Call me anal or just flat out annoying, I've heard it all before. I'm pretty sure there are even people out there who refuse to watch games with me because of the pesky problem, but when your jersey's don't match, I let it be known... loudly.
For years there have been a few teams who've been a thorn in my side and it appears that in 2009 they've returned for more irritation.
You can say all you want that you don't care, but after these pictures, at least you won't be able to ignore this major problem any longer.
CULPRIT #1 - New Orleans Saints
Probably one of the worst in all of sports. Are they black and gold, black and bronze, or black and copper? I can't decide because they use all different shades. Take the picture below for instance...
Notice the difference between helmet color, numeric color on the jersey, and pant color. Absolutely hideous.
CULPRIT #2 - Dallas Cowboys
For whatever reason, I never have found a problem with the Cowboys road uniforms (below)
Call it tradition (I'm pretty sure that's the excuse from Dallas fans), but there is a glaring problem with the home dreads in comparison.
Notice a problem? In case you're color blind, allow me to be of assistance. We start with the helmet, displaying a crisp NAVY blue star emblem on a silver hat. When we get down to the jersey however, we notice ROYAL blue come into play on the numbers. Then when moving to the pants, the silver which should match the helmet is gone. Instead we see this strange shade of turquoise appear. And making things more strange, we find a navy blue stripe. Then the socks go back to the royal blue color. So in all we have 4 different color schemes- Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Turquoise Blue, and Silver.
Ya, and you always thought the Cowboys were supposed to be Silver and Navy. Ya... supposed to be.
CULPRIT #3 - Grey Facemask
One of my oldest foes may be multiplying and trust me, I'm not at all happy about it.
First, it was the Indianapolis Colts.
It's not a huge problem, but as much as you see close up camera shots of players, it's highly irritating. Answer me this- Do the Colts feature grey anywhere else on their jerseys? So why have it as the color on your facemask? They didn't use to use grey (circa early 2000's)
And don't even start with the whole, "Well maybe that's as close as they can get to white". Never seen a Texas Longhorn game? (Chiefs and Bills among others also feature pure white facemasks).
But enough about the Colts. They aren't alone. Where else is grey featured in the Arizona Cardinals color scheme? NOWHERE!
I just don't get it. It's not a hard concept. You have 3 options: make them white, make them black, or make them red.
And don't think I forgot about you Cleveland Browns. You also use "The Grey", but you escape without an embarrassing picture because I'm pretty sure my readers have the concept by now.
CULPRIT #4 - Cincinnati Bengals
It's not a huge mishap, but I read about this on a blog awhile back and unfortunately, it's stuck with me ever since.
While many despise the Bengals uniforms in general, I personally have no problem with the futuristic/arena look. However, they seemed to make a minor mistake on the shoulder pads.
While the creators decided to stitch the stripes closest to the arms, it seems they either ran out of funding or just got lazy because notice the difference with the top stripe which appears to be ironed-on. The problem continues on the pants as well. Either make it all iron-on stripes and numbers or not. Do not try and combine Wal-Mart with Nordstrom's.
- Finally, allow me to end this post on a high note and congratulate a former villain on making a positive change for the ages. Since I was a child, one of my biggest fears was watching an entire Minnesota Vikings game. As good as they were on the turf in Minneapolis, they just could not decide whether they were Purple or Blue. And boy did it look goofy on television.
But in heroic fashion, a player named Adrian Peterson came along, which in turn meant a jersey change. And thus, the Vikings have finally hit normalcy... or as close as you can be. Job well done you Nordic footballers.
Call this entire argument pointless, but hey, I bet you start to notice more issues around the sports world. And whether you care or not, at least I know I got your attention.
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