Time for a return to bad-ass uniforms

[AnnapolisEagle]

I dig this guys designs.





http://www.jessealkire.com/nfl/#/eagles/

The helmets don't work for me. Too different.

[Irish George]

I would return to the older wings

more anatomically-correct and less cartoonish than the current ones.

[Irish George]

I could live with that

maybe use the white as an alternate. One of my fave Eagles teams was the "fire high gang" with Roman Abriel, Tim Rossovich, Harold Jackson, Super Bill Brandley, Charle Johnson, Gerry Robinson, etc. etc.

They were so bad for so many years before those guys came along it was fun to be an Eagles fan again.

Of course it was the early 70s...pretty much everything was fun for a guy in his mid-20s.

[Raptor]

I would like to see the return of the kelly green color

Can we all agree that the current uniforms...even if you like them...have outlived their useful life? They just scream Reid-McNabb era. And, are you listening Jeffy..different threads translate to huge dollars...so let's get busy.

The trend seems to be these Tampax Bay-Seattle-Oregon spacesuit type unis that are out of "Rollerball." My dislike for them might be me being an old fart. Personally I would go back to a slightly modernized version of the old white helmet plain Kelly green jerseys and a new take on the flying eagle clutching the ball logo. Something acceptable to the kids but bringing back the team's identity and tradition.

I think the new direction this team is taking under Kelly calls for a new look for the team out there on the field.

But that's just me.

The midnight green is ok, but a like someone else wrote, a bit blah.

[Irish George]

One subtle thing I really like about those...

"Phila"

[Raptor]

Like the design

I dig this guys designs.





http://www.jessealkire.com/nfl/#/eagles/

..the wings on the shoulders are cool, would like to see the helmets move more in the direction of less stylized wings. The coloring and number font is a unique healthy blend of traditional and new era. Well done.

[Riccardo]

There is nothing bad-ass about kelly green

Uniforms or otherwise.

I say go Nike

[Eagle In Ohio]

Where'd you hear that bull ?

Uniforms or otherwise.

I say go Nike

nm

[Irish George]

sure there is

Uniforms or otherwise.

I say go Nike

Kelly green even makes Candy crush baddass.

[AnnapolisEagle]

maybe use the white as an alternate. One of my fave Eagles teams was the "fire high gang" with Roman Abriel, Tim Rossovich, Harold Jackson, Super Bill Brandley, Charle Johnson, Gerry Robinson, etc. etc.

They were so bad for so many years before those guys came along it was fun to be an Eagles fan again.

Of course it was the early 70s...pretty much everything was fun for a guy in his mid-20s.

This idea works for me, except I think the helmet wings need a little more detail.



If they wanted to go in a different direction with the helmet, I think this is preferable to the idea posted upthread.

[The Ref]

maybe use the white as an alternate. One of my fave Eagles teams was the "fire high gang" with Roman Abriel, Tim Rossovich, Harold Jackson, Super Bill Brandley, Charle Johnson, Gerry Robinson, etc. etc.

They were so bad for so many years before those guys came along it was fun to be an Eagles fan again.

Of course it was the early 70s...pretty much everything was fun for a guy in his mid-20s.

I thought Harold Jackson was traded to the Rams for Gabriel. Or am I mistaken?

[The Ref]

It's going on 20 years for this uniform design, which makes it the longest run of any over the last 50 years. I think there will be a change coming soon, but it's going to be a new Nike inspired thing, not retro.

Pretty sure they will never go back to Kelly green no matter the design. Would like to see silver return to the mix, though.

[Irish George]

youre probably right

I think Jackson only played about four years with the Birds and Roman's arrival coincides with that, now that you mention it. Too lazy to look it up but I bet you are right.

[Irish George]

yup...you are

from Yahoo sports

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Jackson's career spanned 16 years and he gained over 10,000 yards
While with the Eagles, Jackson flourished. Twice, he led the league in receiving yards and yards-per-game. But, his time in Philadelphia was short-lived. After the 1972 season, he was traded back to the Los Angels Rams. Jackson did not want to leave. He recalled, “I enjoyed my time with Philadelphia. When I left Philadelphia, I was in the National Guard again. We were doing our summer camp in Virginia. [Philadelphia] told me that I was traded back to Los Angeles. I just started crying. I didn’t want to leave Philadelphia, because I thought that Philadelphia was good to me. I owe a lot to Philly.”

That was Jackson’s second trade in five seasons. “When you get traded, you feel as though people do not care for you.”

Back in Los Angeles, George Allen was gone and his replacement Tommy Prothro was also gone. Star quarterback Roman Gabriel was now in Philadelphia. According to Jackson, “[The Rams] had a new coach in Chuck Knox and they brought in John Hadl as the new quarterback.” The Rams instantly jumped from a 6-7-1 record in 1972 to 12-2 with a playoff berth in Jackson’s first year back with the team. He also made the Pro Bowl, led the league in receiving touchdowns, and was named first-team all-conference and all-pro by several news organizations.

In 1978, Jackson went to the New England Patriots for four years, and finished his playing career with single-season stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.

However, Jackson was not done with pro football. After he retired from playing, he went into coaching. “When I retired [from playing football], coach [Raymond] Berry got the [head coaching] job in New England. I called to congratulate him. He said, ‘Give me your phone number. I would like to talk to you.’ He called me after the season was over to see if I would coach his wide receivers. The last thing on my mind was coaching. After you spend 16 years in the National Football League, you see the coaches working 24/7 and it looked like they never went home. Being a player, I thought that this is something that I did not want to do. He said to me, ‘You do not have to make up your mind right now. Just think about it for a couple of weeks and get back to me and let me know what you want to do.’ After I hung up, he called right back and said, ‘While you think about it, here is what we would be able to pay you.’ I said, ‘OK, coach. When I get back to Los Angeles, I will give you a call.’ When he hung up, about 15 minutes later he called back and said, ‘Have you thought about it?’ When I got back to L.A., I had a contract there waiting for me. I called Chuck Knox and talked to him about it. He said, ‘Just give it a year. If you do not like it, get out of it.’ So, I called coach Berry back and I told him what I was going to do. That year [1985], we went to the Super Bowl. I thought, ‘This is not too bad!’”

[Cheesesteak]

ANYTHING BUT THAT STUPID ASS MIDNITE-GREEN...I am sick of it. & as some have mentioned already, the current ones reak of the FF and McNabb area