Bucs Should Double Throw Back

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers break out their lovely creamsicke throwback uniforms once of twice a year. Since so many other teams also have a set of throwbacks, or wear traditional uniforms, with advance planning the Bucs could create a traditional-looking matchup. Looking at their 2012 schedule, they could’ve made as many as 13 good-looking games out of their 16 game schedule. Only Carolina and Denver do not own traditional or throwback uni sets. And who did Tampa Bay wear cream against this year? Carolina.

Unlike college football, I’m not sure if the No Fun League would allow both teams to wear colored jerseys, even if they were different enough in color to sufficiently contrast. Color vs. color games regularly took place before the age of television. The early black & white TV’s could not distinguish the blues from reds, so teams started wearing white. Now that B&W is virtually extinct and hi-def color rules the day, there’s no reason not to arrange more colorful NFL matchups. If not, the most natural throwback games would be the Cowboys on the road, and the Chiefs at home.

2012 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS SCHEDULE
PANTHERS: Bucs should wear their regular unis.

at GIANTS: Since the G-man have royal blue traditional unis, TB could wear cream.

at COWBOYS: Dallas wears traditional white at home, so TB should’ve worn cream.

REDSKINS: Cream would contrast well against Washington’s traditional burgundy.

CHIEFS: Kansas City’s traditional white road unis would’ve looked great against TB’s cream.

SAINTS: NO’s black throwbacks and TB’s creams would be a great matchup.

at VIKINGS: Minnesota’s purple throwbacks would contrast well.

at RAIDERS: Oakland’s traditional black unis would contrast well.

at PANTHERS: No reason for TB to throw back.

FALCONS: Atlanta’s black throwbacks were what gave me this idea in the first place.

at BRONCOS: No reason to throw back.

EAGLES: Not sure if Philly has scheduled a throwback game, though they have in the past.

at SAINTS: Black vs. cream for the fans in the Big Easy.

RAMS: Royal & yellow throwbacks vs. cream.

at FALCONS: Black vs. cream for the Atlanta fans.

Note: I really should send this to the Buccaneers home office. Not sure that they're regular readers of my blog.