Well well well, seems like I called it wrong. i thought The Giants Justin tuck was sporting a Schutt Ion 4d helmet but I think now I was mistaken. While perusing the bible aka Uniwatchblog.com i spied an item identifying the strange new helmet as a Ridell revolution speed. In my defence I will say that the angularity of both models is similar.

Regardless it was a faux paus and I prostrate myself before our legions (3) of loyal readers and promise to .... ah hell I promise nothing. You want accuracy go somewhere else. This blog is more impressionist painting than blueprint.

Not sure if I mentioned it before but noticed that one of the networks upgraded their down and distance graphic to include team colors. Then I noticed another that even included the team logo but left out the arrow. I know it should be obvious but I often watch with people who are new to the sport and I feel that the prupose of the graphic is to make the situation and direction of play obvious. By changing the arrow to an oblong nameplate shape it loses the duh factor. I like the duh factor. Newbies like the duh factor. Bring back the arrow... please.

What a weekend!

Well, the Jets finally won one in the Green pants. And a big one at that. This plus they beat the team who have one of, if not the worst Uniform in the league. That panel outline on the shoulders just reminds me of a ten year old kid wearing a sheet as a pretend superman cape. The helmet is horribly overstriped and they've been sporting a patch associated with a country guilty of harboring a semi french city. Not good.

While I am a fan of the colored or bordered jersey gusset, the Bills side panel is too loud and doesn't match up with the pants stripe in the least. Gotta throw the fashion flag here for flagrant fashion foul.

They also sport a collar that is not only as obnoxiously loud as the gusset, it sticks up in the back like a freakin' polo shirt on a yuppie who thinks wearing his collar up makes him a rebel. Does it get any worse? I've seen this model on a few other teams and it makes me fear for the world my children inherit.

Anyway the big news around here is the Fashion Commissioner himself issuing his counterpoint take on the league wide Fashion Power Rankings. Go to http://www.footballfashionfanatics.com/ click on the associated headline for a full dose of the pointless pontificating you just can't find anywhere else. (unless you include the 8 billion other bloggers doing non-football fashion specific nonsense)

P.S. Big thanks to P squared and Colin the Brit and Danny Rock for helping us get FFF command central back up and running.

Tentative attempt

New column on website http://www.footballfashionfanatics.com/ Helmet drunk, Parcells fat and lovin' it ; )

Ok, ok... lets give it a shot. I can't log into this section like I used to but figured a work around, so here goes.

The pic on the left has a good example of those football specific spikes I'm always on about. These should be mandatory with throwback uniforms. Can I get a hallelujah?

Noticed a few things this past weekend. This may have been going on for a while but its the first time I noticed that the down and distance arrow graphic that shows on a broadcast is now color specific to the team.... nice touch. Kudos to whoever came up with that one.





I watched one of those games with strong sunlight on one part of the field and shadows on the other and noticed that that hover/wire cam that some teams (or networks) use cast a shadow as it moved around that made it appear as if Sputnik or the lunar lander was about to land on the playing field. Odd. But thats what we do around here, take notice of the trivial and odd.





Saw a highlight of Maurice Jones-Drew breaking a big run with what appeared to be a handwarmer on backwards. Whats the point there? Doesn't that just give a tackler a handle?

Oh my fah-reekin' God !

What a endless nightmare! I mean really, it's enough to make you wonder if its really worth it. Endless restarts, scans, reformatting twice, replacing drivers, having epileptic fits, anyurisms and strokes.
Shouldn't there be a campaign to collect money and hire goons to beat the bloody snot out of the souless fuck weasels who write viruses?... Seriously.

control seems to be regained. Maybe after two weeks of this bullshit I can actually get back to content.... maybe

The nightmare continues

Good lord, it just won't stop. The computer nightmare goes on and on and on. Endless restarts, endless scans. Norton keeps finding things then declaring it clean then finding more. Calm and normalcy seems to return and then it starts over again. Then I try to back up files to disk so I can reformat and that doesn't work.
Suicide appears to be the only option. Goodbye cruel world. Bury me in a Tillman jersey...

Fashion commissioner one ups George Plimpton

In a stunning development our own fashion commissioner has not only followed in the dead footsteps of George Plimpton but one upped him by playing in a regular season game... and without a helmet !

