The Squish Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Was it Lombardi who had the idea to switch to the gold helmet with the "R" logo? I know he died before they ever played with it.On the Don & Mike radio show today they were slamming Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and made passing reference to an alternate jersey. Not that there was going to be one, only that apparently Snyder has been pushing for on. Any word on whether or not there will be a third jersey for the 'skins either this season or next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 The "Circle-R" helmet logo was a Lombardi move, as was going to the Packer stripe pattern on the sleeves and socks in 1969.I know nothing about a Redskins alt, although their 70th Anniversary jerseys from a couple of seasons back would be a candidate if they were going to do something this season. I don't know how those would figure in to the "one-year" lead-time rule since NFL Properties is well aware of them and has already produced them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Lombardi also orchestrated the shift in colors from what I call the true burgundy and gold (the ones used in the 70th set) to cherry red and yellow, which is what it is now.George Allen is credited with the idea for the helmet design that's used today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter23 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 ...... and dan snyder is not pushing for an alternate unimedia bashing the redskins? unheard of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Yeah,well,when you're good,everyone hates you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Yeah,well,when you're good,everyone hates you. So how does that explain people hating the Redskins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Yeah,well,when you're good,everyone hates you. So how does that explain people hating the Redskins? Hey making the second round of the playoffs is as good as they've been in 15 years, so that's something! Right?Anyway, I wish all NFL teams would ditch the thirds. I pretty much hate all of them, except perhaps the Titans and Eagles. But I want to see the Titans wear them with the white pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 On the Don & Mike radio show today they were slamming Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and made passing reference to an alternate jersey. Everybody loves Don and Mike.Actually, I've really been wanting to see that "crazy" third jersey PANTONE referenced after the Uniwatch meet-up in New York some time ago. Anyone know anything about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 On the Don & Mike radio show today they were slamming Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and made passing reference to an alternate jersey. Everybody loves Don and Mike.Actually, I've really been wanting to see that "crazy" third jersey PANTONE referenced after the Uniwatch meet-up in New York some time ago. Anyone know anything about that? "Yellow gold" perhaps? That is the most hideous thing I could think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Falcon Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 The Foreskins should go to the spear helmet full time. I have heard that Gibbs HATES that uniform/helmet...in fact he HATES all uniforms except for white jerseys. As I've said, he probably wears the same underwear to every game, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBear Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 According to Jerry Kramer's book "Lombardi: Winning is the Only Thing," Lombardi ordered the unis from his brother Joe, who worked for Rawlings. "I want 'em in gold and burgundy," he said.Joe said "You can't have burgundy - you can have cardinal or scarlet or...Lombardi: "Gold and burgundy."Joe knew his brother. He wrote "Lombardi Burgundy (Cardinal)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I swear, if even half the stories tell about Saint Vince are true, he was a hell of a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter23 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 The Foreskins should go to the spear helmet full time. I have heard that Gibbs HATES that uniform/helmet...in fact he HATES all uniforms except for white jerseys. As I've said, he probably wears the same underwear to every game, too. if it wins us 6 games in a row, i'll wear the same underwear every day, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtCarp Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I think those white jerseys are hideous. Especially then they wear them with the white pants. Its boring. Where's the color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totc Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Yeah,well,when you're good,everyone hates you. So how does that explain people hating the Redskins? I think it's the money thing. Dan Snyder has turned the Washington Redskins into the single biggest sporting franchise on the planet. But not by hard work on the field, oh, no. It's by charging $25 to park a car either at the stadium or at the practice facility, placing advertisements all over the stadium, licensing the work "Redskins" for television shows, a chain of team stores (which always seem to be empty), and charging outrageous amounts of money for FM radio rights.The Redskins are, yes, worth more than Manchester United or the New York Yankess, but that's all in paper dollars and cash flow. That's it. And the thing is, both Man U and the Yanks will win championships before the Redskins do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcstory Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I think it's the money thing. Dan Snyder has turned the Washington Redskins into the single biggest sporting franchise on the planet. But not by hard work on the field, oh, no.No hard work on the field? They where one game away from the NFC championship game last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In 5..4..3..2..1 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 It's a black alt. if you remember when Pantone came back from his little get together he said he saw some interesting things the Redskins had been looking at and he said something about black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelx Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Black? WTF? It's not even a part of their color scheme! If you don't have a color that works (and yes, yellow works for some teams, but I don't think it would work for the 'Skins), you shouldn't even bother making an alt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaftDu Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Black? WTF? It's not even a part of their color scheme! If you don't have a color that works (and yes, yellow works for some teams, but I don't think it would work for the 'Skins), you shouldn't even bother making an alt. there is a little black on the guy's hair on the hemlet, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I think those white jerseys are hideous. Especially then they wear them with the white pants. Its boring. Where's the color? Have to admit being a fan of those. The Saints had a white-on-white set in the early 70's that looked pretty good though I can't find a pic anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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