New Jerseys Leaked?

[CrashDavisSports]

Bengals new jerseys may’ve been leaked online

These "New Stripes" weren’t supposed to be seen until April.

www.cincyjungle.com

Thoughts?

 

[Cincyfan78]

The look cheap and awful.

With so many fan designs floating around - this is what they may have come up with? Yikes.

 

[CrashDavisSports]

The look cheap and awful.

With so many fan designs floating around - this is what they may have come up with? Yikes.

Status quo am I right? So much for that marketing department. UGLY!

 

[jbuck]

the orange is better, that's about it. wait....the black is better too. Seuss designed the strips. Hope there is no white

 

[CrashDavisSports]

the orange is better, that's about it. wait....the black is better too. Seuss designed the strips. Hope there is no white

I would have preferred the current all orange jersey with black pants for home, and the color rush white for road. I think that would have been fantastic. Instead, we get this ugly design. As if we were not enough of a laughing stock.

 

[Debbie Does]

They leaked? Were they supposed to be waterproof?

 

[cincygrad]

There needs to be some qualifiers here.... That could very well be the 'design.' But my understanding is that people have an easier time leaking the concepts to someone that then tries to make the jersey, rather it being an actual picture of a production-worthy jersey. As CincyFan says - They look cheap.... But as cheap as the Bengals are, they do have a contract with Nike and Nike makes the uniforms. That isn't a Nike quality uniform..... Now, put some of that design on a well-cut jersey and it might look pretty cool. In its current state it looks bad.

 

[DanBengalfan]

That's what they get in New Jersey

 

[BKBroiler9000]

I feel like if this is the actual redesign, it will look WAY better over a pair of shoulder pads with a player wearing them. Not hanging haphazardly on a hanger.

The jerseys in the leaked photos are clearly Chinese knock offs as they aren’t cut properly, the sleeve length looks like something from the 70’s.

Let’s see what they look like form fitting with Burrow/Bates/Mixon wearing them, with the helmet and pants to match. These look cheap, but a minimalistic approach is what the fanbase has long been begging for. And these are certainly a reflection of that.

 

[redseat]

Bengals new jerseys may’ve been leaked online

These "New Stripes" weren’t supposed to be seen until April.

www.cincyjungle.com

Thoughts?

Those can't be real! They look so cheap and look like the numbers are ironed on

 

[cincygrad]

Those can't be real! They look so cheap and look like the numbers are ironed on

Its likely because they are cheaply made knock-offs possibly informed by the real thing..... I'm guessing the concept is correct. The Bengals have all but stated that they were trending towards the simplicity of their color rush jerseys.... These would be in that concept. But as Broiler points out - They will look different when the real Nike version is being worn by a player.

 

[cincygrad]

This would be a better representation of how that jersey would look.

 

[cincygrad]

In my opinion that would be a pretty good upgrade.... Get rid of all the bullshit. Keep it simple.

 

[Debbie Does]

Let’s see what they look like form fitting with Burrow/Bates/Mixon wearing them, with the helmet and pants to match. These look cheap, but a minimalistic approach is what the fanbase has long been begging for. And these are certainly a reflection of that.

Nahhhh.

Give me the jersey over a slender babe with solid big tits, and nothing else.

 

[Cincyfan78]

In my opinion that would be a pretty good upgrade.... Get rid of all the bullshit. Keep it simple.

Yes, that looks better.

 

[redseat]

This would be a better representation of how that jersey would look.

Those are actually pretty nice

 

[CrashDavisSports]

This would be a better representation of how that jersey would look.

If that is more what it will look like, I am golden. Those are pretty sharp. The ones "leaked" holy crap those are terrible.

 

[ill]

big day today

new unis are revealed at 0900 EST today.

 

[ill]

Getting Ready for the Bengals’ Uniform Unveiling

As we await today’s unveiling, here are some notable moments in Bengals uni history that you may have forgotten about.

uni-watch.com

1. The Famous Paul Brown Helmet Photo




The Bengals were founded by former Cleveland Browns founder/namesake Paul Brown, whose family still owns the franchise. A now-famous photo, taken the winter before the team’s 1968 debut season, shows Brown examining a series of prototype helmet designs. Here’s a broader view of the bottom of the photo, showing a few more of the designs:




The photo’s most intriguing aspect, of course, is that Brown was holding a striped shell similar to the one that the Bengals would eventually start wearing in 1981. The great Helmethut site made a replica of that helmet a few years back. (That page also has lots of great background info on Brown — recommended reading.) But also note the helmet in the foreground that appears to have a bengal’s face on the forehead area — that certainly would have caused a stir in 1968!

With all these interesting-looking options, it’s so confounding that Brown ultimately chose the plain orange shell with the plain “Bengals” lettering. Meanwhile, I’ve never heard anything about what became of the prototypes shown in the photo. Those would be great to see in a museum display, no?

2. History’s Most Passive-Aggressive Unveiling Report



When the Bengals changed from their inaugural uni set to their first tiger-striped design in 1981, a local Cincinnati TV news show covered the unveiling. As was the case in those days, it was a very sedate affair compared to today’s unveilings, but the funniest part is reporter Walt Maher, who makes it hilariously clear that this is about the last story he wants to be covering. A classic video clip!

3. TV Numbers: From Trend-Buckers to Trend-Hoppers




From 1968 through 1979, the Bengals’ jerseys did not have TV numbers. They added them in 1980, becoming the final NFL team to do so.

Eschewing TV numbers is a trend in the NFL at the moment, with the Chargers, Pats, and Rams all going that route. So if the Bengals’ new set skips the TV numbers (as suggested by last month’s leaks), Cincy would be joining the current trend but also coming full-circle and getting back to their roots.

4. Kenny Anderson’s Paint-Chipped Facemask




When the Bengals added TV numbers in 1980, they also changed their facemasks from grey to black. But quarterback Ken Anderson must have really loved his old grey two-bar mask, because the team apparently painted it black for him. Unfortunately, the paint routinely chipped off, so the equipment staff would repaint it, and then it would chip off again, ad uni-verseum.

Anderson even wore the chipped mask in Super Bowl XVI and in the Pro Bowl:











5. Chad Johnson’s Velcro Nameplate

At one point during the 2006 season, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson came out for pregame activities wearing a cover-up nameplate that read “Ocho Cinco” (that’s his uni number, 85, in Spanish). Shortly before kickoff, teammate Carson Palmer (that’s his hand in the photo shown above) reached over and removed the cover-up strip, revealing Johnson’s usual “C. Johnson” NOB.

It’s never been clear who made that cover-up nameplate for him. Was it Reebok? The team’s equipment staff? Someone else?

Two years later, Johnson legally changed his surname to Ochocinco, so he was able to wear his nickNOB for real, although this time it was one word, not two:






Footnote: After retiring in 2011, he legally changed his name back to Johnson in 2012.

 

[DanBengalfan]

in Asian art, they have a way of making a certain female body part look like a flower to celebrate one of their fertility goddesses.

we should do that, put that on the side of their helmets.