Today was the big day for Lions uniform enthusiasts like myself as the team unveiled their new threads for the upcoming season.
Gone was the horrible black trim that will forever be associated with the abominable Matt Millen era. In turn the team didn’t replace the black with any additional color and instead went with the Honolulu blue as their primary and trimmed it with the traditional silver and white.
Nothing but 🔥🔥🔥!
Check out the new threads ➡️ https://t.co/ElZ8aiECWi pic.twitter.com/9nsMJEL4Jd
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 14, 2017
Other notable changes include the font, blue pants on the road uni’s and the all grey color rush jerseys.
So what’s good?
I love the simplicity of the throwbacks, the blue pants on the road jerseys, the color rushes look pretty sharp and the large stripe on the helmet brings everything together with a subtle modern feel. The font is also a nice change from what they previously went with.
What could be better with these is a blue face mask instead of the silver. I thought this was a good opportunity to further incorporate the kits from the 90’s which is a direction they seemed to be trying to go with in this overhaul. I also would have eliminated the “Lions” and “WCF” on the sleeves.
Overall it’s an upgrade from what they had. Eliminating the black and adding the blue pants on the away jerseys was much-needed since it separates their look from that of the Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. Still though I was kind of hoping for a much greater overhaul which is something the team has always seemed to shy away from.
New year, new swag! 🌪 pic.twitter.com/g0TzAonIF4
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 14, 2017