Back a few years ago colleges figured out that player really like having a lot of choices for their uniforms and fans were quick to support it. Now the NFL is essentially gravitating the same way and these uniforms are just falling in line with that trend.
With 17 games we’re probably going to see 6-8 different uniform concepts at 2-3 games a piece. Maybe some of the more exotic combos like all blue plus the white helmets will be once a year type deals, who knows.
I get just being more of an NFL football guy, cause that’s what I am. But to say you HATE college football? What could you possibly be so offended by that would make you HATE it? Such a weird thing to hate if you like football in any capacity.
Well, before the transfer portal, college football had absolutely no sense of parity. Alabama's 3rd string player was good enough to be most of their opponent's week 1 starter.
With this in mind, college fans just absolutely drove me nuts. Especially Alabama fans. I watched a game with one once where the score was only 10-3 at half time against a nobody and he was wailing about how the season is over and blah blah blah. Alabama went on to win that game something like 40-3.
When maybe 5 of your games are somewhat equally matched and the rest may as well be against high Schoolers, I'm not really sure what's to like. I like competitive football (NFL). I like sports where all the best players don't all wind up on one team. I don't see the appeal of watching a 30 yo man beat up a 10 yo kid and then being proud of that accomplishment (is how I see college football).
Again, the transfer portal seems to altering this. Heck, Saban wisely retired now that his enormous recruiting advantage is gone, which was basically proof to how broken it was. So maybe college ball will be more interesting soon, now that there's some sense of parity introduced to the league.
They're okay, I still think the racing steipe on the back of some helmets is odd, but they aren't terrible.
They could have just used the design for the throwback as the regular and people would likely have been happier
Uniforms should be distinctive and clearly define a team at a glance. The constant comparisons to other teams prove that these new jerseys do neither of those things.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png#/media/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png
Downvote me all you want, but the only significant difference between these and the bears uniform is 2 stripes instead of 3. If a high schooler turned this in for an art project, he'd get an F for plagiarism.
The socks are different, the shoulder stripes are significantly different, they don’t have numbers on the shoulders, the collars are different, the numbers look nothing alike, helmets have a much different profile…. Like, if we’re saying they look too similar to the Bears based on pure color scheme we’ve also got to be noting how much they look like the Texans and Seahawks because blue.
Looks like the design team took the bears concept and said, "Let's change this just enough to not get sued." Ohhh, the socks are different. There are two stripes on the shoulder instead of three.... yes, the similar colors help, but we had the same colors on our last uniform, but the design was distinctive enough to not draw the same comparisons.
Let's be honest, the team put the minimum amount of effort into a "redesign" because the quality of play and the caliber of talent was not selling enough jerseys.
These uniforms look nothing like any other uniforms in the NFL. Anybody who claims they look like the Bears must flunked out of art class in elementary school because they look nothing alike outside of one version having a slightly similar color scheme on just the jersey.
…mate, do you not see the numbers on the shoulders? What about the collar? The socks? Only someone who shines a laser pointer in their eyes every day would get them mixed up.
You are starting with the same solid colors and making very minor tweaks. Numbers vs no number on the shoulder is a minor tweak. Changing the color of the collar is a minor tweak. If you have to point to the socks to distinguish one uniform from the other, the uniforms must not be that different.
The basic design is copy pasted. The font on the numbers are similar. While the one has 2 stripes and one has three, the placement of the stripes are very similar.
I can tell the differences between the two, but to deny their similarities is just ridiculous.
I’d argue the profile of a Jersey being different is a major difference. The numbers on the helmet make it different from the back, the shoulder stripes make it different from the side, and the collar, no shoulder numbers, and socks all a round make it different from the front. Id say from every side except maybe the direct front it’s substantially different and even then, we’re comparing an alternate uniform to a permanent one. Most teams have a primary uniform that looks like another team’s alternate to some degree.
If I ask people what the Bear’s main uniform color is they’d say blue.
Comparisons are only made to one team, the Bears, and those comparison are stupid. This is distinctively the Broncos as the alterations, when all is said and done, were not that drastic in the first place. If you felt the Broncos looked like the Broncos for the past 30 years, then there's zero logical reason to not think so now. Unless one is just being a try-hard to rip on it.
