Philly McButterpants Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 SMH . . . I get it. I really do. I WISH i were color-blind so i didn't have to see those horrible, horrible uni's . . .
BarleyNY Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Favorite unit related comments of the night: "This is what it looks like when the elves play at the North Pole." "The Bills should have added a Rudolph nose to the buffalo on the helmet."
Tenhigh Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Maybe the NFL will have to settle an Americans with Disability Act lawsuit and end the experiment. You just know William Mattar is on the phone with the Binder brothers talking class action at this very minute.
KnightRider Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 In the days of b&w tv there was still a light vs. dark contrast. The problem for colorblind fans (including two of my close friends) on this one was that there was little contrast so they looked nearly identical. The problem for the rest of us, of course, was that we could actually see that red-and-green monstrosity. Thank god the Bills held on and made it worthwhile. Good point on the light vs dark... At least the Jets looked like the Jets. I kept thinking the Bills looked like they were dressed in Pats* throwbacks.
26CornerBlitz Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 @NewsRadio930 NFL to Address Concerns of Fans Puzzled by Uniform Colors http://bit.ly/1kuJUNQ
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 It must have been terrible in the days when games were televised in black and white. No one could tell what was going on... There are plenty of reasons why the uniforms last night were a bad idea, though. B & W tv is where the white vs solid came from. It actually started in hockey, which as you can imagine, would be even more confusing to watch than football.
BarleyNY Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Good point on the light vs dark... At least the Jets looked like the Jets. I kept thinking the Bills looked like they were dressed in Pats* throwbacks. Said the same thing about the Bills looking like they were wearing Patriots uniforms from the late 70s.
Augie Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I have red-green color blindness. But it only messes me up on those little dots where you are supposed to see a number and I can't. Thankfully, I could see what was going on. I'm like that too, there was no missing those colors last night. YIKES!
Gray Beard Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I have pretty severe red-green colorblindness. I couldn't tell the uniforms apart most of the time. Both teams had predominantly white helmets. I thought it was funny. Now that I realize that it has been in the news, maybe I should make a fuss because I am being discriminated against! For Revis versus Sammy, I was looking at the numbers on their jerseys to tell who was who. Sammy's hair also helped. In fact, I used numbers a lot. O-Line is mostly 60s and 70s, so I used that to determine who was offense and who was defense when Tyrod was getting chased around in the backfield. Unfortunately, I had plenty of chances to use that technique.
Big Turk Posted November 13, 2015 Author Posted November 13, 2015 Apparently this is what it looked like to people with colorblindness, at least some of them https://t.co/2IRSKpqCGf That's pretty crazy...
BillsInMaine Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Find it hard to believe they had no idea what was going on...if you know which team is going in which direction when they hv the ball is it really that hard to follow? I agree, I dont find old black and white games all that difficult to follow. Apparently this is what it looked like to people with colorblindness, at least some of them https://t.co/2IRSKpqCGf That's pretty crazy... After watching this it completely different then what I thought. Both Jerseys are the same dark shade of gray.
Gray Beard Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 I agree, I dont find old black and white games all that difficult to follow. After watching this it completely different then what I thought. Both Jerseys are the same dark shade of gray. Old Black and White games always had one team with a light colored shirt, and the other with a dark colored shirt. It is a fairly recent trend for both shirts to be a medium or dark color. And yes, as a color blind person, I can assure you that I saw gray versus gray.
BuffaloBillsMagic1 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Old Black and White games always had one team with a light colored shirt, and the other with a dark colored shirt. It is a fairly recent trend for both shirts to be a medium or dark color. And yes, as a color blind person, I can assure you that I saw gray versus gray. I wonder if one of the QBs was truly color blind if they would be forced to do white vs a color, which is whatI think should be done in all games.
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 What about the very few females that would have seen the game as even more vibrant. I am not colorblind and absolutely loved the rush of color... SCREW THE 13%. Keep pandering to the majority and maybe those few females out there thar have the extra rod/cone (4th). Wait till next week... Titans all powder blue and Jagwads all gold!!!! I posted this in the Bowles thread: Did you read the article about the females... Was posted sometime ago on OTW. Basically... It hypothesized that there may be females out there w/super coloring seeing eyes. EXCEPT that they may not know since everything is gauged w/what a normal human eye sees. These super color seeing females would have an extra cone/rod (I forget which as a fourth). Inagine how they saw the game! EVEN MORE VIBRANT...WOW! But the thing... Born out of these females is usually a color-blind male. AND... These super color seeing females don't even know they have the ability to see a ton more shades between the colors than the millions a normal human eye can pick up. Look it up... The research is fascinating!! I wonder if one of the QBs was truly color blind if they would be forced to do white vs a color, which is whatI think should be done in all games. Back in the 80's... Wasn't this the reason Bills went to red helmets. The whole AFCEast wore white helmets... Colts,Pats*,Jets, & Felons. Fergy was having a hard time telling players apart??? Apparently this is what it looked like to people with colorblindness, at least some of them https://t.co/2IRSKpqCGf That's pretty crazy... Even Rex said he hard a little hard time! Now... Just imagine if Bum Phillips was coaching that game. LMAO...
Zona Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 i am colorblind as well, and the game was horrible watch. All i really saw was 22 white helmets running around. When the camera zoomed in, i could see ok, but when they pull back to show a play, and they start moving, both uniforms and the field tend to blend together.
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 i am colorblind as well, and the game was horrible watch. All i really saw was 22 white helmets running around. When the camera zoomed in, i could see ok, but when they pull back to show a play, and they start moving, both uniforms and the field tend to blend together. It would be cool if there was tech that could make something like this user defined. Almost like CC (closed captioning). I totally loved the rush of color!!! So enjoyable and vibrant!!!!
BarleyNY Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Apparently this is what it looked like to people with colorblindness, at least some of them https://t.co/2IRSKpqCGf That's pretty crazy... Wow.
Beef Jerky Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 They said they had to look at the helmet decals to figure out who was who... Yea during the game many times I was screaming "Just run" when McCoy or another player with the ball stopped... I thought only Bills players were in front of them every time.
bbb Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 It's got to be by degrees I'm sure. I can tell the difference between green and red in the pictures in today's paper and closer up shots during the game - or even at the line of scrimmage, I can tell but when action got going and especially on a pass player, there was not enough contrast to know which team was which. Too late for me, but I saw after the game that you can change the "hue" on your TV and make the Bills look like they had blue uniforms.
Gray Beard Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 What about the very few females that would have seen the game as even more vibrant. I am not colorblind and absolutely loved the rush of color... SCREW THE 13%. Keep pandering to the majority and maybe those few females out there thar have the extra rod/cone (4th). Wait till next week... Titans all powder blue and Jagwads all gold!!!! I posted this in the Bowles thread: Did you read the article about the females... Was posted sometime ago on OTW. Basically... It hypothesized that there may be females out there w/super coloring seeing eyes. EXCEPT that they may not know since everything is gauged w/what a normal human eye sees. These super color seeing females would have an extra cone/rod (I forget which as a fourth). Inagine how they saw the game! EVEN MORE VIBRANT...WOW! But the thing... Born out of these females is usually a color-blind male. AND... These super color seeing females don't even know they have the ability to see a ton more shades between the colors than the millions a normal human eye can pick up. Look it up... The research is fascinating!! I looked it up. It says the daughter of a color blind man could inherit normal cones from the mother and abnormal cones from the father, which could then lead to a girl with enhanced color sensitivity. I believe that my daughter could have that trait. I will talk to her about it when I get a chance.
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