UniWatch: Thurs nite games to be Color vs. Color (jerseys)

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I just dont get this kind of shit. Are fans clamoring for this? Why? Just why?

Why, why, why?

only thing i care about is a Giants throwback. We have no alternate jersey. From a marketing perspective it just doesn't make sense. White pants don't count.

They could wear their orange "third jersey", Peyton Manning will whine about it, rule will be changed for 2016.

look good and any difficulties won't be hard to work around. Will be fun!

49ers Vs Chiefs
Jets Vs Eagles
Raiders Vs Bears
etc.


I would think if teams have the same / similar colors, one team would have to wear an alternate, color uniform (e.g. the Giants in red if the team they were playing was also med/dark blue).

Giants/Cowboys would be a bit confusing. There are a few combos that are going to make things weird. This is just a stupid idea.. I can't understand the need for it.

at all.

But I'm not sure why the league has to create a designated game to do this.

But there is a weirdly passionate group of fans that is into nothing but Unis and field designs. I've never given a flying shit.

In comment 12391682 arcarsenal said:

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I can't understand the need for it.

Money. #1 driver of the league...

Is this really must see TV all of a sudden, though? WOW, both teams wearing colors!

Like, what's the appeal? I don't see how it's selling more jerseys, gaining more of an audience or accomplishing anything at all. It's just another one of those gimmicky things the NFL is doing that does nothing for the game itself.

This guy just wasn't bringing in the audience anymore.

In this case change something that makes all the sense in the world, something that has been proven over many years, something that has no problems attached to it, and change it into something that has no apparent value, can cause confusion, and has no logic behind .... just so they can change something.

in a pre-season game where both teams wore white?
it was due to some mixup as to who the home team was

my vague memory says this happened in the late 70s- early 80s

It's going to look pretty sweet to have both teams in colors.

What I find more puzzling than the NFL going forward with this is the absurd reaction that some have shown in this thread.

Who gives a shit if they both wear colors? How does it warrant an "OH MY GOD WHY????" reaction?

Even if it's change just for change, it has no impact than just looking cool and making some fans potentially take more pride in their teams colors.

Don't see this as some indication of the downfall of the NFL like some others.

is it really going to be cool to see the Chiefs play the Niners both in red?

I'm missing the "cool" aspect here.

In comment 12391858 Sonic Youth said:

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It's going to look pretty sweet to have both teams in colors. What I find more puzzling than the NFL going forward with this is the absurd reaction that some have shown in this thread. Who gives a shit if they both wear colors? How does it warrant an "OH MY GOD WHY????" reaction? Even if it's change just for change, it has no impact than just looking cool and making some fans potentially take more pride in their teams colors. Don't see this as some indication of the downfall of the NFL like some others.

I don't really see anyone responding this way. I just can't figure out what the point is. This is really exciting to people? It's the same uniforms they see all the time anyway. I am trying really hard to see the appeal here and I just don't.

Besides, for all you people yearning for throwback stuff, the NFL used to only have dark jerseys until the games started being broadcast on TV, in black and white, and viewers couldn't tell the teams apart. Color TV changes that.

And the 49ers and Skins uniform colors are not red - they are officially listed as burgundy last I looked.

i'm not really for or against it. It just seems interesting. I guess some match up may look intriguing like us vs the jaguars. but some would look bad like ravens vs vikings.

how this is even a marginal improvement in the fan experience, however.

Does anyone really go "Aw shit, my team is in white today. What a snoozefest"?

you could see for someone who cared enough it could be intriguing

Is there something I'm missing where having teams play color on color is somehow more interesting? Are those pictures much more interesting than if one team was in white?

Denver has to bring those old uni's with the "D" on the helmet back. They were 1000x better than the current ones.

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I don't care one way or the other. But, I don't see how this gets anyone else to care either. At least with alternate jerseys there is the obvious revenue stream of additional jersey sales. What does this accomplish?

just to say "who cares?" If you don't care, then why care enough to let us know that you don't care? I just don't care for that.

In comment 12392090 arcarsenal said:

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Denver has to bring those old uni's with the "D" on the helmet back. They were 1000x better than the current ones.

Yep, the Orange Crush unis were timeless classics. The current ones are so dated now. They scream Nineties.

same color pants and jerseys lately, but I will say it again, I don't give a shit about the Giants wearing white pants, or red shirts, I want Giant Smurfs god dammit!!!

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advertising stand out when they put it on the jerseys....

but years ago, UCLA and USC both wore home uniforms for their game.

It's a nice change of pace and visual.

In comment 12391858 Sonic Youth said:

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It's going to look pretty sweet to have both teams in colors. What I find more puzzling than the NFL going forward with this is the absurd reaction that some have shown in this thread. Who gives a shit if they both wear colors? How does it warrant an "OH MY GOD WHY????" reaction? Even if it's change just for change, it has no impact than just looking cool and making some fans potentially take more pride in their teams colors. Don't see this as some indication of the downfall of the NFL like some others.

Looking "pretty sweet" or looking "cool" is obviously entirely subjective, maybe some fans will like it and some fans won't ... a matter of taste. Balance that against the very obvious logic of making it very much easier for a QB (say, Giants) under pressure to be able to instantly distinguish his receivers from the DBs (say, Bills). So although its really minor, it comes down to potentially impacting the quality of the game as opposed to "looking cool". Although I imagine there is some segment of the fan base for whom "looking cool" is more important.

In comment 12391865 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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is it really going to be cool to see the Chiefs play the Niners both in red? I'm missing the "cool" aspect here.

Steelers, Raiders, Ravens, Saints and Falcons in black would work. Especially match ups with both teams having black helmets

Awesome idea NFL. I'm sure the refs won't be confused either.

This is a return to how it was in the 20's, 30's and early 40's.

which was when the NFL required all teams to have two jerseys, one primary color and the other white.

GUD - Color vs Color - ( New Window )

In comment 12395382 truebluelarry said:

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which was when the NFL required all teams to have two jerseys, one primary color and the other white. GUD - Color vs Color - ( New Window )

Larry, cool link- thanks. I don't really (personally) count the Seahawks' and Patriots' light gray jerseys as 'color', so you have to look back to the 2010 Thanksgiving day game for the last 'real' color v. color matchup...Pats in throwback red v. Lions in throwback blue.