Bill Belichick’s defensive genius is not limited to the football field, apparently.

Patriots players liked the team-issued shorts they wear around the locker room so much that they were taking them home, which, for sanitary reasons, is prohibited. So the team came up with an elegant solution to stop them from doing so…

Some of the ugliest orange shorts are all around Pats locker room. Apparently too many players were taking the old gray ones home and not keeping them at facility as required. How to fix the problem? Change the color to something no one would want to be seen in outside facility. — Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 7, 2018

It sounds like a great idea on paper, but I think the equipment staff is underestimating a man’s willingness to wear ugly clothing if it’s very comfortable or functional. And these shorts sound very versatile…

I remember those. Good underwear. — Tedy Bruschi (@TedyBruschi) November 7, 2018

So if the Patriots want to stop players from taking these shorts home, they’re going to have to do more than change the color. They need to make them less comfy.