Patriots unveil 50th season logo

I hope the Krafts see these results. Bring back Pat!

It's too busy. Too cluttered.

The old Pat resembles losing, the new one resembles a dynasty. Get real old farts, stick with the new one. and yes, this is way to cluttered..

Long Live Pat Patriot!

There is definitely a lot going on in this logo, but I do like the fact that both logos are on here!! Go Pats

I agree....bring back Patriot Pat, or at least a few games a year as an alternate throwback uniform.

Put Pat Patriots centered in the 50. The logo9 will look better

I think the logo is good...I doubt we will see it anywhere except a jersey patch, printed on the field, and printed on the tickets...therefore I don't think its too busy. If it was a helmet logo...then yeah, its too busy.

Any chance of getting the throwback Pat Patriot helmet & uniforms for a game or two in '09 (like they did on Thanksgiving Day 2002 at Detroit)?

Waht a surprise... a new way to make more money with all new merchandise with the new logo. Krafty and son Jon did not sleep during the marketing class at Harvard Business School.

I know we've had all our success with the "stylized minuteman" logo (whatever, it's the Flying Elvis) - however - it's TIME FOR PAT PATRIOT AGAIN!

I really doubt it will jinx us if we go back to Pat. I always loved those unis. Please, Bob, consider it!

Can we get a real petition going?

It is cluttered, now remove the flying elvis...how much better is that?

What, no tri-cornered hat from the original logo from before Pat?

The current logo doesn't say anything about the region, its fans, and the team that represents it. I much preferred the old logo, and have kept an old Patriots t-shirt just to preserve something that displayed it. Once the economy is OK ... in a year or two ... I hope it would be worth spending the $$ to change.

30.6% of you are morons. Pat Patriot was the best logo in all of sports.

Luv u Pat.

I agree, Ghost. Too much going on there.

I'd rather see a 4-time Super Bowl champ patch next year....

I like it. I'll definitely be looking for a shirt or hat at Bob's.

Why would you want to bring back Pat Patriot? I associate that logo with losing and futilty, while Elvis is all about winning and 3 Super Bowls

Do the six stars represent three SB wins and three SB losses?

I'm a longtime Pats fan who loved them when they sucked. I have a soft spot in my heart for Pat Patriot and the red jerseys. BUT, those lovable things are LOSERS! They belong in a vault and in our memories; DON'T put them on a football field. Elvis is a winner, so don't mess with success.

I like the poll element, Mike. Wouldn't mind seeing more of these.

The 50th anniversary logo is cool. I like it.

As far as the old logo vs new logo argument, I like Pat Patriot for nostalgic reasons but regrettably that logo has some baggage attached that I prefer not to think about. Flyin Elvis has the Superbowl rings. Thats what I like to be reminded of.

I would not mind seeing a red, throwback style 3rd jersey type thing every now and then but keep the current logo, nautical blue colors and the numbers style. It's perfect the way it is.

Vincent - Couldnt agree more. This is all good fun, but let's see a 4th super bowl win with #12 leading the victory parade....GO PATS

This is a special logo, and may not be used for uniforms and such, I would think.

In a perfect world, removing Flying Elvis and increasing the size of Pat Patriot would make this logo sing. As it is, for an event logo (limited shelf-life), it's fine being as busy as it is. I am just glad they did make a point to recognize Pat for us old school fans...

30.8% now Marc. Long live the flying Elvis. Symbol of champs big guy....I loved ol' Pat too but his time came and went. Just like Bruce Armstrong.

50 Years is the average waiting time to get Season Tickets so maybe we should have a Waiting List as the logo.

Pat Patriot = 0 Champioships in 35 years
Flying Elvis = 3 Championships in 15 years (plus the 1st 16-0 in history).
Why is there even a discussion???? I think people are just hung up of the Elvis moniker. Lets just call it Pat Patriot vs Pat Dynasty.

JMM70 - The Pats are going to wear the 1985 Throwback Uniform for a couple games for the 2009 season.

Bring back PAT! That logo is one of the best in all sports.

I'm with John. Pat Patriots represents futility and embarrassment. It represents the 46-10 beatdown at the hands of the Bears. The current logo represents excellence.

Are you guys deciples of Belichick or not? Game plan, adjustments, and execution is all that matters. Wearing Pat Patriot would just prove that nothing - including a cursed uniform - can stop this success train.

I gotta go with the 'flying Elvis". Pat Patriot brings back too many old and bitter memories of watching the "Patsies" getting their butts whipped week, after week, after week. If you didn't live through it you don't know the meaning of frustration!

