NFL offseason thread

[CountDeMoney]

Miami Dolphins confirm logo change

This time, it's for real.

Miami Dolphins chief executive officer Mike Dee said Wednesday that a team logo that appeared on NFL.com earlier in the day is, in fact, the official one, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

"It was leaked by somebody at Nike," Dee told reporters. "We had always had a plan to kind of roll it out over a 30-day period, so we're going to start rolling it out. But the logo is only one part of the announcement. It's a complete re-branding of the team."

Dolphins defensive tackle Jared Odrick, apparently, is getting used to it:



Versions of the logo bubbled up online in recent weeks, but the real deal appeared as part of NFL.com's "Predict the Pick" series. That was unintentional, but -- because it's the Internet -- the image was screen-grabbed and sent on its viral way.

With the cat out of the bag, Dee talked about how creative types dreamt up Miami's re-branding.

"There's a lot of history in this in that we went back to colors, the true aqua and the true orange that were part of the first 29 years of the franchise's history," Dee said. "But the logo design itself and some other things you'll see respect that tradition in the past but also have an eye on the 21st century Dolphins."

To celebrate the launch, the franchise is giving one lucky Dolphins fan the chance to win the first official T-shirt featuring the new logo.

[derspiess]

So the league wants to promote safety and it allows Miami to remove the dolphin mascot's helmet?? 

[CountDeMoney]

No shit, right?

[Neil]

So the league wants to promote safety and it allows Miami to remove the dolphin mascot's helmet?? 

  I was just thinking that.

So, the Huff signing should really calm down the water in Baltimore.  Except perhaps the Flacco-haters, who won't rest until a proud Nubian quarterback is losing games.

[Neil]

Tony Romo, six years, $108 million, $55 million guaranteed?

Man, that's just silly.  A guy who's a proven loser?

[Ed Anger]

What a waste of money.

[CountDeMoney]

Couldn't happen to a better franchise.

[Neil]

On the week that Languish features an anal thread, Romo sodomized the Cowboys.  I mean, this is probably the best year possible to negotiate.  There are no good free agent QBs, there's no real starter-in-waiting in the draft.  If Romo becomes a free agent next year, who are you going to replace him with?  Vince Young?  Carson Palmer?  Jamarcus Russell?

[CountDeMoney]

I actually like Tony Romo;  when he's on, he's on, and I like his 3/4s throwing motion, reminds me of Bernie sometimes.
He doesn't always get help from some of those prima donnas down there, but damn, can he make some brain farts at the worst time.

But yeah, his contract reflects the lack of alternatives for the Cowboys.

[katmai]

Colt McCoy a Niner

[Ed Anger]

Colt McCoy a Niner

I'm so sorry.

[Neil]

Well, it's good to know that they'll be covered a little bit if Kaepernick doesn't work out.

[Neil]

Colt McCoy a Niner

I'm so sorry.

They made the NFC Championship game with Alex Smith.  I'm pretty sure that McCoy is comparable.

[Alcibiades]

I really doubt it, he rides the short-bus everywhere he goes.

[CountDeMoney]

Carson Palmer is a Cardinal.  Sort of.