Back again! Today the Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled their new jerseys and helmets for the upcoming season. Needless to say, I'm impressed. It's definitely a different direction for a franchise that desperately needed a change.
Where I'm most impressed is in the helmet design. This will be really the first time in the NFL that a team features a gradient on their helmet, in the Jaguars case going from gold to black at the bottom. It creates a really unique helmet and is definitely a step in the right direction.
So naturally this got me thinking about the best uniform sets in the NFL, here's my team by team rankings.
1. Green Bay Packers: I may be a little biased here, but the classic green-and-gold is topped by no scheme in the NFL. The jerseys have changed little over the years, and that's only because they're frickin awesome to begin with.
2. Seattle Seahawks: The Seahawks were the first team to take advantage of the new Nike system of uniforms and man did they score. The crazy color combinations actually are positive here and they just vibe exciting and colorful. Big ups for going with something new.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: I love innovation, and this allowed the Jaguars to catapult themselves to #3 on my list. Their previous jerseys were nothing special, but Nike has taken this design to the next level and they look fantastic. While the jerseys may not help them win games, they definitely earn points for looking sweet doing it.
4. San Francisco 49ers: The Nike redesign made these uniforms more crisp and really brings out the character in these classic threads. As with the Packers they haven't changed much over time, but they really don't need to.
5. San Diego Chargers: Royal or powder blue - it doesn't matter! These jerseys look clean and energetic no matter what colors are being worn. The white helmet really brings it all together to make the Chargers one of the best-dressed teams in the NFL.
6. Baltimore Ravens: When you think of the Ravens, you think of badassery. While their uniforms could fit that description as well. The team can use either its purple or black uniforms to great effect and they just look and feel sleek to the observer.
7. Detroit Lions: I may not like them, but those silver and blue duds get the job done. The silver helmets really complement well and even though they haven't been historically good, the new Nike uniforms really put the Lions in the upper tier of jerseys.
8. Washington Redskins
9. Denver Broncos: orange crush is back and better than ever!
10. Chicago Bears
11. St. Louis Rams
12. Buffalo Bills: the redesign did wonders for these threads!
13. Houston Texans
14. Pittsburgh Steelers
15. Cincinnati Bengals
16. New York Giants
17. Minnesota Vikings
18. Indianapolis Colts
19. New Orleans Saints
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: bring back the orange, full time!
21. Atlanta Falcons: outstayed their welcome, time for a redesign.
22. Dallas Cowboys
23. Tennessee Titans
24. New England Patriots: if only they played every game in the AFL retros!
25. Cleveland Browns
26. Kansas City Chiefs
27. Miami Dolphins
28. Philadelphia Eagles: desperately need a redesign!
29. New York Jets
30. Carolina Panthers: never have black uniforms looked so dumb, except for maybe Oakland.
31. Arizona Cardinals: too gimmicky, get a redesign!
32. Oakland Raiders: ahh the classic prison uniforms.
