Just a quick vote on the new threads--lots of opinions in other thread, just wonder where we come down as a group. There are so many variables, but I tried to keep the choices easy. If one doesn't accurately convey your thoughts, pick the closest.
POLL: New uniforms
- Thread starter DJnVa
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I'm the only generally positive vote so far. For me, i'm 80% onboard but man I wish the helmets were white
Love these uniforms. The white ones are very sharp and it sets up for a red alternate next year. My hope is they introduce red pants so they could go white helmet/red jersey/red pants and also white helmet/white jersey/red pants.
I picked option 2, like one or the other, net positive - but my vote is kind of contingent upon them adding back silver or white pants at some point. They can't just roll with only blue pants for the next however many years, can they?
Maybe I'm the only one who missed this, but apparently the uniform shown in the actual release used the wrong pants:
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https://news.sportslogos.net/2020/04/21/new-england-patriots-unveil-new-uniforms-with-wrong-pants/
This partially addresses my complaint about nothing seeming to match.
I think it's a marginal upgrade, but given how much room there was for improvement, I would rather that they had not made the change and lock these in for five years or whatever the rule is.
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https://news.sportslogos.net/2020/04/21/new-england-patriots-unveil-new-uniforms-with-wrong-pants/
This partially addresses my complaint about nothing seeming to match.
I think it's a marginal upgrade, but given how much room there was for improvement, I would rather that they had not made the change and lock these in for five years or whatever the rule is.
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I'm not a fan of the over-the-top shoulder stripes, since they abruptly stop mid-shoulder. Also don't love that we're going to be all-blue at home. I've seen uni redesigns that are a million times worse, so I'm not raging mad or anything. But this seems like a case of making a change just for the sake of doing it. Would've preferred we kept the prior versions, but whatever.
I think they could have just got rid of the excess piping and side panels on the old unis and I would have been fine with that. I'd prefer different color pants, but I don't really care.
Go Pats!
Go Pats!
Why can't they just be traditional and keep the 60's and mid to late 80's ones. With the white helmet and stripes on shirt, the Patriot in the 3 point stance. And the red pants for the road unis.
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I remember reading that the NFL had pushed Orthwein for a redesign because of the difficulty that the merchandise makers had with the Pat Patriot logo on apparel. The stitching for PP is apparently much more intricate than the average logo and made it more expensive to produce.
This article seems to confirm some of that:
https://www.fastcompany.com/3041229/super-logo-bowl-the-design-history-of-the-patriots-and-seahawks
This article seems to confirm some of that:
https://www.fastcompany.com/3041229/super-logo-bowl-the-design-history-of-the-patriots-and-seahawks
Pat simply didn't sell well besides two weeks in 1986. There were enough years where the team was good to demonstrate that.
Are the 2020 Pats the only current team w/o numbers on the shoulders or sleeves (don't know what they are called these days, back in the day they were called TV Numbers)? Only other NFL non-throwback unis I can recall that didn't have them were the original Benglals threads in the late 60s and shirts the Niners wore in the late 90s.
Are the 2020 Pats the only current team w/o numbers on the shoulders or sleeves (don't know what they are called these days, back in the day they were called TV Numbers)? Only other NFL non-throwback unis I can recall that didn't have them were the original Benglals threads in the late 60s and shirts the Niners wore in the late 90s.
That's true, but it's also true that they could bring back a cleaned up version of Pat. FSU's change jumps to mind:
I don't think it would be hard to get to a place where it's any harder to produce than, say, the Jaguars' logo. Here's a fan version:
No TV numbers on the new Chargers' uniforms. (Edit: or, at least, not on the shoulder/sleeves.)
New uniforms are a solid meh for me.
I would so love a simplified and updated Pat Patriot incorporated into a red alternate uniform.
That's true, but it's also true that they could bring back a cleaned up version of Pat.
I don't think it would be hard to get to a place where it's any harder to produce than, say, the Jaguars' logo. Here's a fan version:
I would so love a simplified and updated Pat Patriot incorporated into a red alternate uniform.
That's interesting. Never even noticed the change with Florida State. I could get with that concept for Pat. Lose the silver though...disliked the silver since day one.That's true, but it's also true that they could bring back a cleaned up version of Pat. FSU's change jumps to mind:
I don't think it would be hard to get to a place where it's any harder to produce than, say, the Jaguars' logo. Here's a fan version:
I'd love to see it on the current unis. Just replace the logo on the helmet (keep the silver) and the sleeves. If anyone has the skills, I'd love to see Pat on the silver helmet.