I'm surprised Titans are not wearing white at home in week 1.
I thought with the Cowboys helmet reveal they would be bringing it back with the navy uniform but it appears it will be worn with their color rush jersey, so Giants wear regular blue jerseys in Dallas.
The 100th anniversary is in 2025, I can definitely see a transition to where the uniforms from the 80's-90's could be the full time jerseys to start that season, and then mix in some throwbacks that year from different eras, including the red tops.
in the day, the superstitious Giants used to wear their away whites at home against the Cowboys because the Cowboys had a worse record when wearing blue.
They need to ditch the gray facemasks on the current main uniform set they use. They don't have gray pants anymore. The Bills finally did this after having a gray facemask for a couple of years. It would look so much cleaner.
in the day, the superstitious Giants used to wear their away whites at home against the Cowboys because the Cowboys had a worse record when wearing blue.
DAL even changed to a different shade of blue because of that.
in the day, the superstitious Giants used to wear their away whites at home against the Cowboys because the Cowboys had a worse record when wearing blue.
That superstition came from Tom Landry.
While probably not directly related, I think it's interesting to note that during Landry's tenure with the Giants as a player & coach they wore white at home fairly frequently from 1953-56.
- If lose then change to another one until you win.
- Once you win, keep wearing that same uniform until lose again.
- Then start over...
The NFL no longer allows that kind of flexibility.
There was a time when you simply notified the visiting team had to be notified what the home team was wearing by the Thursday prior to a Sunday game. Now having to declare your uniform for the entire year before the season even starts is ludicrous.
The Giants petitioned the league for permission to wear their white jerseys for the win-and-in Week 17 game against Dallas in 2011 but were denied because they had called out the blue jerseys back in July. How absurd is that?
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
Sure it's a fashion show. The referees inspect every player before
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
Just win the damn game! Shirts and skins shit even a BBI shirt I could care less it’s just another way to create revenue from people who buy jersey’s every year.
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
Classic is "Get off my lawn!" ha ha. Just kidding.
- If lose then change to another one until you win.
- Once you win, keep wearing that same uniform until lose again.
- Then start over...
The NFL no longer allows that kind of flexibility.
There was a time when you simply notified the visiting team had to be notified what the home team was wearing by the Thursday prior to a Sunday game. Now having to declare your uniform for the entire year before the season even starts is ludicrous.
The Giants petitioned the league for permission to wear their white jerseys for the win-and-in Week 17 game against Dallas in 2011 but were denied because they had called out the blue jerseys back in July. How absurd is that?
It's become so silly larry. Declaring months ahead, petitioning, getting denied.
in the day, the superstitious Giants used to wear their away whites at home against the Cowboys because the Cowboys had a worse record when wearing blue.
I used to love that gamesmanship by Parcells. It was one of about 1 or 2 games a year that the Cowboys had to wear blue.
They need to ditch the gray facemasks on the current main uniform set they use. They don't have gray pants anymore. The Bills finally did this after having a gray facemask for a couple of years. It would look so much cleaner.
Agreed.
RE: Sure it's a fashion show. The referees inspect every player before
kickoff to make sure their sock height complies with the uniform code and all that clothing micromanaging BS the league wants.
It's also huge business. Nike cuts a tens-of-millions dollar check per year for this stuff.
The refs don't do this. League employees do. I don't know if he still does it, but for a while Joe Morris had this job for all Jets and Giants home games.
Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
That's what the uniforms did look like when they were actually worn, so why wouldn't the "classic" uniform replicate that?
The actual uniforms from the 80s and 90s were much closer in color to the helmets:
OK, it's not my imagination then. It's disappointing to be honest. The dark blue is much better.
One thing to note here is that we're only seeing these new throwbacks under studio lighting and not out in the sun. Throw in the fact that we're looking at almost 4 decade old images.
They worked with Riddel to match the colors to be as close as possible and I think they look great.
The alternates are so much better.
Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
I thought with the Cowboys helmet reveal they would be bringing it back with the navy uniform but it appears it will be worn with their color rush jersey, so Giants wear regular blue jerseys in Dallas.
The 100th anniversary is in 2025, I can definitely see a transition to where the uniforms from the 80's-90's could be the full time jerseys to start that season, and then mix in some throwbacks that year from different eras, including the red tops.
Says in the article that the Giants will be wearing all-white.
DAL even changed to a different shade of blue because of that.
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may be wearing their blue uniforms so the Giants may have to wear white.
Says in the article that the Giants will be wearing all-white.
I was referring to the Thanksgiving game in Dallas.
That superstition came from Tom Landry.
While probably not directly related, I think it's interesting to note that during Landry's tenure with the Giants as a player & coach they wore white at home fairly frequently from 1953-56.
- Once you win, keep wearing that same uniform until lose again.
- Then start over...
- Once you win, keep wearing that same uniform until lose again.
- Then start over...
The NFL no longer allows that kind of flexibility.
There was a time when you simply notified the visiting team had to be notified what the home team was wearing by the Thursday prior to a Sunday game. Now having to declare your uniform for the entire year before the season even starts is ludicrous.
The Giants petitioned the league for permission to wear their white jerseys for the win-and-in Week 17 game against Dallas in 2011 but were denied because they had called out the blue jerseys back in July. How absurd is that?
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
It's also huge business. Nike cuts a tens-of-millions dollar check per year for this stuff.
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
Shit post.
And, by the way, who decided those shitty 80s uniforms were "classic"?
Classic is beating the Bears in 1956
Classic is my Charlie Conerly button my Dad bought at my first game
Classic is YA bleeding in the end zone
Classic is "Goodbye Allie"
Classic is "Get off my lawn!" ha ha. Just kidding.
I do like the color rush whites!
Though I also don't really care that much.
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- If lose then change to another one until you win.
- Once you win, keep wearing that same uniform until lose again.
- Then start over...
The NFL no longer allows that kind of flexibility.
There was a time when you simply notified the visiting team had to be notified what the home team was wearing by the Thursday prior to a Sunday game. Now having to declare your uniform for the entire year before the season even starts is ludicrous.
The Giants petitioned the league for permission to wear their white jerseys for the win-and-in Week 17 game against Dallas in 2011 but were denied because they had called out the blue jerseys back in July. How absurd is that?
It's become so silly larry. Declaring months ahead, petitioning, getting denied.
much like a fan thread caring about uniforms...
is that the league is not trying to get fans to buy any more uniforms than they already own.
OK?
Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
That's what the uniforms did look like when they were actually worn, so why wouldn't the "classic" uniform replicate that?
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Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
That's what the uniforms did look like when they were actually worn, so why wouldn't the "classic" uniform replicate that?
The actual uniforms from the 80s and 90s were much closer in color to the helmets:
I know it's been a couple of years, but I really like the current uniforms so much better with the white pants, as opposed to the old gray.
Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
It's also huge business. Nike cuts a tens-of-millions dollar check per year for this stuff.
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Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
That's what the uniforms did look like when they were actually worn, so why wouldn't the "classic" uniform replicate that?
The actual uniforms from the 80s and 90s were much closer in color to the helmets:
OK, it's not my imagination then. It's disappointing to be honest. The dark blue is much better.
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In comment 15771761 Gatorade Dunk said:
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In comment 15771654 sb from NYT Forum said:
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Meanwhile, I love the "classic" logo, but the navy helmet with royal blue jersey looks weird. Odd choice.
That's what the uniforms did look like when they were actually worn, so why wouldn't the "classic" uniform replicate that?
The actual uniforms from the 80s and 90s were much closer in color to the helmets:
OK, it's not my imagination then. It's disappointing to be honest. The dark blue is much better.
One thing to note here is that we're only seeing these new throwbacks under studio lighting and not out in the sun. Throw in the fact that we're looking at almost 4 decade old images.
They worked with Riddel to match the colors to be as close as possible and I think they look great.