I know that the older guys think that Pat Patriot is "old school" and therefore cooler than the Flying Elvis but, to me, that logo represents an era of chronic underachievement and ultimately failure populated by a few great players and horrible coaches. The Redcoat Pat needed to be retired. Bendict Arnold was a redcoat disguised as a Patriot, too. He shouldn't be brought back either.

Its time for Elvis to leave the building. Bring back Pat!!!

Down with Sperm Man. And while you're at it, ditch the Giant blue and go back to Patriot red.

Like the 50th logo..but Pat the Patriot is the best.

Makes for a great tattoo too..

It's the 50th season, not 50th anniversary. Anniversaries start after 1 year - anni coming from the Latin annum meaning year. What this means is that the Krafts will probably come up with a 50th Anniversary logo to sell you for the 2010 season!

And they intend to put this on helmets? It'll turn into an undifferentiated mess in any shot that isn't a close-up.

I would suggest a new logo. Neither one is of these was that great. Both were forced on us. There should be suggestions from fans and then voted on. Something new for the next 50 years would make sense. Why not?

Where's the love for the tri-corner logo???

No. No, no no. I'd rather lose with Pat Patriot and Mike Haynes, Nick Buoniconti, Gino Cappelletti, Steve Nelson, Bob Dee, Babe Parilli, Andre Tippett, Stanley Morgan and John Hannah than win with the humorless, genera-corporate Flying Elvis. The Cardinals stuck with their logo despite a virtually unbroken 52-year losing streak. I guess the Cardinals have more character than the Patriots. For that matter, the same old "B" and red stockings did just fine through 86 years of frustration. The Celtics didn't change their logo between '86 and '08. The spoked B worked just as well for Bucyk and Orr as for whoever was on the team before last season. You people whine like a Manning.

We need to wear the old school red unis for a couple games next year!!!

I like it - Pat Dynasty. Delete Flying Elvis, insert Pat Dynasty or PD for short. Down with Pat patriot, he is a sore reminder of the Pats Clipper years.

There's way too much going on. And frankly, love the team, always hated the logos. Old one and new one both make me go.. .'eh'.

Dump the gray alternate jersey and substitute the old red "Pat Patriot" laundry as the alternate uniform for at least one game each year. Logo suggestion; a blue outline map of New England with white state boundary lines and a white star with a red 50 in it on the approximate location of Foxboro.

" Do the six stars represent three SB wins and three SB losses?"

If you read the article you'd know the "Six stars in the design represent the six New England states."

"And they intend to put this on helmets? It'll turn into an undifferentiated mess in any shot that isn't a close-up."

They are not replacing the real flying elvis this will most likely go on the uniform as a patch that they wear the entire year and be painted on the field, other teams have had special logos made for their anniversaries and that is how they use them.

Bryan, I have news for you, the Pats have YET to have an O lineman that could compare to Bruce Armstrong since he retired.
As far as Pat Patriot goes, I say bring'em back! I remember the Pats team shop selling a T shirt that had a map of the New England states with Pat Patriot in the center and said New England Patriots around it.
Why not put that on the patch with a 50 around the top and "years" around the bottom?
I'd also love to see the Pats bust out the old white or red uni's sometime this year too and call me an old fart if you like I don't care but at 38 I wouldn't consider myself so just a traditionalist.
Regardless of the logo the team is still going to be great remember it's the players who earn the W's & L's NOT the logo.

Jason F

Why not just this ($$) , ca ching , who cares.

No longer the Boston Patriots...no longer playing at Harvard, Fenway Park, Schaeffer or Sullivan Stadium. No longer just primary colors. No longer nowhere to shop...or park. Boston sports fans love their miserable past...to show they can stick it out...that they are loyal...thet they didn't pack it in and become Cowboys, Raiders and Steelers fans. We know you stuck it out. We thank you for your loyalty. We're glad you're still season ticket holders in the third tier. Now take off those silly game jerseys with "Favorite Player" on the back, grow the f#ck up and buy a sweater. Let the Flying Elvis be worn by your kid while your wife wears the Pat the Patriot panties.

Pat was and is the best! I am a Pat lover Do not take that as a Sullivan fan.
Hey does any one remember the TREBLE damage award. what was the final tab on that and was Sully alive to see it?

Pat was and is the best! I am a Pat lover Do not take that as a Sullivan fan.
Hey does any one remember the TREBLE damage award. what was the final tab on that and was Sully alive to see it?