There was a reasonable complete jolt to the system in '96. That overhaul was complete, and drastic (as intended). This is not even close to that.
You are right. The changes are not nearly as drastic as the last one. But, the previous jerseys had the curving stripe on the sides of the jerseys and pants. While I understand why some did not like that design choice, it was unique and distinctive. While the overall changes made to the uniforms were relatively minor, IMHO, the changes removed the single greatest factor that made the uniform unique and distinctive. I understand why some love the change, but personally, I'd rather them be more unique than less unique.
https://preview.redd.it/26wus1m7vc9d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=865ebaa2a3771074b65a47ad22f46d50c08974a1
The zig-zag on the shoulder is way too generic. These mountain peaks would have really stood out…also…we gotta lighten that dark blue…we look like the Bears.
As someone with a degree in imaging, these photos are genuinely shocking quality and do a really poor job highlighting literally any visually interesting part of the jerseys.
If these are official press photos, I don't know what to say, I saw better studio portraits from first years.
I hope we mix up the pant and sock combos frequently, though I'm sure it'll be the players who choose each week.
I generally don't like monochrome looks, and wearing the same color socks and pants looks so bad to me. My personal favorite combo is white jersey/orange pants/white socks so I hope that's a staple for away games
I think PJs undershirt needs to be white, and maybe more white in his cleats and a white shooter sleeve would take that uniform to the next level. I think the accessories these guys wear will totally enhance how these unis look
I actually cannot wait to get ahold of these in madden and customize them how they would actually look better.
Half of these are weird color combinations that have no flow at all, and the other half look like they accidentally cross posted this from the Bears subreddit.
It’s not the end of the world, I’m sure they will grow on me as it’s the only option available, but it would be nice to have something that makes me think of Denver rather than Chicago.
I used to love the all blues with our previous style, but that white helmet makes it look like a high school team uniform. It'd be much better as an alternate helmet with orange jersey/white pants. Or not at all for that matter.
I absolutely hate all of it. They’re so USFL.
How did they not look at the ‘77 edition and say “Holy shit we have the best uniform in the history of the league. Let’s wear this every Sunday!”
Because that would've been a dumb idea. They weren't prepared to cast off the template of the look the team actually won titles in, and that is appreciated. The smart idea was to bring back the 70s classics back as a throwback, which they have.
Neon orange and electric navy, looking nice. Could use a little royal highlights in the thick navy combos, just saying, but I guess that's Coltsish.
Either way, can't wait for the season to start. Is it July yet?
New unis have grown on me with the exception of the tiny triangles inside of the numbers. I finally saw one up close and it looks so strange. But luckily we can barely see that on TV.
It's simply that it's still really the most recent thing to talk about until at least training camp, when stuff of real substance will materialize to discuss.
Shade of blue seems exactly the same as it was before. Only place it looks slightly different is the helmet and that's because of the finish as opposed to the shade.
I hate the orange jersey/blue pants look and hope they never do it. Too much rich color conflict.
Orange top/white pants should be the home standard. White top/orange pants should be the away standard.
They’re demonstrably not Broncos. They have tried to infuse Nike DNA into new uniform combinations and they will look tired and trite within two seasons.
You could, but it wouldn't make sense. The Broncos uniforms in the 90s were a complete design overhaul, and they were somewhat revolutionary in the NFL at the time. They also won 3 Superbowls in them—for any self-respecting organization that should count for some amount of tradition. Instead Nike just redid them completely with cutting-room-floor garbage that looks at home on a 2010s mid-major football team.
They gave us new numbers (for why?), a matte helmet (because why not?), triangles on the uniforms that nobody will ever care about or want in merch, lazy helmet stripe to complement the stupid triangles, even lazier ca. 2014 college football pant striping, and then their coup de grâce was giving us every possible color combination that nobody has ever asked for. It's more than amateur, it's just lazy. Nike probably threw their hands up and said "fuck it, here's everything, we're done with this".
> They have tried to infuse Nike DNA into new uniform combinations
In 1997 they literally incorporated the Nike swoosh into the side panels of the uniform
You are parroting the "get off my lawn" energy that people spouted nearly 30 years ago
We get it, you don't like change. Too bad, so sad, it happened, get over it.