As Kelly Bundy used to say "It wobbles the mind". Many know that the fashion commissioner goes into a nearby phone booth on Sundays and comes out as Giant man. Not as many know Rich's second team is the Titans, so it was a dream come true for Gearman x. The Titans won the game to remain undefeated and so Dick Lynch's namesake continues to enjoy a fans season for the ages.... so far. The Commish goes into the books with one completion, one concussion and no clear memory of the past 4 years of his life.

In other news this weeks fashion power rankings profiling the teams of the AFC east were posted just minutes ago. Check 'em out http://www.footballfashionfanatics.com/Week_7_afc_west_power_rankings.html

FFF crippled by computer problems. National guard called in to restore order.

My computer was in the stranglehold of some god damned… thing for the past few days. Hijacking my browser and causing strange behaviour in a lot of key programs. The resulting brain anyurism, epileptic fits and tourettes-like outbursts have wreaked havoc over here at FFF command central.
Each time I think it’s under control it comes back from the dead like some B-movie serial killer. I mean really…
My fits of rage during this battle caused me to channel Mo Syzlak the bartender from the Simpsons. When I thought of what dickhead would foist these problems on other humans I thought, as Mo said “If I ever get my hands on you I’m gonna rip your eyeballs out and shove them up your ass so you can watch me kick the crap out of you”


So the battles not over yet but if you’re reading this it means that I’ve at least regained the capability to post.

The Fashion Commissioner, aka Giant Man has discovered a new Giants history site and it is just amazing. Any football fan will find great stuff and for Giant fans it's like being a Juggs subscriber in a Vegas strip club. 'nuff said. http://history.giants.com/

So down to fashion business. The Jets lose on a 57 yard field goal in OT to the Raiders. They were wearing their green pants. Karma got ‘em for it. The green pants suck, put ‘em away for good.
This does however provide new information in the discussion regarding if a team can wear their throwbacks twice in a season and wear an alternate uni as well. The Jets green pants would have to qualify as an alternate uniform since their standard road pants are white. Since Gang Green has already worn their throwbacks twice this season it would appear that the twice a season rule for throwbacks is a separate issue from alternates.

The Cowboys got beat by the Rams who continue to shine in their new semi retro uniforms. The ‘boys looked at St Louis’ record and ignored the the power of the new duds and paid the price.
Herm Edward once hired a guy just to handle clock management at the end of the halves. When will teams wise up and hire consultants (like us) to advise them on fashion issues that clearly have an effect on game results?

Watched the Giant game and it was a study in contrasts uni-wise. San Fran looked spectacular with an especially vibrant red on the font of the tackle twill jersey numbers. Numbers which by the way are the unusual three layer twill variety, the under most layer being the black to give a previously discussed 3d effect.
The blood red of the helmet paint just resonates.
There was a lot of variation in the outer layer white socks of the niners and I’m surprised the NFL fashion police didn’t pick up on this.

The Giant were in their home blues and this is where they shine. Simple white single layer twill cut in a basic football font on no nonsense solid blue jerseys combine with the minimalist elements of the rest of the uni to add up to BIG BLUE. If San Fran’s uni was a symphony then NY’s was a steamrolling power trio at an absolutely rockin’ house party. They’re both great but I know where I wanna be…
Not that NY was without nice details. The red collar yoke web that holds the mandatory collar NFL logo is unusual and a real nice touch. Some of the players were wearing long sleeve under armour type matching undershirts and it was reminiscent of the days when there actually were long sleeve jerseys. (see previous post on the NY Titans away jeresy) Todays ultra tailored second skin fit jerseys have taken away some of the classic football look from bygone era’s so this look was noteworthy and welcome.

Also noteworthy on the Giants side of the ball was the unusual helmets worn by both Justin Tuck and Fred Robbins. (yes I know they've worn them before. I think Brandon Jacobs even sported one for a while last season but this is the first chance I've had to comment) I believe this is the Schutt ION 4d My problem with it?... Can’t they make their improvements without giving it that dopey Klingon forehead look. It would still be distinctive from other features so please Schutt, lose that pointless protrusion.

Generally, I like Schutt. I even own one myself. I bought it for my ill advised foray back into footall a few years back when I couldn't find a Riddell that fit as well as the Schutt DNA. I love the fit and protection of the helmet but the DNA makes me look like the Great Kazoo cartoon character from the Flintstones when viewed straight on from the front.

If forced to choose, I'd take the Klingon look over that but why do I have to. Is it too much to ask to get the look right when innovating?

More later if I ever get this fucking virus under control…