tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post7499183499393168923..comments2024-03-28T17:35:48.164-06:00Comments on Pro Football Journal: A Tale of Two Cities—Rams Logo Change is Worst PR Disaster Since 49ers Logo Change in 1991John Turneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612706488776938253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-61871939921756520702020-04-05T09:56:40.005-06:002020-04-05T09:56:40.005-06:00Just seeing this. I appreciate the work you do. Bu...Just seeing this. I appreciate the work you do. But I am not sure this ranks with the 1991 Niners.<br /><br />I've been a Rams fans since 1986 when I was in first grade. I looked back at the league logos that year (thanks Chris Creamer). Most are different but still easily recognizable. The only outliers are the Broncos, Patriots, Buccaneers and Titans.<br /><br />So I looked in some archives. The reaction the the Broncos and Patriots new marks seemed very similar to those of the Rams. <br /><br />About 1,000 Broncos fans emailed the Rocky Mountain News within the first few hours of the team unveiling its new logos and uniforms in 1997. Nearly 85 percent of them disapproved of the new look, according to the paper. <br /><br />In 1993, more than 70 percent of 7,300 Patriots fans disapproved of the new Patriots logo (derided as Flying Elvis) in a Boston Globe poll. <br /><br />The Titans change was popular, but it was a more complete overhaul (nickname too) and helped make the franchise feel like it belonged to Tennesee by cutting the big link to Houston.<br /><br />From what I found, the Bucs rebrand was met with mixed reviews. Plenty of people wanted a new start because Bucco Bruce was associated with losing and wasn't seen as modern, the direction a lot of other 1990s uniform/logos went.<br /><br />The Rams LA logo is hated. The ram head seems to be the favorite of the new batch (low bar?). Lots of people love the colors. But the uniform remains to be seen. At this point, the Rams rebrand is incomplete. <br /><br />I think it would rival the 49ers ill-fated 1991 shift if the Rams put the LA logo on the helmet. But they could ultimately get a win by keeping the classic logo shape and adding new colors and minor style changes to the 70s-80s look.JStaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201105552676723878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-37261192827704742032020-04-01T12:39:47.094-06:002020-04-01T12:39:47.094-06:00From a logo standpoint!!!!from 1st to worst!!!!!gu...From a logo standpoint!!!!from 1st to worst!!!!!guess I'll be spending my hard earned $ at the swap meet or anywhere I can get a old school knockoff!!! How hard could it be to figure out,all yy had to do is look around the coliseum and see what the fans wanted,,heel me personally wanted the blue and yellow but I would have been ok with blue and white over this terrible terrible logo, all you had to do is use a logo from the 50 60 70 and 80s and do the blue and gold !!! So damn easy!!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402805466643840129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4958997061437462003.post-6455654312041907802020-03-26T12:08:07.268-06:002020-03-26T12:08:07.268-06:00ahhhhh…."logo disaster changes" is sever...ahhhhh…."logo disaster changes" is several topics rolled into one.....off the top of my head:<br />1. the Giants shift from the 1950s era Giant raised over Yankee Stadium to the absurdly boring "NY"<br />2. (my personal favorite outrage ): the wonderful late 60s early 70s Baltimore Colt (with the helmet on the horse's head) leaping over the goalposts > a horseshoe....so lame<br />3. the 50's Steeler hardhat on the steel beam kicking the football to the Steel Union logo<br />4. Cleveland's classic "Brownie" to an orange helmet? <br />5. San Fran's "rootin' tootin' 49er guns ablazing to the passive lettered "SF" criminy (or better characterized: a crime)<br />6. is there a theme here? Dallas's 1960 Cowboy > a star<br />what's wrong with these people? Those old-school logos were so much more colorful and evocative.....John? Coach TJ? Chris?JHoltgymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751235587015111105noreply@blogger.com