Proposed Packers Alternative Uniforms

[Fritz]

When did the team go to the green and gold? In the fifties?

What about a retro uniform that looks like what the team wore just before they converted to green and gold?

[vince]

They officially went green and gold in 50 when Gene Ronzani took over for Lambeau.

Here is a pic from '49.


Here are some throwbacks that are modeled after the 40's look from 1994.

[red]

ok i was at the packer pro shop today and they had a full mockup of the new uniform

it looks ok until you see the helmet

it's shit brown

i shit you not

gold pants, navy socks, navy jersey with a yellow circle on it and a solid shit brown helmet with a gray facemask

who the hell is the uniform guy for the packers? the last throwbacks were horrible looking and now this. it's beyond ugly

i know the originals were brown leather, but come on. you guys can come up with something much better then what they have

yuck

The helmet is supposed to represent the old leather helmets from that era. What other design would you propose, just for kicks?

i have no clue. maybe just use our current helmet but change the green to blue

brown IMO, is off limits for uniforms. it always looks horrible

when they were discussing uniform options, as soon as someone said we have to have a dark brown helmet for this uniform, then they should have moved on to the next one.

i understand they are trying to be historical, but they already made the circle on the front to a size that makes that look stupid, and there's a facemask on the helmet thats'a now made of hark plastic instead of leather. so the thing has already been changed up enough to not make it accurate

why not do something to make the helmet look better, and not like someone took a shit on our players heads

maybe make it the same color as the pants?

[vince]

Sure they're not as attractive as the modern uni's. I like them as much for what they represent as their simplicity.

I tend to agree that the helmets need work, although I like the idea of representing the leather from the early days. Chance Michaels of The Wearing of the Green and Gold blog came up with this for an alternative.


Fritz, regarding different throwbacks from different eras, here's footage from the 50's (click on the image) when the Packers first went with Green and Gold as their regular team colors. Not too tough to figure out why the Packers and fans want to forget these uni's - and just about the whole decade to boot.

[Fritz]

The unis don't look bad. But the team sure did. Doh!

[pbmax]

They officially went green and gold in 50 when Gene Ronzani took over for Lambeau.

Here is a pic from '49.


Here are some throwbacks that are modeled after the 40's look from 1994.

According to http://www.packersuniform.com, those gold shouldered uniforms were blue, not green.



But they agree with you on the date, 1950. But his green uniform (there were alternate blue ones as well as a white one) did not have the gold yoke (color on shoulders) and looked like this:

[vince]

I was a little unclear. Sorry about that. That's what I was trying to convey PB.

They went to the green and gold as the standard in '50. Fritz was asking about a retro uni from just before that, which was the black and white pic of the blue uni's with gold shoulders. That throwback style has already been done back in '94.

[Fritz]

Maybe we just all need to acknowledge that the uniforms from way back in the day were just butt ugly.

[Pugger]

Yes, the uniforms back then weren't all that lovely but I like the fact that the team is honoring and acknowledging its history by wearing these unis from 1929 for a game or two this season. It isn't like we are chucking the green and gold, folks.

[red]

Maybe we just all need to acknowledge that the uniforms from way back in the day were just butt ugly.

yeah, there is a reason why they changed in the first place. and why the team only wore those, what, one or two seasons

[Fritz]

Yes, the uniforms back then weren't all that lovely but I like the fact that the team is honoring and acknowledging its history by wearing these unis from 1929 for a game or two this season. It isn't like we are chucking the green and gold, folks.

Well, Pug, that's a positive way to see it. And it makes some sense. But it is hard for me not to think that this is more about making some more money with new merchandise.

[Gunakor]

Ain't no fan gonna buy those ugly ass jerseys. Absolutely hideous is about the nicest thing I can say about them. Chryst, at least get rid of the yellow circle. Try to look professional at least, rather than some pee wee team from bumblefuck Egypt. My god those things are awful.

[Patler]

I like the jerseys.
They remind me of my younger days!

[vince]

Fritz, you say that as if it's a bad thing.

I bet they sell a bunch of these jerseys. If you look around the net, it seems to me that more people like them - or at least don't mind them, than hate them.

Celebrating the most storied and successful history in the NFL, and promoting what many believe is the greatest success story in all of sports - and making a few dollars in the process, which ultimately benefits the fans - is a good thing for everyone.

[Fritz]

Ah, Vince. Young children will go shoeless in the bitter winters of the midwest, wives will be feeding their hungry children gruel, grandparents will shiver in the cold and die in the angry heat of summer, just so Packer fan Daddy can go buy (yet another) jersey for his collection.

It's a cruel and bitter world.