Denver Broncos: the redesign15 years later

[ebod39]

Nice little piece my friend who worked on the project put together about the Broncos redesign

and how it has held up 15 years later. Nice insight and sketches.

And NO, the nostrils or side panels are NOT Swooshes. Get over it.

Denver Broncos: 15 years later

[GFB]

Wow... it sure didn't look that promising based upon a lot of those sketches. They sure pulled it out at the end.

[Nook]

... It's been 15 years? Thanks for making me feel old. Geez.

[larrypep]

Really good write-up. I wonder how they feel about the switch to orange next year.

[illini1]

I remember reading somewhere that the home uniform was supposed to have blue jerseys and pants full time. They even wore the all blue uniform in a preseason game the first year. John Elway and some other players hated the all blue look, so Nike had make a set of white pants at the last second.

[Sec19Row53]

Thanks for posting this. It's a really interesting read.

[larrypep]

I remember reading somewhere that the home uniform was supposed to have blue jerseys and pants full time. They even wore the all blue uniform in a preseason game the first year. John Elway and some other players hated the all blue look, so Nike had make a set of white pants at the last second.

I have to say when the redesign came out I really hated it. I loved the old orange crush-era uniforms. Now that it's 15 years later, I think the uniform design has held out quite nicely, and I'm really digging the monochrome look. Dare I say it, but the Broncos uniforms have a classic feel to it now, even though it still feels fresh. I am pretty stoked about them going to orange jerseys full time next year, my only problem with the set is that pesky blue stripe on the side, it doesn't quite look right to me for some reason. I realize they don't have too many options as that stripe is a pretty important element of the uniform design. That said, even though I really like the Broncos in orange, it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they kept the navy uniforms as the primary jersey color.

[Captain Poncho]

I remember reading somewhere that the home uniform was supposed to have blue jerseys and pants full time. They even wore the all blue uniform in a preseason game the first year. John Elway and some other players hated the all blue look, so Nike had make a set of white pants at the last second.

I remember the unveiling, and they led with all three unis (home, road and all-blue) at the same time.

I do know Elway hated the all-blues and only wore them for two preseason games that year and it took a very long time for the unis to show back up after Elway retired.

[JQK]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

[Buffalo]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

agreed!

go back to the orange crush jerseys and sky blue helmet

[-kj]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

I disagree with this fully. I think it's held up quite well.

[guest23]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

I disagree with this fully. I think it's held up quite well.

what I don't like is much like the jags is the orange jersey panels seem to look completely different on each player...the lineman cut/modification is especially awful.

[andrewharrington]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

I disagree with this fully. I think it's held up quite well.

I'm with JQK. The logo is still serviceable (it could definitely be improved), but we're past the era of triangles, swoops and tapered everything on a uniform. The Broncos look very 90s.

[phutmasterflex]

A modern classic in my opinion. It was daring at the time of its debut but now as we look at it, it's refreshing that the Broncos have this look -- so different from everything else. In my opinion, if the Broncos go with a fresh new set, they have be even more daring to one up this set. They set the bar kind of high for themselves

[BrandMooreArt]

i still like the uniform. i think next years orange jersey being their primary will breath some freshness into it. if they pair it with the blue pants then it instantly becomes a top 5 favorite of mine.

[WSU151]

That Denver Broncos Football Club roundel (sp) logo is pretty cool. The rest...not so much...

I'd much rather see the orange jerseys and sky/royal helmets, but the 97-present set isn't a total nightmare. It's grown on me.

[Quillz]

I do like the current logo a lot, though. I agree that it could probably be refined/improved, and maybe we'll see that at some point. But I think it's simple and effective, exactly what a logo should be.

[Gothamite]

Agreed. The logo is as fresh now as the rest of the uniform is dated.

[OldRamsFan]

I have always hated these Broncos uniforms. Lose the swoosh.

[ARTnSocal]

The design has not held up well... it was old two years after it debuted...

agreed!

go back to the orange crush jerseys and sky blue helmet

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I gotta disagree with both of you. I attended Super Bowl XXI in Jan '87 when the Giants played the Broncos at the Rose Bowl and got to see those uniforms up close as I sat on the goal-line in row 9. That shade of blue was as Charles Barkley would say 'tearbull', and i believe they've really grown into the newer logo over the years.

The newer logo is sharp, as is the uniform set IMO. Even the number font they use has grown into their brand.

Using blue pants with the orange jersey would be hideous, again IMO. Flip-flop the orange to primary and the navy to alternate, as planned The don't need any other changes, especially not blue pants with orange jerseys, or monochrome orange. Yikes!

These were flat-out awful: