Why is NFL Network using this Chargers bolt in its draft coverage?

[IceCap]

Here is a quick mock-up of the updated horse/shield logo in the current colour scheme.

[Jinjoe]

Here is a quick mock-up of the updated horse/shield logo in the current colour scheme.

This could defiantly work. I like it.

[leopard88]

Here is a quick mock-up of the updated horse/shield logo in the current colour scheme.

This could definitely work. I like it.

Fixed that for you . . . assuming I read your mind correctly.

As for the logo, the update isn't bad for what you have to work with. However, I think the horse head in the original logo is horrible and would need to be scrapped in any update.

[DeFrank]

The problem with the shield logo is the horse shouldn't have all this gear. It gets ugly and complicated.

[Gothamite]

I'd tend to agree. Although the body-armor look might be appropriate for a football team, it just clutters up the logo.

Just to get back to the "Raiders own shields" notion, I think the Chargers themselves disagree considering how much stuff they sell with their old logo. Heck, at the Mitchell & Ness site, 29 out of 36 Chargers items have the shield on them.

[IceCap]

If I remember correctly a horse can only be called a "charger" if it's wearing the armour.

[Gothamite]

If I remember correctly a horse can only be called a "charger" if it's wearing the armour.

In World of Warcraft, that is.

Frankly, I think the Chargers should build a logo around this.

[Jinjoe]

Here is a quick mock-up of the updated horse/shield logo in the current colour scheme.

This could definitely work. I like it.

Fixed that for you . . . assuming I read your mind correctly.

As for the logo, the update isn't bad for what you have to work with. However, I think the horse head in the original logo is horrible and would need to be scrapped in any update.

LOL, thanks man.

[leopard88]

This could definitely work. I like it.

Fixed that for you . . . assuming I read your mind correctly.

As for the logo, the update isn't bad for what you have to work with. However, I think the horse head in the original logo is horrible and would need to be scrapped in any update.

LOL, thanks man.

Come to think of it, this could be used defiantly . . . as in defying the Raiders and Broncos by using a shield and horse.

[Fjm]

As a Charger fan, I like the helmet's lightning bolt logo as the primary logo. It's by far their identifiable mark. It's been consistent on their helmets throughout their history (albeit in different colors), and the uniform shoulders and pants now includes a similar looking bolt.

I'm just glad TV and print graphics now always use the bolt logo instead of the full helmet like they used to.

[The_Admiral]

The bolt by itself looks so wispy and insubstantial. Look at all the space it doesn't use when you put it next to other logos. They gotta use some sort of take on the charging horse.

[Sport]

Perhaps some kind of half horse-half lightning bolt would work. I'm thinking something like the Dallas Burn logo, but less...stupid looking.

[BBTV]

They could just use the new Lightning logo. It's not like it's very specific to the TBL.

[MC Buffalo]

Here is a quick mock-up of the updated horse/shield logo in the current colour scheme.

My problem with this horse/shield Charger mockup is although I know it's battle gear the horse is wearing on it's face, it makes this seem like a minor league hockey logo. Looks like the horse is wearing an old time goalie mask.

[The_Admiral]

That doesn't look like a Jason mask at all to me. Luckily, the bolt immediately identifies it not as a minor-league hockey team but as the San Diego Chargers, whose brand is probably more recognized in the U.S. than any hockey team.

[LogoFan]

As a long-time Charger fan, I will NEVER embrace a logo that incorporate key elements of not one but 2 Division rivals: horse (Broncos) and shield (Raiders).

The simple Charger bolt has always been my favorite. It's simple, clean and uniquely says "Chargers".

Any secondary should incorporate a bolt and leave it simple.

[larrypep]

As a long-time Charger fan, I will NEVER embrace a logo that incorporate key elements of not one but 2 Division rivals: horse (Broncos) and shield (Raiders).

As a long-time Chargers fan you would know the Chargers incorporated the shield before the Raiders, and used the Horse in their primary logo at least at the same time as Denver although it shared the stage with the football player:

[BlueSky]

Has it occurred to anyone else how goofy this logo is for a team called the Broncos? To have a guy breaking you so non-chalantly that he's calmly picking his teeth doesn't say much about your ferocity, does it?

[RETROJR79]

It the primary but I could see why you're confused.

Maybe the Chargers will wear their 80s uniforms vs Raiders on Thursday Night Football.

[Chawls]

Has it occurred to anyone else how goofy this logo is for a team called the Broncos? To have a guy breaking you so non-chalantly that he's calmly picking his teeth doesn't say much about your ferocity, does it?

To me, it looks like he's pulling off his mustache hair.