Bills confirm new uniform for 2011

[knnhrvy16]

The only thing I don't like about them using a white helmet: they would become the seventh team to do so, along with the Dolphins, Jets, Titans, Chargers, Colts and Cardinals, and would also make them the sixth AFC team to use a white helmet.

Not only that, but it's also the third in thier division. I'm pretty bummed to hear that there won't be a red helmet, but who knows, maybe they can pull this white helmet off well. I hope so, at least. The uniform from top down at least sounds promising, as the late O.J. era had a pretty nice uniform set.

[Buffalo]

The only thing I don't like about them using a white helmet: they would become the seventh team to do so, along with the Dolphins, Jets, Titans, Chargers, Colts and Cardinals, and would also make them the sixth AFC team to use a white helmet.

Not only that, but it's also the third in thier division. I'm pretty bummed to hear that there won't be a red helmet, but who knows, maybe they can pull this white helmet off well. I hope so, at least. The uniform from top down at least sounds promising, as the late O.J. era had a pretty nice uniform set.

I'll miss the red helmet. Just go back to the Kelly-era unis and add blue road pants. Oh wait, just wear blue pants on the road.

[epper]

My take on what the Bills should do.

Holy crap, where did you get that Champion font? I need that. It is perfect except for an added notch on the 2.

Here.

Had to use a combination of a few of the "varsity block" fonts to get the right set. Didn't even notice that the 2's on Kelly's old uni's didn't have the extra notch/serif. If I do an update, it'll be fixed.

[jc...]

Maybe the new logo will be a mailbox full of envelopes? You know... Bills.

[TheOldRoman]

My take on what the Bills should do.

Holy crap, where did you get that Champion font? I need that. It is perfect except for an added notch on the 2.

As for the jerseys, the look is good. Hopefully Reebok doesn't try to cram them onto their bad new template, though. My only thing is, no matter how good the blue pants look with the road jersey, they absolutely shouldn't be in the team's wardrobe because the players will inevitably go mono-blue at home.

Here.

Had to use a combination of a few of the "varsity block" fonts to get the right set. Didn't even notice that the 2's on Kelly's old uni's didn't have the notch. If I do an update, it'll be fixed.

Ok, I didn't know if someone had specifically created a Champion font. I talked to Eriq about it a few years ago but I think he said he didn't want to do the research or something like that. If you update the 2, could you release them as a set (with Eriq's permissions)? The letter font looks perfect, too, from what I remember.

[KJTALBOT]

Hooray for the white helmets. The red stripe on the buffalo got lost on the red helmet.

I think the Falcons should switch back to a red helmet, even with the current logo.

That would keep two red helmets in the NFL.

[slapshot]

The only thing I don't like about them using a white helmet: they would become the seventh team to do so, along with the Dolphins, Jets, Titans, Chargers, Colts and Cardinals, and would also make them the sixth AFC team to use a white helmet. In addition, that would make the New England Patriots the only team in the AFC East that doesn't use one.

At one point all 5 AFC east teams had a white helmet: New England, New York, Miami, Buffalo, Baltimore. Legend says part of the reason for the switch to red was so Jim Kelly could find his receivers easier. By that time the Jets had green helmets.

[moosebean11]

Is there a rule against using two helmets as part of your uniform? Why not wear white all the time, but wear red in divisional tilts against Miami, and New York?

[e15725]

The only thing I don't like about them using a white helmet: they would become the seventh team to do so, along with the Dolphins, Jets, Titans, Chargers, Colts and Cardinals, and would also make them the sixth AFC team to use a white helmet. In addition, that would make the New England Patriots the only team in the AFC East that doesn't use one.

At one point all 5 AFC east teams had a white helmet: New England, New York, Miami, Buffalo, Baltimore. Legend says part of the reason for the switch to red was so Jim Kelly could find his receivers easier. By that time the Jets had green helmets.

[TruColor]

Is there a rule against using two helmets as part of your uniform?

Yes there is.

[IceCap]

Is there a rule against using two helmets as part of your uniform? Why not wear white all the time, but wear red in divisional tilts against Miami, and New York?

There is a rule against wearing more then one helmet (throwback helmets are the exception). The Seahawks, when they unveiled their current uniforms, wanted to wear silver helmets on the road and blue helmets at home, but the league shot them down.

[moosebean11]

Is there a rule against using two helmets as part of your uniform?

Yes there is.

No Fun League.

I see their stance, but still lame.

[Gothamite]

I don't think it's lame at all - I think it's brilliant.

I don't see how the NFL could do anything but restrict teams to a single helmet, considering how central the helmets themselves are to the league's marketing strategy. They have made the helmets iconic - no other league has been able to do that.

Throwbacks are bad enough, but multiple helmets would really water it down.

