Lori Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 You can tell it's the offseason:USA Today Sports Weekly Of course, they had to lead with Thurman's Super Bowl XXVI mishap. You knew that was coming, right? In a sidebar story... Design is important in headwear deliberation ... the president of something called The Society for Sports Uniforms Research (www.ssur.org) has decided the current Bills helmet is one of the five worst designs of all time: •Buffalo Bills (2002-present). The basic logo, introduced in 1974, isn't too bad. It's the forcing of the additional colored stripes of navy and nickel into the traditional royal blue and red that makes this design so hard to stomach. There are also polls for the best/worst all-time and current helmets. The Bengals helmet made the finals in the "best current helmet" poll, while ours is a finalist in both "worst" categories. Thoughts? (Other than, have the voters in that poll actually seen the Cincinnati monstrosity? Gotta wonder...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I've always thought we had one of the best helmets. Who cares about the blue stripes? The design is awesome. I can think of plenty others that are worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Lori, I have to agree with them - in that The Bills Helmets have been muddled. I think their unis are among the worst in the league, if not of all time. They look like something designed by a radical Japanese artiist on crack For example... Or like this.or something from a Roller Derby For another example. That's just my oxidized 2¢s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I've always thought we had one of the best helmets. Who cares about the blue stripes? The design is awesome. I can think of plenty others that are worse. 611428[/snapback] They're sort of saying the same thing. Basically our helmets right now are among the worst "all time" because they're a bastardized version of the classic helmets we had prior to 2002. If the Yankees added silver and red to an alternate cap for 2006, it'd be one of the worst baseball hats ever worn because it would be such a crappy, unnecessary marketing scheme. The Texans helmets (and uniforms) are pretty bad only because they're so bland. Their logo is basically the Texas Longhorns logo mixed with the current Patriots logo (which is also ugly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fla Bills Fan Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Lori, I have to agree with them - in that The Bills Helmets have been muddled. I think their unis are among the worst in the league, if not of all time. They look like something designed by a radical Japanese artiist on crack For example... Or like this.or something from a Roller Derby For another example. That's just my oxidized 2¢s. 611440[/snapback] I know Marve is about football only - no potholes, but come on Marve please get rid of this crap the players are forced to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 The current charging buffalo on a red background is still my favorite of the three (though I wouldn't consider any of them bad, really). The rest of the uniforms, though, need to be burnt. And Bennie Anderson's needs to be burnt with him wearing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 And Bennie Anderson's needs to be burnt with him wearing it. 611706[/snapback] Amen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Thoughts? (Other than, have the voters in that poll actually seen the Cincinnati monstrosity? Gotta wonder...) 611422[/snapback] I find it funny that some of the better edgier logos are mentioned as bad ie.) the iggles which i think is bada$$. but how is the old patsies one not mentioned for worst of all time. It looked like John Hancock taking a dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 You can tell it's the offseason:USA Today Sports WeeklyOf course, they had to lead with Thurman's Super Bowl XXVI mishap. You knew that was coming, right? In a sidebar story... Design is important in headwear deliberation ... the president of something called The Society for Sports Uniforms Research (www.ssur.org) has decided the current Bills helmet is one of the five worst designs of all time: There are also polls for the best/worst all-time and current helmets. The Bengals helmet made the finals in the "best current helmet" poll, while ours is a finalist in both "worst" categories. Thoughts? (Other than, have the voters in that poll actually seen the Cincinnati monstrosity? Gotta wonder...) 611422[/snapback] The "Society for Sports Uniforms Research" and their acolytes need to take two aspirin and go to bed, if they find something appealing about those gawd-awful orange gumballs with black leeches that the B'gals wear. Occasionally, they suit up with those helmets, orange pants and orange jerseys...they look like escapees from the Popsicle factory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I find it funny that some of the better edgier logos are mentioned as bad ie.) the iggles which i think is bada$$. but how is the old patsies one not mentioned for worst of all time. It looked like John Hancock taking a dump. The new "Flying Elvis" logo isn't much better. But my favorite line is from Larry Czonka, who said that if he knew that thing on the side of the Dolphins helmet WAS a dolphin, he never would have played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BackInDaDay Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Consider the Bills' current helmet and uniform design as artistic representations of the organization. Very busy and confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted February 26, 2006 Author Share Posted February 26, 2006 Consider the Bills' current helmet and uniform design as artistic representations of the organization. Very busy and confused. 612020[/snapback] Valid point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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