dennisbergan Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I wonder if Blowhard Ryan can come up with a white and black throwback vest to wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I wonder if Blowhard Ryan can come up with a white and black throwback vest to wear?That's the best nickname you've got? Tnak could've come up with something more creative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Several current NFL uniforms are really generic, and a lot of 80s and 90s uniforms were very generic. Doesn't mean they're not great though. Nostalgia is a powerful weapon.Not a lot of nostalgia from those years. I grew up suburban NY and we got Jets, Giants, and Pats games, so I watched a lot of games from the mid-80s on. Not much to be nostalgic about there.Oh boy, the Browning Nagle years, or the magical run they had under Kotite.I think it is a matter of preference. While I don't look back on those years and think about how great the team was...those are the uniforms I grew up with. Those are the uniforms the team wore when I went to games with my grandpa when I was a kid. I look back on those days and I do feel nostalgia.Bingo. Maybe they weren't the best Jets teams that wore the green helmets (white or black masks), but I can't help but like the Sack Exchange and O'Brien/Toon/McNeil. I still remember when I was a tyke and the Jets destroyed Elway and the Broncos on a Sunday or Monday night at the Meadowlands in the mid-to-late 80s, and I was a huge Elway fan. I loved the Jets logo though. In the end, it just reminds me of simpler days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Usually I don't buy into the "you just like it just because it's old" argument but in this case...well, you all like it just because it's old. That Jets look reminds me of something a TV show would come up with if they needed to make a uniform for a fictional team. Bland and generic. There's a reason the Jets went back to the "Namath" look folks. The reason may not have been those 80's Jets uniforms but it's as good a reason as any. Those things were just green Giants (no pun intended) uniforms.Aren't you the one that likes those old bland and generic Rams unis?I am indeed. What's your point, that because I like the Rams uniforms I should like the Jets uniforms too? Sorry, it doesn't work that way.No point really. Just thought is was interesting that you liked the old Rams uni since they are just as bland and generic....They really aren't. They don't steal another team's style. The 80s Jets uniforms did. They're basically the old Giants set in green and white, with a wordmark logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTnSocal Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Making the green darker when they brought their older uni's back in '98 was one thing, but I liked the older logo better where it was pointed (rather than oval-shaped), andsitting on around a 45° angle on the helmet unlike now where it's level.Like the traditional gray facemask too if i the helmet is white. BTW, that '63 JET logo is cool, but they only wore it for 1 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Usually I don't buy into the "you just like it just because it's old" argument but in this case...well, you all like it just because it's old. That Jets look reminds me of something a TV show would come up with if they needed to make a uniform for a fictional team. Bland and generic. There's a reason the Jets went back to the "Namath" look folks. The reason may not have been those 80's Jets uniforms but it's as good a reason as any. Those things were just green Giants (no pun intended) uniforms.Aren't you the one that likes those old bland and generic Rams unis?I am indeed. What's your point, that because I like the Rams uniforms I should like the Jets uniforms too? Sorry, it doesn't work that way.No point really. Just thought is was interesting that you liked the old Rams uni since they are just as bland and generic....Are you trying to be a tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram29jackson Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I wonder if Blowhard Ryan can come up with a white and black throwback vest to wear?That's the best nickname you've got? Tnak could've come up with something more creative! blowtoes....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmening Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Usually I don't buy into the "you just like it just because it's old" argument but in this case...well, you all like it just because it's old. That Jets look reminds me of something a TV show would come up with if they needed to make a uniform for a fictional team. Bland and generic. There's a reason the Jets went back to the "Namath" look folks. The reason may not have been those 80's Jets uniforms but it's as good a reason as any. Those things were just green Giants (no pun intended) uniforms.Aren't you the one that likes those old bland and generic Rams unis?I am indeed. What's your point, that because I like the Rams uniforms I should like the Jets uniforms too? Sorry, it doesn't work that way.No point really. Just thought is was interesting that you liked the old Rams uni since they are just as bland and generic....Are you trying to be a tool?Good Lord. It's not a big deal. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeBalloonCoast Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Not a throwback but would really like the helmet to use this logo instead of the current, cluttered one.I was bored today and so I messed around with the above logo and came up with the following in Paintbrush:A combination of two eras, as well as a reminder of how to back to NYC from the Meadowlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I'm convinced that the Jets in a green helmet is the way God intended it to be.But what color facemask did He intend for them to use?Black or white, of courseIt's rather customary to indicate when you're altering another person's quoted post....I noticed it right away. I laughed (a little). It ain't no thang. Not a throwback but would really like the helmet to use this logo instead of the current, cluttered one.I've long thought that would be brilliant with their current uniforms. The helmet logo is the only thing I don't love about their look, and that alt is brilliant.They should absolutely build their identity around that logo. They don't need a mascot gimmick - they play in effing New York. The fact that it doesn't have the team name or silly imagery on it just makes it way more versatile. I'm not really a Jets fan (but I am a Rex Ryan fan so I'm a Jets fan by default) and I don't really wear sports team gear, but I'd buy a shirt or something that just had that on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proc Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I think the current Jets set, home and road, are perfect as they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Jets concept helmet - acquired from sources that were close to the NFL or at the NFL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ that's horrible... IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ that's horrible... IMHO.Agreed.Is that black or really dark green? Ugly either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian E Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 ^ that's horrible... IMHO.Agreed.Is that black or really dark green? Ugly either way.agreed. like the logo, hate the color. brighter is better for the jets IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panthers Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The helmet uses the same paint technology as Jacksonville. It is a dark forest green that looks black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Jets concept helmet - acquired from sources that were close to the NFL or at the NFL:I can't remember the Jets ever wearing this helmet, though I remember the white version very clearly. Was this helmet only used for a game, or was it used for more than just that?I think I might've seen footage of those kind of helmets in Full Color Football, but the footage was rather grainy in the clip and they could've seen dressed in their Titans' uniforms at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Jets concept helmet - acquired from sources that were close to the NFL or at the NFL:I can't remember the Jets ever wearing this helmet, though I remember the white version very clearly. Was this helmet only used for a game, or was it used for more than just that?I think I might've seen footage of those kind of helmets in Full Color Football, but the footage was rather grainy in the clip and they could've seen dressed in their Titans' uniforms at the time.It's a CONCEPT helmet--that means it was developed just to see what it would look like, and hasn't ever been used or even mass-produced.So of course you don't remember them wearing it, they never did. Nor, by the way, did they use a white version at any point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 This is excellent news! I was so sick of their early 60s Titans set. I'm not a huge fan of throwback uniforms in general, but if you're gonna do it, do it right. (ala Tampa Bay)This. I thought I was one of the only ones here that doesn't like throwbacks. You gotta stick with one identity. Although, fauxback sets are fine. As long as your entire set is fauxback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Jets concept helmet - acquired from sources that were close to the NFL or at the NFL:I can't remember the Jets ever wearing this helmet, though I remember the white version very clearly. Was this helmet only used for a game, or was it used for more than just that?I think I might've seen footage of those kind of helmets in Full Color Football, but the footage was rather grainy in the clip and they could've seen dressed in their Titans' uniforms at the time.It's a CONCEPT helmet--that means it was developed just to see what it would look like, and hasn't ever been used or even mass-produced.So of course you don't remember them wearing it, they never did. Nor, by the way, did they use a white version at any point.The Jets did wear a white helmet with a green jet in the 60s, did they not?And that concept helmet has a strong Miami Sharks vibe, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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