Top 10 NFL helmets (as voted by ESPN.com writers)

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May 17, 2011 4:23 PM
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Green Bay Packers
5. San Diego Chargers
6. Dallas Cowboys
7. Minnesota Vikings
8. Cleveland Browns
9. Chicago Bears
10. Miami Dolphins

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/27488/power-rankings-top-10-nfl-helmets
May 17, 2011 4:23pm
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May 17, 2011 4:29 PM
Not surprised.

Steelers logo just one one side makes it unique as well as looking pretty darned cool.

Stelers had gold helmets back in the day and when they decided to use that logo they didnt know how it would look on the all gold helmet so they decided to put it on one side to see how it went. They had their best season on record that year and decided to keep it on one side. they then changed the helmet to black and we have that how it is today.
May 17, 2011 4:29pm
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May 17, 2011 5:32 PM
I like the chargers the best followed by the colts and rams then the steelers
May 17, 2011 5:32pm
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lets_go_devils

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May 17, 2011 9:47 PM
What a fucking joke. Just shows the ESPN writers have ZERO credibility.
May 17, 2011 9:47pm
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May 17, 2011 9:48 PM
The best helmet of all time? The old Houston Oilers.
May 17, 2011 9:48pm
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May 17, 2011 9:55 PM
skank;772142 wrote:...... The old Houston Oilers.
That was a good looking logo.


My favorites are the Colts, Dolphins, and Rams.
May 17, 2011 9:55pm
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May 17, 2011 10:04 PM
lets_go_devils;772135 wrote:What a fucking joke. Just shows the ESPN writers have ZERO credibility.

Elaborate.
May 17, 2011 10:04pm
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May 17, 2011 10:04 PM
skank;772142 wrote:The best helmet of all time? The old Houston Oilers.

Those were pretty damn slick.
May 17, 2011 10:04pm
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May 17, 2011 10:07 PM
skank;772142 wrote:The best helmet of all time? The old Houston Oilers.

Are you referring to the helmets from the late 70's, 80's or 90s, or are you going further back to the powder blue helmet? I like the white.

If we are going retro, I like the old Patriots helmet (circa 1980'). As someone else mentioned the Chargers helmets are sharp (white helmet, lightening bolt and numbers on the side).
May 17, 2011 10:07pm
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May 18, 2011 12:32 AM
Little Danny;772194 wrote:Are you referring to the helmets from the late 70's, 80's or 90s, or are you going further back to the powder blue helmet? I like the white.

If we are going retro, I like the old Patriots helmet (circa 1980'). As someone else mentioned the Chargers helmets are sharp (white helmet, lightening bolt and numbers on the side).

I like the powder blue Oiler helmets, once they added the outline. I actually thought the Chargers helmet that was dark blue with the yellow bolt was their best. Also always liked the Falcons red helmets. Never really been a fan of white helmets, but my favorite of those is probably the former Buccaneers helmet (might have just been those ridiculous orange jerseys that highlighted them).

My tastes for current helmets makes my list: Cowboys-Saints-Bengals-Raiders-Steelers-Falcons-Seahawks-Eagles-Vikings-Rams.
May 18, 2011 12:32am
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May 18, 2011 12:38 AM
Some pretty boring ass helmets in the top 10.

The Browns, Cowboys, and Vikings pretty much all got on there just for tradition.
May 18, 2011 12:38am
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May 18, 2011 9:10 AM
ESPN writers just being a bunch of frontrunners.
May 18, 2011 9:10am
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May 18, 2011 12:18 PM
How are the Browns on here? This totally discredits the butterface expression "That chick is a Cleveland Brown -- the uniform is great but the helmet is TERRIBLE." haha
May 18, 2011 12:18pm
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May 18, 2011 2:25 PM
Old white Pats helmets, old Bucs helmets, old red ATL hats were all sick. Seems like in sports anytime someone has something original looking they feel the need to change it to something less. So lame.
May 18, 2011 2:25pm
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May 18, 2011 3:12 PM
GOAT helmet:

May 18, 2011 3:12pm
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May 18, 2011 4:01 PM
Glad to see the Browns still getting props for the beautiful uniqueness! :-)
May 18, 2011 4:01pm