I'm definitely one of the 'older guys' but I agree 100% with Ernie. As for 'seasons' versus 'anniversary', the logo says "50 Seasons" right on it. Regarding merchandising, hey, I'm a big Pats fan and proud of it so I'll buy a "50 Seasons" cap this year and a "50th Anniversary" cap next year, if offered. They'll match my batch of various Red Sox caps!!

I agree the old Pat Patriot logo and uniforms may call to mind the era of futility or the era of good Patriot teams on the unfortunate end of bad calls and bad plays, however, my whole life I was a fan of "those" Patriots. I loved the futile, bumbling, snake bitten Patriots!!! Absolutely loved them! I realize that a lot of current Pats fans were either not alive when we stunk or were sporting 'Niners, Steelers or Cowboys jerseys at the time so they cannot relate. But the reason why the recent success of the Patriots is so enjoyable to us 'old farts' and long time stalwart Pats backers is because they were so dismal in the past.

Bring back Pat Patriot...you can't know where you're going if you don't remember where you've been.

Fat-arsed millionaires (to quote Speaker Finneran) do not read online polls, dufus.

This poll reminds of the first time the Elvis logo was presented as an alternative to Pat Patriot. I remember being at a game sometime in the '60s or '70s at which both Elvis and Pat were drawn in chalk on the field. I think it was an exhibition game against the Dolphins at BC but I may be wrong. In any case, an announcer asked the fans to vote for one logo or the other by clapping. Needless to say, Pat won by a landslide. Elvis hardly got a vote. The fact that he looked dull and smudged in comparison didn't help his cause.

Nevertheless, Elvis eventually had his day but it wasn't until James Orthwein bought the team and hired Bill Parcells to be the coach. I was surprised to see him again because I was sure he'd been forgotten, but there he was and this time there was no vote. Elvis was in, Pat was out, and I think even the most die-hard Pats fans had to admit that the new uniform and logo were an improvement. They made the team look more like a real NFL franchise and helped everyone forget the years that the Pats played more like a circus than a football team.

I thought the six stars could also mean our 6 AFC Championships that have been won. I like the design, the red ribbon is a little too big, but I like how it meshes in Pat Patriot with Flying Elvis. As a Mets fan as well, you can appreciate that someone actually took the time to design something that stands for the franchise. If anyone has seen the "Inaugural Season" patch for the Mets, it looks like a 3 year old made it.

COME ON PEOPLE!!! Pat Patriot looks like John Hannah in an 18th century costume relieving himself in the woods... Elvis has won three Super Bowls, while Pat Patriot is a legacy of the Sullivans, Michael Jackson-gate, lining up six-deep at the garbage cans in the men's room of the old stadium in order to 'do your thing', and the Rod Rust era... Let's leave Pat Patriot to the ages and move on....

Elvis has given them better luck ,making the pats King!

I like it as a patch. I would buy it embroidered on a golf shirt. I still have a desk lamp from my childhood (early 60's) that is a real conversation piece. Not too busy as long as they don't put the whole thing on the helmets. I don't associate Pat Patriot with losing any more than the 86 years our Red Sox went between World Series wins. I do mis the red shirts but you can't have everything.

Pat and the old unis are not cursed. The only curse was the horrible owenership of the Sullivans and Kiam.

I prefer the very first logo, 1960 version of the Minute Mans hat with uniform number

I strike a compromise, keep the Flying Elvis, but bring back the red jersey to replace the alternate grey. It is a win win for everyone.

hal9000, you can buy what you want and I hope you enjoy it. My comment was about the article calling it the 50th Anniversary. The point was with the Globe, not the Patriots.

Off topic, I know...but I scored tickets to the international game at wembley stadium today! woo hoo!

There is no way that logo is going on a helmet. A banner maybe but not a helmet.
I go as far back with the Pats as 1970 when I saw my 1st game with my dad at the old Schaffer Stadium. Back when you could bring in your own cooler of sandwiches just image. Unfortunately I have associated the old logo with a lot of almost there but not winning the big one. The new logo on the other hand has brought me some unbelievable memories. Like the snow bowl, knocking out them Raiders. Hey, Raider country what about the roughing the passer call that got you your first super bowl back in 76. Pay backs a bitch! Hey Steelers fans, cancel all those reservation!!! Hey Rams, We have the best offence in the league. I like our chances. Not! Adam sends it through the up rights!!! Oh my god, we did it! We finally did it!! Two more super bowls later, oh yes, we are a Dynast!! After last years 18-0 season and not winning it all, maybe we are do for a change. I guess I’m over all the ghost of the past. Maybe we should bring back the old uniforms but go with the uniforms of the late 80’s. At least for the anniversary year and see what happens……

Pat Patriot was the bomb! It is too bad they superseded him with a profile shot of Pete Carroll.

