Michael Vick's broken leg was the worst thing that ever happened to the Atlanta Falcons brand.
Here I give you my all time favorite Falcons uniform, one which we may never see again. Atlanta unveiled an awesome new logo and a complete new uniform set in 2003.
The new set featured a metallic paint black helmet with the new crest, new modern jerseys in black and white, and modern pants in black and white.
The positive, in addition, was the fact Atlanta made a conscious effort to balance the red in the home black jerseys and the new road jerseys (the road jerseys are still worn today).
Everyone thought these uniforms were perfect, and the new options with the black pants were exciting.
But, in the second preseason game in 2003, Vick broke his leg and ended up missing almost the entire season.
The Falcons only won one game in the new home uniforms. When Vick returned, the team only wore the new red alternate uniform or all-black and finished 3-1.
So, starting in 2004, Atlanta began to use the red jersey, alternate white pants (red stripes instead of black), and red socks as their permanent home uniform. The Falcons came out and claimed the black on white uniform was cursed because Vick broke his leg in it.
That alternate uniform was released to be an alternate, not a primary. It has continued to clash with the road uniform ever since, because the road uniform uses the old white pants and black socks.
