5 Worst NFL Uniforms

5 Worst NFL Team Uniforms

This is looking at the whole uniform:  pants, jersey, and helmet in concert.  How does everything look together?

Here’s what I used for criteria:  my opinion.  While I know that is lacking on specifics and details, it is the truth, and it's good enough for me... hey, it's my blog.

Here we go, starting with:

5.  Denver Broncos

Despite what many who know me may think, this has nothing to do with them being a division rival of my favorite team (the Chargers).  The Raiders and Chiefs aren’t on this list.  So that’s not it.  It’s not the color scheme because the Virginia Cavaliers make the dark blue and orange thing work. 

First of all, I hate the design.  The little point thing on the helmet stripe?  It starts out wide on the back of the helmet and then shrinks down to a little point at the front.  That looks stupid.  Also, on the jerseys and pants… their stripes come to a point… at the top of the jersey (point on the chest) and then down the side, and finishes with another point on the bottom of the pants.

Then, we come to the ‘bronco’ on the helmet.  It’s too… tooo... it’s just too much.  First of all it’s enormous!  And secondly, it’s too “fierce” looking.  This horse is trying too hard.  Maybe the actual logo wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t so large.  But when you put the “fierce horse face” in combination with the size of the thing, it just looks like it’s overcompensating for something.

4.  New York Jets

When Bill Parcells took over the Jets in the late 90’s, he changed the uniforms and logos from the ones they had been using, to the look the team sported during the Joe Namath era.  Most likely hoping it would “recapture the glory years” of the franchise (they did win a Super Bowl).

Too be honest, at first I was on board with this change.  At that time the “throwback” uniforms were popular, and the Jets uniforms at that time did leave something to be desired.  Now though, they look like something from the 1960’s, which is exactly what they are.   It’s not that they are ugly like the Broncos, they just look like something out of a museum. 

The Jets need an update.  I’m not sure how, and I’m not sure what, but they need a change.  You live in New York!  The media capital of the world!  You have one of the most vocal fan bases in the league!  You can do better!  Get some PR people working on this issue.  You have how many advertising and marketing firms based in New York?  There is no reason for you to keep trotting out a team that looks like they are playing in the same clothes that their Grandpa did.  Get with the 2000’s Jets. 

3.  Washington Redskins

I’m not sure where to begin with the Redskins.

1.       The racially inappropriate mascot. (Redskins?  really?)

2.       The completely inappropriate helmet logo.  (a caricature of Native American?)

3.       The horrendous color scheme. (Red and Yellow, no wait Burgundy and Gold)

First of all, it is beyond my understanding how any team could exist in 2011 and have a mascot be named the Redskins.  How is this possible?  It’s the most ridiculous thing I can imagine a team being called.  What if San Antonio got a team and started calling it the “Wetbacks”?  How about the San Jose Slant Eyes?  Would that be good?  What if Miami’s team was called the “Refugees” instead of the Dolphins, and had a picture of a floating Cuban refugee on the side of the helmet? 

You can talk all you want about tradition and history, and blah, blah, blah.  It makes no difference.  It’s wrong.  It needs to go.  When you also factor in that this team also represents our nation’s capital, it makes it worse.

So, Washington fans you need a new mascot, which also means a new logo, why not go for wholesale changes while you are at it?  I don’t think the next team should be that burgundy and gold color scheme.  You can't have a "new identity" with the same colors.  It could be close, but different.  


How about maroon and gold like the University of Minnesota?  That would be close, but a change, and a change is needed.  Think of it this way, when you’re going out, and you want to look good… who puts on Burgundy and Gold together?  How about Red and Yellow, for that matter?  It’s not a good color scheme to begin with, so you may as well change that.

Personally, I’d be in favor of naming the team the Washington Senators like the old baseball team.  But that is all beyond the point, which is that this uniform, logo, and mascot NEED TO GO.   Do the right thing, Dan Snyder.  Just do it.

