jkrdevil Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 In the NFC championship game Giants running back Bradshaw had not only part of his "NY" decal on one side of his helmet come off but part of the blue paint job as well. I've never seen that in the NFL before. Is that in part because of the cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 In the NFC championship game Giants running back Bradshaw had not only part of his "NY" decal on one side of his helmet come off but part of the blue paint job as well. I've never seen that in the NFL before. Is that in part because of the cold?I have to imagine it is. That was one hell of a thing to see on the replay when the Green Bay defender (Collins, I think) came in and delivered the hit, and all these little bits of blue and red came flying off Bradshaw's helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually...it also happened to Bradshaw in Week 16 up in Buffalo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koizim Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 In addition to the loss of the 'N,' he also lost a chunk of his helmet stripe. Also, I believe Brandon Jacobs may have lost his 'N.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyHubCaps Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It was a substance he put on his helmet to make him harder to tackle! Conspiracy! Cheaters![/sour grapes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually...it also happened to Bradshaw in Week 16 up in Buffalo...That was just the "N" decal, but this is the first time in the modern era that I've ever seen actual paint come off a helmet. It's gotta be 100% due to the cold.Pics:As others said, even more came off later, including part of the red stripe in front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 As others said, even more came off later, including part of the red stripe in front... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Well if you're only talking paint...I definately saw a couple packers with chips on their helmet stripes as well then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ryan Grant lost some of the G, aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nybatt Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Ryan Grant lost some of the G, aswell.during the giants first drive you can actually see the piece of brandon jacobs' left "n" decal come flying off... very similar to bradshaw's, caught by fox... in HD jacobs' "n" almost looked like an earpad!!many chipped logos on both sides.. and the many of the giants' front numerals were obliterated as well.the paint coming off bradshaw was definitely the sub-zero influence...by the way, bradshaw's "n" and front "4" came off in buffalo due to the heat jet he left his helmet in front of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman077 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 There was a hit that was replayed 3 or 4 times where one of his front helmet numbers and the front of his red stripe and some blue paint chips flew off.It was glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantleisthebest7 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Part of Brandon Jacobs' "NY" decal came off, too. On one side, it was the full NY but on the other it was just the Y. It was kinda cool. But i've never seen a paint job come off like that. Taht's rally soemthing right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 yep... that kind of cold is too damn cold for decal and/or paint to adhere properly to the flexable plastic helmets being torqued at such high impact pressures.brrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantleisthebest7 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 You know what I was thinking.....I think that Bradshaw should donate that helmet to the Hall of Fame. Seriously. I mean, the game was a classic (I was on the edge of my seat the whole game - that's what football is supposed to be. Loved it.), it was only the second OT game in NFC championship history, and the game will forever be known as "Ice Bowl II". That would be a welcome addition to the Hall of Fame artifacts in my opinion. I know I'd love to see it in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 You know what I was thinking.....I think that Bradshaw should donate that helmet to the Hall of Fame. Seriously. I mean, the game was a classic (I was on the edge of my seat the whole game - that's what football is supposed to be. Loved it.), it was only the second OT game in NFC championship history, and the game will forever be known as "Ice Bowl II". That would be a welcome addition to the Hall of Fame artifacts in my opinion. I know I'd love to see it in there.I agree, that would be a pretty sweet adition to the Hall. Along with a video of some of the hits, showing the blue flakes in the air. in slow mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Courtesy Paul Lukas' Uni Watch Blog:PhotoPhotoPhotoPhotoVideo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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