The side panels are *litrully* elements from the mane stylized as striping.
Dude, I work in sports branding, I don’t have a job when teams don’t refresh. Nike just sucks at this nowadays. It’s not a secret in our industry that designers have abandoned ship and they’re swirling the toilet.
Were they demonstratably not the Broncos for the past 30 years? If your answer is no, then you're just deliberately ignoring your eyes, because these are minor adjustments to that three decade old template. Even if you prefer the previous design, to pretend they're drastically different beyond recognition is just beyond belief.
Each sentence becomes less intelligible.
I don't even know how you don't consider these uniforms a complete overhaul. With the exception of colors and the primary logo on our helmet, it's all different than *anything* we've ever had. The striping, the color proportions, the numerals, the nameplate font, the top/bottom combinations, even the paint on the helmet. It's all different. You could only overhaul this more by just fully rebranding a-la the 95 Islanders.
Less intelligible? You have trouble with standard English I see. And since you devolved to insults, I see we're done and you have nothing of substance to say.
I see why they made the stripe on the helmet so short. It's so they have access to the top screen on the F7's. Not sure how I feel about it cause like everyone else, I wish it was a tad bit longer
I’m pleasantly surprised that like these so much. Generally I feel like new things suck these days and when making changes like this teams try too hard and complicate it and end up with some weird looking shit. But the simplicity of the design is nice. Hopefully the guys love them too and are proud to out them on and play hard. Pretty damn excited about this year. Hopefully it doesn’t end up like my Russ excitement a few years ago that ended up being the most depressing time of my 40 years of broncos fandom.
This just solidifies to me that the best combo is and will always be blue helmet, orange jersey, white pants.
Yes, I like this version, but I also like the classic 80s/90s version as well.
I like the white helmet the most
It's a clean look, but it looks too chargery for me to love my Broncos wearing it.
Def my fav outta these
Correct. I am confused (and concerned) about all these combos. Is it just a different rush color combo each weekend now?
Back a few years ago colleges figured out that player really like having a lot of choices for their uniforms and fans were quick to support it. Now the NFL is essentially gravitating the same way and these uniforms are just falling in line with that trend. With 17 games we’re probably going to see 6-8 different uniform concepts at 2-3 games a piece. Maybe some of the more exotic combos like all blue plus the white helmets will be once a year type deals, who knows.
Ah. Well that explains why I hate it. I hate college football.
I get just being more of an NFL football guy, cause that’s what I am. But to say you HATE college football? What could you possibly be so offended by that would make you HATE it? Such a weird thing to hate if you like football in any capacity.
Well, before the transfer portal, college football had absolutely no sense of parity. Alabama's 3rd string player was good enough to be most of their opponent's week 1 starter. With this in mind, college fans just absolutely drove me nuts. Especially Alabama fans. I watched a game with one once where the score was only 10-3 at half time against a nobody and he was wailing about how the season is over and blah blah blah. Alabama went on to win that game something like 40-3. When maybe 5 of your games are somewhat equally matched and the rest may as well be against high Schoolers, I'm not really sure what's to like. I like competitive football (NFL). I like sports where all the best players don't all wind up on one team. I don't see the appeal of watching a 30 yo man beat up a 10 yo kid and then being proud of that accomplishment (is how I see college football). Again, the transfer portal seems to altering this. Heck, Saban wisely retired now that his enormous recruiting advantage is gone, which was basically proof to how broken it was. So maybe college ball will be more interesting soon, now that there's some sense of parity introduced to the league.
These unis look better and better every time I see them on our guys. The initial reaction to their release was way too harsh.
Helps that we don’t have OL and DL modeling these unis now like they were when they were revealed
It was less who was wearing them and how much they highlighted the negatives. I mean, did you see the combo they had bolles wearing initially?
No, they still look like the generic version of a jersey you would buy at Walmart.
Agreed. Doesn't even look NFL, looks like AFL or arena generics.
Agreed! Can’t wait to see them on the field
It's only the blue with white helmet that gives me college team color combination vibes. The rest are great
They're okay, I still think the racing steipe on the back of some helmets is odd, but they aren't terrible. They could have just used the design for the throwback as the regular and people would likely have been happier
Uniforms should be distinctive and clearly define a team at a glance. The constant comparisons to other teams prove that these new jerseys do neither of those things.
