I think y'all are reading way too much into it. The Adidas practice jerseys had stripes and other details that were completely unrelated to anything we ever saw on the field.
Those were the jerseys for the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
For the 1994 through 1997 seasons it was the same trim but with the golden dome at the base of the collar.
From 1998 until the last year of Champion in 2000 the dome stayed but the collar/sleeve design added a little striping pattern.
Personally, not a fan of the gold on the collar for the home jersey. I like the contrast from blue on the jersey to the shiny gold helmets. I don't mind the blue on the away jersey because it blends in well and is different without being too noticeable.
It rained on Saturday and I smelled like wet shirt factory.
There are three.
I'd say definitely not. It looks exactly the same and feels only slightly different (worse, IMO). The only benefit would be that "you know" that it's the "real" one.
They run a bit big, even for jerseys. I have an XL adidas Premier, XL Reebok NFL, and XL Under Armour and the Under Armour is the biggest. I went back and forth in the bookstore several times trying to decide between L and XL. I really felt a large-and-a-half. I went with the XL so if you're normally XXL I'd go that route as well.
