Thank God they didn't because silver helmets make them look way too much like the Detroit Lions and harken back to when they lost like them also so good riddance to them thank you very much.45Hawker":1fy2zokj said:Old timer here. I love the silver helmet and pants. I wish they could do an alternate "modern throwback". Something like like this:
I was hoping they would pick the silver helmets for the current uniform.
Pandion Haliaetus":12hqzb83 said:Too many of you livin' in the past... (kind of like 49er fans)
Frankly if any message is clear its that these current Seahawks are Allen's regime, his franchise, this is his empire, what he built, and the change of Uniform have been symbolic of that and as he brought the Seahawks into its new age, an era of success.... he has slowly let the past fade away as such... into the past.
You guys should too.
Agreed.Pandion Haliaetus":2o1edoa5 said:What utter horse shit.
Some of us can enjoy the present and also appreciate the past. We can also walk and chew gum at the same time.
KitsapGuy":2ixgiz17 said:
45Hawker":3greotjh said:Agreed.Pandion Haliaetus":3greotjh said:What utter horse shit.
Some of us can enjoy the present and also appreciate the past. We can also walk and chew gum at the same time.
Aros":18o62gyn said:Good ol' No Fun League. Give me a break. Why does the NFL give a rip if a team wants to honor their past AND have alternate contemporary jerseys? And why is it that the Steelers (as an example) can wear both their standard black AND yellow helmets?
KitsapGuy":ekbfgcqh said:
Guess it's not all on Paul Allen. :?
A friend brought up how the Seattle Seahawks have never worn their throwback uniforms since they gave them up in 2002. I started looking for an answer and it is true, but the answer for why was much more complicated then I thought.
It turns out the NFL changed their uniform rules to allow alternate jerseys in 2002, making them very popular with teams. There is also a rule where the uniforms have to be at least 10 years old before they can be worn as a throwback jersey.
Sometimes that is confused with the rule where a uniform has to be 5 years old before you can change it.
Since the Seahawks first changed their uniforms in 2002, the first time they were eligible for throwback uniforms was in 2012. That was the year they unveiled the current design with the alternate ‘Wolf Grey’ that has been so popular.
In order for the Seahawks to wear their throwback uniforms, they would have to give up the grey alternate and adopt the throwback as their alternate uniform instead.
The dream of the Seahawks wearing silver helmets again was crushed last year when the NFL made a new rule where teams were prohibited,
"The use of alternate colored helmets, eliminating many of the historically accurate throwback uniforms that had been in use up to that point. Teams are still allowed to use alternate decals (or no decals at all) for their throwbacks, but they must use them on the regular helmets.“
When I found that out, I was honestly kind of sad and I hope the league will eventually change their minds.
The time to wear the throwback (to me) has to be when we play old AFC West opponents: the Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers, and Raiders. That happens to be this year, and we have not heard anything about a uniform change, so I think it is going to be a while.
By the way, the picture above is not the original throwback uniform because the face masks are blue, and that didn’t happen until 1983.
I like the wolf grey. But I don't know if it's enough to sacrifice the throwbacks. :3-1:
http://hot975online.com/time-to-break-o ... -seahawks/
RiverDog":3fftyemz said:The one thing about our old uniforms I hated was that silly stoned seagull. It was almost as bad of a logo as Tampa Bay's gay pirate.
I agree 100 degrees.Hawkstorian":3ko41z3f said:What utter horse shit.
Some of us can enjoy the present and also appreciate the past. We can also walk and chew gum at the same time.
RiverDog":jrcn1jsn said:Aros":jrcn1jsn said:Good ol' No Fun League. Give me a break. Why does the NFL give a rip if a team wants to honor their past AND have alternate contemporary jerseys? And why is it that the Steelers (as an example) can wear both their standard black AND yellow helmets? That right there seems to contradict this rule.
Thanks for the explanation all the same Bruce. I've often wondered what the exact terms and limitations are when it comes to throwbacks.
I agree, I would dump the Wolf Grey's in a heartbeat if it meant we could wear our throwback uniforms from time-to-time. Although it defeats the purpose if we couldn't wear the silver helmets. Geez NFL. :34853_doh:
The short answer: Money.
Through NFL Properties, the marketing arm of the league which licenses all the merchandise sold by the league, there are scores of contracts with vendors and manufacturers like Nike of everything from clothing to coffee cups, and in these contracts, there are specific provisions that are inserted in order to protect the vendor from having their contracts compromised by individual teams that for one reason or another, want to do something different that would limit the sales opportunities of the item the vendor paid good money for.
There are also rules designed to protect us customers. For example, a team cannot replace their base jerseys, such as our Nike blue home jersey, every few years so that you and me don't go out and buy a game jersey one season only to have it become obsolete the following season.
