Canadian Bills Fan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 We need to have the Buffalo as our logo. Who would want this on their helmet? CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I love the Bills Logo and think that judging it because it is not representative of Wild Bill Cody is stupid. Wild Bill Cody helped decimate the Bison population and drive it to extinction. Wild Bill Cody? I think I know who needs the history lesson. "Cody supported conservation by speaking out against hide-hunting and pushing for a hunting season" Wilson, R.L. (1998). Buffalo Bill's Wild West: An American Legend. Random House. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-375-50106-7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I do personally prefer the Standing Buffalo logo for us That IMO is the by far one of the worst logos ever. A plain standing grazing Buffalo does not look good IMO. It does not inspire and it just does not look cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Being names the Bills is kind of silly. But I like our logo OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbosrrgood Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) I actually think it's a pretty good looking logo. Sure you can make the case that the logo doesn't actually match the team name, but the city name has the obvious dual meaning. In terms of aesthetics it's far more pleasing than many logos across sports. It seems like the point is more against the name than the logo (I could buy into some criticism there). Also, I think this i just another case of Buffalo to be an easy city to dump on. Edited February 18, 2015 by Turbosrrgood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Its like the Bears. They dont have a Bear on their helmet but instead a "C" for the city name Buffalo has a logo that represents the city rather than the team name CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichVP Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Wild Bill Cody? I think I know who needs the history lesson. "Cody supported conservation by speaking out against hide-hunting and pushing for a hunting season" Wilson, R.L. (1998). Buffalo Bill's Wild West: An American Legend. Random House. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-375-50106-7. Anyone can throw quotes from Wikipedia onto a forum to call someone out. Good job. "Cody is purported to have killed 4,282 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months, (1867–1868)." Cody, Col. William F: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill Cody, 1st ed. page viii. New York and London: Harper & Brother, 1904 But for some reason I think his actions showed differently than his support and talk for conservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Its like the Bears. They dont have a Bear on their helmet but instead a "C" for the city name Buffalo has a logo that represents the city rather than the team name CBF Good call. Or like the 'G' for Green Bay. It can further be argued that the blue buffalo is representative of the city's historically blue collar work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Anyone can throw quotes from Wikipedia onto a forum to call someone out. Good job. "Cody is purported to have killed 4,282 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months, (1867–1868)." Cody, Col. William F: The Adventures of Buffalo Bill Cody, 1st ed. page viii. New York and London: Harper & Brother, 1904 But for some reason I think his actions showed differently than his support and talk for conservation. Nobody is arguing he didn't kill a whole heck of a lot of bison. This is originally what he was paid for, and he even earned his name in a bison killing contest against another man who claimed the same 'Buffalo Bill' title. But to say he helped cause their extinction (which in itself is incorrect because they are not extinct (yet)) is just not true and is unfair to his legacy. I doubt there is an American from that era who would be more disappointed to learn that they no longer roam the American west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichVP Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Nobody is arguing he didn't kill a whole heck of a lot of bison. This is originally what he was paid for, and he even earned his name in a bison killing contest against another man who claimed the same 'Buffalo Bill' title. But to say he helped cause their extinction (which in itself is incorrect because they are not extinct (yet)) is just not true and is unfair to his legacy. I doubt there is an American from that era who would be more disappointed to learn that they no longer roam the American west. I meant to say brink of extinction and apologize for that. But he was not a major factor in the american Bison making its return from that brink of extinction that he contributed to. His legacy, whether fairly applied or not, was that he helped cause the near extinction of the animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clippers of Nfl Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I love the Bills logo. No other logo shows blood or has a penis bump. We got both. You like penis bump? http://brianlangis.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/nfl-logos-rebranding/ This is pretty cool. Not that i'd want to change it, but the explanation makes it worthwhile. This is not pretty cool. Looks like a weird looking bambi. Being names the Bills is kind of silly. But I like our logo OK. I have had to tell people, "Bills, like when you pay a bill" Then they go, "Oh Buffalo Bills" Some folks dont know anything about sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwalter Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 i have long been promoting an alternative that i drew a few years ago... really though, i actually love our current logo - i think it's one of the best in the nfl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Best damned logo in the league. Second place KC Chiefs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Truth Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I actually like our logo quite a bit. Both the standing buffalo and the charging one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giaimo25 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The same website also has the Bills listed as one of the 10 worst sports franchises. That is more on the mark than the logo, even though I actually prefer the old standing Buffalo (which actually was waiting to be shot by Buffalo Bill Cody). I have an affinity for the old AFL logos, and the Pats change from their classic center to their current character free removed the only thing I have ever liked about that franchise. It also pisses me off that the Titans keep control over the Oilers name and logo so that the new Houston franchise had to use a boring moniker and a logo that lacks any class. The oil rig logo was perfectly understated and classy. Of course, I also hope the Browns never succumb to using a logo, so maybe I'm just old and boring. Well the Browns didn't listen to you... http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/18/browns-expected-to-unveil-new-logo-next-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 No other logo shows blood... . Wrong. The Chicago Bulls logo shows blood. Blood was added to the tips of horns some years after the team's inception. Got me on the "penis bump" but, the red is a "streak." Bills went to "streaking bison" during the whole "streaking craze" in the early 1970's... What other logo has a nude, blue, streaking