2.  Cleveland Browns

The ugliest uniforms in professional football, hands down.  Possibly the ugliest uniforms in all of professional sports.  The Browns aren’t going to win any beauty contests.  From the plain white jerseys with the orange pants, or the brown jerseys with the white pants, these things look terrible.

First off, this was a fine look back in the way back… you know, before teams adorned their helmets with logos and graphics.  But teams have been doing that for a while.  The Browns stubbornly refuse to change.  OK, so you like a simple helmet.  You do notice that your helmet is colored Orange?  The team is named the Browns, but you wear Orange helmets?

I know the team is named the Browns after the legendary coach Paul Brown.  I get that.  I even think it’s cool.  But couldn’t you incorporate something about that?  You’re just plain.  These are the most boring and plain looking things you can imagine.  And you know what, it would not be hard to change to something better.  A quick internet search of Cleveland Browns Uniforms, found me these "fan made uniforms'.  Those look pretty sweet, right?  Much better than what they actually wear.

In fact, the only thing that prevents them from being the #1 worst uniform in the League is this… they are so ugly that Browns fans are proud of this.  They relish the fact that they are “the Browns” and that they are plain, and their fans are “the dogpound”.  This fact prevents them from being the worst, however they are still ugly. 

But there is one worse...

1.  Miami Dolphins

Where oh where, do we begin with the Dolphins?  Should we start with the mascot?  Who is intimidated by a Dolphin?  How about the color scheme?  Aqua and Coral sound more like stripper names than a football team’s colors.  And let’s call them what they are:  Teal and Orange.  Let’s move on to the logo on the Helmet.  A cartoon dolphin, wearing a football helmet (with an orange M on it) jumping in front of a silhouette of the sun.  Wow.

Does anyone find it ironic, that the Dolphin on the helmet is actually wearing a cooler looking helmet, than the helmet it is appearing on?  Seriously, look closely at that helmet… a plain and simple orange M looks better than what they have on there.

Miami, it’s time to wake up.  You are happening, you have South Beach, you have beautiful ladies, beautiful weather and tremendous football history.  You can do better than this.  Allow me to make a few suggestions:

Did you know that one of the Dolphins official colors is Navy?  It’s absolutely true.  What are you doing dressing in teal and orange (OK fine, have it your way, Aqua and Coral)?  You need to incorporate some Navy into those uniforms.  How about the pants?  They could be Navy with a two color coral and aqua stripe up the side (similar to what you have now).  I understand wanting to wear white down there in the heat…but instead of teal, um, aqua numbers on the jerseys go with Navy and outline the trim in coral and aqua.

You should keep the Dolphins are your mascot.  But change the logo.  Almost anything is better than what you have.  Change the helmet while you’re at it.  It doesn’t need to be an M, it could be anything, shoot a scripted “Dolphins” looks better than what you have now.

So there you have it, change you helmets, change your logo, and God’s sake incorporate some Navy into your uniforms.  It’s one of your colors, use it.


My next post will be on the Top 5, and you know that you want to know.

Put your best (Bare) foot forward

It started with a book.

About a year ago (over Christmas Break, in fact), I read the book Born To Run by Christopher McDougall.  An amazing story in which the author chronicles the life of the Tarahumara tribe, who live the mountains of Mexico.  But that's really too simplistic.

The book actually talks about the human race, and basically, well that we are "Born to Run".  In looking at a number of different scientists research McDougall basically comes to the conclusion that we are naturally made, by evolution, to be able to run long distances.

Which leads to the shoe issue.  Or no shoe issue.  Or lack of shoes issue.  Whatever you would like to call it.  McDougall studies how the Tarahumara ran amazing distances, in basically what you and I would considered to be home made flip flops.  He spends quite a bit of time on the subject.

In the past few years, there has been what has been called a "barefoot revolution".   Numerous books have been published about it. And dozens of websites, are devoted to running shoeless, or natural.  Probably the most informational of the sites is from Harvard University.

Basically, the arguement is that by wearing big, fancy, cushioned, running shoes... we are training ourselves to run incorrectly.  And that because of the fact we are running incorrectly, this is causing the multitude of running related injuries we see today. 

