smith03 Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 Ugh. We go through this EVERY year! The Vikings only wear those helmets in training camp. Believe me, they'll go back to the non-pirate numbers once the season starts.Oh, wait...last year during training camp they wore the helmets they used in the 2006 season (i.e the new helmets). They have not worn grays masks in training camp for the past 20 plus seasons. Just say NO to gray facemasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I will NEVER understand the appeal of Gray facemasks. Never.I'm on the other side. I'll never understand the obsession of having every last piece of apparel and equipment matching the color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 I dont know why i respond the same way every time on gray masks. we'll never convince each other, but i love them. gray is neutral. does anyone have a problem with staff on the sidelines wearing gray sweatshirts or t-shirts? and another thing. with technology the way it is today, all rock bands can wear matching facepaint to fit their character (cat, spaceman, demon, starlett, and to a lesser degree a wizard or a fox), they shouldnt be any reason they dont use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 I saw a clip from Vikings camp on the evening news that showed a bunch of players wearing purple facemasks.It's training camp. You can't tell what a team is going to wear by what it wears in training camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickV Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Here's a shot of the helmet:The Vikes will be wearing "throwbacks" - which seems funny only a year after a uni change...? Former Vikings running back Chuck Foreman will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor during halftime of the Sept. 30 game against Green Bay at the Metrodome. Foreman was a five-time Pro Bowl selection during his seven-year Vikings career (1973-79). The induction will cap the team's alumni reunion weekend. As part of the celebration, the Vikings will wear throwback uniforms.Not funny at all. Foreman wore the uni below, which are different from the ones they just changed from.And these would be even better:And their best ever was before Foreman's time I believe:Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 ESPNews is using the old horn graphic....Interesting... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 ESPNews is using the old horn graphic....Interesting...Like the link says earlier in the post, these are a one off helmet used in a sept.30 game to honor chuck foreman. teams going throwback rotate helmets in training camp to break them in. lets just hope fans go ape poop over them and they change back when they go into a new stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 The Vikes will be wearing "throwbacks" - which seems funny only a year after a uni change...It's not near as funny as those "modernized" clown suits they wear now. Now those are hilarious.Can't wait for Sept. 30. The old Vikings uniforms are among the best ever. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 ESPNews is using the old horn graphic....Interesting...Like the link says earlier in the post, these are a one off helmet used in a sept.30 game to honor chuck foreman. teams going throwback rotate helmets in training camp to break them in. lets just hope fans go ape poop over them and they change back when they go into a new stadium.That's fine, but ESPN is using the old horn graphic......last i checked, a graphic used by a television station and a protective helmet used by NFL players are two very different things... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usahockeyrube Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 They had an interview with the Vikes equipment manager last night, they are wearing the helmets for the Packers game in honor of Chuck Foreman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 OK... two things... people need to stop posting that templet graphic with the purple pants and saying "the Vikings need to go back to these." Those pants never existed. The 60's purple-pants stripe went White/Gold/White, not Gold/White/Gold.Second... I just wonder if the people who insist that a team shouldn't wear gray facemasks unless they have gray in their color scheme feel the same way about black shoes? should only teams who have black as a color be allowed to wear black shoes? Seems the same to me. Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 OK... two things... people need to stop posting that templet graphic with the purple pants and saying "the Vikings need to go back to these." Those pants never existed. The 60's purple-pants stripe went White/Gold/White, not Gold/White/Gold.Dear God sir, don't tell me I made such a grievous error! I bow deeply and humbly beg your forgiveness for not knowing the proper color sequence of the stripe on a pair of pants worn 40-some-odd years ago for a few seasons by a team I am only vaguely aware of. OK, I'm over it. Couldn't find a proper pic of the Vikes in that uni, all there seems to be is Jim Marshall running the wrong way and the color is so poor it's tough to even tell what they're wearing. So that template view was all I could find. Have you contacted the person who made it to advise him of the error?And P.S., however the stripe went, they really should go back to those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hey, that's what this board is all about, right? Nitpicking over tiny insignificant things. Did you miss the major debate about the differences in the block fonts worn by various baseball teams? And yeah, I agree that stripe would be better than the original. Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 OK... two things... people need to stop posting that templet graphic with the purple pants and saying "the Vikings need to go back to these." Those pants never existed. The 60's purple-pants stripe went White/Gold/White, not Gold/White/Gold.Dear God sir, don't tell me I made such a grievous error! I bow deeply and humbly beg your forgiveness for not knowing the proper color sequence of the stripe on a pair of pants worn 40-some-odd years ago for a few seasons by a team I am only vaguely aware of. OK, I'm over it. Couldn't find a proper pic of the Vikes in that uni, all there seems to be is Jim Marshall running the wrong way and the color is so poor it's tough to even tell what they're wearing. So that template view was all I could find. Have you contacted the person who made it to advise him of the error?And P.S., however the stripe went, they really should go back to those! Here (looks pretty much gold-white-gold to me): It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hmmmm... Ok, sure does. but i've also got quite a few photos of the stripe in the other configuration. A mystery, Scooby.Can anybody even more obsesive than most of us clear this up? Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Here (looks pretty much gold-white-gold to me):I can't help you with Viking uniforms, but I just love that it takes four of 'em to bring Jim Taylor down. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm going to join the camp of "Gray Facemasks Are Dumb."Why?Teams wore gray facemasks in the past not because they looked good, but because they couldn't wear anything else. I'm like this: If it is NOW POSSIBLE for you to improve your look by deleting gray (which isn't even in the Cardinals, Colts, or Browns color scheme), then do so. Don't be backwards just because you can, because it's stupid, IMO.(Just to note, gray facemasks, teams wearing the same colored shirts in a game, & mismatching shades of color [a.k.a. the Cowboys "home" uniforms] are my top uniform pet peeves.) Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruk Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm going to join the camp of "Gray Facemasks Are Dumb."Why?Teams wore gray facemasks in the past not because they looked good, but because they couldn't wear anything else. I'm like this: If it is NOW POSSIBLE for you to improve your look by deleting gray (which isn't even in the Cardinals, Colts, or Browns color scheme), then do so. Don't be backwards just because you can, because it's stupid, IMO.(Just to note, gray facemasks, teams wearing the same colored shirts in a game, & mismatching shades of color [a.k.a. the Cowboys "home" uniforms] are my top uniform pet peeves.)Well said and I agree whole heartedly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Hmmmm... Ok, sure does. but i've also got quite a few photos of the stripe in the other configuration. A mystery, Scooby.Can anybody even more obsesive than most of us clear this up?The proper response would have been: "I apologize for being so pompous in my earlier post, as I was obviously mistaken about the color combination of the pant stripes that I so expertly spoke about." LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I can't agree. Sometimes that touch of grey really works.Kind of suits you anyway. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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