logo with it's penis showing! :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I meant to say brink of extinction and apologize for that. But he was not a major factor in the american Bison making its return from that brink of extinction that he contributed to. His legacy, whether fairly applied or not, was that he helped cause the near extinction of the animal. Yes he helped. But if you really want to blame someone go after the UP and CP railroads. And the millions of settlers they brought to the plains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Yes he helped. But if you really want to blame someone go after the UP and CP railroads. And the millions of settlers they brought to the plains. The invention of the repeating rifle didn't make matters better either! Edited February 19, 2015 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The invention of the repeating rifle didn't make matters better either! Not really used on the Buffalo hunts. the far more powerful single shots were the tool of choice. the comparatively weak repeaters where used by some civilians to repel hostile native attacks but the US army did not issue a repeater till 1892. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Not really used on the Buffalo hunts. the far more powerful single shots were the tool of choice. the comparatively weak repeaters where used by some civilians to repel hostile native attacks but the US army did not issue a repeater till 1892. Thanks! I never knew that. I always just assumed it was ease of use, say off the side of a passing train. LoL... I guess I can't trust Hollywood! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Thanks! I never knew that. I always just assumed it was ease of use, say off the side of a passing train. LoL... I guess I can't trust Hollywood! ;-) Well I'm sure there were some city "sports" that plinked at them off trains, no doubt. Wounding far more than they killed I imagine. But the pros, the ones that shot thousands of Buffalo in their careers where some of the finest shots this nation has produced. They would sneak up to a herd unnoticed, lay there heavy barreled rifles on a rest and shoot the leader[it was always a cow] though the lungs. As it lay there slowly bleeding out, the rest of the herd would mill about unsure what to do. The hunter would then pick them off one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRT88 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Well the Browns didn't listen to you... http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/18/browns-expected-to-unveil-new-logo-next-week/ so exactly what is the Browns current "logo?" Edited February 19, 2015 by KRT88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 so exactly what is the Browns current "logo?" I don't like that idea actually. The Browns logo, or lack thereof, is what I love about it. It's like sticking it to the man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Beau fleuve, I believe. from mme Colleran, 7th grade (witch) french teacher. Yes, that's what I was taught too, and that was back in the 50's, a much nearer time to the French colonists. I know it's the off season, and everyone's bored with watching bowling but, no matter the logo, I wouldn't have changed the last 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I'm not a particularly big fan of any sports logo that every 4 year old could draw near flawlessly: Packers, Bears, Colts and Cowboys come to mind. Funny. I've always said the exact opposite. I like simple logos. I hate logos that have way too much going on. We have the perfect balance, not boring, yet not overwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Funny. I've always said the exact opposite. I like simple logos. I hate logos that have way too much going on. We have the perfect balance, not boring, yet not overwhelming. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Cheatsheet says 5 teams need helmet makeover The Bills are on it http://wallstcheatsheet.com/sports/5-nfl-teams-that-could-use-a-helmet-makeover.html/?a=viewall Edited February 19, 2015 by mead107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cheatsheet says 5 teams need helmet makeover The Bills are on it http://wallstcheatsheet.com/sports/5-nfl-teams-that-could-use-a-helmet-makeover.html/?a=viewall The media just loves crapping on us. We're finally getting a decent team together so they gotta find every little nuance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martifal Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The original six hockey teams haven't change their logos in years. Modified and updated, but stayed with the concept. Look what happned with the Sabres. They tried going modern with the goat-head, people didn't care for it. They tried again with the slug, and people hated it. Now they went back to the original and it's loved. Same with the Bills uniforms. I hated the Sabres new uniforms couldn't believe they went away from the Blue and Gold. Couldn't stand the crappy uniforms that came with Gregg Williams, also never liked the red helmets. I hope they never try changing them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I hated the Sabres new uniforms couldn't believe they went away from the Blue and Gold. Couldn't stand the crappy uniforms that came with Gregg Williams, also never liked the red helmets. I hope they never try changing them again. I actually like the red helmets. Granted they wore those during the best years of their existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Cheatsheet says 5 teams need helmet makeover The Bills are on it http://wallstcheatsheet.com/sports/5-nfl-teams-that-could-use-a-helmet-makeover.html/?a=viewall They shouldn't be. I actually like the red helmets. Granted they wore those during the best years of their existence. And during some of the worst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) so exactly what is the Browns current "logo?" Not sure what the current logo is, but it used to be an elf or a "brownie": OUCH! Edited February 20, 2015 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 What was the high water mark of logo design? 1980s? Has there been a great one since then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I found an image that would be cool I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) I think the white helmet was a huge improvement. I am very much onboard with the retro standing buffalo uniforms being adopted as primary. They would be classy Edited February 20, 2015 by May Day 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 We should incorporate the Medal of Honor into our logo, since Buffalo Bill Cody received one in 1872. Then again, it was for killing Indians, which isn't too PC nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I found an image that would be cool I think Not sure I would want a Buffalo being stiff armed as part of our logo CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Not sure I would want a Buffalo being stiff armed as part of our logo CBF I always thought a person in a sports logo is just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I always thought a person in a sports logo is just weird. That too CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 We should incorporate the Medal of Honor into our logo, since Buffalo Bill Cody received one in 1872. Then again, it was for killing Indians, which isn't too PC nowadays. I think its ok as long as you call them "Washingtons". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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