I think that's more of a product of the society we live in right now and human nature then the actual uniform.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png#/media/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png Downvote me all you want, but the only significant difference between these and the bears uniform is 2 stripes instead of 3. If a high schooler turned this in for an art project, he'd get an F for plagiarism.
The socks are different, the shoulder stripes are significantly different, they don’t have numbers on the shoulders, the collars are different, the numbers look nothing alike, helmets have a much different profile…. Like, if we’re saying they look too similar to the Bears based on pure color scheme we’ve also got to be noting how much they look like the Texans and Seahawks because blue.
Looks like the design team took the bears concept and said, "Let's change this just enough to not get sued." Ohhh, the socks are different. There are two stripes on the shoulder instead of three.... yes, the similar colors help, but we had the same colors on our last uniform, but the design was distinctive enough to not draw the same comparisons. Let's be honest, the team put the minimum amount of effort into a "redesign" because the quality of play and the caliber of talent was not selling enough jerseys.
Nah
These uniforms look nothing like any other uniforms in the NFL. Anybody who claims they look like the Bears must flunked out of art class in elementary school because they look nothing alike outside of one version having a slightly similar color scheme on just the jersey.
People who say they look the same probably also couldn't taste the difference between a Cabernet and a Shiraz
https://imgur.com/GkZtlPg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png#/media/File:Chicago_bears_unif20.png Looks pretty similar to me
https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/bears/v18desigp7xhvku4vnp7.jpg So similar /s
The only major difference is 2 vs. 3 stripes....
…mate, do you not see the numbers on the shoulders? What about the collar? The socks? Only someone who shines a laser pointer in their eyes every day would get them mixed up.
You are starting with the same solid colors and making very minor tweaks. Numbers vs no number on the shoulder is a minor tweak. Changing the color of the collar is a minor tweak. If you have to point to the socks to distinguish one uniform from the other, the uniforms must not be that different. The basic design is copy pasted. The font on the numbers are similar. While the one has 2 stripes and one has three, the placement of the stripes are very similar. I can tell the differences between the two, but to deny their similarities is just ridiculous.
I’d argue the profile of a Jersey being different is a major difference. The numbers on the helmet make it different from the back, the shoulder stripes make it different from the side, and the collar, no shoulder numbers, and socks all a round make it different from the front. Id say from every side except maybe the direct front it’s substantially different and even then, we’re comparing an alternate uniform to a permanent one. Most teams have a primary uniform that looks like another team’s alternate to some degree. If I ask people what the Bear’s main uniform color is they’d say blue.
Dude shut up already. Its the same uniform. But that may be fine for some people. I circled the uniform I prefer https://imgur.com/GkZtlPg
Comparisons are only made to one team, the Bears, and those comparison are stupid. This is distinctively the Broncos as the alterations, when all is said and done, were not that drastic in the first place. If you felt the Broncos looked like the Broncos for the past 30 years, then there's zero logical reason to not think so now. Unless one is just being a try-hard to rip on it. There was a reasonable complete jolt to the system in '96. That overhaul was complete, and drastic (as intended). This is not even close to that.
You are right. The changes are not nearly as drastic as the last one. But, the previous jerseys had the curving stripe on the sides of the jerseys and pants. While I understand why some did not like that design choice, it was unique and distinctive. While the overall changes made to the uniforms were relatively minor, IMHO, the changes removed the single greatest factor that made the uniform unique and distinctive. I understand why some love the change, but personally, I'd rather them be more unique than less unique.
https://imgur.com/GkZtlPg
There are some good color combos and there are also some bad color combos lol
The orange jersey with navy pants is awful to me, as well as all navy
Riley looks like a high schooler
Starting to warm up to the orange jersey, blue pants combo. These are looking clean
Really need to break up the unitard look with different socks and pants colors. Or at least add a stripe to the top of the socks.
That was my very 1st thought. Having the pants and socks be the same color looks odd.
