The "C" on the jersey is stupid

by JasonB on Sep 13, 2007 2:50 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

I'm not a fan

When the NFL first announced their new captaincy initiative, which involved putting captain's patches on a team's 5 captains, I was intruiged by it. However, seeing it in action this past weekend I think most would agree how stupid they look. Rather than just go with the simple C like in hockey, the NFL opted for this garish block with a goofy looking C and 4 stars inside it. Not only does it look totally out of place, but the fact that 5 players are wearing them just cheapens the whole idea. At any given time you could see 10 captains on the field at once.

The worst part is that the NFL has made it optional for teams to wear the patches, which means to me that they don't really believe in the idea all that much. I gotta say that I was pretty happy to see that the Eagles were one of the teams who declined to participate.

Over at Uni Watch they think it's going to be a one year thing, because many teams don't seem to care.

there were at least 10 "C"-free teams yesterday: the Vikings, Pats, Packers, Eagles, Browns, Chargers, Redskins, Falcons, Cowboys, and Jaguars. Plus the 49ers and Cardinals, who are playing tonight, have announced that they're going "C"-less. So that makes 12 out of 32 teams -- more than a third of the league -- that were smart enough to ignore this silliness. (As an aside: Michael Strahan was one of the Giants' captains, which tells you everything you need to know about how meaningless NFL captaincies are to begin with. This guy's idea of "leadership" was holding out through the entire preseason.)

I also find it a bit funny that the Giants were the only team in the NFC East to wear the things... What are your thoughts on the C?

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What do you think about the C?

I like them and the Eagles should wear them

27 votes

Get rid of em

93 votes

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its retarded

I remembered first hearing about the C on this site, but when I actually saw it last week, I couldnt believe how stupid it looks... i mean seriously who designed that thing? It doesnt blend with any uniform

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by 700 Level on Sep 13, 2007 3:18 PM EDT reply actions

They look dumb to boot...

It is just something to add to every starting quarterback jersey...

by Marked Hoosier on Sep 13, 2007 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

ha

maybe the nfl thought the could boost their jersey sales because everyone would want one with the c on it... woops

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by 700 Level on Sep 13, 2007 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

What is a Captain

A ships captain is a person in charge of, or leader of the whole kit and kaboodle.
Engine room doesn't have it's own captain.
Gunnery doesn't have it's own captain.
Catering doesn't have it's own captain.
Granted, their are individuals responsible for the leadership of each section, but they aren't captains!

Since your games teams ie Eagles etc, are broken into sub-teams, this makes for an interesting use of nomenclature.

...and while there is possibly a nominal 'leader' within each sub-team, they would probably be better refered to as Leader, with one Captain for the whole team from their ranks.
But then, would they wear an 'L' plate on their uniforms?

by Martin on Sep 13, 2007 9:44 PM EDT reply actions