Korkie Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Are the colts uni changes this year permanent or just to celebrate franchise history? I noticed last night that they never changed the facemask on the helmet at midfield. Is that just an oversight? Are they being lazy? or Is it just not that big a deal and only annoyed me? "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."Dr. Kelso: My son is a big baseball fan. Not so much playing it, but more the designing and sewing of uniforms.Tyler: That's neat.Dr. Kelso: No, it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 It bugged me the entire game. @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 well. i hope its only temporary. i dont really like grey facemasks unless the helmet is that color too. yeah tradition blah, its ugly and outdated, and yes i am talking to the arizona cardinals and usc trojans too. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleFan344 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I wonder if Colts will change their unis for their new stadium.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckguy14 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I think its the fact that they don't want to bother painting the grey on there since they are getting a new stadium. So they can live with it until they move. 2004 San Jose Sharks 7th Man Fan of the Year San Jose Gold Miners - 4x Lombardi Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 well. i hope its only temporary. i dont really like grey facemasks unless the helmet is that color too. yeah tradition blah, its ugly and outdated, and yes i am talking to the arizona cardinals and usc trojans too. 100% agreed. Gray works for the Raiders, Cowboys, Giants...because Gray/Silver is their color scheme. Gray for the sake of gray is lame ass. The Bucs had orange in 1976 so the technology for a team color facemask has been around for a while now. If you're going to go "retro" get some balls and play with no facemask then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puckcool22 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 how hard is it to paint a facemask gray on turf ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 100% agreed. Gray works for the Raiders, Cowboys, Giants...because Gray/Silver is their color scheme. Gray for the sake of gray is lame ass. The Bucs had orange in 1976 so the technology for a team color facemask has been around for a while now. If you're going to go "retro" get some balls and play with no facemask then. From what I can tell from my meticulous (!) research, is that the Raiders' facemask is actually SILVER - to match the helmet. At least in the official graphics I've seen, it's the same Pantone as the color of their helmet. Of course, one of the problems is that the Raiders actually use a custom mix color for their helmet, and so it technically doesn't match the Silver in the rest of the uniform.For the Cowboys, the Gray in their facemask actually clashes with the three (yes, three!) different metallics they use in their uniforms. Silver-Green for the home pants, Silver for the road pants, and Silver-Blue for the helmets. The flat Gray for the facemasks doesn't match any of them.The Giants - yes it matches, but in my opinion, the Gray pants are partly there to justify using a Gray facemask.The Chargers (in 1974) were the first NFL team to use different colored facemasks (Yellow). In the '80s, I spoke to the long-time equipment manager for the Cardinals...he said that around the time the specially-colored masks became available, he put together three Cardinals helmets - one with a White mask, one with a Red mask and one with a Black mask - to show Bill Bidwill. Bidwill said something to the effect of - "lets' see what the other teams do". I have been waiting patiently for 30 years for the Cardinals to get rid of those awful Gray masks, and now the trend is to GO BACK to them.I hate fads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Metallic green? Cowboys should just wear white pants with white jerseys. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 Metallic green? Cowboys should just wear white pants with white jerseys. Nah. Chaps. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 You must really like the Cowboys. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReginaCanuck Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 just curious, has anyone ever had a shiny facemask, like some goalies have in the NHL? if not, is it possible to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGivens87 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 One of the coolest goalie masks that featured a "shiny" facemask was Byron Dafoe when he was with the Bruins. His goalie mask read "Lord Byron", and he had a CHROME facemask...that was aweseome...I wish I had a pic of it to show ya A large cheese pizza, just for me.New England's source for soccer newsAnd hey, I made it to ESPN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 To answer a few of the earlier questions, the Colts' changes are permanent (or as permanent as it gets in the NFL). I have not talked to anybody at the RCA Dome regarding the blue mask on the logo at midfield, but the City of Indianapolis is in charge of the Dome, not the Colts. I don't know what it takes to change the color of the mask (can it be painted over? is the logo part of the turf?) but I assume it hasn't been changed because of 1) discussions regarding a new stadium and 2) the possibility of replacing the current rug with Field Turf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I wonder if Colts will change their unis for their new stadium.... They have stayed with this look only making sligh modiifcations here and there in the last 50 years. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneDavid Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Don't the AFC logos in their end zones need updating as well? They look 70s-ish. I can't imagine them recoloring the face mask anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 and he had a CHROME facemask...that was aweseome...I wish I had a pic of it to show ya Curtis Joseph uses a chrome facemask as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Maybe chrome shells will be the next trend, replacing the metallic look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlyKBMT Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Actually this week on ESPN Radio they discussed the first colored face mask in the NFL. According to a page2 article it belonged to the Kansas City Chiefs in the early 70's, 73 or 74. The reason, not fashion but rather the fact that the KC coaches thought it would be easier to catch facemask penalties on a white mask instead of grey. I thought that was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltravisjr Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I wonder if Colts will change their unis for their new stadium.... They have stayed with this look only making sligh modiifcations here and there in the last 50 years. I recall back probably twenty ears ago that the colts did change their uniforms, going to grey pants with a horseshoe just below where the stripe meets the belt. I thought they looked fantastic but apparently tradition won out because they only lasted a for year or two.LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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