Sport Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Example: The Texans use "Battle Red".The difference is I don't see Texans fans on here going out of their way to type out the full name of the color everytime it comes up.Write "wolf grey" if you wish, but it sounds stupid.PS. thank you for indirectly reminding me of Seawolf. I haven't thought about them in a while and I like some of their stuff.I take it you don't encounter many Texans fans? As a Jags fan I do, and they ALWAYS say Battle Red. Always.This is true. Came here to post the same thing.Okay, bad example then. But if their fans actually do refer to their red as "battle red", then that's just as dumb. The Texans' red is not unique and it's the only red in their palette so going through the superfluous step of qualifying it as "battle red" when just saying red would've sufficed is just as stupid as insisting upon saying "wolf grey" when talking about the Seahawks.If calling a color by it's name bothers you, why are you here? This isn't the site for you.I work with colors every day. My job requires me to be very specific with colors. Pantone and PMS are apart of my everyday life This is the site for me. The issue I have is that you're insisting on labeling very ordinary, very commonly used colors with a name that was only attached for gimmicky corporate reasons.But by all means, keep doing it if you guys want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Honestly, it's no different than referring the classic Eagles' color as kelly green. Green is green, right?Not at all, and it's completely different. Kelly green is an actual shade of green which distinguishes the color. Same with navy blue, vegas gold, etc. Wolf gray is meaningless. It doesn't refer to a particular shade. It is just a "kewl" sounding name Nike came up for the color so the Seahawks could feel fiercer. Same with Nike calling Oregon's stuff anthracite.Exactly. I can look at the Eagles old kelly green and their new midnight green and see a noticable difference. Its like red vs. cardinal. Show me how Seattle's "wolf" gray is different from the Giants matte gray, the Lions matte gray... noticably different from any other dull light gray Nike NFL pants, and I'll call it that. Until then... its just gray.Unless maybe they all wear wolf gray. Hey, can't wait to see the Giants, Lions, Patriots, and Panthers break out those wolf gray pants!I just proved it in #534. Nothing's definitive until we get CwX in here with colour swatches.There goes TheOldRoman Nike bashing again. We get it, you hate Nike. Don't shove it down our throats. It's quite annoying actually.Annoying to you perhaps. I think he's right on the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Honestly, it's no different than referring the classic Eagles' color as kelly green. Green is green, right?Not at all, and it's completely different. Kelly green is an actual shade of green which distinguishes the color. Same with navy blue, vegas gold, etc. Wolf gray is meaningless. It doesn't refer to a particular shade. It is just a "kewl" sounding name Nike came up for the color so the Seahawks could feel fiercer. Same with Nike calling Oregon's stuff anthracite.Exactly. I can look at the Eagles old kelly green and their new midnight green and see a noticable difference. Its like red vs. cardinal. Show me how Seattle's "wolf" gray is different from the Giants matte gray, the Lions matte gray... noticably different from any other dull light gray Nike NFL pants, and I'll call it that. Until then... its just gray.Unless maybe they all wear wolf gray. Hey, can't wait to see the Giants, Lions, Patriots, and Panthers break out those wolf gray pants!I just proved it in #534. Nothing's definitive until we get CwX in here with colour swatches.No disrespect, but Benjamin Moore is the real deal. They have wolf gray as an actual distinguished shade of gray. That closes the argument, period.Holy crap, I just realized that Benjamin Moore must be colorwerx' dad, or grandpa./only slightly kidding. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hall of Fame patches again this week?? Eagles and Bengals have em tonight. Are they going to be on all month? 3rd month in a row of a uniform gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr3g3 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hall of Fame patches again this week?? Eagles and Bengals have em tonight. Are they going to be on all month? 