[e15725]

They changed to red during Joe Ferguson's run. They felt it would cut down on interceptions as he claimed he couldn't tell who was who with all those white helmets down field.

[moosebean11]

I don't think it's lame at all - I think it's brilliant.

I don't see how the NFL could do anything but restrict teams to a single helmet, considering how central the helmets themselves are to the league's marketing strategy. They have made the helmets iconic - no other league has been able to do that.

Throwbacks are bad enough, but multiple helmets would really water it down.

No, I definitely agree. NFL helmets are iconic, I just figured that it was an understood thing, and not regulated. I'm just being immature and wanting my cake and to eat it too. I really like the red helmet from the standpoint that its one of two in the league, but the white helmet is just sexy. There's not really a bad choice just looking at helmets. Matching the uniforms though, I'm sure there will be a clear choice.

[FiddySicks]

Sounds good minus the white helmet and the navy trim. Sure they lost four straight Super Bowls, but the red helmet represents the high point for the Bills in the modern NFL. Ditching that is disappointing IMO. And I feel that the navy "trim" is going to end up in the same boat as the Mets black trim.

[Lee.]

They changed to red during Joe Ferguson's run. They felt it would cut down on interceptions as he claimed he couldn't tell who was who with all those white helmets down field.

I believe he was color blind, so all he had to do was find the unwhite helmet and he was good.

[ARTnSocal]

I'm a longtime BILLS fan who grew up there, in North Buffalo. I've been following this thread non-stop and if you've seen my posts in the past on here you'd know I've hated the BILLS uniforms since 2002, and ESPECIALLY the monochrome look, and the midnight version of blue.

Every since 2005, when the '65 throwbacks became the alternate uni there have been major requests from the fans to go back fulltime to the '65 look. The argument against it by another faction was okay but NOT with the 'grazing' Buffalo logo. What many people don't realize or notice is that the blue from the 70s and a good part of the 80s is NOT the same blue as worn during the Super Bowl years. That midnight blue (what we currently wear) is too dark and never part of the BILLS 'storied history ... Also, the throwback blue is not royal, it's a lighter version of blue yet still a medium blue, unlike the royal blue was of the 90s. Royal is very bright.

Put a '65 throwback photo next to an early 90's superbowl blue and you'll clearly see the difference.

I believe the BILLS, without not yet unveiling the new uniform have told everyone in that message what it's going to look like. They were very careful in their wording of it.

In 2002 they tried to blend everything from 1960-2001 and add midnight blue to it .... total disaster!!!

Letter to fans: The new uniforms will incorporate the team's storied history while keeping the team's signature charging buffalo logo.

Buffalo's 'storied' history is a medium shade of blue, either a 'colbalt' kind of blue, or royal blue. NOT a darker blue like the 2002-2010 version that is so hated by so many nationwide.

Now, if you've seen color photos of all the BILLS various uniforms over the years it's very clear to see that the charging Buffalo logo stands out much better on the white helmet than on the red helmet.

Everyone who said the BILLS must keep the helmet red, your reasons are 'because hardly anyone else wears red helmets'. That there is a very poor reason. Only Cleveland wears brown, so should others wear brown due to that reason? No way!

Many teams when looking at their helmet at a distance or on TV, you can barely make out their logo because the helmet blends in too much to their logo and it just doesn't stand out. The charging Buffalo stands outs superbly on the white helmet, it doesn't on the red one. The Chiefs are well suited with the red helmet because their logo is white.

Growing up my main gripe was wearing white pants on the road, way too much white. That problem was fixed in 1973 when we went to blue pants on the road. I DID however like the white on white throwback look when used in AFL-50 during the 2009 season. Why, because the better looking face-masks styles of our present time made them look better as did the black shoes. It still would have been nice to have the blue pants as an option for them and change 'em up at various times, but NOT blue monochrome.

In 1974 we went to the charging Buffalo and I thought that was really cool, just as i did the blue face-mask in 1976. Then the red helmet came for the '84 season and I was excited about that too (at that time) .... I am now totally sick of the red helmet. Before going to the red helmet we made the charging Buffalo logo a bit bigger in 1982, that was a good thing, but it worked cuz the helmet was white and it sooo stood out.

What the BILLS are doing, I believe, is trying to appease BOTH sets of fans ..... going back to the throwback look but maintaining the charging Buffalo, this way both of the main sets of fans with the 2 arguments are COMPROMISED.

What I forsee is that Buffalo will be going back to the '65, '75, or '83 throwback with the charging Buffalo, and the option of wearing either blue or white pants on the road, NO BLUE MONOCHROME and the red helmet will be shelved because our majority are demanding white.

The white helmets will be returning I'm quite sure and that's a good thing, because as I said prior the logo stands out much more on the white than it does the red.