It's a very interesting and radical idea.  Instead of running on our "forefoot" like our bodies intended, we developed shoes that made us become "heel strikers".  The evidence is pretty compelling.

So, I got fired up.  I mean, I was going to totally change my ways... it was winter, I was running almost exlusively indoors on the treadmill anyway... why not try some barefoot running?  Three miles sounded like a simple little run, so I did a 3 mile run barefoot on the treadmill.  Big Mistake.

My calves hurt for a solid week.  I had some "hot spots" on my feet from the belt.  This wasn't heaven, this was painful.  A quick investigation online, and i find out you are supposed to break into barefoot running "gradually".  Good thing I was so prepared.

So I went online and bought a pair of racing flats.  I tried to do half of my runs in those, and half of my runs in my normal training shoes.  I started out doing a quarter of a mile (in socks, this time) barefoot on treadmill.  I slowly added a quarter of a mile a week... each week until I got up to about half a mile each run.  I suffered no setbacks, but was unable to continue once I started running outside.

I thought about buying a pair of Vibram Five Fingers, but I just couldn't force myself to spend that much money (about $100) to "slowly break into it".  I was running outside, didn't want to go a mile, and then change back into regular shoes.

However, I'm now on my "midwinter break".  (I'm taking November off this year, instead of December.  Getting an early start on the "new year".)  I've been thinking about giving it another go.  I've been looking at a few pairs of "barefoot style" shoes.  The Altra Zero Drops look intriguing to me, so I'm going to give them a try.  They seem like a good shoe to "transition" into this style of running.

Maybe I'll blog about how it's going, maybe I won't.  I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has experience with "barefoot running", and what you think of it.  Great things, horror stories, whatever... I'd like to hear from you.

Either way, I highly recommend the book, and look forward to putting some miles in this winter in my Altra's.

General Silliness

Fostering some good tunes
I downloaded the entire Foster the People album, and listened to it basically nonstop over the weekend.
It's definately my favorite album of the year.  It makes me, a non-dancer, want to get up and groove.

Last week, David Letterman was kind enough to let the perform in the Ed Sullivan Theater. 
Check it Out, if you have a spare 45 minutes.  Pretty darn good show.

The Big East - expanding?
Sounds like the Big East has extended invitations to six schools for football (3 FB only, and 3 fulltime).
If I were you Boise State, I'd wait for the Big 12.  They still don't have 12 teams, and it's a better FB conference.

Cubs fire Quade
Newly appointed Team President Theo Epstein announced today that the team is letting go Mike Quade as the team's Manager.  Good idea.  I'm not anti-Quade or anything, he seems like a great guy.  But with the new management team in place, we need a fresh start for the organization.  Next, bring in a bunch of new players.

New Girl Fever
Have you watched Fox's "New Girl" yet?  If not, what on Earth are you waiting for?
It is my favorite new TV show this year.  And, she's kinda hot.  And for you single guys, she's single now.  Not that it would ever happen, but it's nice to dream.

Fire Norv Sentiment GrowsAfter the Chargers improbable Monday night loss to the Chiefs, the movement for the dismissal of the Chargers Head Coach has grown by leaps and bounds.  We've been down this road a few times before, I'm willing to wait out the season, and see what happens.

Cuban Interested in the Dodgers?
Stop me if you've heard this before.  Mark Cuban is interested in buying a MLB team.  This time, the Dodgers.  I think this would be awesome.  Cuban should be in baseball.  I wish he'd have gotten a chance to own the Cubs.

That's about really all I have.  Congrats to Austin Sumner of South Dakota State University for being named the FCS National Freshman of the week.  Young man has a bright future in the blue and yellow.

Later Taters!

Tebow te-blows.

Dear Denver Broncos Fans,

You got what you wanted.

I hope you are enjoying the results.  The Lions are using words like embarrassing to describe the performance of your "annointed one".

Here's the thing... It bugs me with Tebow fans, it bugs me with fans in general. 

You are a FAN.  Period. 

