The Merged x115 Adventures Of The Fashion Police Weekly aka THE Uniform Thread

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

the fact that ppl get this worked up about uniforms...

also FWIW, the burg on gold was voted top ten in all of sports by ESPN

[E33Green]

If you guys want to pick what the team wears on Sunday, cut Danny a check for 2 billion and you will have some input into it. Until then, we will be subject to the whims of the coaches, players, Danny, and Bruce Allen.

The white on white look was a player requested lucky charm during the Gibbs years. The burgundy on burgundy is a painful reminder of brutal losses during the Zorn era. We are not likely to see either combo for years to come.

Bruce Allen loves the gold pants; but clearly understands fans' affinity for the Burgundy/White combos due to the success the team enjoyed with them during the first Gibbs era.

I would say we will see a heavy rotation of the burgundy tops and gold pants combo both at FedEx and against teams that choose to wear their whites at home (like the Cowboys always do) as long as Bruce Allen is with the team. We will likely see both of the classic burgundy pants/white tops combo and the white pants/burgundy tops combo for at least one game per year each.

Since Bruce seems to like the gold pants, I would say that we will see the white tops/gold pants combo on the road more often than white tops/burgundy pants combo. Remember, each team is allowed to wear their alternate/throwback uniform for 2 games per season. We will be wearing these again for the Monday Night Game against the Giants. The only way I can see these traditions changing while Bruce is around is if the team goes on some incredible winning streak wearing a certain color combo like they did with the white on white in 2005.

I also think we will see a new throwback/alternate jersey each season from now on as it gives Nike and the Skins more opportunities to make money. The days of seeing the Skins wear just 2 uniform combos for home and away are long gone. Apparel manufacturers have realized what an incredible amount of money can be made by releasing new jerseys. In fact, most European soccer teams now come out with a different home jersey EVERY SINGLE YEAR to maximize retail profits. Since Nike is a huge sponsor of European soccer, I expect them to follow a similar model with NFL jerseys. Get ready for new throwbacks every year!

[wholee]

Burgundy jersey, Gold pants on Thanksgiving. Put the team colors on display as we wax that Dallas team. This win will put us in the picture to take the Division, while demoralizing that team in Dallas. HTTR! BEAT DALLAS!

[pjfootballer]

Remember, each team is allowed to wear their alternate/throwback uniform for 2 games per season. I think we will probably wear our throwbacks again for the home finale against Dallas.

Been said many times that they will wear them against the Giants on Monday Night.

[E33Green]

please delete

[superozman]

It can only happen on Thanksgiving. in 02 the Redskins wore their 70th Anniversary uniforms while Dallas wore a dark throwback. Also, I am pretty sure a couple of years ago the Patriots wore red against the Lions in their blues.

It happened in 2002.

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You're right, I think they normally do wear their alternates on Thanksgiving. There was a game a few years ago where the Bears were granted permission to wear their red alternates as well on Thanksgiving, but assuming Dallas sticks with tradition the Redskins will probably be wearing white on Thursday. The last time I remember that happening was the Monday Night Miracle game (when Dallas also wore throwbacks). I remember thinking it looked so odd seeing the Skins wearing white in Dallas!

Before July 1
each year, home clubs are required to report to the League office their choice of jersey color (either white
or official team color) for their home games of that forthcoming season, and visiting clubs must wear the
opposite. For preseason, regular season, or postseason games, the two competing teams may wearjerseys in their official colors (non-white), provided the Commissioner determines that such colors are of
sufficient contrast.

So it looks like per the Commish, the dark jerseys can be work if there is significant contrast. I don't see a dark red and a dark blue being significant, but who knows.

[pjfootballer]

Edited, thanks!

No problem.

Before July 1
each year, home clubs are required to report to the League office their choice of jersey color (either white
or official team color) for their home games of that forthcoming season, and visiting clubs must wear the
opposite. For preseason, regular season, or postseason games, the two competing teams may wearjerseys in their official colors (non-white), provided the Commissioner determines that such colors are of
sufficient contrast.

So it looks like per the Commish, the dark jerseys can be work if there is significant contrast. I don't see a dark red and a dark blue being significant, but who knows.

Better watch it. Mara will petition the league to take away draft picks for wearing the wrong uniform.

[RG3toMonk]

I wonder what would happen if Bruce Allen resigned, retired or was relieved of his duties? For discussion purposes: Would the gold pants disappear or would Snyder decide to leave them in the uniform rotation?

[StephenB]

I wonder what would happen if Bruce Allen resigned, retired or was relieved of his duties? For discussion purposes: Would the gold pants disappear or would Snyder decide to leave them in the uniform rotation?

I don't think they'd necessary disappear if Allen left. IMO, there are too many fans that like the gold pants and a new GM would keep the look.

[RG3toMonk]

I don't think they'd necessary disappear if Allen left. IMO, there are too many fans that like the gold pants and a new GM would keep the look.

I hope you are right. I want this look to be synonmous with the RG3 era!

[MikeSellers45]

Again, for the 800th time. With us bringing in the 80th anny uniforms, we can only have "THREE" pants for the season. We kept the white, kept the gold and will use the 80th pants twice this year (Carolina, NYG).

We shelved the burgundy pants for "ONLY" this year. They will return next year when we won't have an 81st anniversary jersey. The team will continue from here on out in the coming seasons to wear, burgundy, white or gold pants, probably until the 90th anniversary. They will continue to switch between white and gold pants at home with the burgundy jersey and burgundy or gold pants with a white jersey on the road.

Who says we wont keep the throwbacks as the alternates for next year? We can use them for the next 4 years per NFL rules.

[brandymac27]

White pants again please!

[chet06]

So happy the white pants are back.

agreed... we win with white and look "sweet" with gold and lose....ill take white

[SkinsGuru]

All the assertions that we "win" with a particular uniform combination and "lose" with another are asinine. We've won and lost with them all.

Dallas typically wears its blue "double star" jerseys on Thanksgiving, which means we're wearing our regular white jerseys. So, no throwbacks. The helmet and jersey are a given, the only question is what color pants we wear. Dallas wears white pants with the double-star uniforms (not silver), so white may clash a bit. We'll likely wear gold pants, with an outside chance of burgandy.

[HBnotBlades]

Dallas typically wears its blue "double star" jerseys on Thanksgiving, which means we're wearing our regular white jerseys. So, no throwbacks. The helmet and jersey are a given, the only question is what color pants we wear. Dallas wears white pants with the double-star uniforms (not silver), so white may clash a bit. We'll likely wear gold pants, with an outside chance of burgandy.

Not necessarily, we've both worn "dark" throwbacks on Thanksgiving before. Most notably in 2002.