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1 hour ago, Cujo said:

 

The cyberhorse true definition of a "modern classic". I didn't believe the rumors of a Nike overhaul earlier in the year, and like you said, this win totally squashes that theory.

 

17 hours ago, j'villejags said:

I know. I don't actually believe that. I was being facetious. 

Agreed.

This set has been worn since '97 and they won 3 Superbowls in 4 appearances. yet the old set they lost all their superbowls.

But they still made the Superbowl several times with both sets!!! Despite losing, they still made the superbowl multiple times!

 

 

 

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13 hours ago, Cujo said:

 

The cyberhorse true definition of a "modern classic". I didn't believe the rumors of a Nike overhaul earlier in the year, and like you said, this win totally squashes that theory.

 

Logo = Modern classic.

 

 

Uniform = Tired late-90's aesthetics.

 

I get that winning in a particular uniform makes some feel that uniform is somehow untouchable.  But we have a name for those people... they're called "people who don't give a crap about design."  Believe me, if the Vikings had somehow won 2 or 3 super bowls in their mid-2000s mess of a uniform, I'd still be praying for a change.

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On 2/9/2016 at 11:06 AM, oldschoolvikings said:

 

Logo = Modern classic.

 

 

Uniform = Tired late-90's aesthetics.

 

I get that winning in a particular uniform makes some feel that uniform is somehow untouchable.  But we have a name for those people... they're called "people who don't give a crap about design."  Believe me, if the Vikings had somehow won 2 or 3 super bowls in their mid-2000s mess of a uniform, I'd still be praying for a change.

 

Yeah but there's a big difference between those two sets in that the Vikings looked like total crap in that "modern" set, while the Broncos actually look pretty sharp in their "modern" set. 

 

Let's just face it. This whole branding trend we've seen in the past two decades can be attributed (at least in part) to that Broncos rebrand. It was fantastic when it first came out, was the catalyst for a LOT of other rebrands, and it's held up surprisingly well since then. Add the Super Bowl wins on top of that and it really is "iconic" IMO. They shouldn't touch it. 

 

 

And here's another thing people usually tend to ignore. That previous Broncos set kinda sucked. Super plain orange jersey, faded and gross looking shade of blue (it always reminded me of my high school JV jerseys that sat in the sun so long that the deep royal blue got sun bleached and faded to all hell), and incredibly wonky looking logo. I mean what the hell is that in front of the horse? Is that snot? Is it a lance someone is bugging the horse with? Either way, that set was mostly crap that rivaled the Bucco Bruce set in terms of false nostalgia. And they sucked in that set, too! Really? What's there to miss? 

 

In no universe is this

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A better look than this

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Missing that previous set and hoping it will one day come back is akin to longing for the days when you're kitchen looked like this

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On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said:
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20 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said:

 

Yeah but there's a big difference between those two sets in that the Vikings looked like total crap in that "modern" set, while the Broncos actually look pretty sharp in their "modern" set. 

 

Let's just face it. This whole branding trend we've seen in the past two decades can be attributed (at least in part) to that Broncos rebrand. It was fantastic when it first came out, was the catalyst for a LOT of other rebrands, and it's held up surprisingly well since then. Add the Super Bowl wins on top of that and it really is "iconic" IMO. They shouldn't touch it. 

 

And here's another thing people usually tend to ignore. That previous Broncos set kinda sucked. Super plain orange jersey, faded and gross looking shade of blue (it always reminded me of my high school JV jerseys that sat in the sun so long that the deep royal blue got sun bleached and faded to all hell), and incredibly wonky looking logo. I mean what the hell is that in front of the horse? Is that snot? Is it a lance someone is bugging the horse with? Either way, that set was mostly crap that rivaled the Bucco Bruce set in terms of false nostalgia. And they sucked in that set, too! Really? What's there to miss? 

 

 

 

You are correct that the Broncos' current set was revolutionary. It also has aged much better than every other "modern" set. However, no. It's much worse than the classic set. I'm not a fan of the current logo, but I'll give you that the old logo wasn't great. I personally loved the shade of blue used on the helmets and wished they'd have used that on the jerseys. But the "super plain orange jersey?" That's a football jersey with football stripes. Not trying to look like a rollerball team. And the Broncos didn't suck in that set, at least until they made it to the Super Bowl.

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Well, I guess we can just agree to disagree then. Getting hammered in the Super Bowl is basically all anyone remembers that set for (which is what I meant by them "sucking" in that set). And that jersey was as JV as it comes IMO. It was just SO boring and forgetful. It could've been a jersey for any orange and crappy blue high school team in the US. 

 

 

And I'm not even saying that the current set is perfect. It had some problems when it first debuted in terms of how it fit the template, and the striping definitely kinda pigeonholes them into having to carry multiple sets of white pants, which is a bit clunky. But that vertical stripe is about as Broncos as it gets at this point. I had a neighbor who had a big white truck (Funny enough, it was a Ram) with that same blue and orange stripe down the sides, and I knew instantly before I even saw the huge Broncos logo on his hood that he was a Denver fan. If anything, I think they should play up that vertical stripe even MORE, because they went from one of the most nondescript jersey looks in the NFL to one of the most memorable EVER. IMO, of course. 

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On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said:
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The cyber horse and uniform were dated by 2001. Neither are very good.

 

Should they go straight-up throwback? No... but taking cues from their better uniform history would be a good place to start for a new look...

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Broncos simply need to combine the eras.  Keep the current logo as the primary, do an update to the D logo with the Bronco stylistically similar to the new logo and use it as a secondary logo.  The current shade of orange is perfect but lgo back to royal blue, a richer version than what they previously had so it doesn't look faded.  Current font is fine but switch up the striping.  I saw someone do it here before where the jerseys were a throwback to the days when the orange jerseys had blue sleeves, that would be a great place to start.

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My issue with the old Broncos look is that the light blue visually competes with the orange too much. There's too much saturation and not enough contrast between the two colors. The darker blue fixes that issue and allows the shade of orange shine.

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