The "Joe Furgeson Rule"

[IceCap]

It's a neat idea, but the NFL would never go for it. The helmet design has become a marketing image. The reason why the NFL wouldn't let Seattle wear home/road helmets when they updated their uniforms was because they didn't want that marketing image diluted.

[BBTV]

If it gets the Eagles a silver helmet with green / black wings, I'm all for it.

Make it so. </Jean-Luc Picard>

TREKKIE!!!

(Let me shut up...I'm a closet Trekkie my samn self. FWIW, my alter-ego is/was Lt. Cmdr Geordi La Forge...)

When I saw that you replied, I was expecting to see an actual silver helmet with green/black wings.

I must say, I'm a little disapointed in you, commander.

[Jamikel]

If it gets the Eagles a silver helmet with green / black wings, I'm all for it.

Make it so. </Jean-Luc Picard>

TREKKIE!!!

(Let me shut up...I'm a closet Trekkie my damn self. FWIW, my alter-ego is/was Lt. Cmdr Geordi La Forge...)

When I saw that you replied, I was expecting to see an actual silver helmet with green/black wings.

I must say, I'm a little disappointed in you, commander.

I'm more disappointed in the fact that out of all the Star Trek people he could be, he chose LeVar Burton.

[BBTV]

If it gets the Eagles a silver helmet with green / black wings, I'm all for it.

Make it so. </Jean-Luc Picard>

TREKKIE!!!

(Let me shut up...I'm a closet Trekkie my damn self. FWIW, my alter-ego is/was Lt. Cmdr Geordi La Forge...)

When I saw that you replied, I was expecting to see an actual silver helmet with green/black wings.

I must say, I'm a little disappointed in you, commander.

I'm more disappointed in the fact that out of all the Star Trek people he could be, he chose LeVar Burton.

LeVar actually has a pretty impressive resume, so I'm more than OK with it. Now had he gone with Wil Wheaton, I'd have to raise the People's Eyebrow at him.

[ferrousoxide66]

Wait, so I have Joe Ferguson to blame for the Bills losing their white helmets?

I love how he blamed helmet color for his entirely pedestrian quaterbacking ability. Accountability, Joe.

[TruColor]

Wait, so I have Joe Ferguson to blame for the Bills losing their white helmets?

I love how he blamed helmet color for his entirely pedestrian quaterbacking ability. Accountability, Joe.

Thank you for spelling his name correctly.

[Blue Falcon]

Vinny Testaverde tried the same excuse with the Buccaneers, only it was with jersey color and not the helmets. Vinny claimed that he was color blind and couldn't tell the Buccs' orange jerseys from the white jerseys of other teams, after heaving an almost-criminal 35 interceptions (and only 13 TDs) in 1988.

So in 1989, the Buccs' wore their white jerseys for all their home games (and would do so in 1990 and 1991 as well). Vinny tossed 22 INTs in 1989, 18 in 1990, and 15 in 1991. So maybe there was some truth to it...although it didn't prevent Vinny from being one of the worst QBs in history.

[BroadwayBlueshirt]

Vinny Testaverde tried the same excuse with the Buccaneers, only it was with jersey color and not the helmets. Vinny claimed that he was color blind and couldn't tell the Buccs' orange jerseys from the white jerseys of other teams, after heaving an almost-criminal 35 interceptions (and only 13 TDs) in 1988.

So in 1989, the Buccs' wore their white jerseys for all their home games (and would do so in 1990 and 1991 as well). Vinny tossed 22 INTs in 1989, 18 in 1990, and 15 in 1991. So maybe there was some truth to it...although it didn't prevent Vinny from being one of the worst QBs in history.

He was certainly never star caliber, but I think calling Vinny one of the worst ever is beyond hyperbole.

[ykiki5]

One thing I remember Joe Ferguson supposedly saying at the time (and seems to be missing in posts so far), it wasn't just that the other AFC East teams, sans Jets, wore white helmets - it was also that he thought red would stick out in the snowy conditions common in that part of the country.

[ferrousoxide66]

Vinny Testaverde tried the same excuse with the Buccaneers, only it was with jersey color and not the helmets. Vinny claimed that he was color blind and couldn't tell the Buccs' orange jerseys from the white jerseys of other teams, after heaving an almost-criminal 35 interceptions (and only 13 TDs) in 1988.

So in 1989, the Buccs' wore their white jerseys for all their home games (and would do so in 1990 and 1991 as well). Vinny tossed 22 INTs in 1989, 18 in 1990, and 15 in 1991. So maybe there was some truth to it...although it didn't prevent Vinny from being one of the worst QBs in history.

He was certainly never star caliber, but I think calling Vinny one of the worst ever is beyond hyperbole.

