josh1068 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 This is straight from a friend of mine in the Dolphins organization:The Dolphins are actually wearing white for all remaining games.The reason they are wearing aqua in England? Because the game is at night, and the Dolphins wear their dark jerseys when they are the home team in prime time. Jimmy Johnson had the team wear white during night games in his first year (1996) but reverted back beginning in 1997.The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays (Kansas City in '94, San Diego in '81, etc) because most of the game will be played in darkness. For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white (New England in '86). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirwuf Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays...For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white.Huh? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.By the way, I seem to recall the 12/31/94 playoff game against the Chiefs being an early start..can someone check on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I don't think it really matters what team wears their home jersey because I'm sure the shops will have every imaginable color of jersey from both teams for fans to purchase. It would have been funny though if they built that huge Jason Taylor robot with an aqua jersey and the team went out on the field and wore white. That would certainly be incongruous with their promotiopnal campaign....as well as embarassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Well, maybe a change of scenery is in line for the Dolphins...they have 0 wins in white...and in North America!What's funny, that I never knew, was I saw a quick picture on the slideshow (Sat morning) on NFL.com of a Dolphin practice. It had the team in Aqua (which had me figure they were busting them out), but their D or practice squad or whatever had a practice uniform of the Giants white. It had the same color numbers (red) and stripes...but here's the weird thing...it had Miami's font as I remember seeing #92. I've never seen the same team practice in the other team's colors...but with their fonts. Check it out if you have the chance. I'll try to dig up a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh1068 Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays...For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white.Huh? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.By the way, I seem to recall the 12/31/94 playoff game against the Chiefs being an early start..can someone check on that?Ridiculous or not, it's the truth. And the Chiefs - Dolphins game was indeed a 4:30 PM start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Just from a personal preference stand-point, this is the exact uniform home/road choices I would like to see these two teams in.On a side note, does anybody else think its kinda stupid for the Giants to have two pairs of pants with such a (relatively) small difference between them. (I know, I know... I don't mean "small difference" to the people who post on this board, I just mean in general.) I'd rather see the road pants worn all the time. They've really grown on me, and it does fit the "throwback" look better. Â http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRamsFan Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Unfortunate choices for a game in which you're hoping to introduce your sport to a new country - neither team is wearing its regular uniform.I don't think they really care.That's a pretty stupid thing to think/post (especially on this board).Why is it a stupid thing for him to say on this board? He wasn't saying the people of this board don't care what uniforms the teams are wearing; he was saying the people in England don't care. I agree with him. Do you think that the people in England care who wears their aways and who wears their homes? Even in America, those of us on this board are in the minority; most people do not care about that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aykay Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 What's funny, that I never knew, was I saw a quick picture on the slideshow (Sat morning) on NFL.com of a Dolphin practice. It had the team in Aqua (which had me figure they were busting them out), but their D or practice squad or whatever had a practice uniform of the Giants white. It had the same color numbers (red) and stripes...but here's the weird thing...it had Miami's font as I remember seeing #92. I've never seen the same team practice in the other team's colors...but with their fonts. Check it out if you have the chance. I'll try to dig up a pic.Here's some screen grabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 why are some of the dolphins wearing giants like practice jerseys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisbergan Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The Dolphins are wearing aqua for the rest of the year at home (I believe that is the plan).Where did you get that information?The Bengals are wearing white jerseys in Miami the last game of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirwuf Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays (Kansas City in '94, San Diego in '81, etc) because most of the game will be played in darkness. For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white (New England in '86).I'm sorry to keep harping on this, but where do get off using 26, 21 and 13 year-old playoff games as proof of "current policy"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joenov Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 That guy posing in the dolphins uniform has a bigger gut than Sebastian Janikowski. Army Commo - "You can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wman Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I thought the deal was the Dolphins saved the Aqua for 'big' games. Not that they have many 'big' games to play right now.. Bring back the Whale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDX Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 That guy posing in the dolphins uniform has a bigger gut than Sebastian Janikowski.That our Rugby World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson, he