What is unsure, is whether the face-masks will be the historic traditional gray, or the blue used from '76-'86 .... The red helmet ONLY looked acceptable with the white face-mask.

Other things we wonder is will the jersey numbers be on the sleeves, or shoulders (I'm hoping for) .... and will they eliminate the overdose of red on the sox.

In 2002 the uniform 'incorporated' a blend from the past with the addition of midnight blue. Now they're saying it will incorporate the storied history, so don't expect different blends minus the midnight blue ....

I expect the 2011 helmets to be returned to this ... most likely with the same blue face-mask.

[DDR]

I'm a longtime BILLS fan who grew up there, in North Buffalo. I've been following this thread non-stop and if you've seen my posts in the past on here you'd know I've hated the BILLS uniforms since 2002, and ESPECIALLY the monochrome look, and the midnight version of blue.

Every since 2005, when the '65 throwbacks became the alternate uni there have been major requests from the fans to go back fulltime to the '65 look. The argument against it by another faction was okay but NOT with the 'grazing' Buffalo logo. What many people don't realize or notice is that the blue from the 70s and a good part of the 80s is NOT the same blue as worn during the Super Bowl years. That midnight blue (what we currently wear) is too dark and never part of the BILLS 'storied history ... Also, the throwback blue is not royal, it's a lighter version of blue yet still a medium blue, unlike the royal blue was of the 90s. Royal is very bright.

Put a '65 throwback photo next to an early 90's superbowl blue and you'll clearly see the difference.

I believe the BILLS, without not yet unveiling the new uniform have told everyone in that message what it's going to look like. They were very careful in their wording of it.

In 2002 they tried to blend everything from 1960-2001 and add midnight blue to it .... total disaster!!!

Letter to fans: The new uniforms will incorporate the team's storied history while keeping the team's signature charging buffalo logo.

Buffalo's 'storied' history is a medium shade of blue, either a 'colbalt' kind of blue, or royal blue. NOT a darker blue like the 2002-2010 version that is so hated by so many nationwide.

Now, if you've seen color photos of all the BILLS various uniforms over the years it's very clear to see that the charging Buffalo logo stands out much better on the white helmet than on the red helmet.

Everyone who said the BILLS must keep the helmet red, your reasons are 'because hardly anyone else wears red helmets'. That there is a very poor reason. Only Cleveland wears brown, so should others wear brown due to that reason? No way!

Many teams when looking at their helmet at a distance or on TV, you can barely make out their logo because the helmet blends in too much to their logo and it just doesn't stand out. The charging Buffalo stands outs superbly on the white helmet, it doesn't on the red one. The Chiefs are well suited with the red helmet because their logo is white.

Growing up my main gripe was wearing white pants on the road, way too much white. That problem was fixed in 1973 when we went to blue pants on the road. I DID however like the white on white throwback look when used in AFL-50 during the 2009 season. Why, because the better looking face-masks styles of our present time made them look better as did the black shoes. It still would have been nice to have the blue pants as an option for them and change 'em up at various times, but NOT blue monochrome.

In 1974 we went to the charging Buffalo and I thought that was really cool, just as i did the blue face-mask in 1976. Then the red helmet came for the '84 season and I was excited about that too (at that time) .... I am now totally sick of the red helmet. Before going to the red helmet we made the charging Buffalo logo a bit bigger in 1982, that was a good thing, but it worked cuz the helmet was white and it sooo stood out.

What the BILLS are doing, I believe, is trying to appease BOTH sets of fans ..... going back to the throwback look but maintaining the charging Buffalo, this way both of the main sets of fans with the 2 arguments are COMPROMISED.

What I forsee is that Buffalo will be going back to the '65, '75, or '83 throwback with the charging Buffalo, and the option of wearing either blue or white pants on the road, NO BLUE MONOCHROME and the red helmet will be shelved because our majority are demanding white.

The white helmets will be returning I'm quite sure and that's a good thing, because as I said prior the logo stands out much more on the white than it does the red.

What is unsure, is whether the face-masks will be the historic traditional gray, or the blue used from '76-'86 .... The red helmet ONLY looked acceptable with the white face-mask.

Other things we wonder is will the jersey numbers be on the sleeves, or shoulders (I'm hoping for) .... and will they eliminate the overdose of red on the sox.

In 2002 the uniform 'incorporated' a blend from the past with the addition of midnight blue. Now they're saying it will incorporate the storied history, so don't expect different blends minus the midnight blue ....

I expect the 2011 helmets to be returned to this ... most likely with the same blue face-mask.

I'm gonna print this out and go read it in the bathroom.

[ARTnSocal]

I'm gonna print this out and go read it in the bathroom.

Haha ...

Sorry so long, but it's very thorough ... and coming from a 40+ year die-hard BILLS fan