The guys coaching in this league, they've dedicated their lives to it.  They spend, literally, over 60 hours a week preparing for a game.  They spend weeks of time in training camp going over the playbook, the concepts they are trying to teach, they see every drill of every practice.  And still fans think they know more?

It's insane.  Tebow, I'm sure is a great young man.  Everything I've read about the guy says he's a wonderful human being, a hard worker, and he has a great attitude.  I even respect him for how he's handled himself.  Seems like a good guy.  Seems like the kind of guy you want to succeed, I get that too.

However, here's the thing.  He was drafted by Josh McDaniels, (who critically wounded the Denver Franchise with his horrible drafting) who has this year left and turned Sam Bradford into a terrible player.  The Broncos hired John Fox ( no stranger to qb controversies, or poor qb-ing), who after a few weeks of fall clamp actually had Tebow as the third string quarterback.

So the Broncs go out and stink it up for a few weeks with Kyle Orton (who I admit, leaves alot to be desired) and the Bronco fanbase starts frothing at the mouth for Tebow.  He leads a slight comeback against the chargers to fall short in a relief role.  Then he is named the starter.

In his first start of the season, the Broncos miraculously defeat the Dolphins in OT.  I had a Middle school student pass me in the hallway 3 times last week talking about "Tebow Magic".  The funny thing is, the Dolphins have won exactly 0 games this year, and their best chance to win one was actually provided by none other than Tebow.

So, you are facing the Lions.  Losers of 2 in a row, barely won the two before that, and playing on the road, in your "high altitude", without their best running back (Jahvid Best).  Not to mention playing against Tebow.  They humiliated you. 

I'm not a football coach.  Never have been.  I've never even coached Junior High level football, and if I can see from the couch, that this guy is terrible, he's not very good.

People who claim he needs more time, really need to understand something.  Cam Newton is playing at a much higher level, ran the same offense as Tebow in college (and to be honest, he ran 3 seperate offenses his 3 years of "college"), Timmy spent his entire career in one.  Andy Dalton ran a similar style of offense at TCU and he is also outperforming Tebow.  Another thought, neither Dalton or Cam had an offseason of workouts with their teams, like Tebow did before his rookie season.

I'm not against Tebow either.  I know there are "Tebow-haters" just like there are "Tebow-lovers", I don't count myself among either of those groups.  I just don't think he's very good.  I think the fans are much more embarrassing.  What's the old line from Bill Polian, "If you let the fans make your decisions, soon enough you'll be sitting with them."  Makes sense to me.

The point is this, and it's pretty simple.  Stop acting like "know it alls" and embarassing yourselves.  It's ok to have passion.  It's ok to support your team.  It's ok to want them to win.  It's gotten to the point of ridiculousness, though.  People who haven't even played the sport criticize the coaches.  People who have never coached a sport in their life are making "proclamations" about what their teams should do.

Here's what you should do.  Cheer for your team.  Cheer as hard as you want, wear facepaint if you want to.  Hope, Pray, do anything you want to "help the team win".   Enjoy it when the team wins.  Maybe even tease your friends who cheer for the opponent.  Be disappointed when they lose.  But don't act like you know better.  You don't.  You just don't.

Are you hearing me Charger fans?

Bloggity, Bloggity, Blog

What do you do when you have a blog, and opinions on everything, but really have nothing to say?

Like the NBA Lockout...  I'm really unconcerned.  Maybe that should be the message to Mr. Stern and his owners.  WE DON'T CARE.  And this is coming from a recent convert from "NCAA Basketball is the best" to "the NBA is better".  The NBA has too many games anyway.

The BCS mess.  I used to have a solution for this.  Before all the conferences went crazy.  Now, I don't have any idea what to think until all this conference swapping stuff settles down.  I do think the fact that they don't have a playoff is asinine.  Dear NCAA Conferences... figure it out.  Get yourselves together in a room, and come up with a plan.  Then, come up with a playoff system.

