New York Giants Return to Vintage Look of the 1980’s & 1990’s

 

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Often times, sports franchises make alterations to their uniforms that, frankly, do not seem like an improvement. For example, the Bills changed their uniforms after the 2002 season, and simply put, it was not an improvement at all. The Buccaneers changed their uniforms from the so-called “popsickle” orange uniforms that they wore through the 1996 season, and then changed it to something much closer to what they have now. Some people like it, but I personally find it boring. They stood out before with bright uniforms that reminded you that they were from sunny Florida. Now, they look like any other team.              

Indeed, I could go on and on. Do the Rams have a uniform that looks as good as it did in the 1980’s and 90’s? Simply put, no. Ditto with the Eagles, who scrapped green with that….well, I’m not even entirely sure what version of green that is. But it is not especially attractive and, again, makes them stand out less than they used to. The Vikings do not look as good as they used to. Neither do the Dolphins.              

Admittedly, I am not a big fan of those super tight uniforms that the NFL teams have now. I guess that it was designed to prevent players from being able to grab the jerseys? Maybe. But it just does not look as good, at least in my opinion.              

Well, some teams are at least returning to some of the older uniforms. That includes the Atlanta Falcons, who are returning to red helmets. That was a better look, and I personally am glad that they will be back with those.              

And the one that I am really excited about is the return of the vintage Giants uniforms of the 1980’s and 1990’s. That was an era when the G-Men were highly competitive, winning two Super Bowls and making a ton of playoff appearances, especially from 1981 – 1990. That is not to say that the Giants will suddenly enjoy more success. But at least they will be nicer to look at on the field of play.              

Pat the Patriot will be returning, as the Pats go back to those more traditional uniforms of the same 1980’s and early 1990’s. I personally always liked this look with the white helmets and red jerseys.              

Now admittedly, some of the new helmets are boring. The Giants are my favorite team, so maybe that explains why this news made me happy. But the Jets going with the same helmets, only in black? Boring and unoriginal, frankly. Everyone and their uncle seems to want to change their helmets to either black or white. The Jets did not do anything original here, but the Panthers did the same thing, as did the Eagles. And the Bengals, who have arguably the nicest and most unique helmets, changed to white helmets with black stripes. Interesting, but not as nice as their orange helmets, to be sure.              

The Houston Texans now have new red helmets. They are not throwbacks, but all new. Similar enough, true, to their old ones, just with  different color scheme. Still, I like them, actually, and think that they are a step up from the frankly boring, very dark blue helmets that they have had since the inception of the organization, and which does not make them stand out in any significant way. How many teams have either black or very dark blue helmet? By this point, it simply lacks originality. So applause to them on changing it to red. This gives them a more distinctive look, if you ask me.