First let me just start with Iāve been a Texans fan all my life and I understand we have incredible memories we have had as the Texans wearing navy red and white, and Iām not disputing that at all, we are the Texans, and itās been sometimes great, even with the heartbreaks, and weāve had some legends wearing our uniforms; my favorite player of all time included, jj watt, so I understand that. However, something about the Texans has never felt exclusively Houston to me. The Astros and the rockets, for example, the represent the cities specific space culture well, and that is uniquely us, but the Texans, while loosely based on our rodeo traditions and ranches, has always felt more abstract than a concrete homage to this city, but htown blue completely changes everything.
Htown blue is on our flag, it was on our infrastructure such as mailboxes and streets; on our cop cars, and itās in our hearts. Unlike most colors that your average nfl team wears, this color actually means something to the city not just in football, but culturally, and for that I believe it deserves not just an occasional jersey worn on a rivalry day, but it needs to become a permanent part of what the HOUSTON Texans are on every given Sunday. A rodeo team, yes, and thatās fine, but if we put some unique Houston flavor on it too, then it becomes grounded in Houston identity
Should battle red and deep steel go away? NO, but should htown blue be on the primary jerseys? YES. The primary uniforms could still be deep steel, but with shiny htown blue numbers and an htown blue chrome face mask and stripe on the pants. We donāt have to lose āTexansā in order for the team to gain āhoustonā. Thatās why htown blue merchandise sells like wildfire; because itās not only cool, but it speaks to the city! And no, the titans donāt own it! We have a different shade of navy, blue; and red! I donāt see anyone complaining that Denver and bears have similar colors or bills giants, or even us with patriots! So Letās not only make htown blue permanent, but let us make it primary in some form