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Ranking NFL Helmets only


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No one ever reads these, but I still love posting my lists:

After #7 they are more or less interchangeable...

  1. New Orleans
  2. Green Bay
  3. Dallas
  4. Oakland
  5. Buffalo
  6. Houston
  7. Kansas City
  8. Indianapolis
  9. Cleveland
  10. Pittsburgh
  11. Arizona
  12. NY Jets
  13. NY Giants
  14. Tampa Bay
  15. San Francisco
  16. Chicago

The worst:

  1. Jacksonville
  2. Miami
  3. Seattle - great logo, but way too much going on.
  4. San Diego - lots of potential, but it really needs a fix
  5. Atlanta
  6. New England

Everything in the middle is pretty good, but not great.

 

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I'll take a shot

1. Bengals

2. Raiders

3. Rams

4. Lions

5. Cowboys

28. Panthers

29. Chargers

30. Titans

31. Ravens

32. Jags

Top 5 defunct:

1. Bucco Bruce

2. Eagles, pre adding black

3. Lions pre-black

4. Colts with blue mask

5. Red Bills

Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse."

 

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I think this illustrates an interesting point. Almost everyone has the Jaguars last (as would I). And almost everyone has the Bengals in the top 5 (as would I).

Both helmets are "innovative." Therefore, "innovative" is neither good nor bad.

Being different is good. New ideas are good. Thats the whole point of design, to do something different. But one of those helmets is designed with the principles of design in mind and with good taste. The other is a perfect example of what not to do. Even the logo

 

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1. Indianapolis Colts- Clean, simple, and effective

2. Cincinnati Bengals- The design is still innovative today

3. Arizona Cardinals- Love the new logo

4. Minnesota Vikings- A true NFL classic that hasn't changed very much at all

5. Philadelphia Eagles- Just like the Vikings

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32. Jacksonville Jaguars- This is worse than eating skyline chili or watching the Jaguars this year. It is a true shame that the Jags actually don't look that bad from the chest down.

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No one ever reads these, but I still love posting my lists:

  1. New Orleans

I'm surprised by this. Not that the Saints don't have a nice helmet, but its just so... standard, its surprising to me that it made someone's number one. Can you explain what it is that makes it stand out to you. (I only ask because, generally, you have an opinion that I find interesting on these things.)

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I like the tiers idea. I'm borrowing that.

Tier 1

Bengals, Rams, Eagles, Cowboys, Bears, Packers, Raiders

Tier 2

Buccaneers, Saints, Vikings, Texans, Chargers, Chiefs, Browns, Colts

Tier 3

Bills, Giants, Falcons, 49ers, Lions, Patriots, Broncos

Tier 4

Washington, Cardinals, Panthers, Jets, Seahawks

Tier 5

Ravens, Titans, Steelers, Dolphins

Garbage Can

Jaguars

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I'll take a shot

1. Bengals

2. Raiders

3. Rams

4. Lions

5. Cowboys

28. Panthers

29. Chargers

30. Titans

31. Ravens

32. Jags

Top 5 defunct:

1. Bucco Bruce

2. Lions pre-black

3. Colts with blue mask

4. Red Bills

5. Previous Seahawks

I'd throw the Houston Oilers right at the top of the defunct list.

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top:

1. Bills (I'm a homer, and it's gorgeous)

2. Bengals (cool animal motif bro)

3. Rams (cool animal motif bro---but make the colors pop again please)

bottom

30. Chargers (great bolt, too many outlines---add a number or go back to blue)

31. Titans (uh wtf is your logo exactly?)

32. Jags (matte black is cool. use it on the whole thing)

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No one ever reads these, but I still love posting my lists:

  1. New Orleans

I'm surprised by this. Not that the Saints don't have a nice helmet, but its just so... standard, its surprising to me that it made someone's number one. Can you explain what it is that makes it stand out to you. (I only ask because, generally, you have an opinion that I find interesting on these things.)

Well, I suppose "I just like it best" won't suffice. To be honest, it's difficult for me to pick a "best" helmet. I really like every helmet on my best list. I can't honestly say that I like the Saints helmet all that much better than the Cowboys or the Bills. Why is New Orleans #1 to me? I guess what puts it at the top for me is the fleur de lis. It's just such a great helmet logo. The Saints helmet incorporates all the things I like in a football helmet - traditional stripes, great decal, great colors. Wish I could do better than that, but that's my reasoning. All that being said, I wish I had done the tier system originally instead of ranking them. A tier does a much better job of illustrating my preferences. Using a tier, I don't have to pick a #1 helmet.

 

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Yesterday I decided to share on my blog my Top 10 all time NFL helmets. 3 current, 2 throwbacks that have been modified for today's use among the 7 throwbacks: http://t.co/6PfagbZwTB

Oh Geez...forgot about that old Eagles...have to go update my post.

Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse."

 

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