Broncos To Bring Back Orange Jerseys

As first reported in this FanPost, the Broncos plan on breaking out theie alternate home jerseys twice in 2008, the first time the team has worn the jerseys in 4 seasons.
The Broncos plan on wearing the jerseys for 2 homes games - September 21st against New Orleans and December 7th against Kansas City.
Past history has not been kind to the Broncos while adorned in orange, with the team blowing a big fourth quarter lead, in a snow storm no less, to the Oakland Raiders 28-25. The jerseys haven't been seen since, but in a day and age where merchandise sales are almost as important as ticket sales and Wins, the team has agreed to bring back the all-orange.
"I know some of our players are excited about wearing the orange jersey," said Joe Ellis, the Broncos' chief operating officer. "We think the fans will be excited to see it a couple times as well."
I, for one, love the orange and wish it was the "predominate" color in Denver's uniforms, like the days of old. At least orange will always have a place on this site, where the orange background has driven the SBNation tech crew crazy since 2.0 launced in March.
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love it!
welcome back. it’s been too long.
by wide42 on Aug 15, 2008 12:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
You are definitely right...
and by the way, welcome to the MHR!!!
-TSG
www.milehighreport.com
by John Bena on Aug 15, 2008 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like the orange jersey because of the style.
As discussed before, I would like an update or tweak of the unis overall.
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 12:43 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too!
Start with the helmet and work their way down. It has been long enough….
-TSG
www.milehighreport.com
by John Bena on Aug 15, 2008 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
keep the cyber horse though
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 1:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sirsam,
Can you create a tweaked uniform look?
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait 'till you see the next Chalk Talk story!
Sirsam is an artistic MACHINE!
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Aug 15, 2008 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry Guru,
but we have BY FAR the best logos in the NFL. The helmets stay.
Michael Fabiano really knows nothing about football outside of regression analysis and stat extrapolation. If it doesn’t have to do with fantasy football, his opinion is worthless.
by kwool79 on Aug 15, 2008 2:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the current uni's
To me the old ones were cursed. 0-4 in the Super Bowl. Now with the current ones the Broncos are 2-0 in the Super Bowl. Plus I like the current helmet. Never was a fan of the Denver D on the helmet.
by broncfanstuckinsd on Aug 15, 2008 12:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
We are in agreement 100%!
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Aug 15, 2008 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
my post was more about these "3rd Jerseys"
not the classic Orange Crush ones. obviously, those are the ones i grew up with and adore, still to this day. while i have a Davis jersey from ‘97, it’s still the ’94 Elway that i wear anytime i attend a Broncos game. would i love a return to the old jerseys? sure. but not these newer ones. i realize it was just a couple of games, but they were such horrific and heart-crushing losses.
by Douglas A. Lee on Aug 15, 2008 1:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I want orange back. It is my favorite color for one reason and that reason largely
disappeared in 1997. MHR has brought it back though as orange is everywhere and I love it!
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 1:38 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
It's kinda nice once in a while . . .
Kind of like taking a break from ice cream with a bowl of sherbet.
If they’re on the winning side, I don’t care what color they’re wearing, frankly.
Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut. - my daddy
by AZDynamics on Aug 15, 2008 1:50 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring back the old logo as well!!!
"I am he, as you are he, as you are me, and we are all together." - The Beatles
by Denver_Native on Aug 15, 2008 1:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Ban this man!!!!!
Michael Fabiano really knows nothing about football outside of regression analysis and stat extrapolation. If it doesn’t have to do with fantasy football, his opinion is worthless.
by kwool79 on Aug 15, 2008 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring back our old logo baby!
twice a year, just so we don’t accidentally bring back the bad ju ju in the Super Bowl with it…
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep the logo, just tweak the unis!
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 2:16 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Orange Blood -and- Blue Skin
Those blue jerseys looked NFC-like when they came out, and all of a sudden the NFC wasn’t kicking our butts (Green Bay, Atlanta). Keep the blue jerseys, and blue pants for that matter; I don’t want to relive the pain of those early Superbowls!
by ThunderResident on Aug 15, 2008 2:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I alone in hating the blue pants?
Michael Fabiano really knows nothing about football outside of regression analysis and stat extrapolation. If it doesn’t have to do with fantasy football, his opinion is worthless.
by kwool79 on Aug 15, 2008 2:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not a fan of them either
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like them...
but I like the orange jersey’s more.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look what happend last time we changed it up!