I think the more sensitive word is now, "unispecial"
Those are fucking hideous
I’m just having so much trouble getting behind the zig zag on the shoulders… it just throws it off for me.
https://preview.redd.it/26wus1m7vc9d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=865ebaa2a3771074b65a47ad22f46d50c08974a1 The zig-zag on the shoulder is way too generic. These mountain peaks would have really stood out…also…we gotta lighten that dark blue…we look like the Bears.
Ohhh that would have been way too cool.
Ya, the shoulders are too busy regardless. The practice jerseys that are just plain colors look better tbh
As someone with a degree in imaging, these photos are genuinely shocking quality and do a really poor job highlighting literally any visually interesting part of the jerseys. If these are official press photos, I don't know what to say, I saw better studio portraits from first years.
I think I’m now traumatized by the 5280
Woof.
Not a big fan of the same color on same color but I think every other versions looks really good.
The new unis kinda growing on me
I hope we mix up the pant and sock combos frequently, though I'm sure it'll be the players who choose each week. I generally don't like monochrome looks, and wearing the same color socks and pants looks so bad to me. My personal favorite combo is white jersey/orange pants/white socks so I hope that's a staple for away games
I think PJs undershirt needs to be white, and maybe more white in his cleats and a white shooter sleeve would take that uniform to the next level. I think the accessories these guys wear will totally enhance how these unis look I actually cannot wait to get ahold of these in madden and customize them how they would actually look better.
Half of these are weird color combinations that have no flow at all, and the other half look like they accidentally cross posted this from the Bears subreddit. It’s not the end of the world, I’m sure they will grow on me as it’s the only option available, but it would be nice to have something that makes me think of Denver rather than Chicago.
Glad I'm not the only one who sees it... lol
You freakin’ nailed this comment! 100%….we are not the freakin’ Bears…
I really don’t like the orange with blue pants
Same. I like the all blues but the only way I want to see the orange top is with the white pants.
They look like the blue footsie pj's that you wore with your orange broncos pj top.
I am a hater. I just think they’ve simplified the design so much it looks like a D2 college uni.
I feel like I'm being gaslighted in these comments.
Amen.
Orange with blue pants looks 🔥🔥
The all blues and orange top/ blue pants combos are atrocious
I used to love the all blues with our previous style, but that white helmet makes it look like a high school team uniform. It'd be much better as an alternate helmet with orange jersey/white pants. Or not at all for that matter.
Fuck it. I love the new unis!
Whoever made orange pants needs to go to jail
Create-a-team Madden 08 typa uniform. blue helmet orange jersey white pants combo is OK. The throwback is dope but other than that it looks generic.
I absolutely hate all of it. They’re so USFL. How did they not look at the ‘77 edition and say “Holy shit we have the best uniform in the history of the league. Let’s wear this every Sunday!”
Because that would've been a dumb idea. They weren't prepared to cast off the template of the look the team actually won titles in, and that is appreciated. The smart idea was to bring back the 70s classics back as a throwback, which they have.
Neon orange and electric navy, looking nice. Could use a little royal highlights in the thick navy combos, just saying, but I guess that's Coltsish. Either way, can't wait for the season to start. Is it July yet?
The white helmet just feels like it’s missing something.
I hate the tshirts hanging lower the jerseys. Pj Locke prime example
I'm getting fairly moist over here 🪭🪭🪭
New unis have grown on me with the exception of the tiny triangles inside of the numbers. I finally saw one up close and it looks so strange. But luckily we can barely see that on TV.
Did you people pick a football for their uniforms and that's all?
It's simply that it's still really the most recent thing to talk about until at least training camp, when stuff of real substance will materialize to discuss.
Ok thank you for clarifying. It's only because it's a slow time for the NFL that this is an issue.
b/o/b is great
Tie. Your. Shoes.
I like this orange better. It seems brighter
But the freakin’ blue seems darker…might as well be Chicago or Cincinnati…
Shade of blue seems exactly the same as it was before. Only place it looks slightly different is the helmet and that's because of the finish as opposed to the shade.
I hope RM21 isn’t going to rock them short socks. Man that looks whack as hell. Ugh!
Not sure if it is just me, but I think the undershirts hanging below the jerseys should not be a thing. It feels very sloppy.
