DrBear Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 The complaints aren't so much about the idea, but about the execution (a cheesy patch, the stars for no reason, and relatively poor design). -If they aren't going to require them, why bother designing a league patch?-Why mark the number of years? Who really cares?-There is no reason in the NFL to publicly indicate the captain; they have no special requirements or game role except for calling the coin flip (unlike hockey). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 What happens if their captain for more then 4 years?Excellent question! I'm surprised you're the first one to think of it.Cause I clearly didnt say this on the first page of this thread, post #3.*smacks forehead with palm of hand* "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...
DDR Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 i like how you dont need any sort of merit to be a captain in the nfl these days. Jay Cutler? seriously? I realize that theres clubhouse leaders and all of that but how about earning it first....I dont know it just seems that with hockey, soccer and especially baseball where having a captain is extremely rare this whole notion of having six captains is just kinda pathetic. Having them wear a generic C makes it worse.I'm glad the Bolts arent wearing them.Don't the rules state that one captain has to be on the field at all times? If this is true, making your QB a captain just makes sense. He's the only one that's always out there, and it gives you more freedom for substitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigreid07 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 i like how you dont need any sort of merit to be a captain in the nfl these days. Jay Cutler? seriously? I realize that theres clubhouse leaders and all of that but how about earning it first....I dont know it just seems that with hockey, soccer and especially baseball where having a captain is extremely rare this whole notion of having six captains is just kinda pathetic. Having them wear a generic C makes it worse.I'm glad the Bolts arent wearing them.Don't the rules state that one captain has to be on the field at all times? If this is true, making your QB a captain just makes sense. He's the only one that's always out there, and it gives you more freedom for substitution.Well, most teams have 5 or 6 captains (the Titans have 6, I think)...so there WOULD always be one on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I didn't like the C's at first but I am warming up to them. They allow you to easily identify which teams are going to self destruct because they name a guy who never showed up to training camp, under the guise of deciding whether to retire or not, because he doesn't like the coach and how he runs camp team captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yac12 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 The Bears C should be the wishbone C just like the Reds did in the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Neither the Eagles nor the Packers appear to be sporting the patch.And good for the Packers.Had they been able to design it themselves, I might have approved. But the league patch is so ugly, I'm glad that they decided to skip it. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I dunno what looks worse, the captain patches (Especially with the gold/tan trim, even tho it doesnt match most uniforms) or thisYou kow the sleeves are getting ridiculous when reebok has to put their logo NEXT to the panthers logo on the sleeve, could be worse I guess, rbk couldve put thier logo in the blue stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I kind of wish they'd do like hockey and put the vector above the nameplates. As you've mentioned, sleeve real-estate is at a premium. "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...
jkrdevil Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I kind of wish they'd do like hockey and put the vector above the nameplates. As you've mentioned, sleeve real-estate is at a premium.I believe they do that in the CFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 That would be a great idea, but the Cardinals and Vikings are using that real estate. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrivnak Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 Here is a quick list of teams that are not wearing the patches. This is all from memory and it is not including the teams that are going to play on Monday night. So there may be a few mistakes.The teams without the patches are:PatriotsRedskinsEagles ChargersSteelersChiefsJaguarsFalconsVikingsRamsCowboysPackersIf I accidentally added a team or left a team off, let me know because I am not positive it is 100% right.The Falcons are wearing them. It might have been easy to miss, since their QB isn't one of the captains, but they were wearing 'em.http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Article...m_captains.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Studebaker Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 What happens if their captain for more then 4 years?Nobody stays on the same NFL team for more than 4 seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 ravens arent wearing them..cincy is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 thumbs down on the Panthers captian patch. Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyrwulf Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 What happens if their captain for more then 4 years?Nobody stays on the same NFL team for more than 4 seasons.Really? Tell that to Zach Thomas, Jason Taylor, Payton Manning, Ray Lewis, Dan Marino, and Barry Sanders. I really wouldn't say any of those guys are "nobody". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 You know, what kills me is that the vast majority of you people are acting as though the Cs are an NHL-like redesign project. They designate captaincy, nothing more. :censored:ing relax, it's barely a design element (much like the NFL EQT logo), but you're all sitting here whining about how the NFL is going to hell, raping your childhoods, etc etc etc.It's a C.The awful purple and teal explosion of the 90's raped my childhood...this is no big deal IMO.I actually really like it. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 What happens if their captain for more then 4 years?Nobody stays on the same NFL team for more than 4 seasons.Really? I'm gunna have to go ahead and disagree with that horrendously mislead statement. Thanks for playing though, bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 During the Bills-Broncos game today, both teams wore the patches.....If they have to wear these things, can't they atleast make them team colored? Oh, and I think they'd look much better if the background color of the patch was the same color as the jersey and the "C" was the same color as the number/ letter font.But I think that would be to hard. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Is the piping on the Bills jersey thicker than normal? Is that a new "feature" for this season? It looks (and always looked) horrible. "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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