uncle flap Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) I know no one cares about the injury risking popularity contest, but what do you guys think about these getups? Pro Bowl uniforms have new look Updated: October 8, 2013, 9:41 AM ETBy Darren Rovell | ESPN.com In what might be seen as Nike's boldest move since it began its deal as the official on-field apparel brand of the NFL last season, the world's largest shoe and apparel company unveiled its Pro Bowl uniforms Tuesday morning. Gone are the blue and red that have represented the NFC and AFC teams, respectively. The new colors? Bright orange and volt yellow, the color that Nike has used frequently with the University of Oregon, the favorite team of Nike chairman Phil Knight. The move away from the traditional outfit comes as the game takes on a new format. Instead of the AFC vs. NFC matchup that has been part of the game since 1971, teams will be filled by players voted to the game in a new draft-style format. The two leading vote-getters will be named captains and will be assisted by Hall of FamersJerry Rice and Deion Sanders and two NFL.com fantasy football champions in picking the two teams. More here: http://espn.go.com/n...adical-facelift Edited October 8, 2013 by uncle flap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I like the draft style format (ala NHL),...but they don't have to turn this into a Univ. of Oregon flashy uniform thing. Seems too contrived. They could make some cool blue and red uni's to keep the original colors representing each conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle flap Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 I like the draft style format (ala NHL),...but they don't have to turn this into a Univ. of Oregon flashy uniform thing. Seems too contrived. They could make some cool blue and red uni's to keep the original colors representing each conference. Yeah it's weird that they keep the helmet with such a mismatch scheme. Electric green doesn't go with most uniforms, and at least the red white and blue represented the league. What does neon tangerine represent? If they did all black vs all white it'd look better I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowery4 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 So who are the Ducks? NFC I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I get that Phil Knight is a big Ducks fan. But this seems entirely inappropriate. Good to be the king, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Will there be blacklights at the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 So....Any player from the Seahawks can just wear their own jersey if they get elected to the Pro Bowl? CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 The one on the right is basically a 49ers helmet on a Seahawks uniform. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Yeah it's weird that they keep the helmet with such a mismatch scheme. Electric green doesn't go with most uniforms, and at least the red white and blue represented the league. What does neon tangerine represent? If they did all black vs all white it'd look better I think. I guess it was between getting rid of the Pro Bowl or simply making it into an appealing format and look for fantasy football draft enthusiasts and teens/younger kids who enjoy the flashy neon look. It's not a bad thing...but i don't like Nike making this into their thing with the uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCOHEN13 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I know no one cares about the injury risking popularity contest, but what do you guys think about these getups? More here: http://espn.go.com/n...adical-facelift I personally LOVE the whole Oregon style uni;s that are now being used through out college.. Even the players seem more fired up in those games as does the crowds. I loved the Irish Uni this past week and Tennessee's all gray with bit of orange which was like the one posted in original post, was very cool and Vols almost pulled off upset of the yr vs Georgia! I've seen Tenn play 3 times this yr and they had different swagger! Players love to look "cool".. ANYTHING they can do to make the pro-bowl a better experience is needed and i commend NFL for trying whatever the can to make it better or just nix it. PS- ONLY way to get the players to REALLY play... Have winning team's players get 1M each.. The NFL can afford it and make losing team get NOTHING... THEN u will see real football with the top guys.. I do think they winning team gets paid more than losing team like in other sports, but i think the ammount should be at least 1M and losing team should get nothing so there is real motivation. Even tho most pro-bowlers tend to be the higher paid guys in the league, an extra Mil... would entice anyone as most these dudes go thru money like water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 PS- ONLY way to get the players to REALLY play... Have winning team's players get 1M each.. The NFL can afford it and make losing team get NOTHING... THEN u will see real football with the top guys.. I do think they winning team gets paid more than losing team like in other sports, but i think the ammount should be at least 1M and losing team should get nothing so there is real motivation. Even tho most pro-bowlers tend to be the higher paid guys in the league, an extra Mil... would entice anyone as most these dudes go thru money like water! Uh...teams and particularly owners don't want their best players to really play...there should be NO incentive to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) I love the new-style unis and thus love the grey/neon yellow unis on the right. Doesn't look right though b/c they'd have the other team's helmet which clashes with the uniform. Would look sweet if the helmet matched the uni (obviously just talking about aesthetics and not functionality for the game). Even the white one looks sweet. Had to plug in Rutgers Uni that I loved. Edited October 8, 2013 by bobobonators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 For whatever little reason there was to watch the Pro Bowl before (I actually used to enjoy it for the fun game that it was), there's absolutely no reason to tune into this thing now. It's absolutely abyssmal what they've done to this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I guess it was just a matter of time before the players were made to dress like bottles of Gatorade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Nobody's gonna watch, so who really cares what they wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I know no one cares about the injury risking popularity contest, but what do you guys think about these getups? More here: http://espn.go.com/n...adical-facelift lol seriously if they gonna dress like Oregon 2.0 you might as well just lose the Pro-bowl game period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelegendofkikoalonso Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 i like it. change is good. i wish the bills went off the rez a bit with a few unis and used that matt white and glossy white checkered look and more red and less blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Little Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Why is the Pro Bowl still a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homey D. Clown Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 laughable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 wow those are bad... they almost make the Jaguars hideous uniforms look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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