NFL Uniforms

Uniforms are what I know. I turn on the NFL to see who’s wearing what. For years I’ve taken note of all the tweaks and overhauls. Got so into it that I started writing letters to teams and the NFL home office, since they keep such tight control on such matters.

Extra credit is given for the old school look…especially my beloved grey face masks. Colored masks only look good when it matches the helmet color.

Here’s how the teams rank, from best to worst:

1. Giants. Old school home and away. Classic.
2. Colts. Ditched the blue mask, added black shoes. Peyton’s idea?
3. Chargers. Give me the powder blues any day, and the white helmet…all they need are the old yellow pants.
4. Raiders. Simple and unchanging, and classic.
5. Cowboys. The everyday look is classic, the white throwback helmet all the more so. They should alter the blue jersey again, since they still can’t win in them.
6. Bears. Even the navy pants are classic. But orange jerseys?
7. Steelers. Love it when they changed the number font.
8. Chiefs. Great look designed by owner Lamar Hunt.
First to go with white facemasks.
9. Bills. Great call to go retro this year…complete with the striped socks. Even the newer white jersey with blue shoulders is a nice, unique look.
10. Jets. Went old-school like the Giants,
but the green masks ruin the look.
11. Packers. What is it about green facemasks?
Also dump that huge striped collar.
12. Browns. Next year they’re considering going even more old school…they noticed all those Jim Brown throwback jerseys everyone wears. Yes, they desperately need grey masks to complete the look.
13. Redskins. The white on whites were a nice changeup.
Throwbacks are the best. But ditch the yellow masks!
14. Vikings. Tweaks over the years haven’t messed up the classic look that much. Here’s an idea…bring back the dark pants,
like everyone else.
15. Bucs. Makeover several years ago was great…
...in every combination.
16. Saints. Like the Vikings, all the tweaks haven’t messed up the classic look. But black socks coupled with black pants give off the leotard look!
17. Patriots. Winning makes these otherwise unremarkable outfits ok. Say it with me…grey masks would be better!
Give me the throwback uni any day.
18. Cardinals. They kept the classic helmet, and the new look is ok…especially the white jersey with red shoulders.
19. Bengals. Winning can make anything look good.
One of the best helmets.
20. Seahawks. Great helmet and logo, nice shade of blue. I like the tiny bits of green. A different look without being terrible.
Loved the old jerseys with the logo on the sleeve.
21. Rams. Another great helmet, whatever the rest of the uni looks like. Nice colors.
22. Broncos. The overhaul several years back was ahead of its time, but it’s worn well.
23. Dolphins. Great logo, but the uni has been tweaked into mediocrity.
24. Ravens. They kept it simple…dark is great for football.
Nice helmet and shield.
25. Jaguars. Forgettable unis made interesting with all the jersey/pants color variations.
26. Titans. Nice shades of blue. Cool shoulder trim.
Cruddy logo brings it down.
27. Texans. Plain unis dull up the nice big helmet logo.
28. Eagles. Classic winged helmet hasn’t been screwed up too much. Plain unis, after several sets of great looks.
Remember Ron Jaworski?
29. Lions. Another great logo, but the uni has been tweaked to hell. On Thanksgiving they should break out the classic 60’s era look…those plain outfits do nothing for me.
I’m not stopping with the grey masks.
30. 49ers. Rode their original throwbacks to the Super Bowl, then completely messed up one of the best unis in the NFL. At least they break out throwbacks every now and then.
31. Panthers. Worst logo in the NFL. Black and grey is nice, as long as the teal is only used for trim. Grey masks would improve the look.
32. Falcons. Great logo update overshadowed by all that ugly trim. What’s with that ‘stripe’ on the pants? The different color combos are fun, and Vick makes anything look better. Thanks, Reebok.