I like the Pat Patriot logo because it makes me feel like the die-hard fan I've been, even through the lean years. For me it symbolizes loyalty to the team even through the tough times. But Pat Patriot connotes that difficult period, and the new logo is the one worn during this modern dynasty. Therefore the organization should emphasize the new logo, but certain fans should be encouraged to wear the old logo with pride if they were indeed fans when that was the official logo. GO PATS!

I remember being at the Pat's game when they asked for the fans to vote with applause for which logo we, the fans, wanted. Everyone was cheering for Pat and NO ONE wanted Elvis. I remember the announcer begging people to cheer for Elvis. No one was biting

Reiss thinks they'll wear it at least once next year. Flying Elvis is the same whoosh design as the Panthers, Jaguars, Broncos, etc, etc... They all came out around the same time and they are all junk. I'm 30 but I guess I'm an old fart.

Flying Elvis is terrible, long live Pat the Patriot

Pat Patriot does not represent futility. He represents perseverance and tradition. Does George Washington represent losing to you? The Father of Our Country lost significantly more battles than he won. But he did win the war.

I watched many a game on those cold aluminum benches back when most of you didn't care about our team. The least the Patriots could do is bring back the red home throwback unis twice a year. It makes financial sense too as this would contribute to additional jersey sales.

The reason it looks too cluttered is because both logos are on it. The rest is relatively simple in design. I used to think I liked the old logo better but the new one is more associated with winning and better times. I've gotten used to it over the years and now the old Pat Patriot looks almost cartoonish to me.

the old logo is out-dated but equally as awesome as the new logo. i think they should use the red throwbacks atleast 1 game every season. i myself have a welker jersey throwback. dont copy me

Noto to nitpick on you, PatsDog, but the first regular season game at Schaeffer Stadium was November 19, 1971. Plunkett-led Pats beat the Raiders 20-6. It was my first game with my Dad, too, and I still have two of the commemorative gold (plastic) coins they gave out that day.

The Old Uniforms were better also.

dontbuythisjunk, a tip o' the cursor to you for clarifying your post and this article, which is correctly titled but immediately refers to 'anniversary' in the first sentence. Maybe instead of another big government bailout, all pro sports teams should design variously themed logos to be sold on items, the sales ought to boost the economy!

The "King" has left the building...

To be sure ....Pat rules....

You think the man in the hoodie worries about this? They can win with a logo featuring "Patricia Patriot" in a pink tut for all it really matters.

The 50th commemorative logo looks GREAT! A comtemporary mixture of the old and the new. Since 1960 was the first season, I think the logo should have been introduced for the following year (2010).

The new logo is THE CHOICE.....3 Super Bowl Wins with that logo on the helmet.

What did the old logo achieve?.......a heartbreaking, heartaching 46-10 loss in Super Bowl XX......watched if from the 50 yd. line......total misery!!!

Go with the winner....it's easier to draw and easier to recognize.

Winning Football games determined not by the Team Logos, but by Team the Excellence and People running them. Thanks Mr. Kraft and Go Pat the Patriot!

what do you expect, ita a globe poll.

Pat reminds me of childhood in the 80's and the 80's are awesome.

and for all of you who say flying elvis won the superbowls. he didn't. the players did.

I don't know, but i love this argument...classic cases for both logos. Funny stuff to ready.

I want Pat back, but i understand the Elvis logo is synonymous with all the success of recent years. They just never should have changed it. We'd have all the success *and* the good old unis.

"50 Years is the average waiting time to get Season Tickets so maybe we should have a Waiting List as the logo."

I almost peed my pants when I read that, and of course nobody else seemed to pick up on it. But what can I expect from a bunch of people crying about which logo to use? The old logo looks great on hats and t-shirts, but that's it. Wearing red uniforms makes no sense because patriots actually defeated the red coats (or do YOU people not remember history?). The newer logo, like many around the league, is used to appeal to a younger generation (who aren't checking in on this poll). And I'm sorry, but franchises need to keep bringing in younger fans, because losing seasons and having no star players (a-la the 80's) certainly doesn't. Pat Patriot is cool from a nostalgic standpoint, but the logo is way too busy to keep for any modern sports franchise. Give up the argument, it's pointless.

A throwback Welker jersey? I don't think Throwbacks jerseys should be sold unless the player has actually worn them in a game situation. So only the guys that were on the Patriots when we played the Lions in that Thanksgiving game in 2002 should have throwbacks.