played american football in college and is really into the game. No idea why drogba was chosen though.I think the majority of people over here will associate the aqua to the dolphins rather than the white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 why are some of the dolphins wearing giants like practice jerseys?The Giants have really tricky white jerseys, so they have to make sure they understand the proper striping pattern, or the QBs could get confused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 On a side note, does anybody else think its kinda stupid for the Giants to have two pairs of pants with such a (relatively) small difference between them. (I know, I know... I don't mean "small difference" to the people who post on this board, I just mean in general.) I'd rather see the road pants worn all the time. They've really grown on me, and it does fit the "throwback" look better.I absolutely agree on both standpoints. Off The Top Rope: A Pro Wrestling Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuse2000 Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays (Kansas City in '94, San Diego in '81, etc) because most of the game will be played in darkness. For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white (New England in '86).I'm sorry to keep harping on this, but where do get off using 26, 21 and 13 year-old playoff games as proof of "current policy"?Dolphins Home Playoff Games Since 19811981 Divisonal Round vs. Chargers - Saturday ??? start - Aqua1982 First Round Game vs. Patriots - Saturday 4:00 PM start - ???1982 Second Round vs. Chargers - Sunday 12:30 start - ???1982 AFC Championship vs. Jets - Sunday 4:00 PM start - ???1983 Divisional Round vs. Seahawks - Saturday 12:30 start - White1984 Divisional Round vs. Seahawks - Saturday 12:30 start - White1984 AFC Championship vs. Steelers - Sunday 12:30 - White1985 Divisional Round vs. Browns - Saturday 12:30 start - White1985 AFC Championship vs. Patriots- Sunday 4 PM start - White1990 Wild Card Round vs. Chiefs - Saturday 4 PM start - Aqua1992 Divisional Round vs. Chargers - Sunday 4 PM start - ???1992 AFC Championship vs. Bills - Sunday 12:30 start - White1994 Wild Card Round vs. Chiefs - Saturday 4 PM start - ???1998 Wild Card Round vs. Bills - Saturday 12:30 start - White2000 Wild Card Round vs. Colts - Saturday 12:30 start - White2001 Wild Card Round vs. Ravens - Sunday 4 PM start - WhiteIf anyone remembers the '82 playoffs (I was 4) or has info on the 1992 or 1994 playoff games, I don't know/recall what color the Phins were in. "I still think a tag team of Jimmy B and Melo could kick the :censored: out of Jesus and God."Syracuse Orangemen2003 National Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestnutz Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I think the Giants should have worn the red and Dolphins white.Why red? Most teams display their alternates when they know they'll be showcased on national TV (i.e. the Bills against the Cowboys on MNF wearing throwbacks) to generate some more sales.Why else? Red and white = England flag. erikas | go birds | dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 On a side note, does anybody else think its kinda stupid for the Giants to have two pairs of pants with such a (relatively) small difference between them. (I know, I know... I don't mean "small difference" to the people who post on this board, I just mean in general.) I'd rather see the road pants worn all the time. They've really grown on me, and it does fit the "throwback" look better.I absolutely agree on both standpoints.I agree that they're unnecessary, but I don't want to see them replace the home ones.I firmly believe that pants should match the helmet. That can be tricky when a team has dark helmets, but in this case the solution is elegant - the pant stripes match the helmet stripes - single red stripe bordered by blue stripes to approximate the shell. The road pants, with their two extraneous gray stripes, throw that out of balance. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo25 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Dolphins also generally choose to wear dark jerseys for any playoff game that starts after 4 PM on Saturdays (Kansas City in '94, San Diego in '81, etc) because most of the game will be played in darkness. For Sunday playoff games after 4 PM, they still go with white (New England in '86).I'm sorry to keep harping on this, but where do get off using 26, 21 and 13 year-old playoff games as proof of "current policy"?Dolphins Home Playoff Games Since 19811981 Divisonal Round vs. Chargers - Saturday ??? start - Aqua1982 First Round Game vs. Patriots - Saturday 4:00 PM start - ???1982 Second Round vs. Chargers - Sunday 12:30 start - ???1982 AFC Championship vs. Jets - Sunday 4:00 PM start - ???1983 Divisional Round vs. Seahawks - Saturday 12:30 start - White1984 Divisional Round vs. Seahawks - Saturday 12:30 start - White1984 AFC Championship vs. Steelers - Sunday 12:30 - White1985 Divisional Round vs. Browns - Saturday 12:30 start - White1985 AFC Championship vs. Patriots- Sunday 4 PM start - White1990 Wild Card Round vs. Chiefs - Saturday 4 PM start - Aqua1992 Divisional Round vs. Chargers - Sunday 4 PM start - ???1992 AFC Championship vs. Bills - Sunday 12:30 start - White1994 Wild Card Round vs. Chiefs - Saturday 4 PM start - ???1998 Wild Card Round vs. Bills - Saturday 12:30 start - White2000 Wild Card Round vs. Colts - Saturday 12:30 start - White2001 Wild Card Round vs. Ravens - Sunday 4 PM start - WhiteIf anyone remembers the '82 playoffs (I was 4) or has info on the 1992 or 1994 playoff games, I don't know/recall what color the Phins were in.1981 -- That was a 4 p.m. kickoff. By the time the game went to OT, it was dark in Miami.1982 -- white vs. Pats, Chargers and Jets (I have the Super Bowl XI-XX set and there is a clip from each of those Dolphins playoff games in the '82 season recap, plus I remember them wearing white for those)1992 -- aqua vs. Chargers.1994 -- aqua vs. Chiefs.Seems like the '01 game vs. Ravens deviated from the late-game aqua playoff pattern. But Shula was gone by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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