Last time we changed it up we won two super bowls…..
I think it is time to change things up again. Think Orange!
by YellowStoneBronco on Aug 15, 2008 2:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the Cutler era ...
Needs a new uni.
by YellowStoneBronco on Aug 15, 2008 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
de gustibus est disputandum
Being an artist more out of the colorist tradition, a Rubeniste rather than a Poussiniste, where line is more important, I have strong opinions about color.
The picture above is actually of a variant of the current color scheme rather the the old colors — which were a more yellowish orange and baby blue rather than the deep, heavily saturated, low value, royal blue they now use.
In general, orange is a difficult color to wear, although it’s a wonderful, spiritual color. It’s very hard to use as the dominant color in a composition. The old Bronco color scheme was also composed of two light valued colors that didn’t allow either color to become the primary color, which is a mistake in composition. There’s a better balance between the values of the colors in the new scheme. I think the current home jerseys are easier on one’s eyes.
I like the alternate scheme shown above and now that I think of it I was sorta disappointed that they didn’t use it again. It’s a little bright and may cause eye fatigue but it also may help the players sight each other. It’s sort of like candy for the eye though, so it might be better in small doses. But jerseys are supposed to be bright and it’s definitely that. I think we need a new away jersey with more visual interest, something a little snazzier but not as loud as the almost day-glow of the dominant orange scheme.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 2:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Orange can come off as bold...I think that Bronco Orange does come off as bold in the football realm.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
color symbolism, etc.
There are many associations we make with colors, and they also vary with the culture and individual.
I always think in terms of warm and cool, which is apparently an aspect of how we see.
But when I see a team like Syracuse I think Halloween. There just aren’t a lot of orange things out in the natural world and I think that makes the symbology of the color problematic. At least the Broncos now use a hue close to vermilion, which is probably the most energetic and vitalic of colors. People from the South may have different associations but I think pumpkin when I see the old Bronco orange.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting...
I also think our older blue color was a good contrast to the orange we had. the blue we have now is not such a good contrast for the orange.
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
hue v. value
Orange and Blue are opposite colors so there is a simultaneous color contrast, which the Impressionists and Pointillists used to great effect (simultaneous color contrast uses the opponent-process of the neural system), but there’s no value contrast to speak of. Think of the world as black&white and either light or dark ‘valued.’ I liked that scheme when they had it because it was distinctive but I loved the change. The deep valued blue was more ominous then the old, ‘happy’ color scheme. It also has heavily saturated (intense, pure) colors rather than the “tinted” (white added) colors. Light colors are ephemeral, they lack gravitas. Children’s toys use light bouncy colors like that. A serious businessman wears a deep blue suit, and an even more powerful man wears a black suit.
Another way to look at it as in terms of balancing a composition. A composition needs to have a dominant ‘note’ and a secondary ‘note.’ You really don’t want those two notes competing with each other for domination, and thus a balanced scheme allows one color to dominate over the other and one that doesn’t has an unpleasant tension as the colors fight for control. The same thing is true of pictorial elements in composition. The balance of the old scheme wasn’t right.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 8:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm....what about the future.
what would be the best contrast of predominately orange over blue? the current blue obviously lacks when overshadowed by our orange
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem
I really can’t think of a much that works as the secondary color in the scheme. The alternate jersey color look good by itself but the pants just don’t work. The only thing that seems to work is the old color, a light blue of some type. The richly saturated orange just doesn’t allow for competition, so you have have to go real light, with maybe a touch of dark trim for emphasis.
It’s a classic case of having competing elements — in this case colors. The colors are so powerful that it only works when the orange is diminished to small portion of the visible area versus the blue. Making the orange the dominant color doesn’t work because the is no scheme is which the colors balance out. I wouldn’t mind buying the jersey by itself, it looks good enough alone. There just aren’t any good options for a pants color. The only other thing they might be able to do is tone down the color on the orange, it could still be the same hue but it wouldn’t overpower the secondary color. They might be able to do that by adding white outlining around the numbers, etc., thus tinting the orange or just having it cover less area, perhaps with more blue sections on the jersey.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 11:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
While we're on the subject of orange,
What are your takes on the various oranges in sports (pro and college)?