I HAVE READ TOO MANY COMMENTS THAT THINK THIS LOGO IS GOING TO BE ON THE HELMETS!!!.....it is NOT going to be on the helmet you idiots!!! It is a jersey patch at the most....and maybe printed on the field and the tickets.

The logo is a testimonial to the team's history and the region that supported the team during the bad and the good. Great Job!!

Have been a fan since the early 70's with Jim Nance going out and Plunkett and Vataha coming in. Yes, Pat Patriot does represent the times when the Pats were the laughingstock with Zeke Mowat and Lisa Olson as just one example but the character itself is still "cooler". That why after 15 years Pat is still around....more now that ever.

Bring Pat back as much as they can. I like the 2 logos for the Pats but hate the 2 logos for the Bruins.........keep the Spoke only and loose the animal.

BOB KRAFT IF YOU ARE READING THIS, PLEASE BRING BACK PAT THE PATRIOT AS OUR FULLTIME LOGO.

I never use all caps, but this is such a travesty. Our logo now is like everyone elses. Like some others have pointed out, Pat the Patriot might be the best logo in sports. And we break it out once every 8 years?? huh. BRING IT BACK BOB, YOULL SELL EVEN MORE MERCHANDISE!

The people have spoken...Bring Back Pat!!!

This is a no-brainer. Everyone should vote for Pat Patriot. They never should have changed it. They should bring it back.

John Hannah looked like such a bad a$$ in the old uniform. The new one doesn't seem to have that mystique.

Count me as an "old fart season ticket holder" who prefers the flying Elvis.

Great Logo,but Pat Patriot goes as far back as I. I hope Pat makes a comeback over the Elvis.

Pat Patriot is my all time favorite logo for any sports team in any league!
I grew up with it and I still love it!!!
I would love to see Mr. Kraft and Co. bring this logo back.
"Hello, Bob?" Let's run with the retro logo this year to celebrate 50 years; I think our faithful fans have spoken and they deserve it"
ps: anyone know where I could score a Cappelletti throwback jersey??!!

At least once a year the Pats should go "old school" especially against teams from the original AFL...The red uniforms were awesome, and get rid of that silver type shirt..that's not the PATS!!

Some things should change and evolve...but not Pat Patriot. It is a GREAT logo that brings generations together like the baseball and the Red Sox do.

Probably okay for use for one season....

To the morons who commented on the 50th Anniversary Logo: you were asked to comment on which logo you like, the old Pat Patriot or the newer Flying Elvis. You weren't asked to comment on the 50th Anniversary Logo!!!!!! MORONS!

I like the Flying Elvis Pat Patriot was a logo of hard times with the franchise from stadium trouble and so forth Keep the Flying Elvis.

They're both good, but it's hard to argue with the success the Pats have had since they switched logos. Using the Cardinals as an example to keep the old logo? Please... Winning with Elvis, let's keep things the way they are now, bring back Pat Patriot once a year I have no problem with that. Super Bowls vs. perennial loser? Which would you rather have?

Pat the Patriot logo was the best in the NFL as were the Pats unis from the mid 80's. It has nothing to do with losing. The teams lost, not the unis. Bob Kraft and Bill Belichick have brought a winning attitude and tradition here, so whatever the Pats wore this decade would be a winner. So bring back PAT THE PATRIOT !!!!

Alternate Unis!!! The Chargers can't lose in their powder blues! Bring back Pat for a couple of touches next year!

Keep the Flying Elvis ! The old logo and uniforms suck. The current uniform is Top Notch...............

how about Pat standing, centered on the 50, facing sorta to the right, football held in his left hand and left arm held loosely at his side and the flying elvis embroidered on the sides of his tricorne...maybe holding a musket in his right hand, parallel to the ground? and no flying elvis at the bottom!!!

I have always thought that the new Flying Elvis looked like the old Colonial Hot Dog Logo. I like Pat!

Hey JPC, you MORON!!! you were asked to comment on which logo you like, the old Pat Patriot or the newer Flying Elvis. You weren't asked to comment on the rest of us morons who interjected (in this instance, that means provided or placed into public knowledge) our opinions about the 50th Anniversary Logo!!!! whadda maroon!!!

Pats friends,
I'm an "old fart" closing in on 50 who grew up on Pat Patriot - full disclosure.
However, the Flying Elvis symbolizes a class, winning organization that is the envy of most NFL cities. Bring back Pat for a couple of games a year if the merchandise sales help us to fund a quality CB on the free agent market, but stick with the winning logo.

The Flying Elvis SUCKS

Pat Patriot with dark skin!

As if Elvis' hat wasn't carrying enough visual weight...

It's never a good idea to mix logos.

