-19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I know he isn't actually a kicker, but 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Eagles have had at least two position players fill in as kicker: 4 "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...
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