▁bib ▁area . ▁ ▁These ▁uniform s ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁a ▁uniform ▁new ▁style ▁incorpor ating ▁New ▁York ▁J ets - style ▁shoulder ▁stri pes ▁was ▁introduced ▁( the ▁hel m ets ▁remained ▁the ▁same ). ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁uniform s ▁were ▁worn ▁in ▁a ▁" mix - and - match " ▁strategy — e . g ., ▁the ▁home ▁blue ▁j er se ys ▁were ▁worn ▁with ▁either ▁blue ▁or ▁white ▁p ants ▁and ▁the ▁white ▁away ▁j er se ys ▁were ▁worn ▁with ▁either ▁blue ▁or ▁white ▁p ants . ▁ ▁This ▁uniform ▁inc arn ation ▁last ed ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁season . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁traditional ▁design ▁with ▁the ▁white ▁hel met ▁and ▁former ▁logo ▁was ▁re - int rodu ced ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁uniform s ▁were ▁also ▁changed ▁to ▁be ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁uniform s , ▁the ▁dark er ▁blue ▁remained ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁royal ▁blue , ▁but ▁all ▁tan ▁highlight s ▁were ▁elimin ated . ▁This ▁change ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁Bron co ▁M enden hall , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁return ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Norm ally , ▁it ▁takes ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 1 – 2 ▁years ▁to ▁create , ▁design ▁and ▁appro ve ▁a ▁uniform ▁change . ▁When ▁N ike , ▁the ▁team