This logo looks like something provided by a team, and fan base, that is extremely unsure of it's place in history. I didn't realize "spygate" turned you all into Red-Sox fans circa 1986! I can tell you this, the "Flying Elvis" resonates with fans around the NFL, and the world. I have the logo in my office here in LA and every woman marvels at it (how'd the Patriots do?) and every male takes pot shots at it (Boston sucks, Andy!). How much better can you have it? I say keep the organization looking forward, keep the team and fan base looking smart, and design a logo that exudes confidence. Maybe a sketch of "Pat" behind a dominant "Flying Elvis". That way you'll all get it, and America won't miss it. - Thanks

THERE ARE SEVEN STARS.

I like the new logo. The issue with Pat Patriot is that the NFL do not own the rights to it, a local guy who created it is the legal owner. That's why you'll never see Pat Patriot replace the Flying Elvii

why make us divide the old and the new , I say Pat on the sleeve and Elvis stays on the helmet!!!!!!!!!!!!! However Keep the blue not the red!

The flying elvis looks better on the new helmets; put pat patiot on the jersey sleeves and go back to the Red Jersey! At least for an alternate, the Red was much better than the blue.

Logo looks fine to me. However, somehow they should include the three super bowl wins.

For MIKE REISS: Have the other 7 original AFL teams released their 50th anniversary logos yet?

Go to Gillette on game day and look around. IMHO, more fans wear PAT gear than wear SPERM MAN gear. Not only did the fans vote in the 90's on the field, but they vote on 8 Sundays/Mondays every season. Maybe there can be two mascots. Leave sperm man on the helmets and uniforms, and replace sperm man with PAT on the field and on the boards.

Who cares... yawn.

I'm 37 years old and for me, the old logo represents the players I grew up watching, Nellie, Tippett, Hannah, Morgan, Grogan, Blackmon, Tatupu, etc. The team may not have had the success of the Brady Era, but they were for the most part a group of class players that I enjoyed watching, and tried to play like when I played the game. The old red jerseys and logo are worth dusting off a couple times a year. You have to be true to your roots, whatever they maybe.

Good thing Brady was wearing 'flying Elvis' this past season when he went down- maybe we should bring back Pat and try our luck with him. God forbid they had decided to bring back Pat this year- you'd all be blaming this whole season on him!

I like both uniforms EXCEPT the silver helmet with the flying Elvis logo

We definitely need a few "throwback" games as part of the celebration...maybe a home red and an away white breakout of the old unis! Think of the added sales in the Pat's Locker Room store...and if they get int the playoffs, nothing BUT the throwbacks for good luck.

i love the old logo....but i am a old fart at 43...bring back Pat!....70% want him brought out of retirement...we are already favored to win SB next year, that would be a great way to celebrate the patriots 50th year in pro football...there should be a asterisk next to this years SB winner w/ brady out...i hate pitts, i hope zona beats them and there cheap shot safety ryan clark

I prefer Pat the Patriot, but having both is pretty cool. The new guy has witnessed a lot of successful seasons, but having Pat around as an occasional throwback emblem makes it that much cooler. Keep 'em both.

i want back Pat Patriot and also the red throwbacks uniforms back for every game; they were the best ever in the NFL

i really hope the Pats will do so: Pat Patriot on the helmet is simply awesome; i love it

i do not like Flying Elvis so much...Mix logos ? mmm...

I am nostalgic and like the old logo better. But I also realize I am an old fart and the newer logo probably serves the team better. In 10 years when it is replaced with a patriot missle, all the young farts of today will be oining for Elvis.

The 50th Years Logo is Too Busy.. Will there be a change for the 51st year?
Bring back Pat the Patriot and get down to business!

I'm indifferent on the logo but how about bringing back the RED jersey's?

With the respectability, work ethic, and those colors - who is the REAL America’s team – the PATS that’s who.

There are many comments and opinions,, but I don't think anyone has a clue(including me) what this logo is for? Most likely just for T-shirts. To busy for a helmet maybe, but I don't think this is being introduced for the team helmets or jerseys,, Someone correct me if I'm wrong but this logo is just for merchandise ?

Some of you are delusional.

The halftime "vote" between Pat Patriot and the new logo did not include the current Flying Elvis version. Kraft and the NFL commissioned that when he bought the team. JBO was responsible for the abortion that was voted down by the fans at the game. I believe that it was some version of a Red White and Blue "NE". I do know that the minuteman swoosh (which is what the flying Elvis really is) did not appear before Drew Bledsoe came on the Patriot scene. Also, for you people who want to see the Red jerseys return, the Patriots had to revert to Blue. The real Patriots of 1776 were the "bluecoats", if you recall your history.

