The new Seahawks uniforms and jerseys have been released and my first thought was surprise; I did not think the changes would be so drastic. I did not like them at first—it looks too cluttered, too out there… too Oregon Duck-ish. However, upon staring at them for a while, I have come to realize they are not that bad. We have yet to see them in game action, so we’ll have to wait for August for that. But the attention to detail, tribute to Native American depictions of feathers, and the new color scheme look pretty good. There is now only one shade of blue “Dark navy”, one “Action green” which is a slight variation on the previous lime green, and “Wolf grey” which is incorporated in every jersey.
My one gripe about this is that now all of my Seahawks jerseys look old and dated, meaning I am going to have to get the new jersey at some point. Great. Looking at the Nike shop, they actually look pretty cool, but again, it is going to take some getting used to. They didn’t use too much green, as it is merely an accent in each uniform design. I love the new alternate grey jerseys, which we definitely have to wear at home.
Now, for the fun of it, I am going to rate each jersey and pant combo, from best to worst, from the one I most want to see to the one I never want to see used in a game… ever.
1. Blue top with gray pants – This is a nice homage to the old Seahawk uniforms from the 70-90s. The pants compliment the jersey well and look better with the blue top than the blue pants do. This should become the most used home uniform.
2. White top with white pants – Definitely should be our most used road jerseys. They also look like they’d be great for those warm climates in Arizona, Tampa Bay, and Dallas.
3. Gray top with blue pants – I like this one. This could be a home alternate at some point, or a road uni in a rainy environment.
4. White top with blue pants – Pretty basic but I don’t see this one catching on too much. It’s pretty boring.
5. Blue top with blue pants – Too much blue, still. This is the one uniform combination that makes the jerseys look most unprofessional. Looks like a mix of Oregon Ducks and an Arena Football League team. But that blue is a great color.
6. White top with gray pants – Way too much like the Dallas Cowboys. Not a horrible look, but we certainly don’t want to copy them.
7. Blue top with white pants – Now it looks like the San Diego Chargers. I can only say “Meh” to this one.
8. Gray top with gray pants – Oh no, a storm’s a comin! That’s pretty much all I can think of when I see those. Gray on gray does not work well. Why do you think the Dallas Cowboys have never done it?
9. Gray top with white pants – Mismatch much? This is the least intimidating uniform combination and it may never be used.
Time will tell if these grow on me or not. If I were to give Nike, the designers, a grade, it would be a C+ right now. But that could change. We’ll just have to see how they look in a game.