So while these rules may seem nonsensical to us, they make perfect sense to some accountant or lawyer within the league office. I can almost guarantee you that Roger Goodell couldn't change policy regarding the use of uniforms even if he wanted to unless it had something to do with player safety.
Goodell does exactly what the owner's want not himself he's just the face and the fall guy for when things hit the fan.akscoundrel":3lct1bb2 said:RiverDog":3lct1bb2 said:Aros":3lct1bb2 said:Good ol' No Fun League. Give me a break. Why does the NFL give a rip if a team wants to honor their past AND have alternate contemporary jerseys? And why is it that the Steelers (as an example) can wear both their standard black AND yellow helmets? That right there seems to contradict this rule.
Thanks for the explanation all the same Bruce. I've often wondered what the exact terms and limitations are when it comes to throwbacks.
I agree, I would dump the Wolf Grey's in a heartbeat if it meant we could wear our throwback uniforms from time-to-time. Although it defeats the purpose if we couldn't wear the silver helmets. Geez NFL. :34853_doh:
The short answer: Money.
Through NFL Properties, the marketing arm of the league which licenses all the merchandise sold by the league, there are scores of contracts with vendors and manufacturers like Nike of everything from clothing to coffee cups, and in these contracts, there are specific provisions that are inserted in order to protect the vendor from having their contracts compromised by individual teams that for one reason or another, want to do something different that would limit the sales opportunities of the item the vendor paid good money for.
There are also rules designed to protect us customers. For example, a team cannot replace their base jerseys, such as our Nike blue home jersey, every few years so that you and me don't go out and buy a game jersey one season only to have it become obsolete the following season.
So while these rules may seem nonsensical to us, they make perfect sense to some accountant or lawyer within the league office. I can almost guarantee you that Roger Goodell couldn't change policy regarding the use of uniforms even if he wanted to unless it had something to do with player safety.
True. But also, if there is anything I have learned this year, its roger goodell will do whatever the hell he wants, regardless if he is 'allowed' to or not.
Aros":vnraljwh said:Good ol' No Fun League. Give me a break. Why does the NFL give a rip if a team wants to honor their past AND have alternate contemporary jerseys? And why is it that the Steelers (as an example) can wear both their standard black AND yellow helmets? That right there seems to contradict this rule.
MizzouHawkGal":2xriw0p9 said:Goodell does exactly what the owner's want not himself he's just the face and the fall guy for when things hit the fan.akscoundrel":2xriw0p9 said:RiverDog":2xriw0p9 said:Aros":2xriw0p9 said:Good ol' No Fun League. Give me a break. Why does the NFL give a rip if a team wants to honor their past AND have alternate contemporary jerseys? And why is it that the Steelers (as an example) can wear both their standard black AND yellow helmets? That right there seems to contradict this rule.
Thanks for the explanation all the same Bruce. I've often wondered what the exact terms and limitations are when it comes to throwbacks.
I agree, I would dump the Wolf Grey's in a heartbeat if it meant we could wear our throwback uniforms from time-to-time. Although it defeats the purpose if we couldn't wear the silver helmets. Geez NFL. :34853_doh:
The short answer: Money.
Through NFL Properties, the marketing arm of the league which licenses all the merchandise sold by the league, there are scores of contracts with vendors and manufacturers like Nike of everything from clothing to coffee cups, and in these contracts, there are specific provisions that are inserted in order to protect the vendor from having their contracts compromised by individual teams that for one reason or another, want to do something different that would limit the sales opportunities of the item the vendor paid good money for.
There are also rules designed to protect us customers. For example, a team cannot replace their base jerseys, such as our Nike blue home jersey, every few years so that you and me don't go out and buy a game jersey one season only to have it become obsolete the following season.
So while these rules may seem nonsensical to us, they make perfect sense to some accountant or lawyer within the league office. I can almost guarantee you that Roger Goodell couldn't change policy regarding the use of uniforms even if he wanted to unless it had something to do with player safety.
True. But also, if there is anything I have learned this year, its roger goodell will do whatever the hell he wants, regardless if he is 'allowed' to or not.
Hasselbeck":kk5wytgp said:Basically the Seahawks could wear the throwback uni, but they couldn't change the helmet color.. so it'd look pretty ridiculous.
Hawkstorian":g5eoqoq5 said:Pandion Haliaetus":g5eoqoq5 said:Too many of you livin' in the past... (kind of like 49er fans)
Frankly if any message is clear its that these current Seahawks are Allen's regime, his franchise, this is his empire, what he built, and the change of Uniform have been symbolic of that and as he brought the Seahawks into its new age, an era of success.... he has slowly let the past fade away as such... into the past.
You guys should too.
What utter horse shit.
Some of us can enjoy the present and also appreciate the past. We can also walk and chew gum at the same time.