The Danimal Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Denver Broncos:Orange Crush: lost several Super BowlsNew Design: won two Super BowlsTampa Bay Bucs:Bucco Bruce: periennal laughingstockPirate Flag: won Super BowlNew England Patriots:Pat the Patriot: losers, for the most partFlying Elvis: DynastyCleveland Browns: As the Browns: never could make it to the big gameAs the Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl champsHouston Oilers:As the Oilers: biggest choke in NFL historyAs the Titans: one yard away from Super Bowl champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Or maybe it's the players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 co·in·ci·dence [ kō ínssidənss ] (plural co·in·ci·dences) noun Definition: 1. chance happening: something that happens by chance in a surprising or remarkable way2. happening without planning: the fact of happening by chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyes Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 rams-yellow and blue- won super bowlrams- navy and gold- greatest show on turf? -The Few, The Proud, The Paint Users.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 co·in·ci·dence [ kō ínssidənss ] (plural co·in·ci·dences) noun Definition: 1. chance happening: something that happens by chance in a surprising or remarkable way2. happening without planning: the fact of happening by chanceya, what he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantum Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Sports identity does play a role in the mindset/attitude of players and fans. Of course, the other thing to note is all those changes occurred after free agency was agreed to in 1993. That, along with the salary cap, allows all teams to be competitive in attracting talent. "One of my concerns is shysters show up and take advantage of people's good will and generosity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthSidePride Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 There have been a few cases where teams with brand new uniforms have had immediate success, such as the ducks last year or the Titans. There have also been cases where teams have changed after unparalleled success and failed miserably the next year to match the same output, such as the Houston Rockets in the 90's or the turn of the century Rams.I don't know if possibly psychology has anything to do with it, but I would say that its a big ol' coincident. HereCometheHawks.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Man Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 New England Patriots:Pat the Patriot: losers, for the most partFlying Elvis: CheatersFixed for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axl007 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 If I'm thinking right, the 49ers have not won a super bowl in their new uni's, Steve Young led them to a title in throwbacks(?).Green Bay has titles in both era's with minor changes but my Chiefs haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 49ers:old thick stripes and khaki pants: team of the 80s/90s 5 Super Bowlsnew shiny overly matched garanimals: laughingstock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Old Falcons: One of the laughingstocks of the NFL, with a good season sprinkled here and there.New Falcons: One of the laughingstocks of the NFL, with a good season sprinkled here and there.So yeah, the Falcons have blown that theory out of the water. Same with the other historically bad teams (Lions, Cardinals, Saints) that made tweaks and are still mingling with mediocrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 The reason that happens is because many teams change their uniforms when they know they're on the cusp of turning things around, as a way to usher in a new era. In fact, that's pretty much the only reason we see teams change their uniforms now - look at the Broncos, Bucs, Giants, Seahawks, Bengals, and Rams - it just so happened that these teams got the timing right, and the new uniforms have become a symbol of their new success. But it doesn't always work, and for teams like Detroit, Atlanta, Arizona, Buffalo and Minnesota, they still suck and now they're even harder to watch. charles-noerenberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 New England Patriots:Pat the Patriot: losers, for the most partFlying Elvis: Dynasty.....rest of league BITTERFixed for you.fixed it for YOUJust wondering...why would you call them cheaters for something that all teams have done or currently do at one time or another? Listen, they taped coaches signals. Its not like they put a mic in the locker rooms, or stole the other team's playbook. The coaches are visible to the entire world while they call signals. Anyone could figure them out if they had enough time and patience. If you think signal stealing completely cancels out three world titles, then you must also be someone who thinks that because the Yankees had a handful of their players from their late 90's championship run named on the Mitchell Report, that those titles should be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakfu Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Has a team ever really been good before a change and maintained it through the change?Spurs did it with a minor change, Lakers also I guess, but I don't think they won recently before the minor change.Has a team ever won back to back with an intervening uniform change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 The last time the Leafs won the cup, they changed underwent a logo change for the playoffs. As for the major 4, that's probably the closest we'll get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 The Jazz made it to the finals back-to-back in different uniforms, but didn't win it. Still pretty good though. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Tell it to the Quebec Nordiques. They got SCREWED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arts11 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 um right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Danimal Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 This wasn't meant to be taken too seriously, but I do think that in some cases when a team has embarrasingly bad uniforms (Bucco Bruce, for example) it has got to have at least some subtle psychological effect on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Has a team ever won back to back with an intervening uniform change?Im not 100% sure, but it think the Rockets won in red, and again in the blue pajamas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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