This Old Thing? I've Been Wearing This For Years - Uniforms, Colors, and Logos of the NFC North

The color/logo/uniform analysis continues with a look at the NFC North. Lots of history in this division and very little change in the uniforms, but is that always a good thing?

NFC North

Chicago Bears - Yes, I realize these uniforms haven basically never changed and that's great, but the fact that they've paired navy and orange for 80 years now doesn't make it look any better today. Maybe it's just the fact that I find navy to be the most boring color outside of light gray.  I'm sure these uniforms conjure up all kinds of emotions for the die-hards in Chicago, but take out the history and I don't think they do much for anyone else.   I'll give them credit for branching out with the orange jerseys and the fact that their actual bear logo is pretty cool, but overall these are just kind of a bore.

5/15

Detroit Lions -ELIMINATED - Maybe it's the shade of blue along with the silver, but the Lions uniforms have always made me think of astronauts (don't ask me to explain). I have to be honest, however, in that I don't like the helmets or the logo itself. I've always gotten the impression that they slapped the first sticker of a Lion that they could find on the side and it's stuck ever since (though they did update the Lion a couple years back to make it a little more "fierce"). The blue and silver is ok, but next time we update the Lion, can we actually update the Lion?

4/15

Green Bay Packers - It doesn't really get much more distinctive than these.  The green and yellow combo is probably the most unique in the league.  So does it look good?  That's debatable.  I think the Packers uniforms and colors have been generally accepted over the years because of their history with most people overlooking what an odd color scheme this really is outside of Eugene, Oregon and for our tractor loving brethren.  Still, I'm a big fan of originality and personally, I like the boldness here.

12/15

Minnesota Vikings -  As I've previously pointed out, I have no problems admitting that I like the color purple.  The Vikings don't do a bad job with the color.  The helmets are pretty cool as long as you're aware that the white logo on the side is supposed to be a Viking horn, but I'm not sold on the actual logo (the guy has a braid for Pete's sake).  I've always thought these uniforms had a lot of potential and were a few tweaks away from being great (though I have clue what those tweaks would be), but they're still above average as it is.

9/15