FriedPickles Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I liked this look 1 5 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 23 hours ago, DTConcepts said: The Penguins' often forgotten navy blue era was really sharp. Might even be their best look, tbh. I would've preferred if they went with this look for the Winter Classic instead of a Pirates throw/fauxback. Oh well, I'm sure they'll be in at least one more WC in the next 5 years, so maybe we'll see it then. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 5/1/2022 at 5:20 PM, chcarlson23 said: To follow this, I hate the sanitary sock look. I’d love to see more stripes on socks, but I’d much rather see the full color all the way down to the cleats. I mean the days of practically needing sanitary socks is over. Those dyes in the socks aren’t gonna kill anyone anymore. The way NFLers should wear socks these days is a full tube sock essentially, with the stripes on it, if the team has it. Baseball should be like this too, but stir-ups are an option I guess. Socks can add so much if they’re worn right, and I think having half of the socks be white really takes away from what they could be. Regarding your last sentence, be careful what you wish for. Seems like half the teams anymore have decided that having the entire part of the sock be white is the bee’s knees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 8:53 PM, Echo said: That they have one of the best uniforms in the league, and they only wear it as an occasional throwback. My unpopular opinions is that this was better: 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopewellJones Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I love when one color is used very minimally, or used on only some of the elements/equipment. I'm trying to think of whatever "rule" I have, because there are times that it doesn't work. Examples I like: - Gold outline on throwback Falcon helmet logo - Tan/gold pants on Harvard's otherwise all crimson and black set - Titans use of red - Steelers logo - Baltimore Ravens use of gold - Gray facemasks - Phillies' blue Probably more that I can't think of right now. But an example I hate is the Lions using a white outline on their logo and WCF patch when there's no other white on the home uniform. That doesn't strike me as an intentional quirk, it strikes me as a poor oversight in design. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikWings Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 ^ Along those same lines, for some reason I love black and white with just a smidge of a 3rd brighter color. It's why I think the black alternate is the Cardinals best jersey. (among an admittedly bad set) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcarlson23 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, MCM0313 said: Regarding your last sentence, be careful what you wish for. Seems like half the teams anymore have decided that having the entire part of the sock be white is the bee’s knees. Yeahhhh… I’d rather see mono colored yoga pants than white yoga pants lol 1 Quote "And those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalms 9:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopewellJones Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 hours ago, VikWings said: ^ Along those same lines, for some reason I love black and white with just a smidge of a 3rd brighter color. It's why I think the black alternate is the Cardinals best jersey. (among an admittedly bad set) Agreed! Been a while since I've played, but my last Create-A-Team on NHL was all black and white, with gold only used sparingly as an outline color on the logos and numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 20 hours ago, VikWings said: Along those same lines, for some reason I love black and white with just a smidge of a 3rd brighter color. I agree. Which is why I think these jerseys really weren't all that bad: They weren't great by any means, but they made sense as an alternate and looked pretty clean on the ice. 3 1 1 Quote "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/15/2022 at 6:12 PM, Carolingian Steamroller said: My unpopular opinions is that this was better: My unpopular opinion is that the ‘98 “Dirty Birds” set was better than either of those two. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, MCM0313 said: My unpopular opinion is that the ‘98 “Dirty Birds” set was better than either of those two. Did you prefer the original striping on the silver pants or the reversed later striping? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beast3 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: Did you prefer the original striping on the silver pants or the reversed later striping? Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I've always preferred like the Red-Black-Red striping and consider this my favorite set for the Falcons 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 The following two things are overrated: Royal Blue - Any time a team changes to this from a darker shade, everyone loses their minds like it's the best aesthetic decision that team has ever made when it almost always is a lateral move at best, downgrade at worst. I'm not saying there is no place for royal blue, or that it looks bad. Some teams look great in it. But this idea that anytime a team moves to it from dark blue that it is objectively a big brain move, and better color than any darker shade they've used, is a fallacy. I think that, at least in the case of the Sabres, Oilers, and Islanders in the NHL, this is often due to nostalgia. Gray facemasks in football - Unless your team has gray in its color scheme, its only value is, again, in its nostalgia. As far as looks go, it actually is not that amazing. It's a neutral color, so the facemasks themselves don't bother me. But, like with royal blue, the obsession people have for it is silly and is what annoys me the most. 7 1 Quote Pittsburgh Arsenal - Elite Football League (NFL) - est. 