utzie Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 From @ESPNNFL: "The Browns will use a bull mastiff dog named SWAGGER as their mascot this season joining SEA, DEN and BAL as teams with live animal mascots." Thoughts? Edit: Misplaced the apostrophe in the title, but whatever. You get the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoted Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 A rolled up $20 bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandFanForLife Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 A rolled up $20 bill?You win the internet today, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thoughts? Sure... why not... Not sure about the name though../ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 "Having a giant turd laying mascot taking a shit on the field is quite appropriate for a team doing the same thing." Got a good laugh outta that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utzie Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I found it interesting that they named the dog Swagger. I'm wondering if it's mostly because of what Pettine preaches or if it is indirectly about Johnny. I just hope no one starts calling him Swag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin J Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I wonder if they will go to the bulldog as the main logo next year??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeonman Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I found it interesting that they named the dog Swagger. I'm wondering if it's mostly because of what Pettine preaches or if it is indirectly about Johnny. I just hope no one starts calling him Swag...Oh you know it's coming, no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 i heard you can rent him out for $50/hr. might want to watch your step as he will not only shit on your lawn but on your dreams. bye scarlett johansenn...bye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgojackets Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Possibilities are endless.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I am not sure why we need it. I was hoping that with a new era that they would get away from the whole "Dawg" business. Its a throwback name to the Hanford/Minniefield days....and probably should have stayed there. I mean, after all, if you say "the Steel Curtain" you are talking about the 70s Steelers defense, Greene/Lambert/etc. not about today's Steeler defense. If you talk about the Purple People Eaters you are talking about Page/Eller/Larsen/Marshall....not about today's Viking Defense. If you talk about The Fearsome Foursome you are talking about Jones/Olson/Lundy/Greer....not about today's Ram's Defense. If you are talking about the Doomsday Defense, you are talking about Lilly/Randy White/Too Tall Jones/Jethro Pugh...not about today's Cowboys defense If you talk about the Orange Crush, you mean late 70s Broncos, not today's Broncos. If you talk about the Sack Exchange you refer to the Gastineau led Jets defense, not today's Jets. If you talk about the Blue Meanies you mean Lawrence Taylor, Carl Banks, Pepper Johnson, Harry Carson etc., not today's Giants. And on and on. And the Dawgs should have belonged to that 80s era and that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I am not sure why we need it. I was hoping that with a new era that they would get away from the whole "Dawg" business. Its a throwback name to the Hanford/Minniefield days....and probably should have stayed there. I mean, after all, if you say "the Steel Curtain" you are talking about the 70s Steelers defense, Greene/Lambert/etc. not about today's Steeler defense. If you talk about the Purple People Eaters you are talking about Page/Eller/Larsen/Marshall....not about today's Viking Defense. If you talk about The Fearsome Foursome you are talking about Jones/Olson/Lundy/Greer....not about today's Ram's Defense. If you are talking about the Doomsday Defense, you are talking about Lilly/Randy White/Too Tall Jones/Jethro Pugh...not about today's Cowboys defense If you talk about the Orange Crush, you mean late 70s Broncos, not today's Broncos. If you talk about the Sack Exchange you refer to the Gastineau led Jets defense, not today's Jets. If you talk about the Blue Meanies you mean Lawrence Taylor, Carl Banks, Pepper Johnson, Harry Carson etc., not today's Giants. And on and on. And the Dawgs should have belonged to that 80s era and that is it. I disagree, I think the "Dawgs" transcended the era and gave us an identity that still sticks today. I think it is more like calling the Giants the "G-Men" , the Cowboys "America's Team" or the Saints using "Who Dat" and the Bungles "Who Dey" ... it is just something that came along and stuck. It is marketable, it gives us an identity, it is fun ... I think, if anything, we should embrace the whole "Dawgpound" thing even more. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I agree Z, even though I am not a big fan of the dawgpound bit. We don't have a logo, so the Pound has become our logo of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I disagree, I think the "Dawgs" transcended the era and gave us an identity that still sticks today. I think it is more like calling the Giants the "G-Men" , the Cowboys "America's Team" or the Saints using "Who Dat" and the Bungles "Who Dey" ... it is just something that came along and stuck. It is marketable, it gives us an identity, it is fun ... I think, if anything, we should embrace the whole "Dawgpound" thing even more. Zombo Well, I see a large part of the whole Dawg thing as being very much a product of an unimaginitve public relations department. To me, if it were the case that the Dawg persona was the organic wish of the fans, then I would be OK with it...like it was in the beginning. But I see it more now as just a contrived artifact shoved down our throat merely for marketing/money purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuwoohio Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 The dawg pound is Cleveland's Lambeau Leap. It will be the lasting tribute to the fans, regardless of a new stadium, owner, players etc. it just happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Did Marge Schott dream this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 i hope the mascot is a big sloppy fucking drunk dog that goes around and swipes mustard off the fans hot dogs with his nuts. god knows they won't see it because they are such fucking geniuses watching the game. not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgeho Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Having the dog really isnt a big deal, its something the kids will like. The Browns are trying to make it a more family vibe. The name though is kinda not good. I was thinking along the lines of Bruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Swagger is the name of my Old Spice deodorant I think. I would have named him The Most Interesting Dog In The World. Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFBrown Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I like the dawg pound but the mascot to me is just meh. I don't care either way. Just win some damn football games. But I do hate the name. Swag/swagger is lingo used to entice pre pubescent boys to buy shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibleedbrown Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I thought the whole Dawg thing was pretty cool how it started with those guys getting fired up and barking at the fans, and they barked right back! I'll admit l thought it would die down, or something equally cool and organic would take its place, but it never happened. It does seem kinda commercialized now, but it seems enough fans have embraced it that its here to stay. Hell, with every game on tv they show the fat dawg guy, and the 3 headed dawg guy, and the lady with the charm bracelet beehive hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgsRule90 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 This video is why i think this mascot idea kicks ass. I love the idea and think this would bring more attention to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 gotta love some ugga booga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Trained to go for the groin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Trained to go for the groin. That is a little bulldog. Imagine what a bull mastiff could do if sic'd on a Steeler player. Go for Big Ben's gonads and no woman will have to worry about him ever again! (though...it would likely result in a lawsuit) I mean, a Bull mastiff is a dog you don't want to fuck with: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 This video is why i think this mascot idea kicks ass. I love the idea and think this would bring more attention to the team. A Bull Mastiff would bite the guy in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 A Bull Mastiff would bite the guy in half. Just check out the first two minutes of this: http://youtu.be/sc31jzBmtmU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Buffalo Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 For all of you bitching about the name, the Browns are not naming the dog. It is the name that the owner gave the dog that they are bringing in to be the mascot. Considering the noise and excitement on the sidelines, it would be dangerous to bring in puppy or an untrained dog to be the mascot. They are bringing in a professionally trained dog who currently has an owner. That means a previous name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 remember spuds mackenzie? while living in mesa a local radio station plugged a night were bud was bringing in spuds mackenzie. so my sister and i (animal lovers that we are) went out to see the dog and it's trainer etc. so we thought. as we were walking in the bar through the parking lot some douchebag was putting on a english pit terrier outfit. wanted to walk up to the asshole and kick him in the nuts. (even though he was just making a buck). reallY? i'm going to sit and spend money and watch some asshole dance around in a dog costume instead of getting to check out the cool actual dog? go fuck yourselves bud light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco918 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 What happened to the elf? Didn't we have some guy in an elf costume last year? I'll admit the costume looked pretty gay but throw up that elf display we had back in the day and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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