24 hours after the uniforms leaked online through a fuzzy photo that sent social media ablaze with fans debating whether they were fake, the Jets confirmed that the uniform was indeed the real deal at a special event in New York City on Thursday.
And to be honest, it was underwhelming.
The new uniform is sleek, and a drastically new look that hints at the Jets uniform from the 1980s and 1990s. But it fails to conger up the feeling of history and tradition that its predecessor did. The old uniform was the classic Jets look, reinvented by Bill Parcells because it represented success.
And success the Jets had in that uniform. Seven playoff appearances, seven playoff victories, two division titles, three trips to the AFC title game. Well before the Buttfumble, Tim Tebow, and Todd Bowles's expressionless face, the Jets were a winning team with a great uniform.
Even when they lost, the uniform was still the best part of the franchise.
Yet, the Jets decided a change was in order. They made the announcement last summer that new digs were coming in 2019 to the chagrin of fans, and after months of anticipation, we now have them.
Compared to the classic Jets uniform, these new uniforms are horrendous. Compared to the other wild and bizarre Nike NFL uniforms we have seen over the last seven or eight years, these new Jets uniforms are pretty good.
A bright green helmet with the old Jet logo splashed across the sides, the football pushed up into the E and T in Jets is an interesting twist, although it is nowhere near the classic white helmet we have seen the franchise adorn for a better part of its existence.
The jersey is more bizarre. A bright green with a white streak cutting across the chest giving it a feel of a Canadian Football League team. The road white isn't any better. Believe it or not the black jersey, which looked horrible in the leak, might be the best of the three jersey's the Jets revealed on Thursday.
That isn't saying much.
Good bye Jets classic uniform that lasted from 1962 - 1977 and again from 1998 - 2018. We will miss you. At least we can still revisit the past in our closets.
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