Originally posted by LayTheWoodall:
Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
1) team gets tired of its look
2) team asks Nike to redesign unis
3) team adopts some crazy Nike uni design
4) fans and media mock Nike redesign
5) team stuck with Nike redesign for at least 5 yrs
6) team tells Nike: we goofed, please redesign!
7) Nike reverts uniforms to classic look
Examples (steps 1-7): Buccaneers, Browns
Currently at steps 4-5: Rams, Falcons, Jets
DGAF: Seahawks
This is absolutely spot on.
The bengals should've returned to the Corey Dillon/Jeff Blake era uniforms.
From the mid 90s onwards, I can't think of one single team who changed uniforms and made an improvement.
The Niners went from those dated gold outline uniforms that looked purplish in the end to the classic scarlet and new twist to the classic threads that was an improvement