Fans petition Eagles to bring back kelly green uniforms
Do you want the Eagles to bring back those bodacious kelly green jerseys? Well, you're not the only one. Cranekicker, the local twitter personality and Zoo With Roy contributor, has written a letter to Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie petitioning that the Birds bring back the old jerseys.
Fans petition Eagles to bring back kelly green uniforms
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Do you want the Eagles to bring back those bodacious kelly green jerseys? Well, you're not the only one. Cranekicker, the hilarious local twitterer and Zoo With Roy contributor, has written a letter to Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie petitioning that the Birds bring back the old jerseys.
Already sold? Sign the petition here.
If you still need some convincing, hop on over to Zoo With Roy and read the letter. READ IT!
Cranekicker makes some pretty logical points, besides the obvious one that the new Eagles coach is named Chip Kelly. That isn't the main reason for the petition but Cranekicker, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Philly.com that it was just "a bonus to help kick start the process."
"Basically, I don't like the Eagles uniforms. I think they're ugly," Cranekicker said. "I'm not a fan of new uniforms in general. I like the traditional football look with the block letters, kind of like what they did with the Pro Bowl uniforms this season."
But will the petition work?
When asked if he thought it would ever reach Lurie's desk, Cranekicker said, "I'm sure that if it builds enough steam it will. I'm also pretty sure he knows how Philly fans feel about that color, but he probably doesn't care."
Come on, the last Birds championship came in 1960 when they wore those swaggerific jerseys.
As CK writes, "Welllll 1960 was the last title ... we still have no Super Bowl and that’s the ultimate barometer of success so give the fans what we want."
It's a new era, I don't need them to go back to kelly green, but it's time to move on from the Andy Reid midnight green.— JCKevo- I like the ones from the first super bowl team the best: Carmichael, Montgomery, etc. Not as bright. With more silver.— Roger Podacter
- Just signed on with Nike last year. That was the opportunity. Not sure the contract will allow change this soon.— ACBaughman
- I kinda like color (though I like the idea of the third uniform), but I would much prefer the old logo over the current one.— cloudkitt
- Whenever I play Madden I switch to these jersey's, it just looks nicer on the TV.— timprov
- The change to midnight green was nice for a while but I've always felt that kelly green is the team's true color. Keep the logo, uniform design, etc. but change the hue. I'm signing the petition right now.— everydayguy
- This is stupid!— mcnamarakr
- What a stupid idea.......kelly green just brings back memories of losing seasons. But,I guess, that's what Eagles fans like.— phillysub1
- Yes, Yes and Yes bring back the Kelly Green. Another good look was the white helmets and green wings.— delcodanno
- a good color, pure & tough, like Bednarik, Snead & the guys of the 60's-
just the kind of throwback we need in today's game!— tblairhug57 - I thought the Kelly green was a great color and identity. I have also hated these drab blue green things they market, but if people are willing to buy them, they will never change. Unless they think they can sell more of a different flavor.— phillyjk
- I would love to see the Eagles go back to Kelly Green, but I seriously doubt Kelly is going Kelly Green his first year with the franchise. It's just not the kind of change you make coming in the door.— Shawnadelphia
