Rams throwbacks are sweet unis!

SeAhAwKeR4life":1cp702ju said:

How come we never get to do throwbacks? I think I remember someone saying we'd have to ditch something like wolf grey and nobody is willing to do that? We had great Unis back in the day too I think. I LOVED the Zorn/Largent, later Zorn/Krieg years. We never won it all, but there were still some good years.

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chris98251":393kudtz said:

SeAhAwKeR4life":393kudtz said:

How come we never get to do throwbacks? I think I remember someone saying we'd have to ditch something like wolf grey and nobody is willing to do that? We had great Unis back in the day too I think. I LOVED the Zorn/Largent, later Zorn/Krieg years. We never won it all, but there were still some good years.

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Our Throwbacks would include our Silver Helmets which the league won't allow.

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When the NFL switched their uniform to Nike and the Seahawks became the first team to undergo a major aesthetic face lift, then team president Peter McLoughlin spoke openly about plans to include a throwback uniform. In fact his exact words at the time were “we’re talking about a throwback for sure.”

So what happened?

Most likely the whole idea was crushed by a combination of new NFL rules and a fan vote that went a different way.

Back in 2002, in the midst of their first big uniform style change, the Seahawks put it to a fan vote. Stay with the grey/silver helmet color or go dark blue? By voting in favor of blue, fans may have unknowingly prevented the team from ever going to a throwback. In 2013, the NFL clarified a rule on alternate uniforms, no matter what teams chose to do with the twice-yearly alternates they’re allowed to play with, helmets could not change. It was a safety issue, they said. They didn’t want players changing out helmets that they had custom fitted and felt comfortable (and safe) in. You can change out the decals, but not the helmet itself.

Effectively, this ended any hope of the Seahawks using a full throwback. Sure, they could choose to wear the old silver pants and classic jersey, but it would clash horribly with the darker blue of the current helmets.

Maybe McLoughlin wasn’t aware of this limitation when he made those comments five years ago, or perhaps he thought there was some leeway. There wasn’t.

Whatever the case, what we got was the far-too-subtle-to-really-make-a-difference Wolf Grey pants and jersey, and the expansion era uni style will likely stay locked away forever.

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Threedee":2dqurone said:

Anyway, I don't think our current helmets look all that great with the overall uniform. Would it really look all that bad to just bring back the silver helmet, and then enable us to do throwback days?

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chris98251":2p9q6iec said:

SeAhAwKeR4life":2p9q6iec said:

How come we never get to do throwbacks? I think I remember someone saying we'd have to ditch something like wolf grey and nobody is willing to do that? We had great Unis back in the day too I think. I LOVED the Zorn/Largent, later Zorn/Krieg years. We never won it all, but there were still some good years.

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Our Throwbacks would include our Silver Helmets which the league won't allow.

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Seahawk Sailor":vi7ecuf5 said:

chris98251":vi7ecuf5 said:

SeAhAwKeR4life":vi7ecuf5 said:

How come we never get to do throwbacks? I think I remember someone saying we'd have to ditch something like wolf grey and nobody is willing to do that? We had great Unis back in the day too I think. I LOVED the Zorn/Largent, later Zorn/Krieg years. We never won it all, but there were still some good years.

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Our Throwbacks would include our Silver Helmets which the league won't allow.

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Yeah, the league won't allow two sets of helmets due to safety concerns. Teams simply don't generate the money needed to manufacture another set of helmets colored differently. Thirty two color schemes is safe, but more than that is unsafe and too costly to make safe. The NFL just doesn't have that kind of chump change lying around, you know! They need that extra money for individual exhibition workouts and buying off the ref... uh, I mean merchandising!

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DomeHawk":25bxivq3 said:

Ram's trad uni's:

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hawksfansinceday1":3l3m4a9c said:

These are the Rams throwbacks that I personally like the best. Circa 1968

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Osprey":3tuu2f0a said:

hawksfansinceday1":3tuu2f0a said:

These are the Rams throwbacks that I personally like the best. Circa 1968

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This was my vote the minute they announced re-re-relocation.

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Maulbert":3ie8wjva said:

Osprey":3ie8wjva said:

hawksfansinceday1":3ie8wjva said:

These are the Rams throwbacks that I personally like the best. Circa 1968

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This was my vote the minute they announced re-re-relocation.

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I think that's a bit boring. I like the yellow with blue better. Besides, their history with yellow dates back to the 1930's.

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