New Vikings Uniforms

[Gothamite]

I was merely saying he used a poor analogy. A dovetail joint would be more akin to putting two-row stitching on the shoulders instead of single. Collar phrases are more akin to carving your initials into the inside of that drawer.

Yet, the fact is, dovetail joints look better than nails, and pulling a drawer out and seeing dovetail joints is an aesthetic experience as much as it is anything else. It's also one that makes it apparent that the person crafting the piece went above and beyond to make sure the piece was unique, the piece was done right and the piece was as considered as it could possibly be, even if the joints can't be seen from the outside. You're not going to spend an hour testing the strength of your drawers, but you might pull one out every now and then and say, "Damn, these joints really put the finishing touch on this dresser," just like a team mantra inside the collar or behind the crest.

Yeah, I think this has gone a little far afield. Dovetail joins are a mark of good construction, not an aesthetic flourish.

Decorating the inside of the drawers with inlay or something.

[TheSoundofThrowingPennies]

Gentlemen, hold onto your butts because there is going to be a metric ton of links here.

The curious thing is that he says a lot of the same things that MHM and BIMH came on saying about 2014 changes, but he doesn't claim anything really outlandish like "focus groups". It's like some one read his posts and came and posting them as their "source" and tried (and failed) to fill in the blanks on information he would not divulge. Fair warning this dude is a grade A ass-hole.

So, from most recent to the earliest I could find:

http://www.reddit.co...clwtl?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...cgjd9?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...4gtch?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...4erp1?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...46pbk?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...46g46?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...46717?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...3lowh?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...3lg3z?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...nfirmed/c92ahj9

http://www.reddit.co...3l90t?context=3

http://www.reddit.co...k_story/c929i79

http://www.reddit.co...ing_too/c8yg8ad

I can't find any earlier than that, but you can see from this comment:

http://www.reddit.co...ing_too/c8ygktz

that he has posted things in the past and this is likely where the Cowboys and Chrome came from.

And before anybody gets out their tin foil hats, my account on reddit is twistedballz, which is what my name was on here before I lost my damn password.

[TheSoundofThrowingPennies]

Genuinely curious. What's the reddit guys name?

trash432. If you are about to wade through his submissions, it's a freakin cesspool, so be warned. But there are some awesome golden nuggets of information in there.

[MauerEssPee]

When are the new clues added to the site? I should have enough points to unlock all the Week 3 clues.

Maybe I'll just wait until morning and post them.

[MauerEssPee]

Clues 1 and 3

the second one is a video

The video (43 seconds) is just an interview with the head equipment manager saying it's taken two years to make these uniforms and how the uniforms have a 'traditional look'.

[DeFrank]

That glove pattern is on a Chargers t shirt. And the pants stripe... Hmmmmm

[CDixonDesign]

That glove pattern is on a Chargers t shirt. And the pants stripe... Hmmmmm

Nothing to fret over. It's Nike infamous "chain maille" pattern used in most of the performance apparel.

[oldschoolvikings]

Clues 1 and 3

the second one is a video

The video (43 seconds) is just an interview with the head equipment manager saying it's taken two years to make these uniforms and how the uniforms have a 'traditional look'.

Black is not making me happy.

[DeFrank]

At least we can put to rest this grey pants crap

[CDixonDesign]

Clues 1 and 3

the second one is a video

The video (43 seconds) is just an interview with the head equipment manager saying it's taken two years to make these uniforms and how the uniforms have a 'traditional look'.

Black is not making me happy.

The chain maille pattern may very well be Purple. It's the lighting.

[BrandMooreArt]

I was merely saying he used a poor analogy. A dovetail joint would be more akin to putting two-row stitching on the shoulders instead of single. Collar phrases are more akin to carving your initials into the inside of that drawer.

Yet, the fact is, dovetail joints look better than nails, and pulling a drawer out and seeing dovetail joints is an aesthetic experience as much as it is anything else. It's also one that makes it apparent that the person crafting the piece went above and beyond to make sure the piece was unique, the piece was done right and the piece was as considered as it could possibly be, even if the joints can't be seen from the outside. You're not going to spend an hour testing the strength of your drawers, but you might pull one out every now and then and say, "Damn, these joints really put the finishing touch on this dresser," just like a team mantra inside the collar or behind the crest.