The World Series.  I hope the Rangers win. For the following reasons:
1.  I'm a Cubs fan, and the Cardinals are the Cub's main rival.
-although it's not much of a Rivalry, the Cardinals OWN the Cubs.
-I'm not that dedicated a Cubs fan, or baseball fan for that matter.  I lost interest about mid-June the past two seasons.
2.  For Ron Washington and Josh Hamilton.  Not because I am or was an addict.  But because that's simply an uplifting story.  I tip my cap to anyone who has overcome addiction and take their place on the highest level of their profession.
Otherwise, I really don't care.  In fact, the Cards could win the whole thing, and I'd probably be over it by the time I shrugged and said... "Hmm".

Maybe I should get upset and rage against something, like the lunatics on fan message boards, but I really don't have the emotion.  There are some very messed up people out there whose priorities are completely out of whack.  Personally, I think if you're that upset because a coach/player/gm/referee did something you didn't like....  You should really get a grip.

The Republican Presidential Nomination?  I'm not impressed with any of them.  I did like Jon Huntsman, but he's about in dead last place.  I do think Rick Perry comes across as not very smart.  Notice I didn't say he wasn't smart...just he appears that way.  He's probably smarter than me, OK?

Occupy Wall Street?  I guess it's kinda cool.  I like the idea of "taking it to the streets".  But why are they doing it?  Because big, mean, businesses do big, mean, things?  Ok.  I get it.

I like Google+ better than "the facebook".  But no one is switching.

I'm sort of excited to see Beavis and Butthead return.  But then again, I won't be too upset if I miss an episode or two. 

Did you see this year's ESPY's Arthur Ashe Award Winner - Dewey Bozella?  You should watch it.

What is wrong with Rivers?

OK, as a "blogger" I don't want to spend too much time talking about my favorite team, because most people don't care.  However, I think this week I'm going to break from that line of thinking to address something that's on a lot of people's mind.

"What is wrong with Philip Rivers?"

Let's look at this historically.  Rivers took over as the Chargers starting quarterback in 2006, his 3rd year in the league.  That was the 14-2 season, and Marty Schottenheimer's final season as a head coach.  Also was the season that LaDanian Tomlinson won the NFL MVP and broke the record for touchdowns in a season.  Rivers in his first season as a starter, threw 22 TD's and 9 interceptions.  He wasn't a world beater, but he took care of the ball and didn't make many mistakes.

The next season, Norv Turner took over as the Head Coach, and Rivers had a different play caller.  He played like it, with 21 TD's and 15 interceptions.  People forget that LaDanian still led the league in rushing this season, and the Chargers finished the season 11-5.

In 2008, his third season as the starting QB, the Chargers fell to 8-8.  You would think that Rivers passing stats would reflect that, but they don't.  He actually improved greatly as a passer, setting a career high in touchdowns (34, leading the league) and only 11 interceptions.  The Chargers had begun the transition to a passing team.  It was becoming evident that LaDanian Tomlinson was not the player he once was, and Rivers basically carried the team to the playoffs that season.  He also led the league in passer rating, yards per attempt, and TD%.  He was NOT voted to the pro bowl.  (Fans are idiots)

In 2009, the Chargers finally turned the team over to Rivers and he responded well.  Throwing for 28 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.  Once again leading the league in yards per attempt, and scoring a qb rating of over 100.  2008 wasn't a fluke, it looked like.

2010 Rivers became a man.  With star WR Vincent Jackson holding out almost the entire season (he played 6 quarters), TE Antonio Gates missing multiple games, #2 WR Malcom Floyd missing several games, and a brand new running back(Ryan Mathews) who struggled in pass blocking and pass receiving, Rivers led the league in passing yardage with 4, 710.  He completed 30 TD passes with 13 interceptions, while throwing to guys from the practice squad (Seyi Ajirotutu) and signed off the street (Kelley Washington). 

As the current season approached, Charger fans and NFL analysts alike were anticipating great things.  "If Rivers can do that throwing to practice squad players and unsigned free agents, what's he going to do when his gets his full cast of receivers back?" was the common thinking. 

