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Boomer Esiason is one of the best players in Cincinnati Bengals history. When you're that important to a franchise, you're allowed to criticize the current state of the team.
However, Esiason's criticism of the Bengals is less about the actual roster and more about the aesthetics of the team.
On his own radio show on WFAN in New York, the four-time Pro Bowler spoke on the Bengals' current uniforms which he called “horrific”
Article Continues Below“[There’s] too much stuff going on, too much orange, too many things happening on that uniform. … They need to like, I want to say, tone it down,” he said. “It’s hard to tone down tiger stripes, but you can. I just think the jerseys over the last 15 years have not been all that great-looking,” Boomer Esiason exclaimed.
Esiason pointed out that orange can be incorporated well in uniforms, mentioning Oklahoma State as an example. The former quarterback also highlighted that a white helmet could be appealing with the Bengals' color rush uniforms.
Cincinnati has sported the same uniforms for the past 16 seasons, so maybe Esiason's criticism will push the team to start anew.
On the field, Esiason suit up for the Bengals from 1984 until 1992 before playing four seasons with the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals. He returned to Cincinnati for his final season in 1997.
During his Bengals career, the former second-round completed 56.5 percent of his passes for 27,149 yards, 187 touchdowns and 131 interceptions. Esiason also led Cincinnati to the Super Bowl XXIII. In the same year, he was named league MVP while he tossed 28 touchdowns.