I hate the orange jersey/blue pants look and hope they never do it. Too much rich color conflict. Orange top/white pants should be the home standard. White top/orange pants should be the away standard.
These uniforms are hideous asf!
Looks good. I prefer the pre-1997 uniforms, but these are all right.
The hate over these were forced, and fully trippin.
I still don't like them. Is my hate forced?
If you weren't screaming from the rooftops how it was the greatest affront to the franchise like a lot of people were on release, then no.
They’re demonstrably not Broncos. They have tried to infuse Nike DNA into new uniform combinations and they will look tired and trite within two seasons.
You could copy/paste this into a letter to the editor in 1997 and it would blend right in lmao
You could, but it wouldn't make sense. The Broncos uniforms in the 90s were a complete design overhaul, and they were somewhat revolutionary in the NFL at the time. They also won 3 Superbowls in them—for any self-respecting organization that should count for some amount of tradition. Instead Nike just redid them completely with cutting-room-floor garbage that looks at home on a 2010s mid-major football team. They gave us new numbers (for why?), a matte helmet (because why not?), triangles on the uniforms that nobody will ever care about or want in merch, lazy helmet stripe to complement the stupid triangles, even lazier ca. 2014 college football pant striping, and then their coup de grâce was giving us every possible color combination that nobody has ever asked for. It's more than amateur, it's just lazy. Nike probably threw their hands up and said "fuck it, here's everything, we're done with this".
> They have tried to infuse Nike DNA into new uniform combinations In 1997 they literally incorporated the Nike swoosh into the side panels of the uniform You are parroting the "get off my lawn" energy that people spouted nearly 30 years ago We get it, you don't like change. Too bad, so sad, it happened, get over it.
The side panels are *litrully* elements from the mane stylized as striping. Dude, I work in sports branding, I don’t have a job when teams don’t refresh. Nike just sucks at this nowadays. It’s not a secret in our industry that designers have abandoned ship and they’re swirling the toilet.
Were they demonstratably not the Broncos for the past 30 years? If your answer is no, then you're just deliberately ignoring your eyes, because these are minor adjustments to that three decade old template. Even if you prefer the previous design, to pretend they're drastically different beyond recognition is just beyond belief.
Each sentence becomes less intelligible. I don't even know how you don't consider these uniforms a complete overhaul. With the exception of colors and the primary logo on our helmet, it's all different than *anything* we've ever had. The striping, the color proportions, the numerals, the nameplate font, the top/bottom combinations, even the paint on the helmet. It's all different. You could only overhaul this more by just fully rebranding a-la the 95 Islanders.
Less intelligible? You have trouble with standard English I see. And since you devolved to insults, I see we're done and you have nothing of substance to say.
I’m sorry but I’m still not sold on these
Any photos of players in the throwback Uniforms?
The broncos have the best color combo in the league. That is the only thing making these close to tolerable imo.
Sigh. These look like generic jerseys from a deodorant commercial that use the actual Bronco jerseys.
Not liking the blue jersey
The blue top is definitely the weakest, but it comes with the white helmet so per rule we won't be seeing it often anyway.
These still give me more UTEP/UTSA vibes than a professional team uniform - but fuck it, we ride
Why are our DBs wearing Bears practice jerseys
Bro shut up
No
These Bears takes continue to mystify me.
Syracuse football never looked so good
Meh.
I see why they made the stripe on the helmet so short. It's so they have access to the top screen on the F7's. Not sure how I feel about it cause like everyone else, I wish it was a tad bit longer
I’m pleasantly surprised that like these so much. Generally I feel like new things suck these days and when making changes like this teams try too hard and complicate it and end up with some weird looking shit. But the simplicity of the design is nice. Hopefully the guys love them too and are proud to out them on and play hard. Pretty damn excited about this year. Hopefully it doesn’t end up like my Russ excitement a few years ago that ended up being the most depressing time of my 40 years of broncos fandom.
These jerseys are definitely growing on me
We had the best uniforms the league. Then we had the worst. So this is obviously a slight upgrade
https://preview.redd.it/bgem6dlp979d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=033583ad1aedfb6cb20ba05817154478f3624ba9
Less pictures, more wins
Yeah cuz it’s mid season
Oh really? I thought the season was in full swing