Detroit-unveils new Helmet in honor of their 90th season

[GETTOTHE50]

The helmet is bad ass. Finally got it when y’all brought up the mustang stripes and the old lion logo. I think a white stripe woulda been better than a grey one though, and I think a white or black uniform would have been better.

 

 

The blue is sharp af and I like the reasoning behind the concept 

[ProcessTruster]

16 hours ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Ehh, still an ugly color concept, very reflective of Detroit, bland and outdated.

when you live in a glass house, don't throw stones

[Airseven]

The helmet is neat but should’ve went with a clean white uni. Gray-on-gray isn’t as obnoxious as the Bills blue-on-blue, but it effectively neuters the helmet.

[TampaBillsJunkie]

18 hours ago, What a Tuel said:

 

Im not sure I like the lion in the logo. It looks stretched out, too thin, and I dont mean to insult the artist but looks too amateurish.

Good catch. I like the color and concept but something felt off. It was the lion.  Looked too tame for football. And you're right, the body just looks like cheap clipart instead of art.

[Homey D. Clown]

For those criticising the lion logo, it's the 1960's era logo, the stripes and everything.  I like it, I think it's as cool as the standing Buffalo.

Edited June 22, 2023 by Homey D. Clown
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[Maynard]

5 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

He doesn't seem to happy about it either.  I think it would look fine on anything but their grey jerseys.  

Yeah, I don’t like those grey uniforms at all. I do dig the helmet though, especially the Honolulu Blue. 

[mabden]

They should really be replacing their "worst in the NFL" field. 

[Saxum]

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2023/6/22/23769071/detroit-lions-alternate-helmet-2023-approval-poll-reactions-grades

 

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The Detroit Lions announced a new helmet design for the 2023 season on Wednesday and certainly went all out with it. The color is quintessential Lions but unique for the NFL and the helmet will only be featured twice this upcoming season

 

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The two games chosen make a lot of sense: a home “Monday Night Football” contest against the Raiders and the season finale at home against the Vikings. Both games will also feature the gray alternate jerseys that fans have become familiar with in recent years.

 

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The bigger issue is the pairing with the gray uniform. I know the Lions were limited here, but I really wish they would have been able to feature this helmet with an all-white jersey combo. That would really make the helmet pop instead of being oddly mismatched with such a dark uniform. For that reason alone, I cannot go higher than a B.

 

[skibum]

What's with the grey and blue bars behind the lion? They are distracting, and they extend up to where there's a ridge on the helmet, distorting them. What a terrible design!

[Saxum]

Just now, skibum said:

What's with the grey and blue bars behind the lion? They are distracting, and they extend up to where there's a ridge on the helmet, distorting them. What a terrible design!

 

If you read earlier in thread you can see it is all part of the retro look on a different type of helmet.

[Buffalo Super Fan]

I actually liked the Detroit Lions helmet color and logo looks great to me in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 

[Mark Vader]

On 6/21/2023 at 12:06 PM, Gregg said:

 

Agree with you on that one.

 

I don't know about the Bills, but the Seahawks will wear their old uniforms this year vs the Browns week 8 per the uniform gridiron database site.

 

 

 

 

 

It's about time Seattle wore these uniforms as a throwback.

 

They are great.

[Maynard]

8 hours ago, Mark Vader said:

It's about time Seattle wore these uniforms as a throwback.

 

They are great.

I believe 2023 they are rolling out new uniforms. Going back to the old silver and blue. 

[Gregg]

3 minutes ago, Maynard said:

I believe 2023 they are rolling out new uniforms. Going back to the old silver and blue. 

 

They are for one game.

 

Edited June 23, 2023 by Gregg

[Saxum]

1 hour ago, Gregg said:

 

They are for one game.

 

 

Actually two.

[letsgoteam]

On 6/21/2023 at 2:57 PM, eball said:

The "stretched out" Lion over stripes was their primary logo from 1961-1969.  It's a retro helmet.

 

 

 

On 6/22/2023 at 8:55 AM, Homey D. Clown said:

For those criticising the lion logo, it's the 1960's era logo, the stripes and everything.  I like it, I think it's as cool as the standing Buffalo.

Exactly, thanks y'all.  Some of you other folks have never looked at old logos and it shows... 

Edited June 23, 2023 by letsgoteam

[Gregg]

27 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

Actually two.

 

It's already up at the uniform gridiron database page. Week 8 against the Raiders, and the season finale against the Vikings. Four of the Lions games have the uniforms posted already. Kind of early since we are only in June.

[What a Tuel]

On 6/23/2023 at 11:13 AM, letsgoteam said:

 

Exactly, thanks y'all.  Some of you other folks have never looked at old logos and it shows... 

 

I did not know it was an old logo but even the standing buffalo is much more crisp. If they wanted it to be a throwback to their old logo then fine then. It just looks like an amateur freehand drawing of a lion.

 

[Saxum]

They should have made a deal with Ford (not sure if her family still has influence although the owner Sheila Ford Hamp family is descendant of Ford fortune) to have a special 90th anniversary Ford Mustang car in the Honolulu blue with a Lions emblem on it.  It would be great in advertising and help celebrate the anniversary.

[stevestojan]

Who wore it better?