So here we are, 6 games played into this 2011 season, and Mr. Rivers has thrown only 7 TD's and 9 interceptions.  His QB rating is the lowest it has been since he became the starter.  So what gives?  Why is someone who has consistently been one of the top performers in the league struggling all of a sudden?  Most of his receivers have been healthy, and the running game has been more effective than last year.

Some common thoughts are the following:
1.  Norv Turner is at fault.  He calls the plays.
2.  Antonio Gates has been injured again, and only played in 2.5 games.
3.  Rivers is pressing.  He's trying to do too much.
4.  He MUST be injured.

Here's what I think...  it's probably a little bit of each of these things.
1.  Norv's playcalling is always worse earlier in the season than it is later in the season.  I don't know why, I'm just calling it like I see it.  I also think some of it is how defenses play the chargers and they see what worked last year, and copy it.  Norv seems to take a while to figure out how to "combat" those issues.  Once he does, lookout, but until then, they are a very frustrating team to watch.  What I have seen teams doing this year, is alot of what the Raiders did last year...blitz up the middle, and man up tight on the WR's.  (This also works much better when Gates isn't in there dominating people in the middle of the field)
2.  Gates injury has had a tremendous effect on the Chargers Red Zone efficiency in particular.  He's the most reliable target down there, and they've played the majority of the games without him down there.
3.  I think Rivers has the idea that, well if I can throw multiple TD games throwing to Kory Sperry, Randy McMichael, Kelley Washington, and Seyi Ajirotutu, I'm gonna be able to KILL it, with Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, and Antonio Gates.  He's simply taking more chances than he used to.  I think Rivers led the league in "no one's open and I'm gonna get sacked so I'm chucking this out of bounds" passes for several years.  He needs to go back to that.
4.  I've heard a few rumors that he got "dinged up" in the Patriots game (week 2).  That is very likely.  He took a couple good shots to the ribs in that game.  And it's not like the team hasn't been dishonest about his physical condition before.  Shoot, in 2007 he played the AFC Championship Game WITHOUT his ACL.  No one knew that beforehand.  It's very possible he was hurting up until the bye week (weeks 3,4, and 5).  This past weekend...two picks, sure, but one of them was deflected.

I think we'll see an improvement as the season goes on.  For all the picks he's thrown this year, and he's on pace to throw more than he ever has (as many already as he threw in ALL of 2009), he's still never thrown 3 in a game.  Also, and I don't know why this is, but ever since Norv Turner has been the coach, it seems like the team waits until "crisis point" to "turn it on".  Rivers and the Chargers although they haven't played great on offense, are still 4-2 on the season.  I'm not sure they've hit the "turn it on" button yet.

 Tune into Monday Night Football, on Halloween night and see if the "revival" starts then.

My Top TV ... Bromances?

Urban Dictionary defines a "Bromance" as  "Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males."


This is a fairly new term, as I can never remember hearing it back when I was a teenager and the ladies wore their hair BIG.  You know, that "Aqua Net Hair" from the 80's?  We didn't have "Bromances" back then.  I mean I guess we had them, but they weren't called that.  


I have no idea of when the term "bromance" started, but I felt relieved in seeing that it was the "Urban Word of the Day" on Urban Dictionary in 2006 and 2009.  It's relatively new term, but one that has become pretty quickly absorbed into the popular culture.  


Every time I read about a new show, or movie, or anything involving two males that get along, I see the relationship as being described as a "bromance".  And "Bros", to our credit really don't seem to mind.  It's become an accepted description of male relationships.


What is the appeal?  I think for most, the idea of having a close male friend that you can rely on is kind of a fantasy.  Not a fantasy as in impossible, but rather a fantasy as between work, marriage, children, children's activities, family stuff (inlaws, weddings, funerals, etc)  and perhaps some "workout time".. we really don't have much "guy time".  Thankfully, the wonderful television people in the world have provided us with a great group of "bros" that we could hang with from our living room.

So I thought it would be "fun" to make a "Top Ten List of TV Bromances".  I was wrong.  It was tough.  I had to develop a set of criteria to eliminate certain elements, and then I also had to decide how to rank the group I settled on.

