Uniwatch Rankings - Seattle #22

[Thunderhawk]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/story/_ ... forms-1-32

I really don't like Paul Lukas uni rankings for any sports. He is such a traditionalist. If a 5 year old kid with a box of crayons could design your uniform then I don't think it should tank in the top 20. Bears, case in point.

I still don't love our unis and think it was a missed opportunity in some ways but the, helmet and feather flourishes are great and should rank better than #22..

Ashley Fox defends us here:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/story/_ ... r-rankings

 

[twisted_steel2]

23. Texans - It's not that they look bad -- it's more that they feel generic.

But yet he ranks some of the most generic uniforms ever at the top of the list, and calls them classic. :roll:

 

[HawkAroundTheClock]

Ashley's take was well-reasoned and beautifully stated. Enjoyable read.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is selective. It doesn't ask for just anything. What it displays has meaning and purpose. Seattle's uniform is, in its own way, iconic and emblematic of the new generation of football. Play fast. Look sleek. Be fearless. Stand out. Defy convention.

Too brash? Too futuristic? No. After the Seahawks' performance last season, they've become easier on the eyes.

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[twisted_steel2]

Yea, that Ashley Fox article is tremendous. :th2thumbs:

 

[SeaTown81]

The Ashley Fox article deserves it's own thread, and not tossed in with that stupid uni-watch guy.

The Seahawks are brash. They're new. They're forward-thinking. They're young. They're hip. They've got Russell Wilson running the read-option and Richard Sherman patrolling the secondary and backing up his incessant trash talking. They've got the energetic Pete Carroll on the sideline and a front office unafraid of taking risks.

Though some see the Seahawks' neon green as gaudy, I see it as edgy. It is also striking and cool, like the city of Seattle itself. And it works particularly well with the navy jerseys and pants.

More than any other sport, there is a psychological attachment for fans to NFL uniforms. They are a link to the past, a reminder of the history of a franchise, to its success or failure. It is why some things never change, like the horseshoe on the side of the Indianapolis Colts helmets or the star on the side of the Dallas Cowboys helmets.

Seattle is a franchise still looking to make history, still trying to break through and win a Super Bowl. It is a franchise hoping its future will be brighter than its past, which is why its uniforms are appropriate. The Seahawks are less about the past and more about the now.

 

[volsunghawk]

The Ashley Fox article deserves it's own thread, and not tossed in with that stupid uni-watch guy.

Though some see the Seahawks' neon green as gaudy, I see it as edgy. It is also striking and cool, like the city of Seattle itself. And it works particularly well with the navy jerseys and pants.

More than any other sport, there is a psychological attachment for fans to NFL uniforms. They are a link to the past, a reminder of the history of a franchise, to its success or failure. It is why some things never change, like the horseshoe on the side of the Indianapolis Colts helmets or the star on the side of the Dallas Cowboys helmets.

Seattle is a franchise still looking to make history, still trying to break through and win a Super Bowl. It is a franchise hoping its future will be brighter than its past, which is why its uniforms are appropriate. The Seahawks are less about the past and more about the now.

Truth. And yet many people here still bitch over uniform threads. :roll:

 

[Hasselbeck]

He has the new Dolphins uni ahead of Seattle, and rips the new Vikings look (which may be the best new look in a long time aside from ours) that says all you need to know.