3rd month in a row of a uniform gimmick.Only a 2 week thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAnna Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The Bengals should wear their orange socks with all combinations. The Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The Bengals should wear their orange socks with all combinations.I agree just like the Texans should always wear red socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 The Bengals should wear their orange socks with all combinations.I agree just like the Texans should always wear red socks.Certainly with their navy pants, but no way should they wear red socks with the navy jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 There goes TheOldRoman Nike bashing again. We get it, you hate Nike. Don't shove it down our throats. It's quite annoying actually. Calling it Wolf Grey is, yeah, kind of dumb, but hey, if that's what the official name of the color is, even if it's made up, so be it.Anywho, I actually wish the Seahawks would wear the Wolf Grey jersey for every road game, especially with the blue pants, but I don't mind the wolf greys.There goes espnboy defending Nike again. We get it, you love Nike. Don't shove it down our throats and get irate whenever anybody says anything the least bit critical of Nike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhlyBoy Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 There goes TheOldRoman Nike bashing again. We get it, you hate Nike. Don't shove it down our throats. It's quite annoying actually. Calling it Wolf Grey is, yeah, kind of dumb, but hey, if that's what the official name of the color is, even if it's made up, so be it.Anywho, I actually wish the Seahawks would wear the Wolf Grey jersey for every road game, especially with the blue pants, but I don't mind the wolf greys.There goes espnboy defending Nike again. We get it, you love Nike. Don't shove it down our throats and get irate whenever anybody says anything the least bit critical of Nike.Touche, and I do support Nike alot I'll admit it, but it's gotten to the point on these boards where it's like this...Notre Dame Uniform="Beautiful. Great Uniform."Notre Dame Uniform with Nike swoosh on it="Nike has ruined this great uniform"Obviously I'm exaggerating to making a point, but you get the point. I'm not 100% all on board with Nike, I don't get a chubby over Nike, but they are clearly the best out there in uniform design.sorry for the files that don't work up there. Can't get rid of them. They don't show up when I edit the post to delete them. They were just pictures of what was described Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhlyBoy Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gothedistance Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Was the Saints throwbacks from last year only a one time thing?New Orleans is going to be in all black against Tampa Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigbazah Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Was the Saints throwbacks from last year only a one time thing?New Orleans is going to be in all black against Tampa Bay.I loved those throwbacks. In my opinion, it's their best and look and should be the primary. The helmet would need adjusting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Only a color tweak to match the pants. That's the best look the Saints have ever worn. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I understand why the Saints went from a single white outline to a triple outline on their logo, but I disagree with it. Those throwbacks were incredible last year. However, let's not forget that the helmet color they used last year was also great. Look at how good that helmet looks! Unfortunately, they never got close to matching it with any elements of the previous uniform set, and then they tweaked the color this year to match Nike's khaki pants. Anyway, bring back the old gold set full-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Change the jersey gold to the helmet gold and make the facemask gray and it's epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Not sure where to put this. Reebok had caps a while back that featured pants striping as part of their design.New Era now has their collection with jersey stripes http://www.lids.com/style/NFL-Jersey-Stripe-59FIFTY-Cap Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTnSocal Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Was the Saints throwbacks from last year only a one time thing?New Orleans is going to be in all black against Tampa Bay.I loved those throwbacks. In my opinion, it's their best and look and should be the primary. The helmet would need adjusting, though.As Gothamite said to which I agree, just slightly tweak the pants to match the helmets and gold stripes ... and use those same gold numbers on the white away jerseys.and please ... shelf those stupid black stripe-less pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Matchup confirmations (via Twitter and TV)Jaguars in black jersey, white pantsBrowns in brown jersey, white pantsRedskins in white jersey, gold pantsRavens in purple jersey, white pantsBroncos in white jersey, white pantsGiants in white jersey, gray pantsFalcons in red jersey, white pantsBears in blue jersey, white pantsPackers in white jersey, gold pantsTexans in blue jersey, white pantsColts in white jersey, white pantsRams in blue jersey, blue pantsSaints in black jersey, black pants Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I think the Bears are wearing their stupid ugly throwbacks again. Hate the number set on those. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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