I’d be particularly interested in hearing about Tennessee, Florida, Texas, and that Cleveland Browns orange-ish thing, if you wouldn’t mind.
by Hooper on Aug 15, 2008 7:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most are ugly
Orange is a tough color. How many non-Bronco articles of clothing do you own that are orange? Most people have few or none.
The various brown to burnt orange schemes are hardly popular in fashion by themselves, but they can work in concert with other colors. The best thing they have going for them is their connection to a team. There’s no aesthetic reason for the Brown’s helmet color, it’s just that they’re called the Browns. Earth colors (sienna, umber, etc.) can have a place in a picture of fall if they’re used to highlight objects of interest but they uninteresting in themselves. Artists disagree on earth colors, and it depends on what your trying to achieve but it’s hard for someone of a Colorist bent to get excited by brown. However, I have had some clothing in brown that looked good on me, but that’s easy since my hair is brown. It’s hard to find someone (someone interesting) that says brown is their favorite color.
People from the South think of oranges, and there is a whole different palette that works for Florida. They can use colors like teal, which looks right for the ocean, their fauna, the color of the light, etc.
The best I can say for dirty oranges is they associate somewhat with fall up north, but a slightly different palette applies and orange isn’t quite at home still.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 9:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
ACTUALLY....
I have quite a bit of bright orange shirts and shorts….it appears only I can pull it off. lol ;)
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It depends on your color
Women know this because they apply makeup but many colors just don’t go with your skin. Darkly colored African-Americans can pull off bright colors where beige people can’t. Or think of Gauguin in Tahiti, his native woman had gorgeous skin color that allowed him to portray them along with a vivid palette. One way to understand Caucasian skin color is to mix it. If you haven’t already you may be surprised at what goes into it. It can be a tough mix, too.
It’s not that I don’t like orange, I love it, I just can’t do anything with it. I can use a color like Madder (crimson) fairly easily. My favorite color, or at least the most spiritual one, is saffron — a golden orange. But it’s still not a true orange. Finding a place for an orange in an artistic composition requires work. I accomplish it, but it’s hard. Graphic arts are a different story.
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 9:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
my favorite outift is
an orange Bronco jersey(Elway), with a darker orange shorts that go just beyond the knee. An orange Bronco hat and white w/orange striped sneakers.
lol, this is on a weekend and only because I can. :)
would you look at me and:
A: Shake your head in disgust
B: He’s bold.
C: There’s your next American’s Top Model!
lol
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the commentary
I appreciate your take on the color scheme. I know I hadn’t really put much thought into the theory behind colors, but I can definitely see it’s applications. Thats probably why I love the Denver Bronco’s orange scheme, but for some reason can’t stand the color scheme of Hooters…
Do you think that having a somewhat jarring color scheme could convey a slight advantage? It would be interesting to see if wearing a garish color scheme that is displeasing to the eye has an effect on the play of opponents (assuming, of course, that the team wearing the jerseys gets used to the color scheme, and is no longer affected by it). This would not necessarily be a good move for an actual franchise in terms of drawing and retaining a fan base, but I think it would be an interesting experiment to perform in a controlled setting.
by hai17 on Aug 15, 2008 11:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta admit
The old Bronco orange is way better than the Orange the Browns emply or those god-awful Dolphins orange colored uni’s they use as their alternative jerseys. Is it me or any other team using orange seems like a blatant rip off of the Broncos?
by broncfanstuckinsd on Aug 16, 2008 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a lot of orange, too.
But I’m at the University of Tennessee for the moment as well as being a Broncos fan. It kinda makes orange a requisite.
It’s a color I’ve gotten used to and rather like now; one of my favorite tropicals is all orange. I don’t know if I “pull it off”, but I don’t really care, either. I’m not the one who has to look at me.
;)
by Hooper on Aug 16, 2008 8:59 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like these uniforms.
Especially when we wear orange in night and/or snow games. I like having a side stripe and a font no other team has also.
"I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays..."
by FlaBroncoFan on Aug 15, 2008 3:05 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
not when we are 0-2 in them during those conditions!
fader nation is a conquered nation
The creator of the following names:
conquered fader nation
Phyllis and his merry men
by mdierk on Aug 15, 2008 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the orange jersey
Hunters don’t shoot at orange (unless it’s Cheney). Note: Cheney was born in Lincoln Nebraska but soon relocated to Casper Wyoming. Not sure if the shooting orange is a Wyoming or Nebraska thing so watch out.
