Blue Falcon Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Matt Millen made some of the worst football decisions of all time, yet got to keep his job for seven years. Seems like he wanted the Lions to resemble his former team, the Raiders. He instituted the alternate black jersey, black trim, and the black facemask in 2005.My belief is that he wanted to eventually make the black jersey the primary one, and make the honolulu blue jersey the alt. Why? Well, I think it's because he felt the need to change the facemask to black, when it should have been left alone. Think about it: the black facemask looks good with either the black jersey OR the blue jersey (as seen with the Panthers)...but imagine how bad it would look if the Lions wore the black jersey with the original blue facemask!Any of you Photoshop pros want to take a crack at this? In my mind, it looks pretty ugly...although not as ugly as the Lions play on the field this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think that's a difficult assertion to support. The simpler, and more likely, explanation is that he added black in a desperate attempt to give merchandise sales a push. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Falcon Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think that's a difficult assertion to support. The simpler, and more likely, explanation is that he added black in a desperate attempt to give merchandise sales a push.Oh, I definitely agree that $$$ had a lot to do with it. But I'm sure Millen was hoping the black jersey would catch on with the fans so it would make the switch more palatable. Maybe if the Lions actually won some games in the black jersey, it would have happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epper Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I myself cannot. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj4eck Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? beat me to it.great minds think alike on this you both beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj4eck Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? beat me to it.great minds think alike on this you both beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capn89 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Once you go black, you go deaf.earsex ftw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proc Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I remember when they introduced the black jerseys. Millen was quoted as saying something to the effect of how much he liked the Raiders uniforms and how black gave them a certain attitude/swagger and thought it would carryover to the Lions.Uh, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M59 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I may be the only person on this board who doesn't hate the Lions' black simply for being.I don't think they used it right, but I don't object to ther using it.A couple of tweaks to where the black was used, and a significant thinning of their sleeve stripes, and the Lions would have a pretty sweet kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Once you go black, you go deaf.earsex ftw?I'm still trying to figure out how that could work....even in the cartoon world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illinirox1 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 http://www.freep.com/article/20081107/SPOR...11070374/?imw=YThis guy doesn't like the black, or Millen. Put Your Hands up For Detroit (our lovely city) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackerBadger Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I remember when they introduced the black jerseys. Millen was quoted as saying something to the effect of how much he liked the Raiders uniforms and how black gave them a certain attitude/swagger and thought it would carryover to the Lions.Which at the moment is working out for neither the Lions nor the Raiders.Dark blue would have worked better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? beat me to it.great minds think alike on this you both beat me to itI prefer "fools seldom differ." Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardname Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I may be the only person on this board who doesn't hate the Lions' black simply for being.I don't think they used it right, but I don't object to ther using it.A couple of tweaks to where the black was used, and a significant thinning of their sleeve stripes, and the Lions would have a pretty sweet kit.Actually I totally agree with you. I don't mind the thin outline on the helmet logo, or a black outline on the numbers and sleeve stripes. As long as they kept it all THIN, it would have looked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasSports Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If he was, could they ever go back? beat me to it.great minds think alike on this you both beat me to itI prefer "fools seldom differ."lol same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraw28 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 maybe millen thought once you go (silver) and black, you never go back, well in today's terms if you wear the silver and black, you never want to play for the silver and black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtrich11 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Who is the new GM? Has he tipped his hand regarding any plans for the future? cafepress.com/artbyrichards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyopokes2 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 off topic but the lions looked pretty good in throwbacks today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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