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Old 01-13-2011, 03:31 PM   #48
Monkeydad
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Re: Nike Pro Combat Uniforms NFL 2012

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Originally Posted by skinsguy View Post
I actually like the concept pictures that Buster posted, although I am still stuck on having the white jerseys and the burgundy pants. I like the longer sleeves (under the jersey) with the stripes, and the "retro" striped socks.
I agree about white on burgundy, I prefer that too, but the gold pants are great looking with the burg jerseys.

Nike used those on Oregon State's PC uniforms and it's a genius idea actually. It eliminated the effects of jersey tailoring and fitting issues that messes up the stripes or completely eliminates them on some players. It has gotten to the point where Brett Favre was the only active player with proper sleeve stripes.



Linemen espacially ruin the jerseys around the sleeves. Look how great Favre's sleeve stripes look. Now look at his teammates:




No one hacks up a jersey worse than Osi Umenyiora:



Speaking of the Giants, Reebok botched theirs as badly as the Colts:





Beaver sleeves:

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