Jets Stun Fans By Turning to Black Helmet

 All New York Jets fans wanted was a throwback to better days. 

Maybe a throwback to look of the franchise's 1980s "Sack Exchange", or perhaps -- more logically -- a throwback to the franchise's original look that they had twice from 1965 to 1977 and again from 1998 until 2018. 

But, nope. The Jets decided to go in another direction, adding to their already unpopular new threads with an even more polorizing matted black helmet with the Jets wordmark across the sides in green. 

If the Jets were an expansion team, or a member of the XFL, it wouldn't be an awful look. But because this is a franchise that has had a certain look for so many years, seeing the black helmet with the black jersey is jarring. 

In fact the reveal has ruffled the feathers of many fans. 

 

 The Jets will wear the new helmets three times. Against New England on October 30, against Chicago on November 27, and against Jacksonville on December 22. At least the game against the Jaguars is on Amazon so nobody has to watch the game unless they want to pay $14 a month for an Amazon Prime subscription. 

Meanwhile, the Giants threw it back to the 80's and 90's by bringing back the much beloved royal blue jerseys with the navy blue helmets the team wore during the Lawrence Taylor/Bill Parcells era. They look fantastic and it's glad to see them again. 

If only the Jets listened to the fans the way the Giants seem to listen to their own fanbase.