- just kidding.
Victor Frankl:
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by wyoeng on Aug 15, 2008 3:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
hunters, flaggers and inmates
what can I say, orange is ‘popular’ with a certain population
by Colinski on Aug 15, 2008 10:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
and bronco fans
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously?
this site must have alot of youngin’s posting today. i never met a bronco fan that prefers the new uni’s over the old. i miss the classic uni’s, big-time. my favorite ones were the blood-orange color of the 80’s, as opposed to the lighter 70’s shade. i liked the lighter blue helmets of the 70’s better, though. the coolest jersey i’ve seen are the throwback ones from 1965, with the blue “panels” on the shoulders and the orange body-perfect. the helmets were lame, though. i do like the orange jerseys(i have an al wilson one), and it’s about time they brought them out. i don’t care about the wins or losses with all the jerseys. i want to win a sb in the old jerseys! how about that? as far as a new design, i love the orange jersey with a blue helmet depicted the "alternate’ logo, the bucking bronco. it is really hard to find merchandise with that logo, but i absolutely love it. put it on the helmet. i could do blue or white pants, doesn’t bother me either way, but i want an orange and blue color scheme as a base. my opinion, anyway
by davecheffy on Aug 15, 2008 3:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
ive been a fan since 77
when I was a real young punk. I just prefer the new uni’s.
by broncfanstuckinsd on Aug 15, 2008 3:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the horse needs to be "snorting?" smoke. loved that, it's mean
by davecheffy on Aug 15, 2008 3:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I always thought it was cold air. ;)
Our horse looks mean now. Glaring forward. ;)
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just think it is hard...
to respect the history of the team when blue is the majority color. We were the Orange Crush afterall. I’m not talking specifically about either logo or any of that, just the fact that orange should be our primary color. we lost a little something when we left it behind.
-TSG
www.milehighreport.com
by John Bena on Aug 15, 2008 4:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Amen Brother!
If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
I got a high ankle sprain in college and it still hurts! ~ TSG 8/13/08
by Tim Lynch on Aug 15, 2008 5:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just seeing the 'Orange' brings tears 'of joy' to my eyes.
nuff said
Broncos broncos everywhere and all the league did blink,
by Mike Clark on Aug 15, 2008 5:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Orange is what real men wear
Love it, I wish we keep those for all the games at home, I know shanny hates them but blue is boring, those on an HD TV are awesome!
Broncoman
by Broncoman on Aug 15, 2008 5:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
LOOK! IF U HAVE FOLLOWED THE BRONCOS THROUGH THE ELWAY YEARS, THEN
you will love being taken back to that erra. I loved the orange crush! it was a time that made me more proud to be a BRONCOS FAN, then the latest futil endeavour to get back 2 those years. I do feal that we r on the right road, however. I think that Mike S, is moving with the times and has put together a good base! We just have to stay healthy! Working towards the play offs. GOO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by metalman5050 on Aug 15, 2008 6:01 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Orange it is.
I would prefer to see orange for the home jerseys and that is the original orange and not the alternates. I have been wondering for years when they would use the alternates for at least a couple of game a year. This is a new young team and would be cool to have this a regular thing especially at night games.
I liked it when we got the uniforms we have now, however I will always favor orange over the blue.
by weazel on Aug 15, 2008 6:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Voted for orange.
If someone who doesn’t know the Broncos’s colors and asks you what they are, what do you tell them? Orange and blue, or blue and orange? I believe the former would be the answer by almost everyone here. Orange defines who the Broncos are.
Still, real men wear purple.
"Keep your head down, and inch toward daylight." - Blade of Tyshalle
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by Russ Oates on Aug 15, 2008 8:36 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta say...
I like those alt.jerseys a lot. I might even—-dare I say it?—-like them better than our Battle Reds.
Yay, sports.
by MDC on Aug 15, 2008 9:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
We don't have
as cool of a name for our orange color, though. “Battle Red, Steel Blue…” erm… whatever the third one was… :)
But Orange Crush made people very happy at one time, so there is definitely hope!
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Aug 15, 2008 11:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I say
When ever the Broncos use the Orange they should call it Orange Crush Orange
by broncfanstuckinsd on Aug 16, 2008 11:37 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

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