Enjoy week 4 of the NFL season....

[f16harm]

Because if you forgot, next week starts 4weeks of watching hideous clown uniforms. What new accessory will they make pink this year? I mean, for God sake, they even had pink visor attachment brackets last year.

I completely support the breast cancer awareness thing, but the pink freedom has gotten ridiculous the past two years! How about they donate all the money they spend on making the pink shit instead of turning the team uniforms into a fucking circus uniform.

 

[Maynard]

i dont have to watch the browns today, so im going to enjoy week 4

 

[MrBill]

Agree completely. I am a 2 time cancer survivor and even worked for the American Cancer Society at one point in my life so I am very sympathetic to all cancer related charities. That said, it is absurd to have NFL players wear pink for a month when they could just do it one day and promote the pink jerseys on their website to the female fan base and donate ALL of the profits to breast cancer research.

 

[Tengo Juego]

A pink ribbon on the helmet and/or jersey is sufficient. What's odd is that so many players choose to come out decked in pink. It's so awful looking.

The football equipment issue of Eastbay had a 2 page spread on this stuff. I wonder if that stuff sells well. I guess that's a good way to raise money.

 

[Matt]

only about 7% of the profits go to Cancer research

 

[kmanharris]

Why does it matter? Do you really watch the games for the jersey/sock/visor colors?

 

[ram29jackson]

got to up that female fan base...besides, its amusing...at least black dudes look good in pink

 

[Maynard]

got to up that female fan base...besides, it amusing...at least black dudes look good in pink

i agree. i think its more about gaining a demographic than helping a cause. Like f16 said, give the money they waste on all this crap to the charity instead of paying to place pink shit all over the uniform

 

[ThomasTomasz]

only about 7% of the profits go to Cancer research

Which is why people should just donate directly. Give credit to the companies for cashing in, as well as contributing some of their profit as well, but a $20 t-shirt or whatever isn't 100% going to cancer research.

 

[ram29jackson]

seeing the pink is what causes people to donate. Its advertising of course

 

[wr50l]

It is an absolute travesty that the NFL uses breast cancer to cash in and promote its brand. When 95% (guess) of the people who watch the sport get cancers other than that of the breast far more often and go to the doctor about these things far less often. The NFL could actually use a month to get men thinking about checking for a lump on their balls and maybe they might actually save some lives.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Why does it matter? Do you really watch the games for the jersey/sock/visor colors?

No, but personally I find the pink distracting. Doing it for an entire month is overkill.

 

[krulmichael]

Technically it'll start in the last week 4 game tomorrow night...:smug:

 

[ram29jackson]

Eli will look like a man in pink still

 

[kmanharris]

No, but personally I find the pink distracting. Doing it for an entire month is overkill.

Maybe it's just me but I just ignore it and don't it to be a huge deal.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

NFL makes a showcase and event out of changing the fabric of there jerseys. They fine players thousands to having there jersey too short or socks too high. They outright ban things like certain neckwear and bandanas. The NFL restricts the usage of alternate jerseys and throwback uniforms. ACTUAL uniforms the team has used.
But somehow Goodell plasters his league in Pink for a month under the guise of charity.

Its fuckin pathetic. Roger is massive hypocrite on nearly every level.

 

[ralaw]

 

[bucky]

I went to support some family members in the Breast Cancer Dirty Girl run and my favorite was a t-shirt with "Save second base".

 

[NAHSTE]

It is an absolute travesty that the NFL uses breast cancer to cash in and promote its brand. When 95% (guess) of the people who watch the sport get cancers other than that of the breast far more often and go to the doctor about these things far less often. The NFL could actually use a month to get men thinking about checking for a lump on their balls and maybe they might actually save some lives.

Baseball has a prostate cancer awareness weekend AND a breast cancer awareness weekend.

Yet another reason why baseball > NFL.

:larry:

 

[JeremyHight]

Why are people complaining that athletes and sporting organizations actually do something nice for a change and raise money for charity through auctions of game-worn pink stuff? We sit back to pay 8 bucks for a hot dog, 10 bucks for a beer, and 200 bucks for tickets, but if the NFL wants to raise money for a month by having some pink gloves and armbands, all of a sudden, they are bastards.