Now, these 'legacy' rememberances are nice but everyone knows that sports leagues and franchises set these things up as marketing gimmicks to sell merchandise. They know there is a significant contingent of fans that will cough up for these limited edition shirts, hats, jerseys, etc.
That being the case, there is only one conclusion to be made from the uniforms the Broncos will be wearing twice this upcoming season: Someone in the NFL offices is married to someone with the Denver Broncos organization and they're in the midst of horrendous divorce proceedings. Irrefutable evidence is presented below (please completely swallow any food or drink you may be finishing before allowing your eyes to proceed below this line):
Honestly, who is going to buy one of these jerseys or any other piece of apparell based on this color scheme? The correct answer is: Nobody.
They don't even generate the "They're So Ugly, They're Cool" vibe that some throwbacks benefit from.
Six months from now, when you see news video for a report from a Third World country, you'll be asking yourself, "Why is there an entire village of kids wearing mustard yellow shirts with the name 'Marshall' on the back?" Now you'll know why.
Are you telling me NOBODY with the Broncos requested they use the Orange Crush uniforms (which would've been so, so sweet)?!?! The Bills got to pick their uniforms from their 1965 season. And the socks!!! When the team changed from the vertical striped socks in the mid-60's, players and fans had sock bonfires to celebrate (for real!).
To make it even worse, how can I make fun of the Wyoming uni's when the come to play Utah this year???
These uni's were probably the last straw for Jay Cutler, too.
Yes, I agree they are kind of ugly but I can see your diehard fan owning one. I would of my favorite player and then display it in my game room. I like the Orange Crush uniforms but they have used them numberous times before. I think they were trying something new.
ReplyDeleteYuck, die-hard or no, these aren't worth replicating. Seriously, save the colors for dish rags and bed linen scraps! :)
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