How did a thread about CFL uniforms evolve into a discussion about hair pulling and can you use someone's curly locks to pull him down. Lets look at players pants, or should I say skin tight bermuda shorts. Whatever happened to the pants that used to come just below the knee and had padding on the knee as well as the thigh? Check the jerseys they now wear. Almost every time a player is tackled his padding comes out of the collar. Are these shirts made off shore using some cheap material or is it made that way so the players neck won't be injured (by the shirt giving instead of his neck)?
Intriguing questions.
Noticed that too. It was back, on his back, in the MTL/CAL game. In their previous games, it was just “BRUCE” as it should be, and guessed that his new team wouldn’t allow it. Wrong, again!
More on Uniforms -
Effective this season - all NFL position players must wear thigh and knee pads - only exemption are the kickers
CFL should adopt same policy - but if they can't follow their own dress codes now (officials included as they are the enforcers on paper for game days) - I would not allow any players photo in the papers if the players chose not to wear their uniforms properly - oops , I forgot - nobody these days is supposed to follow rules and regulations because that is against their rights and freedoms to do whatever they want without any penalty
Beginning to think that theres a new rule,stipulating that all teams,must require at least 5 players minimum,with dreads that are shoulder-length dress for each game!! :roll: 
Makes a lot of sense to me, looks better than those silly long socks over the knees. :thup:
IIRC, this might be an attempt to reduce concussions from players who get kneed in the head.
edit - found this
The league expects that with players wearing pads, serious leg injuries might be limited, as well as the severity of concussions, when a player's knee and thigh come in contact with an opponent's helmet.[url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9469571/nfl-reminder-no-knee-thigh-pads-no-play]http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/94695 ... ds-no-play[/url]
The latest rule change is less about safeguarding players’ legs and more about protecting the league’s behind, detractors said. In the face of mounting litigation from former players suing the league over concussions, cynics suggest the NFL is trying to bubble wrap the game.[url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/06/nfl_trying_to_get_a_leg_up_on.html]http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.s ... up_on.html[/url]
Interesting articles, seems the playes are just as concerned about how they look moreso than what protects them.
From the first article:
An unnamed veteran player, however, criticized the rule when asked about it by CBSSports.com.
"This rule is dumb, and now the game is going to slow down dramatically," the player said
True, it may slow down some of those speedy backs but everyone should slow down to the same pace, so you would think it wouldn't be that noticeable to the average fan during a game. I don't know if the extra padding on the knees and thighs are going to reduce or increase head concussions, what would you rather get hit with, muscle or hard padding?
Can't find it anywhere, on line, to show all, but there was a photo by Dave Thomas/QMI Agency in the Sunday Sun publications taken during the first half of the HAM/WPG game. In it, I see, in part, Brian Bukcke on the ground, with his right hand pulling on and greatly stretching back Buck's untucked jersey. His left hand is on Buck's ankle where lots of white tape around the ankle and shoe (spatting) is substituting for the mandatory white socks. Buck shows some bare leg between the knees and the top of his blue uniform socks. A good 4 or 5 inches of Buck's grey T-undershirt is hanging out, on his arms, below the the sleeves of his jersey. Approaching is Terrence Moore with a single circle of 1" white tape wrapped around his black socks, leggings, or whatever they are, serving as his mandatory white socks. It looks like a high school game -- Canadian high school, that is. The American kids dress much better than this.
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I would like to see players wearing shorts. Seems to work fine in rugby, Aussie rules, CFL players wear them in practice. Do we really need them long tights stuffed with pads? We want the CFL to be different, time for some radical ideas.
Just to take it a step further, maybe we could dress them like the women did in the Lingerie League. If not that, just wear a tutu over their shorts and a fashionable tank top. We could then use a nerf football and trash talk would have to be limited to words of one syllable.