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GIANTS vs. NY helmets

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/14/2018 9:18 pm
Which one do you prefer?

I'm a collector of 1980s NFL logo drinking glasses. And I'm sipping on a Sweetwater IPA in a GIANTS drinking glass and it makes me long for when those were our helmets. The Pats, Bucs, Broncos, Falcons, & the like had pretty cool helmets back then too.
I like the GIANTS helmets a little more  
mattnyg05 : 6/14/2018 9:22 pm : link
but the original style with the dull navy color as opposed to the color rush that had that shiny royal color. I liked how the old GIANTS helmet blue really didn’t match the uniform... it gave it some character
ny !  
section125 : 6/14/2018 9:27 pm : link
GIANTS close 2nd.
Exactly what mattngy05 said  
RobCrossRiver56 : 6/14/2018 9:29 pm : link
The NY is ok but we are the GIANTS and also liked the off color helmet
Is it really six weeks until training camp?  
Gatorade Dunk : 6/14/2018 9:29 pm : link
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ny, and it's not close.  
CT Charlie : 6/14/2018 9:39 pm : link
Imprinting from my youth in the 50's and 60's. GIANTS is cheesy fail-marketing to me.
Like both the ny and GIANTS helmet  
Steve in South Jersey : 6/14/2018 9:40 pm : link
hate the old NY helmets from the 70s


RE: Like both the ny and GIANTS helmet  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/14/2018 9:48 pm : link
In comment 13991566 Steve in South Jersey said:
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hate the old NY helmets from the 70s



Hideous.
Big preference for the "NY" logo.  
81_Great_Dane : 6/14/2018 9:53 pm : link
Classic. The "Giants" logo doesn't do anything for me, never did. It only appeared because the City of New York and the Giants were in a spat because the G-men left the city, and there were people upset over a team playing in New Jersey using a "NY" logo.

Stupid thing to get worked up about, IMO.

I understand why some want to see it once a year as the alternate, but nostalgia for those years doesn't make the thing look any better. Of course that awful early 70s thing is worst of all.

I am absolutely alone in this but I like the Michigan-style "winged" helmet the Giants wore at some point in the in the 30s or 40s. I'd rather see that for the "throwback." But I gather that it's too difficult and expensive to have a second approved helmet for each player.
ny helmet..  
Sean : 6/14/2018 10:27 pm : link
but love that we have been seeing the throwbacks at least once a year.
Thankfully we're not Steelers fans  
mrvax : 6/14/2018 10:36 pm : link
and have to endure that "yellow jacket" uniform each year.
I like the GIANTS helmet from the 1980's  
PatersonPlank : 6/14/2018 10:44 pm : link
not the NY. I think the color was darker then.
I like the hybrid  
David B. : 6/14/2018 11:38 pm : link
Current metallic blue color (rather than the dark navy), but with the 80s GIANTS logo, red stripe. Great combination of the best of both eras.



Is there a rule that would prevent "NY" helmets at home games  
Marty in Albany : 6/15/2018 12:58 am : link
and "GIANTS" helmets for away games?

I'm okay with either helmet, but neither is very exciting, so to make up for it we would have some variety.
I would love it if they had the  
montanagiant : 6/15/2018 1:16 am : link
NY on one side and Giants on the other
The GIANTS logo is my shit  
Optimus-NY : 6/15/2018 3:22 am : link
The NY logo is ooglay and old. Anyone who likes the Michigan style helmets from the 30s/40s is weird. Damn man. lol.
These RULE!  
Optimus-NY : 6/15/2018 3:27 am : link
NY  
ZogZerg : 6/15/2018 6:20 am : link
and I agree, not even close. I remember how excited everyone was when the Giants went back to those NY helmets. "Giants" spelled out on a helmet is a really crappy "logo".
The Bucs had pretty cool helmets back then?  
Beezer : 6/15/2018 6:33 am : link
OK.

NTTAWWT.
I am looking to  
jvm52106 : 6/15/2018 7:52 am : link
add that 70's one to my collection. Hate them or not, it is a part of their history.

That pic of LT is pretty darn cool. Miss those uniforms and the players in them. We didn't always win but we were in the win column far more often than not under Parcells (after 83).
Love the NY logo helmet.  
Russ in Queens, NYC : 6/15/2018 7:58 am : link
Simple, classic. Much like the Bears' helmet, which I admire, along with the very dark blue that the Bears use.
"ny" for me too.  
Herb : 6/15/2018 8:00 am : link
I remember when they switched to the GIANTS logo in 1976, and how disappointed I was in it. Uppercase, boldface, italic and underlined - unimaginative and dull. I thought it was the worst one in the NFL, and was thrilled when they finally went back to the ny one. Still, I think it's a good idea to bring the GIANTS back once a year for those who are nostalgic for it.
ny and it is not even close.  
Elisha10 : 6/15/2018 8:30 am : link
I wish it was always ny, I also wish they put it on the helmet in 1956 instead of 1961. I hate when they show the 58 game with the Colts amazing uniforms and we have the plain helmets. I do like the GIANTS as a script logo, it should be on the jerseys instead of ny like it was from 2000-2004, but not on the helmet, the ny logo is the best.
NY  
Ryan in Albany : 6/15/2018 8:33 am : link
Giants alone is too generic.
Outside the box - BOTH logos  
mac attack : 6/15/2018 8:36 am : link
NY logo on right side, GIANTS on left side.