I remember reading something once about the old Pat Patriot logo being very difficult to print / more expensive to reproduce. If you want to know why Pat will never come back full time, there's your real reason.

Like I said, I like the unis the way they are. I was not really fond of the previous 'soccer' shirt uni's with the stripes and slanted numbers, but the current colors and numbers style is great. I love the idea of replacing the gray 3rd jersey with a red one. that would rock.

let me make my question more clear: What is this logo for? t-shirts advertising? uniforms?

i love "PAT" the new uniforms are nice. but you can't beat the old colors.
compromise is the answer. old "PAT" and more of the old red in place of the gray, and more red in the blue.. good or bad the patrs belong to "US"

*GO PATS*

maybe this has been suggested already, but, why not keep the blue shirts and silver helmets but put pat patriot on the helmet instead of flying elvis? Leave the flying elvis as a smaller logo on the shoulders. Have an alternate throwback red jersey and white helmet a few times a year- to create the best contrast with opponents uniforms. (Don't use grey helmets against other grey helmet teams, not for fashion but remember, when the AFC east had the jets, pats, dophins and colts, all had white helmets and a lot more interceptions were thrown- until the jets went to their green helmet and bills went to red- but then when the colts left the division and the patriots went to gray, the jets and bills went back to their older helmets)

in my opinion the 'old' Pat Patriot has been the best NFL logo ever used; if he should 'return' regularly i would be extremely happy.
Concerning the uniforms i am in favour about a 'throwback' return: i loved both red jerseys/white paints and white jerseys/red paints with Pat Patriot in both cases on the helmet.
Let's hope it will happens soon to see them again.

It would be awesome.

Go PAT PATRIOT!

Elvis has left the stadium ...

How about old Pat Patriot on the new silver helmets.
And return the stripe down the middle. Blue would look good.

Bring Back Pat. I always thought the Flying Elvis logo was dull and generic. The Jets and Giants went back to older uniforms, why can't we?

They have won 3 Super Bowls under the Flying Elvis logo. I don't know if I would want to break something that works well. How many Super Bowl wins with the old logo?

Marc said:
30.6% of you are morons. Pat Patriot was the best logo in all of sports.

Hey Marc, you must be a genius, could you help me with my homework?

I like the new logo. Less clutter. It gives me a feeling of moving forward the way the end tails off. And as some people said, it is symbolic of our current history of success.

I agree, the old logo reminds me of 1-15, 2-14...the new logo reminds me of 14-2, 16-0. Get it? The old logo is terrible and if you really look at it, it really just looks dumb. Flying Elvis for LIFE!

Either way i"m a Patriot fan 4 life!!! there is no right or wrong.....

Please. Anyone who picks the older Pat Patriot is either not a real fan, has not lived in the NE region for more than 10 years, has no recollection of a losing, franchise that was embarrassing not only on the field but off the field as well, or under the influence of something wicked illegal. Pat Patriot represents losing and embarrassment whereas the new one represents winning and pride. I wouldn't blame Kraft for trying to change the image of this team. And he did. Whereas the Sox, Celts, and Bruins have won championships and don't need to be changed, the Pats need this. Pat just looks like he's constipated! Nice logo.

The Jets went back to the old uniform because it was the one they won the Super Bowl with and the new uniform was filled with futility.

As for the Patriots, I like the special 50th anniversary logo. It honors both logos. As for permanent, bring back the old one on throwback day, but keep the new logo and uniforms. While I have a soft spot for the old logo and uniform, I never really like the red uniforms.

The new logo is the one of the modern, well-coached, well-managed, well-owned (?) Patriots who won three titles. The old one represents the old finally-strapped Sullivan days.

70% against 30%: enough said...
no game...
Pat Patriot is and will be the best logo ever in any sport; bring back Pat and the red uniforms too ! Flying Elvis can retire.

let's hope we will play with Pat not only 2 games but much more next season with them; it will be simply awesome-i would love them (Pat and throwbacks) permanently 16 games a season

Can someone confirm for me a dim memory from my childhood? Didn't the Pats cheerleaders show a "new" logo circa 1976 at halftime of one of the games? The new logo was essentially the Spirit of 76 flag? Or were my parents smoking something funny in the living room?

PAT THE PATRIOT WILL FOREVER BE THE BEST LOGO IVE EVER SEEN AND IM ONLY 24, BUT THOSE PRESENT UNI'S REMIND ME OF EVERY SUPERBOWL WE WON!!!