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 9 hours ago, beast3 said: Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I've always preferred like the Red-Black-Red striping and consider this my favorite set for the Falcons This goes hand in hand with the road look. Arguably the latter road uniform (with red socks and numbers) was more distinctive and more "Falcons" than the earlier black focused version even if maybe it didn't work quite as well with the black home jersey (at least for me). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 14 hours ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: Did you prefer the original striping on the silver pants or the reversed later striping? Original with black jersey, revised with white jersey/red numbers/red socks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Whoa, I'd never paid much attention to the Atlanta Falcons pre-1998 visual identity before. For starters I never knew they modified the pants striping to swap the colors. Interesting. I was much more surprised to find out there existed a different white jersey prior to the red-numbered one introduced in 1997. The black numbers and socks probably match the home uniform better, but I prefer the red numbers and socks they switched to just in time for their national attention. But while looking all this up on the Gridiron Uniform Database, I was VERY surprised to learn that the red-numbered version existed first! Apparently it was worn (with black socks, not red) for one preseason game and the first two road games of the 1990 season, and then they switched to the black-numbered version! How odd. 5 Quote https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 9:07 AM, maz said: Royal Blue - Any time a team changes to this from a darker shade, everyone loses their minds like it's the best aesthetic decision that team has ever made when it almost always is a lateral move at best, downgrade at worst. I'm not saying there is no place for royal blue, or that it looks bad. Some teams look great in it. But this idea that anytime a team moves to it from dark blue that it is objectively a big brain move, and better color than any darker shade they've used, is a fallacy. I think that, at least in the case of the Sabres, Oilers, and Islanders in the NHL, this is often due to nostalgia. I think the praise you're seeing is more about teams returning to their roots rather than just people loving royal blue in general. Teams like the Sabres, Oilers, Rams, Bills, & Warriors jumped on the navy bandwagon in the late-90's/early '00s because it was trendy, and wisely went back to royal. I don't think you'd see the same reaction if the Yankees, Bears, or Michigan Wolverines decided to switch from navy to royal blue. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 41 minutes ago, spartacat_12 said: I think the praise you're seeing is more about teams returning to their roots rather than just people loving royal blue in general. Teams like the Sabres, Oilers, Rams, Bills, & Warriors jumped on the navy bandwagon in the late-90's/early '00s because it was trendy, and wisely went back to royal. I don't think you'd see the same reaction if the Yankees, Bears, or Michigan Wolverines decided to switch from navy to royal blue. The Bears have their own shade of navy blue and its demonstrably darker than any other navy used in the league. For most the history of the NFL, they wear the only team to wear it. If they switched to Cubbie blue, they'd storm Halas Hall with pitchforks and torches. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Carolingian Steamroller said: The Bears have their own shade of navy blue and its demonstrably darker than any other navy used in the league. For most the history of the NFL, they wear the only team to wear it. If they switched to Cubbie blue, they'd storm Halas Hall with pitchforks and torches. Right. Per TruColor, the Bears' shade of navy blue is the same as the Texans'. It is also a very minor trim color for the Bills, and was the primary color of their horrific 2002-10 set. That said, I see no evidence of it being used in any other Big 4 leagues, or by anybody else in the NFL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/16/2022 at 2:58 PM, DTConcepts said: They weren't great by any means, but they made sense as an alternate and looked pretty clean on the ice. The problem was that they were so clearly the team playing second fiddle to the G-ddamn Nets, New York's second fiddle basketball team. They couldn't even move their full collection of banners into Barclay's because it embarrassed the Nets due to their own lack of success. Everything about it seemed really embarrassing to the NHL, to play catch-up to a NBA team like that. Factor in the terrible experience that was the Barclay's era and... yeah. Best to memory hole that whole era of Isles hockey. Quote PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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