Fariq said:
MNTom said:
So will the Vikings look like big grapes?
Not this year. They were not one of the eight teams selected.
But isn't the plan to outfit every team with a Color Rush option for 2016? Not sure they'll actually wear them...
What I heard is the league is looking at doing this color rush thing for all Thursday games in 2016. Therefore, it is a good chance the Vikings will have a color rush uniform.
It should be noted here that the Titans and Panthers color rush uniforms were not outrageous. They used their regular jersey but just added pants of the same color. It was the Bills, Jets (a lighter shade), Jaguars and Rams who have different colored jerseys. (I am not sure what the Buccaneers are doing).
Interesting. I had kind of assumed they weren't doing it for, for example, GB vs Detroit because those teams (GB especially) have had a consistent, traditional uniform design, and there was no interest among their fan base for going all color wacky. But maybe I supposed wrong?
Incidentally, here are the teams I have zero interest in seeing Color Rush uniforms for:
Packers -- one of the more iconic uniforms in sports. Almost on par with Yankee pinstripes
Pats -- took them awhile to get where they are, but at this point they should just stick with it
Colts -- best "simple" uniforms this side of Penn State
Steelers -- not counting the throwbacks, which are awful in their own right. But that's still different from screwing around with an iconic uniform
49ers -- I know they already used the black unis in Week 1. They weren't horrible, but I wasn't a fan.
Washington -- I seem to recall an MNF game a few years ago vs Pittsburgh where they went monochromatic burgundy. Singed my eyeballs.
San Diego -- given that everyone loves the baby blue jerseys, it boggles my mind that they haven't switched to that full-time. Still, wouldn't want to see matching pants.