MY Criteria -

•  no relatives ( sorry to Frasier and Niles and any other set of brothers), 
• Comedic duos only ( apologies to Crockett and Tubbs or Starsky and Hutch),  
• no kid shows (sorry Drake and Josh and anything else from Nick or their ilk)

Honorable Mentions:

• Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski (South Park) - I really wanted to put these guys in the top ten.  However, I'm not really comfortable describing 3rd/4th graders as a "bromance".  Cartoon characters or not.
•  Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement (The Flight of the Conchords) - probably the funniest duo that I left out of the top ten.  Just not enough "material" to include them.
• Seth Cohen and Ryan Atwood (The OC) - A teenage bromance from probably my favorite of the "teen dramas".  And technically, not comedic, although they were funny.
• Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane (The Dukes of Hazzard) - True they weren't equals, but they were bros before they were called "bros".
• Kirk and Spock (Star Trek) - really wanted to put them in the top ten as well.  But, Spock is an alien.  Can an alien and a human have a bromance?  And yes, I know Kirk had sex with aliens.
• Brian the dog and Stewie Griffen (Family Guy) - Again, they are a great on screen couple, but can a dog and a human baby qualify as bros?  I think not.
• Tim Taylor and Al Borland (Home Improvement) I think if Tim would have been more accepting of Al, they might have made it.
• Vince, Eric, Drama, Turtle, and Ari (Entourage) - These guys should probably make the list, but I can't have a Five Way Bromance going on, that's just wrong.

10.  Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)
I wasn't going to put these guys in the top 10, because they spend about 90% of their time in disagreement.  However, Leonard puts up with Sheldon's rules, regulations, etc, etc.. when I don't think anyone else could.  Plus they go comic book shopping together, they have "HALO night", they are I'm sure, what every nerd wished he had in a bro.  And as bad as Sheldon is as a roommate, he is a pretty good bro.  He not only learned to accept Leonard's relationship with Penny, he continued his friendship and actually strengthened it with her, after her and Leonard split.  Some would say that's not true "Bro" behavior, but everyone knows that Penny and Leonard are still in love with each other.

9.  Marshall Eriksen and Ted Mosby (How I Met Your Mother)
Marshall and Ted were roomates under the following circumstances:
a.  College Roomates
b.  College Roomates with a steady girlfriend (Marshall and Lilly)
c.  Adult Roomates with a steady girlfriend
d.  Adult Roomates with the steady girlfriend/fiance (again Lilly)
e.  Adult Roomates with a wife!
f.  Adult Roomates with a wife, and the other guy is engaged.

  I'm not sure there's anything that can break up this Bromance.  Including Barney, who continues to "make a move" on Ted to be his "best friend."  Ted and Marshall will always have each other, and have made some tremendous "Bro Moments", who can forget their occasional "Pizza Runs" to Chicago?

8.  Danny Tanner  and Joey Gladstone  (Full House)
Imagine you wife dies and leaves you with some children to raise.  Who do they decide to have move into the house and "help out"?  Well, "Uncle Joey" of course!  Seriously.  That's some pretty strong Bromance going on.  I don't know a single dude who would actually do this (He wasn't really their Uncle).  And yes, they did bring along John Stamos as "Uncle Jesse" as well.  (Jesse was supposedly his former wife's brother).  Let's put it this way... if there wasn't such a strong connection, why did Bob Saget write a song entitled, "Danny Tanner was not Gay"?

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I rest my case.

7.  Norm Peterson  and Cliff Clavin (Cheers)
Norm and Cliff hung out next to each other, at the same bar, nearly every night for 11 years.  Despite their obvious differences, they make this friendship work.
a.  Norm is married, Cliff is not
b. Cliff is gainfully employed (United States Postal Service) and Norm usually isn't.
c.  Norm is generally loved by everyone, Cliff is not.
d.  Cliff is amazed with "little known facts", Norm not so much

Basically what held them together was a love of Beer, and living vicariously through their hero, Sam Malone.  Can two such simple things keep a "Bromance" going?
Yes, yes it can.

