I can't wait for Thursday night and the complete crash of PR that follows.
I wonder what they will do with the pants if they are replacing Pewter with chrome. They obviously won't do chrome pants (although it would be hilarious) so that leaves white, red, and orange. Lol
Micheal Sam wants to play here now ....
Does this site's name change to the Chrome Report ??
Hahahahahaha ;D
Jdub, I could easily see our helmets being matte pewter with a chrome face mask. Like the Ducks grey helmets with less shine. Also, chrome is a color, you're thinking metallic red.
I don't even get how chrome correlates with pirates from the 1600s. Smh.
I don't even get how chrome correlates with pirates from the 1600s. Smh.
Shiny swords?
I don't even get how chrome correlates with pirates from the 1600s. Smh.
Well, technically an orange football doesn't either...
Every other logo and uniform change recently has been leaked before it was supposed to be unveiled. We're looking at over 48 hours that the Bucs have to keep this a secret. I just don't see that happening in this day and age. If they pull it off, I'll be shocked.
Yeah, the sword aspect definitely brings chrome to mind for me.
Swords back then weren't shiny like a mirror. Dull matte pewter was the right look imo.
Every other logo and uniform change recently has been leaked before it was supposed to be unveiled. We're looking at over 48 hours that the Bucs have to keep this a secret. I just don't see that happening in this day and age. If they pull it off, I'll be shocked.
I'm guessing only a few people have had eyes on the design and Nike and the Bucs are keeping it under lock and key.
Swords back then weren't shiny like a mirror. Dull matte pewter was the right look imo.
I don't think this is true. Steel forged at high temperatures can be buffed to a shiny finish. They had master blacksmith in those days and the finest swords or sabers were very beautiful.
Also, chrome is a color, you're thinking metallic red.
Actually Chrome is a process of plating a metal or plastic surface by submerging it in several different baths and introducing an electrical current. The most common form that people think of is the clear chrome, but the chromium is actually the final layer and mostly translucent. What you are seeing in the Nickel plating underneath. An object that has been chromed can be tinted to any color and it is still chrome.
From the info and tidbits I have gathered today, I think we can expect more chrome than just the face mask. I would guess that the logo will now have chrome in it. Perhaps the swords, perhaps a lot more. I also expect the actual uniform to have chrome accents. Personally I am not a fan of this. I think the chrome on unis looks tacky, and more importantly I think it will glare/blind our players when playing in RAYJAY in these 1:00 games with the sun blazing down. Just seems like a poor design decision and I won't be surprised if the chrome face masks are replaced after just one season. The helmet will be white. I am almost certain of that. They want something that can be used for the throwback cream cycles by simply swapping logo decals, so white makes sense. I am not a fan of this either. The pewter helmet is the one thing that sets us apart. It made us unique. From the sounds of it, pewter is being replaced by chrome and the helmet will be mostly white. I hope this is an incorrect assumption because I don't think I could ever like or support replacing Pewter with Chrome. We'll see. As far as the uniforms go, as I mentioned I think there will be chrome accents on the actual uniforms. The same guy that does the Oregon Ducks unis, did ours....so looking at some of their past unis kinda gives you a hint as to what to expect. Sapp mentioned a "fire & chrome" look. Not sure what that has to do with Buccaneers, but I expect very minimal black, with a lot of red and orange and white....with the chrome highlights. Overall I am not feeling good about it. I wanted an update for so long, but now I am worried the change is not going to be done well. I hope I wrong and I hope I love the new look....but right now I have this image stuck in my head of this really generic, tacky, college uniform that is trying way too hard to be cool.
Relax, JDub. I'm 100% certain it'll look nicer than some of the 'creations' we've seen over the past year.
Does this site's name change to the Chrome Report ??
I asked Mark that this morning, haven't gotten a response yet.