At the time, and we're talking about pre-Ryan Leaf and pre-Akili Smith times, Vinny T was considered one of the worst QBs ever. He came in with such fanfare from Miami, and then proceeded to stink up the joint with the Bucs - which, granted, not entirely his fault. They could have had Steve Young at QB and still blew. Erm, yes.

Still, he did manage a nice little career resuscitation later on with the Browns/Ravens and then the Jets. So weep not for Vinny.

[oddball]

So, what then is Brett Favre's excuse for his throwing to the other team? Can he too blame the helmets? Or is he just being "Santa"? I'm still trying to figure out why people love this average quarterback who throws way too many interceptions. If his name wasn't Favre, he would've been out of the league years ago based on his horrible decisions as a quarterback!

[Eye]

So, what then is Brett Favre's excuse for his throwing to the other team? Can he too blame the helmets? Or is he just being "Santa"? I'm still trying to figure out why people love this average quarterback who throws way too many interceptions. If his name wasn't Favre, he would've been out of the league years ago based on his horrible decisions as a quarterback!

Favre is just having fun out there. He is a kid. He loves the game. He is a gunslinger who is just trying to make plays. Favre is just having fun out there.

Damn straight he'd be out of the league. The media paints him as some sort of hero for some reason.

[ED4050]

If I remember correctly the Eagles during the mid- sixties had two helmets, white at home and green away. It was only for a year or two.

[John in KY]

If I remember correctly the Eagles during the mid- sixties had two helmets, white at home and green away. It was only for a year or two.

It was just one season - 1969. Up through 1968 they wore the green helmet with silver wings, but in 1969 they wore a green helmet with white wings at home and a white helmet with green wings on the road. I don't know if it's an urban legend or not, but I have heard something about 1969 being the "trial" year for both designs, and they went with the white helmets/green wings for 1970 through 1973.

[FiddySicks]

If it gets the Eagles a silver helmet with green / black wings, I'm all for it.

Make it so. </Jean-Luc Picard>

TREKKIE!!!

(Let me shut up...I'm a closet Trekkie my damn self. FWIW, my alter-ego is/was Lt. Cmdr Geordi La Forge...)

When I saw that you replied, I was expecting to see an actual silver helmet with green/black wings.

I must say, I'm a little disappointed in you, commander.

I'm more disappointed in the fact that out of all the Star Trek people he could be, he chose LeVar Burton.

[tBBP]

If it gets the Eagles a silver helmet with green / black wings, I'm all for it.

Make it so. </Jean-Luc Picard>

TREKKIE!!!

(Let me shut up...I'm a closet Trekkie my damn self. FWIW, my alter-ego is/was Lt. Cmdr Geordi La Forge...)

When I saw that you replied, I was expecting to see an actual silver helmet with green/black wings.

I must say, I'm a little disappointed in you, commander.

I'm more disappointed in the fact that out of all the Star Trek people he could be, he chose LeVar Burton.

What's crazy is while my voice is more similar to Michael Dorn's (the guy who played Worf), for years people have been saying me and LeVar Burton look like we could be long-lost relatives. Plus...i just couldn't fathom walking around with a mountain ridge on my forehead, so then LaForge became my favorite character. Like LaForge (back in the days when I became a trekkie--at the tender age of seven), I couldn't see worth a s#!t, but was forever fixing stuff. (This was the product of having attended a magnet school.)

[Blue Falcon]

So, what then is Brett Favre's excuse for his throwing to the other team? Can he too blame the helmets? Or is he just being "Santa"? I'm still trying to figure out why people love this average quarterback who throws way too many interceptions. If his name wasn't Favre, he would've been out of the league years ago based on his horrible decisions as a quarterback!

Favre is just having fun out there. He is a kid. He loves the game. He is a gunslinger who is just trying to make plays. Favre is just having fun out there.

Damn straight he'd be out of the league. The media paints him as some sort of hero for some reason.

Especially fitting that Ol' Yeller (Favre) TWICE kept the Jets from winning on Sunday, with his stupid INT and later his even stupider forward lateral. I'm sick of the media worship for this jerk.

[BBTV]

So, what then is Brett Favre's excuse for his throwing to the other team? Can he too blame the helmets? Or is he just being "Santa"? I'm still trying to figure out why people love this average quarterback who throws way too many interceptions. If his name wasn't Favre, he would've been out of the league years ago based on his horrible decisions as a quarterback!

Favre is just having fun out there. He is a kid. He loves the game. He is a gunslinger who is just trying to make plays. Favre is just having fun out there.

Damn straight he'd be out of the league. The media paints him as some sort of hero for some reason.

Especially fitting that Ol' Yeller (Favre) TWICE kept the Jets from winning on Sunday, with his stupid INT and later his even stupider forward lateral. I'm sick of the media worship for this jerk.

Random NFL player addicted to pain killers and / or alcohol = THUG!

Bret Favre addicted to pain killers and / or alcohol = courageous hero.