Although everyone is focused on the weekly NFL
odds, it’s always fun to get away from the hard work of NFL picks and rip into some
of the franchises for other reasons than poor play. In this list, we take a
bite into the four teams with the four ugliest helmets in the NFL right now:
Cleveland Browns
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betting fans know that it doesn’t get much simpler than the Cleveland
Browns helmet. It also doesn’t get much uglier. The color looks like a bunch of
fans from the Dawg Pound watched their team play, and then puked on the
helmets. The only thing worse to look at than the Browns’ current helmets is
their head coaching lineage since they moved the franchise back into Cleveland.
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins may be one of the most recognizable
franchises in sports, but it’s time they updated their helmet. It’s the only
helmet in the NFL that shows the logo or team icon wearing another helmet with
another logo on it. The new wave of logos is to create something sharp and
something mean, and the Fish definitely is lacking. Beyond that, who thought
that a mint green, bright orange and white color scheme was appealing?
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans have a simple red, white and blue color
scheme on their helmets, and while they’re going for the patriotic feel, they end
up with the creepy-crawler feel. Yes, we know it’s the Lone Star state, but
seeing a one-eyed bull – if that’s what it is – is a strange look and it
reminds us more of how the Texans play rather than a vexing bull. The Texans
don’t typically open their eyes and wake up until they are out of the playoff
race and there’s nothing left to play for.
Cincinnati Bengals
In most cases, the cat logos are the easiest and the
sexiest. (See: Jacksonville Jaguars.) But for the Cincinnati Bengals, they
somehow ended up with Halloween colors and a helmet that looks better suited
for a Whitesnake video than a football field. How about including handcuffs or
jail bars on their helmets? That would seem fairly apt given how many of their
players have run-ins with the law. Maybe we should give the Bengals a break - losing
might be bad enough for them and they won’t be a factor on the Super Bowl odds
for a long time.