Tony Ortiz of AM1270, the sports station, reported today that the Lions will introduce a black jersey this coming fall. He said something along the lines of "the black will be where the blue is and the blue will go where the black is now". Black? Black? I don't think so.
First, the Lions have always been blue. Honolulu Blue and Silver, thank you. I can deal with the black accents, but black jerseys are not acceptable. I don't even care if they look good. (Ortiz said they did look good, but he also likes Mike McMahon as a NFL QB.)
Second, black alternate jerseys went out of style over a decade ago. As usual, the Lions are behind the trend.
Third, and finally, I know why black is creeping further and further into the Lions wardrobe. Yeah, to sell more souvenirs, but it's because of Matt Millen's obsession with the Raiders. Millen wants to model the Lions after the Raiders, sans the bad character guys. That's why training camp is now off-limits now. The Raiders never opened camp, why should the Lions?
Now, we see black going from accent color to primary color. Again, I don't care if its' a stinking alternate jersey. I don't like it. If Millen wants to be a Raider, go beg Al Davis for a job. Stop making this Raider Nation.
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