It was all of the above -- plus the ineptness of the team (and given the rules for expansion teams of the era and the lack of a true free agent market then didn't help either.) Was this the squad that Coach John McKay, when asked about his team's execution, said "I'm in favor of it"?Woof wrote:I think that it was more about the color choice initially. FJ wasn't an instaget, but I only had to mentally go through the few teams that entered the league in that era to arrive at the right answer. I surprised myself by doing well on the Classic Films cat (my performance in TD 144 attests to my level of knowledge in that area) and got a bit of Lach Trash in what was a well-played game.trainman wrote:Them's fightin' words -- it's a dashing pirate, not a gay pirate.Vanya wrote:Tampa Bay also had the gayest logo when they started out.
But, yes, I realize the fact that the logo character's name is "Bucco Bruce" doesn't help.
It also didn't help the "home" team morale when most of the folks in the stands were transplants from other parts of the country, and were there to root for "their" team (e.g., Giants, Cowboys, Bills).
They did improve immensely after the Creamsicle Corsairs became the Pirates of Pewter!