Throwback? Or throw them out?

[stillers4me]

The Steelers introduced their throwback jerseys. If you are not familiar, it is a trend started a few years ago where teams will have an alternate jersey encompassing a look from years past. Usually these fashion faux pas are a prime example of why they changed them in the first place.

When I saw the Steelers' press conference, all I could picture instead was seeing Gene Rayburn up there and his oversized microphone pulling out a card and asking the panel: "When little Johnny saw the new Steelers' jerseys, he said they are not throwback, they are more like throw...Blank". As the contestant, my answer would be "throw...in the Terrible Towel". Of course Charles Nelson Reilly would say "throw...FABULOUS!"

I thought, at first, these jerseys were designed so the billion-dollar sport could trick the fans into buying another jersey they just HAD to have. But this seems to be an episode from a new show on cable, "When Marketing goes Terribly Wrong."............

Read more @ http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/pro-sports/steelers/116857-guest-slog-throwback-or-throw-them-out

Maybe throwback week should be about what they wear to the game vs in the game. Troy in a pair of gold fish filled platforms, Ben in some bell bottoms, hayward with an arrow shaved into his head and Timmons in a brightly colored leisure suit stepping off the bus at M&T. Here we go! ...more


For some reason, I'm picturing Ike Taylor outfitted in Frenchy Fuqua's haute pimp couture....more

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[Devilsdancefloor]

i think ike could pull of frenchy! maybe with different colored pants :noidea: but i agree with most YUK! i also think of this when i see them


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIsKOwzv08&feature=related

[salamander]

They should've gone with the "batman" style uni's. I understand why they decided to go with the ones they did but those are hideous! :horror: :lol:

[GodfatherofSoul]

Why is that guy wearing some kind of kids private school uniform?

[Godfather]

They should wash them in non color safe bleach, and when the yellow fades they can donate them to the Bengals.

[86WARD]

Why is this a topic now? Oh yeah...writer's have nothing else to write about. Not like this "debate" took place months ago...lol.

[X-Terminator]

Why is this a topic now? Oh yeah...writer's have nothing else to write about. Not like this "debate" took place months ago...lol.

Get ready for a month's worth of similar stories. This is the dead period between the end of OTAs and the beginning of training camp.

[Count Steeler]

Get ready for a month's worth of similar stories. This is the dead period between the end of OTAs and the beginning of training camp.

Did you hear the latest? Wallace hasn't signed his tender! He wants Fitz money.

Also, Ben and new OC Todd Haley are not getting along. I still don't think they have spoken to each other.

We could talk about the CFL for a month.

[Iron Steeler]

Omg I need football on Sundays sooooooo bad

[Steeldude]

Here is the photo of the throwback uniform...

http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/images/stories/Ed_Bouchette/throwback.jpg

[Count Steeler]

Here is the photo of the throwback uniform...

http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/images/stories/Ed_Bouchette/throwback.jpg

I wonder if that is the price Redman had to pay to be listed as the starting RB for the Steelers.

Is he smiling for the cameras or is he just about to crack up because he just saw himself in the mirror?

[Moose]

I hate the 'throwback' idea. It's a throwback for a reason ! Trash the whole idea of throwbacks, makes no sense whatsoever to me.

[Pristas]

What day does training camp start? Seriously, between this, Ben/Haley/Wallace/and stupid rankings I'm going to go insane. What day do I get to see Baron Batch try to block De-bo again, or Rainey catch a Roethlisberger pass to burn our defense for a bad one, or Sanders or Cotchery step up as a serious threat, or see Miller used as a pass catching tight end as opposed to being a blocker, or see DeCastro level Timmons on a pull leading the way to a Redman score, or seeing LeBeau furious over our offensive prowess? When? Cause I'm ready dammit.

[vasteeler]

I hate the 'throwback' idea. It's a throwback for a reason ! Trash the whole idea of throwbacks, makes no sense whatsoever to me.


i dont mind other teams throwbacks at all. its kind of cool to see some of the old unis again. as far as our unis, i dont ever want to see those

[El-Gonzo Jackson]

Did you hear the latest? Wallace hasn't signed his tender! He wants Fitz money.

Also, Ben and new OC Todd Haley are not getting along. I still don't think they have spoken to each other.

We could talk about the CFL for a month.

Former Steeler pick CB Joe Burnett is impressing coaches in Edmtonton....how is that for news??

Burnett has made the most of that opportunity so far. The 25-year-old former Pittsburgh Steelers defender could make the leap from the practice roster last fall to the starting lineup when the season gets underway on June 30.

http://www.canada.com/sports/Burnett+impresses+coaches+after+season+game+during +camp/6794584/story.html

On the throwbacks, my dog could head up the NFL marketing dept for a year and it would still make money. Few will buy the jerseys, they are ugly part of the NFL past, but I like the idea of the league wearing them once a year at least to remind fans of the long standing history of pro football.

[Craic]

I really don't like 'em either, especially when it gives rise to pictures of refs wearing black and gold stripped shirts.

[SteelerEmpire]

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[SteelGhost]

As long as they win they can use those bumble bee unis :lol:

[KeiselPower99]

I liked the ones we had been wearing. I'll buy one of these just to have. It'll be a unique collectable.

[steelreserve]

no, I like having our guys look like giant bees.

[The WH]

I think they are awesome looking.

It gives them the "I got stripes, stripes around my shoulders" Johnny Cash-prisoner look.

[CPanther95]

If you're going to do it, you may as well go all out. Those leave no doubt that they are going all out.