Looks like a city-themed 2020 NFL Draft hat.  Will Burrow, presumably from his family home or other private venue, be rocking The Queen City Football hat? The second tweet below shows what are believed to be the draft hats.

And more of the Alt Collection for the Draft hats - pic.twitter.com/lfSsA9cFlW

— Michael Kist (@MichaelKistNFL) March 2, 2020

(03-20-2020, 02:26 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Looks like a city-themed 2020 NFL Draft hat.  Will Burrow, presumably from his family home or other private venue, be rocking The Queen City Football hat? The second tweet below shows what are believed to be the draft hats.

And more of the Alt Collection for the Draft hats - pic.twitter.com/lfSsA9cFlW

— Michael Kist (@MichaelKistNFL) March 2, 2020

How goofy is it that a team with one of the fiercest creatures in the animal kingdom as its mascot has a damn capital B as its logo?

Hey, that B has tiger stripes!

(03-20-2020, 02:38 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: Hey, that B has tiger stripes!

Remember Ben-Zoo, the white tiger that used to be on the sidelines at Bengal games?  Very cool looking animal.  Now think about how cool the white with black color rush unis are.  I would like to see the orange replaced with white.  I know I'm practically alone in this but I hate the stripey helmets.

(03-20-2020, 02:44 PM)McC Wrote: Remember Ben-Zoo, the white tiger that used to be on the sidelines at Bengal games?  Very cool looking animal.  Now think about how cool the white with black color rush unis are.  I would like to see the orange replaced with white.  I know I'm practically alone in this but I hate the stripey helmets.

I'm right there with you.  I like the white with black color rush unis and a new helmet is welcomed.  It would be nice to see new branding for the Burrow era.  I don't see it happening though since Hobspin often refers to the striped helmets as "iconic".  The Brown family doesn't like change, I presume.

(03-20-2020, 02:51 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I'm right there with you.  I like the white with black color rush unis and a new helmet is welcomed.  It would be nice to see new branding for the Burrow era.  I don't see it happening though since Hobspin often refers to the striped helmets as "iconic".  The Brown family doesn't like change, I presume.

Rebranding for the Burrow era is an excellent idea.  I'm with you on that.

And I've heard it said and seen it written more and more lately that the stripey helmet has become symbolic for ineptitude and failure and I kind of agree.  They want a New Dey, make it a whole new day.

Bengals have the best helmet in the league. No need to change to the Cincinnati Zebras.

(03-20-2020, 02:31 PM)McC Wrote: How goofy is it that a team with one of the fiercest creatures in the animal kingdom as its mascot has a damn capital B as its logo?

Nothing goofy about it.  Lots of professional team logos are just letters.

I never understood all the hatred for the "B" logo.

(03-20-2020, 03:04 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Bengals have the best helmet in the league.  No need to change to the Cincinnati Zebras.

It's turned into a billboard for mediocrity or worse.  It was a gimmick and gimmicks always run their course.  Let it go the way of the Run and Shoot or the Wildcat.

(03-20-2020, 03:07 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Nothing goofy about it.  Lots of professional team logos are just letters.

I never understood all the hatred for the "B" logo.

Sure, like "C" for Chicago or Cincinnati.  It's not "R" for Reds.

I am not a fan of the "B" logo. What if the Bengals draft Tua? Have a "T" logo?

(03-20-2020, 03:14 PM)McC Wrote: Sure, like "C" for Chicago or Cincinnati.  It's not "R" for Reds.

Oakland Athletics is an "A"

Seattle Mariners is an "M"

Florida Marlins is an "M"

Indiana Pacers is a "P"

(03-20-2020, 03:04 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Bengals have the best helmet in the league.  No need to change to the Cincinnati Zebras.

I have to agree with you. Best helmet in the league. Why would anyone want to have a black and white uniform? 

Personally I prefer the orange jersey with black pants. Best combo they've got.

I hate the B logo. Its corny. That's why I dont wear Bengal hats. I wish it was the tiger face. With the tiger face in the middle of the field. GET RID OF THE B LOGO.

(03-20-2020, 04:03 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Oakland Athletics is an "A"

Seattle Mariners is an "M"

Florida Marlins is an "M"

Indiana Pacers is a "P"

And how many of them play in the NFL?

What fierce animal is an Athletic?  How about Mariner?  What would be an alternate logo for a Mariner?  A guy in a raincoat on the deck of a ship?  Ooh, how scary is that?

I'll have to concede Marlin, who, btw, are the Miami Marlins, so the M works for the city.  

How about a Pacer?  A car?

But we're talking about a damn tiger, for crying out loud.  Go with the ferocity.  Seems obvious.  

I'm good with the B logo, but it would be cool to see a modern take on implementing a tiger as the primary logo. I like change for the sake of change and think Burrow + new uniform/logo is a win-win for marketing the franchise.

(03-20-2020, 04:04 PM)Mer Wrote: I have to agree with you. Best helmet in the league. Why would anyone want to have a black and white uniform? 

Personally I prefer the orange jersey with black pants. Best combo they've got.

It was cool as hell thirty years ago.  But that ship has sailed.  Way too much bad juju attached to it now.  Last time the helmet was changed, we went to the SB.

And as far as best helmet in the league goes, not even in the top half.  If you looked at a tiger and picked out what makes it so scary, the stripes are pretty far down on the list.  You might as well use its ears.  House cats have stripes too. If you're bigger than a mouse, how threatening are they? 

It was a gimmick that lapsed, like gimmicks always do.  Hell, Baltimore made a crow look more dangerous.

(03-20-2020, 04:03 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Oakland Athletics is an "A"

Seattle Mariners is an "M"

Florida Marlins is an "M"

Indiana Pacers is a "P"

Pittsburgh Pirates is a P, but that might be cheating.

Give me this!