Yeah, I think this has gone a little far afield. Dovetail joins are a mark of good construction, not an aesthetic flourish.

Decorating the inside of the drawers with inlay or something.

why would it have to be one or the other? when both come together, it is a thing of beauty

[Darth Brooks]

The stripe isn't proportioned the way the traditional ones were so it doesn't look like a straight retro.

[BlueSky]

Read through as much of that reddit feed as I could stand (it's like a bad '90s message board format) and this guy says:

- 5 teams are changing unis for 2014, Cleveland and 4 others that have not been announced;

- Browns will change unis but not helmets;

- and the Vikings have not changed the helmet logo but the helmet itself will be much different.

Obviously there's no way to determine whether this guy is credible so have your grain of salt handy.

Re the Vikes hint pic, are we sure that stripe is on the pants and not a road jersey? Do they only use that mesh treatment on the pants stripe?

As for the gloves, they need a couple more Norsemen on them.

[CubsFanBudMan]

Not to prolong this, but it's all well and good that the Panthers have a meaningful and inspiring saying, but that's 1 of 32. A 12th man flag? Fine. But if we get to that point, the last team with a collar saying is going to seem pretty forced. And I doubt that each and every one "inspires" the team, if even one does.

Play for the phrase on the inside collar, not the name on the back?

[BlueSky]

Not to prolong this, but it's all well and good that the Panthers have a meaningful and inspiring saying, but that's 1 of 32. A 12th man flag? Fine. But if we get to that point, the last team with a collar saying is going to seem pretty forced. And I doubt that each and every one "inspires" the team, if even one does.

Play for the phrase on the inside collar, not the name on the back?

There's also the risk of whatever saying becoming irrelevant over time. Not Carolina's but maybe say Atlanta for example. They're all caught up in the "Rise Up!" campaign but in 10 years that might just be an old marketing campaign most people have forgotten. Same with the Saints and "Who Dat?"

[oldschoolvikings]

If you look very carefully at the lower right of this image you can see the purple ends with a white egde parallel to the other stripes... in other words, there isn't another gold and black stripe on the other side... its asymmetrical. Thin black/less thin gold/thick purple.

[PALEFACE]

Clues 1 and 3

the second one is a video

The video (43 seconds) is just an interview with the head equipment manager saying it's taken two years to make these uniforms and how the uniforms have a 'traditional look'.

Ok, so with those clues and the image above from a Vikings.com article today, we know a couple of things about the pants. First, with the buckle area. The vikings have opted to go with the "hot box" on the stomach, but not with the new Nike style belt area. They are sticking with the traditional loops instead of the "fold over" design.

The stripe patter looks like it goes: Skinny Purple, Thin Yellow, Thick Purple, Thin Yellow, Skinny purple. In other words, Northwestern stripes. I am guessing we'll see this on the jerseys as well. Just my guess.

[nuordr]

Genuinely curious. What's the reddit guys name?

trash432. If you are about to wade through his submissions, it's a freakin cesspool, so be warned. But there are some awesome golden nuggets of information in there.

I hope this Trash432 dude is full of crap because a chrome purple helmet would blow!

[Survival79]

If you look very carefully at the lower right of this image you can see the purple ends with a white egde parallel to the other stripes... in other words, there isn't another gold and black stripe on the other side... its asymmetrical. Thin black/less thin gold/thick purple.

There's no black in that image.

[PALEFACE]

If you look very carefully at the lower right of this image you can see the purple ends with a white egde parallel to the other stripes... in other words, there isn't another gold and black stripe on the other side... its asymmetrical. Thin black/less thin gold/thick purple.

I think what you are seeing there is the continuation of the pattern, just the edge of the next yellow stripe, not the white pant material. I think the purple is making a Northwestern stripe pattern with a yellow fill in between. Thats what I think I see. I know everyone probably sees something different, depends on the person.