Actually I voted for Pat Patriot but I do like the combination of the two. Elvis has grown on me and I think the 50th logo is a nice balance and would like to see them both in the logo similar to this logo? If not, let's keep Elvis, he has been way more successful than Pat, and who wants to go back anyway??

I like both logos for different reasons. I can't really choose which one I would prefer. I do wish that the organization would wear the old red and white jerseys for a few games in the future. Maybe during thanksgiving or even in the preseason. Just to give us old schoolers a sense of nostalgia. That my two cents.

" I do wish that the organization would wear the old red and white jerseys for a few games in the future. "

They will be wearing the red and white ones at home several times this season.

Pat is the man. Flying looks like he was flattened by a frig off the triple decker porch.

yeah the old Pat Patriot logo was detailed and was hard to put on items so the NFL simplified. it. I am older too and can relate to Pat and days at the old Foxboro craphole but Pat's time has gone but can still can be "whipped out" for special occasions. A lot of fans of other teams prefer it too! Nothing wrong with Flying Elvis.
Funny discussion!

Logo looks too much like the Obama logo used during campaign and before inauguration. Old Pat is the better guy

flying elvis = super bowls

Unless you're a superstitious moron, there is no reason to prefer the new logo. If you equate it with winning, yes, you are a moron. Wanna buy my old ouija board? Should we ask your magic 8 ball what she thinks?

Tools.

Pat looks better, and is loved better.

Bring back Pat.

Put Pat the Patriot on the silver helmet instead of the flying elvis. I thought the white helmet was weak, but that logo was better. That would be a nice mix of the old logo with the newer looking contemporary helmet.

I agree with those who said that the new logo is good for a patch. It is entirely too busy for a helmet. Keep the Flying Elvis. I also think a four time Super Bowl Champions patch after next seaons, and matching ring, look best of all!

I agree it is too cluttered. Th original logo would have sufficed. I don't think they are going to sell more of either logo by having each of them on the commemorative design.

Who designs these things? The Bruins had trouble making a clean logo for their 3rd jersey until this year.

Leave Pat in the morgue with all the old loser teams. Grogs, Hannah, Capaletti, James and others were great... but the teams never got it done. I'm well old enough to remember all the futility. Flying Elvis is a winner, just like our boy Tom! It's not about supersition, but a new tradition of WINNING, How cool is that?

Flying Elvis = Cheaters

Go with an all silver uniform at least once this year.

I always loved the old logo... I do hope the Krafts take note of the survey. They've always listened to the fans in the past... Maybe, they will take heed again.

It would be great to see Pat and the red uniforms make a comeback. New England is an area stacked with tradition and nothing says tratiotion like Pat and the red uniforms.

I was a Pats fan way back in the Patriot Pat days and had my doubts about the flying Elvis when it first arrived. For me there is no going back because the Elvis represents the winning days. I think we should put Patriot Pat on the jersey somewhere permanently and also have some throw back uniform games. Go Pats!!!!!!!

I do miss Pat, but the fact of the matter is The miniute-man is a winner.
what they should do is use the following uniforms.

A) Current Home Uniform
B) Current away Uniform
C) Create a RED jersey using the same template as our current jerseys. Miniute-man on the sleves. blue stripes on the shoulder, white numbers, with blue outlines. as a third jersey/ playoff jersey.
D) The EXACT throwback PAT patriot uniform thanksgiving week ONLY.

Nick The Sweede, i completely agree with you! i like pat but not enough to see him all the time, maybe just one week a year ( thanksgiving week's game would be perfect!) and as for a alternate jersey thats red, i would support that, i hate the silver alternates, i think the red jerseys in the same exact style as our home jerseys would be nifty!

flying logo = Tom Brady

old logo = Joe Kapp

This logo is missing two important parts in NE Patriots history, it has no * and it has no camera. I think the camera should be in there, it was the MVP of all those super bowls. What's up with that?

Current logo and uniforms SUCK! Silver helmets are crap. Old logo had imagination and creativity involved in designing it, unlike the current day dumbed down for the masses garbage Elvis logo. And why not Royal blue instead of the darker, boring shade for the jerseys? Current unis and logo will forever be associated with choking away a perfect season in the last game. Bring back Pat on the helmets and bring back the red jerseys!! And Miami still sucks!

I like the present uniform and helmet colors. It's a new era with a winning owner.
However, I'd like to see more of the silver jerseys. Being a fan for forty years, I should have a silver jersey with a forty year fan logo on it, to match my hair. The red jerseys are passe, like my dark hair.

Sorry Jim C but the silver jerseys have been eliminated because the patriots don't want 5 uniforms.