Stampman Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Yoiu know I like them better--anything that makes them look less like the Eskimos is good in my books--the green & yellow they use don't work well together--I find the contrast jarring.I also agree with Gothamite--add the green stripes! Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I hate the Packers and all, but damn... that change would not fly with me. i personally think they look horrible.they made the right choice sticking with kelly and yellow. kelly green? that'd be...um, Marshall the Packers rock forest green A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 That would have gone over like a lead cheese wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm not actually sure that you're right.Remember, at that point the Packers were a laughingstock, coming off of decades of futility. Those uniforms had been worn in many more bad seasons than good ones.Had they made the change in 1994, and gone on to win the Super Bowl in them, and if the new uniforms were emblematic of Brett Favre's tenure, then I think Packer fans would have accepted the change. Had the Packers stressed the first six World Championships, and linked this uniform to the entire history, the best of all worlds, "Tradition with Vision" or some such, it might have worked.That was the time to do it, in 1994 - the moment has passed. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yeah - I know this is really old. However, here's an article from today's paper talking about it, and adding some information that I didn't know about. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-allowed-this-ron-wolf-mistake-on-the-field-just-once-b99557888z1-322011191.html It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I hadn't heard some of that either. Good stuff. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStoicPaisano Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 "Long a student of football history, Wolf associated the Packers' pants with the maize of the University of Michigan. He didn't like that color.""He (Thompson) was on the field down there all by himself," recalled Wolf. "The guy ran up and down the field. I was thinking to myself, 'Holy (expletive), I must have been smoking dope.'"Then Wolf looked at Harlan, and Harlan looked at Wolf."All it took was that one trip up and down the field for me to say, '(Expletive), that's terrible. No, no, no. There's no way we can do this,'" Wolf remembered. "We would have changed it, but after that I said, 'This is foolish.'"Wolf seems like a cool guy to kick it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yeah - I know this is really old. However, here's an article from today's paper talking about it, and adding some information that I didn't know about. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-allowed-this-ron-wolf-mistake-on-the-field-just-once-b99557888z1-322011191.htmlThat article confirms there was indeed an actual jersey, pants and helmet prototype in existence. It's gotta be somewhere. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Two helmets, actually. One is now owned by a team doctor, the other is in a private collection. I'm not optimistic that the jersey and pants are still around. The privately-owned helmet was saved by a fluke. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yeah - I know this is really old. However, here's an article from today's paper talking about it, and adding some information that I didn't know about. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-allowed-this-ron-wolf-mistake-on-the-field-just-once-b99557888z1-322011191.htmlVery interesting article. The comments to it are cringe-worthy.Example:DiggerTop 5 coolest NFL Uni's1. Seattle (hate the team, love the Unis)2. Titans3. Chargers (always cool)4. Jags5. BucsBottom 5:28. Redskins (speaking of puke yellow)29. Dolphins (but what can you do with a fish?)30. Browns (new design almost worse than before)31. Packers (enough said)32. Patriots (I hate those silver helmets) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The comments to it just about every article ever published on the Internet are cringe-worthy. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wish that someone who was watching the Browns and/or Bucs test runs would have had the same reaction. "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...
Gothamite Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yeah, those were the days, huh? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I doubt seriously that any current GMs are involved as much (or even cared as much) in the branding of the team as Wolf was. Of course if that happened today, Nike reps would have sold them a story about how the gold represents the barley fields of Wisconsin and the hard working people who farm them, and the green represents the football field itself because the Packers are truly one with the game. Oh, and the G is for greatness, something that every hard working blue collar citizen of Green Bay strives for each and every day. "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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