rmackman Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 someone here made this concept, and this is what i would love to seeThe "helmet-wearing" dolphin has, to me, always been moronic and takes an opportunity away from a unique team name to do something neat with their helmet. While I grant you that the seemingly-new logo isn't a home run by any means, it's an improvement over a dumbass helmet-wearing sea creature leaping dopily past a cartoonish sun.I agree with this. As an unpopular opinion, I would definitely prefer a silhouette to a campy dolphin with a football helmet and a facial expression. I would welcome that concept that's going around.I want to enter this logo into the Make a Better Dolphins Logo contest, but I need to know who to credit so that they know it wasn't me. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of the supposedly leaked logo, but I love the possibility of a dolphin logo without the stupid silly helmet. It never made sense and it just needs to go. Someone made the comment that "the only way you can represent a dolphin is with a cartoony logo" or something to that effect. Please, its the only way that you have ever seen it; you've never been given other options. I was still hoping that they would break from the past and push the envelope a little though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of the supposedly leaked logo, but I love the possibility of a dolphin logo without the stupid silly helmet. It never made sense and it just needs to go. Someone made the comment that "the only way you can represent a dolphin is with a cartoony logo" or something to that effect. Please, its the only way that you have ever seen it; you've never been given other options. I was still hoping that they would break from the past and push the envelope a little though.Push the envelope? The Dolphins have been around for a long time, and they deserve the traditional treatment the same way the Bears do. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentColon Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of the supposedly leaked logo, but I love the possibility of a dolphin logo without the stupid silly helmet. It never made sense and it just needs to go. Someone made the comment that "the only way you can represent a dolphin is with a cartoony logo" or something to that effect. Please, its the only way that you have ever seen it; you've never been given other options. I was still hoping that they would break from the past and push the envelope a little though.Push the envelope? The Dolphins have been around for a long time, and they deserve the traditional treatment the same way the Bears do.No.The Dolphins don't get the same treatment as the Bears.They get the same treatment you would give the Vikings, Bengals, or Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CubsFanBudMan Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of the supposedly leaked logo, but I love the possibility of a dolphin logo without the stupid silly helmet. It never made sense and it just needs to go. Someone made the comment that "the only way you can represent a dolphin is with a cartoony logo" or something to that effect. Please, its the only way that you have ever seen it; you've never been given other options. I was still hoping that they would break from the past and push the envelope a little though.Push the envelope? The Dolphins have been around for a long time, and they deserve the traditional treatment the same way the Bears do.Perhaps the Dolphins' evolution isn't as different from the Bears' as you think: http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/169/Chicago_Bears/Maybe the Dolphins are right on schedule, and as the Bears showed in 1999, rollbacks are an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Face it: there's just no way to make a dolphin look tough.Why does it have to be tough? The best part about the past Dolphins logos were that they didn't take themselves too seriously. Putting a helmet on the dolphin was a perfect way to do this. I think this would be a fine update if it just had the helmet and a face.Because they play football and not badminton?So a 250 lb. linebacker is going to rip the head off Ryan Tannehill because he has a fun dolphin on his helmet, but his pants when he lines up against the Raiders? Just because these are sports teams doesn't mean they always have to be tough.You miss my point. Miami players don't feel tough wearing Flipper on their helmets. How could they?And yet the Dolphins are the only team with an undefeated Super Bowl championship season.And it's really easy to miss your point when you don't have one.Yep, I think these guys felt pretty tough back in the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhlyBoy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Face it: there's just no way to make a dolphin look tough.Why does it have to be tough? The best part about the past Dolphins logos were that they didn't take themselves too seriously. Putting a helmet on the dolphin was a perfect way to do this. I think this would be a fine update if it just had the helmet and a face.Because they play football and not badminton?So a 250 lb. linebacker is going to rip the head off Ryan Tannehill because he has a fun dolphin on his helmet, but his pants when he lines up against the Raiders? Just because these are sports teams doesn't mean they always have to be tough.You miss my point. Miami players don't feel tough wearing Flipper on their helmets. How could they?And yet the Dolphins are the only team with an undefeated Super Bowl championship season.And it's really easy to miss your point when you don't have one.Yep, I think these guys felt pretty tough back in the day...I wouldn't f*** with them, but you go ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Still no helmet? Then no, thanks. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinManatee Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Still no helmet? Then no, thanks.Why should the dolphin keep and ill-fitting helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Make it fit better, if you like, but the helmet has been a defining feature in all the Dolphins' logos. It's what separates the originals from the generic airline-industry designs being peddled now. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolphinManatee Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 How about a football between the flippers? (All I'm saying is the helmet makes the dolphin look derpy and that helmet would damage the dolphin's head.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt0323 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 See, that's worlds better. Though you may wish to tweak the colors on that helmet. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmerz Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Tweak the color on the helmet and its perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Perhaps the Dolphins' evolution isn't as different from the Bears' as you think:http://www.sportslog.../Chicago_Bears/Maybe the Dolphins are right on schedule, and as the Bears showed in 1999, rollbacks are an option.Absolutely. Until now, I didn't realize how much the Bears cleaned the old logo up for the current version. That is EXACTLY what the Dolphins should do. Take the original logo (or probably the second version with the sun centered on the dolphin), clean it up to a great amount and call it a day. No navy, no abstract elements, no Aquafresh stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Tweak the color on the helmet and its perfect!I'd also make the fins longer, and then it's perfecto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FooMasterX5 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 yeah it has little gimpy fins lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jt0323 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Tweak the color on the helmet and its perfect!I'd also make the fins longer, and then it's perfecto!you just ruined that logo for me. Looks like a t-rex now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieMoon Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Face it: there's just no way to make a dolphin look tough.Why does it have to be tough? The best part about the past Dolphins logos were that they didn't take themselves too seriously. Putting a helmet on the dolphin was a perfect way to do this. I think this would be a fine update if it just had the helmet and a face.Because they play football and not badminton?So a 250 lb. linebacker is going to rip the head off Ryan Tannehill because he has a fun dolphin on his helmet, but his pants when he lines up against the Raiders? Just because these are sports teams doesn't mean they always have to be tough.You miss my point. Miami players don't feel tough wearing Flipper on their helmets. How could they?And yet the Dolphins are the only team with an undefeated Super Bowl championship season.And it's really easy to miss your point when you don't have one.Yep, I think these guys felt pretty tough back in the day... at 14-0 these guys could wear tutus! The Dolphins have always had a distinct design, keep it! The currents suck ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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