unbelievable aesthetics
Nov. 20th, 2006 10:28 amAwesome website called uniwatch ("the obsessive study of athletic aesthetics").
Whatever happened to coaches wearing suit and tie on the sideline of NFL games? Well, I did not know, until now. Did you know that the League doesn't allow them to?? Yes, in a league which gives penalties and fines (fines!) to players for celebrating touchdowns in an unprofessional manner (up to $30K) or $5,000 for wearing the wrong color socks, a coach cannot wear a suit and tie at the game. Why? Because of the NFL Properties Division which markets windbreakers, track suits, pullovers, and polo shirts. Uniwatch's Lukas has a column at ESPN.com that shows exactly why forcing men like Andy Reid and Dennis Green to wear league-branded attire from the existing line of couture is a monumentally bad idea. He also points out that somehow the League negotiated two dates with two coaches (Jacksonville's Jack Del Rio and SF's Mike Nolan) to allow them to wear specially branded suits, which they had to beg for the right to do. I can just imagine those negotiations. "Uh, sirs, may I be allowed to wear professional attire to work this Sunday?" "Well son, if by 'professional' you mean 'ill fitting but specially branded stuff that makes you look foolish' then, sure." Lukas' prediction sound spot on that this almost certainly means next year we'll be treated on those occasional throwback Sundays to the added sight of coaches in suits and ties as the League's clever cutting of the gordian knot of their Reeboks devil's bargain with a marketing gimmick.
In related news, the hometown team? Appallingly awful on offense and pass defense. Their run coverage and punting are effective. Period. This basically makes them 2/6 of a professional team (no pass defense, no passing offense, no kick coverage, modest kick returns, modest run offense, astonishing run defense). My first love in pro football? Most exciting team in the league. 35-27, come from behind, first team to ever win two games in a row after being down more than 17 points in each game (there's a stat). If they can get just a few more of those 49 point games, they could catch the Purple's 556 for the season. Kachow!
In related news, the hometown team? Appallingly awful on offense and pass defense. Their run coverage and punting are effective. Period. This basically makes them 2/6 of a professional team (no pass defense, no passing offense, no kick coverage, modest kick returns, modest run offense, astonishing run defense). My first love in pro football? Most exciting team in the league. 35-27, come from behind, first team to ever win two games in a row after being down more than 17 points in each game (there's a stat). If they can get just a few more of those 49 point games, they could catch the Purple's 556 for the season. Kachow!