aceinthehouse Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) This info is so big, I'm posting it here & my team forum. I'll recopy here, if you don't feel like clicking link. let me preface this thread by saying I'm not guaranteeing the Divisional crown. Or even a SB appearance. I can't dip my foot in that pool, yet. But I'm 100% guaranteeing a Playoff birth. Maybe that includes a winning record, or maybe not. (See: 2020 team season) So I decided to do a little research on teams that not only changed their team name, or Suffix? But also their helmet logo &/or team colors & design. The results I found were astonishing! 🤣 We don't have to look back too far into the WFT 2020 season. 1st year with the name Redskins replaced. Numbers on the helmet. Pretty significant changes. The result? 7-9 record, Won Division & playoff birth. No big deal, got lucky & probably just a coincidence, right? Or was it? Now I didn't want to go back too far in the history because the NFL went through a lot of changes on teams, franchises, etc. So I decided to just stay in the modern era, or the AFL/NFL merger. Most teams have had tweaks on their uniforms. So this isn't including teams that have had little or minor changes to their uni's or helmet logo's. I'm talking about helmet logo's, color changes or modifications of significance, but also team name changes as well, if not both. Then I decided to look at their respected season that same year of the change. How did they do? Did they suck, like you would expect a newly Expansion Franchise to suck? (Even though these teams weren't expansion teams?) Let's take a look... 👀. 👀 1981 Bengals Remember the old Cincinnati Bengals teams? I do. I'm that old. 😆 Well, nothing's changed, much. Same ole' team. Except in the year 1981. I was just a young kid & on the Redskins bandwagon even then. Well, I remember QB Ken Anderson. Hell of a QB, I thought. They were always competitive with him at the Helm, it seemed. They always had sported the old Bengals lettering across the helmet. Literally, the word "Bengals" in black across their orange helmet. Well, 1981 was the year they went with the Tiger Stripes. Completely changed their Logo. They didn't move or anything. But their colors were intense & very cool, I thought. Well, they finished the season 12-4 & lost the SB vs Joe Montana. (I know....I watched it & was rooting for the Bengals) So moving on..... 1997 Broncos & Buccaneers This year brought major changes to both these teams. Neither team moved or anything, but they both overhauled their colors, uni's & helmet logo's. The Broncos went from the lighter blue helmet with the big "D", to the horse you see today. The Buccaneers went from the white helmet with the lone Buccaneer on it with a dagger in his mouth, to what you see today. Dark peuter colors with the Bucs Flag Logo. Well, the Broncos finished the year 12-4 & Bucs 10-6 & both making the Playoffs this same year. 1999 Titans In 1997, the Houston Oilers & their Oil Rig Logo (one of my personal favorites btw...) moved to Tennessee. They became the Tennessee Oilers, but only changing the prefix of their name. But in 1999, they changed their team name, colors & Logo to the Tennessee Titans & what you see today. In 1999, they finished the season at 13-3 & made the Playoffs & lost the SB vs Kurt Warner & the St. Louis Rams. There were some misses, however.... The 1993 Patriots had a uniform & Logo transformation & made the Playoffs the following year in 1994. The 2002 Seahawks had a uniform transformation & made the Playoffs the following year in 2003. But neither of those teams changed their team name, either. So who knows? The 1982 Raiders only changed their prefix from Oakland to L.A. Minimal, if any changes to colors or uni's. It was also a strike season. They finished 8-1 that year. Won the SB the following year in 1983. 😖 So anyways...the point of this thread is this. Don't count out Washington Commanders for the 2022 season. Good things usually happen for teams immediately when they change their Colors, Logo's, or Team Suffix Name. When they change both? You can guarantee immediate success!! 😁 Just something to think about. Edited May 24, 2022 by aceinthehouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ET80 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, aceinthehouse said: This info is so big, I'm posting it here & my team forum Team forum was more than enough. Not talking as a Mod, just talking as a guy who has read your takes for the better part of a decade. Less is more, champ. In your case - less is more. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad People Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, ET80 said: Team forum was more than enough. Not talking as a Mod, just talking as a guy who has read your takes for the better part of a decade. Less is more, champ. In your case - less is more. lol I was going to read it And I wanted to read it then I saw how long the post was and went naaaaaa Edited May 24, 2022 by mattyice0401 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 1 hour ago, aceinthehouse said: But also their helmet logo &/or team colors & design. The results I found were astonishing! Ok. Do you understand the phrase “correlation doesn’t equal causation”? Serious question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 A fan of a team guaranteeing that their team makes the playoffs? Well damn, you can practically take that to the bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Daniel said: A fan of a team guaranteeing that their team makes the playoffs? Well damn, you can practically take that to the bank. It’s sort of like that time Derrius Guice rushed for 2,000 yards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Sees headline Rushes in to confirm Ace post 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Next over the top Ace prediction: Snyder will be a good person. Edited May 24, 2022 by biggie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, biggie. said: Next Ace prediction: Snyder will be a good person. Even ace has his limits. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceinthehouse Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 2 hours ago, ET80 said: Ok. Do you understand the phrase “correlation doesn’t equal causation”? Serious question. Maybe not... But I also don't believe in coincidences, either. There's a pattern here, whether we recognize the why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Going by thread title only and not the ridiculous uniform post that followed: This is a tame Ace theory tbh. The Commies have a very decent roster. If the Eagles can get the 7th seed with the trash they put on the field last year, its not a stretch to think the Commies can do it next year in a fairly weak NFC. They just need their defensive talent to do what should be expected and Wentz to not poop the bed. Edited May 24, 2022 by Matts4313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Two aceinthehouse predictions in one offseason?! We are blessed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Daniel said: A fan of a team guaranteeing that their team makes the playoffs? Well damn, you can practically take that to the bank. Honestly, people under estimated the commies. They were on pace for 10 wins last year, beating some good teams, until Dallas curb stomped them and so did covid. They lost like 20 players in 1 month. It was insane. Edited May 24, 2022 by Matts4313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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