Kinda like how Steelers have logo on one side and the othe blank - since someone stole it (hence Steal-ers name - at least thats what I thought as a kid).
Definitely prefer the current NY  
SeanLandeta : 6/15/2018 8:45 am : link
over the GIANTS helmets of the 80's. Just throwing in my vote...
RE: Definitely prefer the current NY  
Mark from Jersey : 6/15/2018 8:53 am : link
In comment 13991718 SeanLandeta said:
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over the GIANTS helmets of the 80's. Just throwing in my vote...
Same
Giants imho  
gtt350 : 6/15/2018 9:03 am : link
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NY  
giantsfaninphilly : 6/15/2018 9:05 am : link
I never cared for the GIANTS logo. Don't need to see them as a throwback 1x per year, either.
I will take the NY logo for the helmet, but GIANTS looks great on gear  
Chef : 6/15/2018 9:05 am : link
GIANTS is all nostalgic and all when the team went from suck to great but it is very generic.. They still use the logo, I have a pull over and hoodie with it...
GIANTS logo for sure.  
Blue21 : 6/15/2018 9:14 am : link
Loved it.
The ny is  
Pete in MD : 6/15/2018 9:26 am : link
one of the best logos in sports, it's classic. GIANTS had a time and place but that font, underlined and all caps, is totally '70s-'80s.

Wasn't there a time when the Giants and maybe Knicks used the intertwined NY logo? The one the Yankees now own but actually stole. I wonder how that would work today?
ny  
MadMax : 6/15/2018 9:29 am : link
I always loved the way that the tail of the y is dragged beneath the n. I even changed my signature by dragging the tail of the g in my last name below the rest of the letters.
I like the NY logo more....  
Eli Wilson : 6/15/2018 9:30 am : link
but the GIANTS one reminds me of LT, Carson and Bavaro - which makes me happy.
Love both  
Sonic Youth : 6/15/2018 9:35 am : link
but definitely prefer the "ny". Wouldn't mind seeing the 70s one for a throwback, but would definitely never want that to be the main logo.

What I DO miss are the old away jerseys.


i think you  
Les in TO : 6/15/2018 9:39 am : link
will be inherently biased based on when you started following the team. I grew up in the 80s and so my first impression was the GIANTS helmet, Simms tossing it to Bavaro, LT and the wrecking crew putting the fear of God into opposing offenses. it was big bold, intimidation. NY is classic, I get why if you grew up in the 40s-60s, you would have a favourable bias.

I think we can all agree the 70s version was an abomination, just like the teams and fashion of that decade generally
I think the NY logo is better  
GiantsLaw : 6/15/2018 11:13 am : link
but I prefer the GIANTS, cause they should be the NJ Giants.
I prefer the GIANTS helmet, since that was the helmet  
jcn56 : 6/15/2018 11:15 am : link
worn during the glory days of Parcells and LT.
I have one of those construction type hardhats  
Big Blue '56 : 6/15/2018 11:25 am : link
with “Giants” on one side and “NY” on the other. Why not do that with the helmets?
RE: RE: Definitely prefer the current NY  
RobCarpenter : 6/15/2018 12:05 pm : link
In comment 13991723 Mark from Jersey said:
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In comment 13991718 SeanLandeta said:


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over the GIANTS helmets of the 80's. Just throwing in my vote...

Same


Me too. When I was a kid I preferred the old helmets over the "GIANTS" one:

RE: Outside the box - BOTH logos  
fanofthejets : 6/15/2018 12:53 pm : link
In comment 13991710 mac attack said:
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NY logo on right side, GIANTS on left side.

Kinda like how Steelers have logo on one side and the othe blank - since someone stole it (hence Steal-ers name - at least thats what I thought as a kid).


haha. Actually I believe what happened was the first time they got helmet logos ordered they ordered 1 decal per player forgetting that each helmet requires two.
Whatever Helmet The Giants Wore...  
Jim in Tampa : 6/15/2018 1:10 pm : link
When you first became a fan is the one you probably prefer.

It's ny for me.
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Del Shofner : 6/15/2018 1:20 pm : link
If God allows the Giants to win the SB  
Alwaysblue22 : 6/15/2018 1:22 pm : link
By putting the Statue of Liberty on their helmets as the logo...I would do it.
The GIANTS helmets  
Pete in MD : 6/15/2018 1:46 pm : link
also had a thinner red stripe and no front numbers. Subtle differences that stick out when you really look at this kind of stuff.
I started watching the Giants in 1993, but then the very next year  
Elisha10 : 6/15/2018 6:00 pm : link
they started wearing the throwbacks. My dad showed me some of his old memorabilia and my impression was we are wearing the wrong uniforms and helmet. I said it for years and in 2000 things were made right.
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