6.  Benjamin Franklin Pierce and John McIntyre (M*A*S*H)
Some may argue that BJ Honeycutt would make a better bro than Trapper John, after all they spent more episodes together (187 for BJ, only 74 for Trapper).  However, in the world of "Bro-hood" there is a certain chemistry that must occur.  Although Hawkeye and BJ were close, I don't think they became as close as he was with Trapper John.  In fact, BJ's first episode on M*A*S*H when Hawkeye drove halfway across Korea to say goodbye to Trapper, who was being sent home.

5.  Dwight Schrute and Michael Scott (the office)
What would the office be without the Bromance of Michael and Dwight?  Well, judging by this year's episodes, pretty boring.  No matter what was happening in the office, no matter what crazy scheme Michael came up with, Dwight always had his back.  And although it seemed that Michael was always looking for something better than Dwight, he never found it.  Not amoungst his male coworkers, not with his female coworkers, not anywhere.  As far as "Bromance Capers" go, there are probably too many to mention, but who can forget these two scarfing down fetticini alfredo before the "Cure for Rabies" 5K.

4.  Balki Bartokomous  and Larry Appleton  (Perfect Strangers)
The story of Balki, an immigrant from the imaginary island of Mypos, who moves to the big city(Chicago) to live with his "Cousin Larry".  Larry, of course had no idea he was coming, who he was, or why he was on his doorstep.  Whether Larry and Balki were actually related is under some debate.  Wikipedia says that they are "distant cousins", but I seem to remember an episode whether Larry actually had Balki's heritage researched and found out that they actually weren't.  Regardless the two engage in tons of mayhem and hilarity, and they would be lost without each other.

Balki is so happy to be in the top 5, he wishes to do the "Dance of Joy".

You know how they keep re-making old tv shows into movies?  Charlie's Angels?  Starsky and Hutch?  etc, etc..  Sombody out there needs to make "Perfect Strangers" the movie.

Why hasn't anyone in Hollywood thought of this?  As Balki would say, "Don't be ridiculous".

3.  George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld)
Friends since Junior High, George and Jerry served as the bedrock for the greatest television comedy of all time.  For whatever reason, these two guys stuck together, through thick and thin.  Mostly thin.  It was George who coined the terms "Relationship George" and "Independant George" and how men have two sides to their personalities.  It's funny because it's true.  To list the various events of George and Jerry would probably take an entire website.  However, we can be assured of the level of "bromance" here, because an entire episode "The Outing" was devoted to a story of Jerry and George being a gay couple.
Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

2.  Joey Tribbiani and Chandler Bing  (Friends)
Here's how we know that Joey and Chandler had a lasting "bromance".  When Chandler and Monica go house shopping, because they want to move to the suburbs and raise a family, they make sure the house has a dedicated "Joey room".  These guys were so close, they kind of take turn being Ross's best friend.  Chandler helps Joey through his early years as a struggling actor.  And it's never more clear how much these two need each other than these two scenarios:
a.  When Joey becomes "successful" and moves out to his own place, and they are both miserable.
b.  When they tried the spin-off TV show, Joey.  What WAS that, NBC?  I mean, they didn't even show 8 of the Joey episodes.  It was that bad.

It seems pretty simple to me.  Joey needed Chandler.  and likewise.

1.  Christopher Turk and John 'J.D.' Dorian (Scrubs)
Where to begin with these two?  Their shared love of "Sandford and Son"?  How they play "World's Most Giant Doctor"?  How about "Find the Saltine"?  Maybe... how they share a dead stuffed dog together (Rowdy)? 

Much like Marshall and Ted above they started living together while in college AND, Turk and JD continued to live together AFTER Turk got married.  When JD moved out, Turk and Carla started having marraige problems.

And for the following other reasons:
a.  Carla openly wonders, more than once, if her husband loves her as much as he loves JD.
b.  JD openly calls Turk "chocolate bear", Turk - doesn't mind. 
c.  If you google "chocolate bear" the first answer is Christopher Turk.
c.  When Turk and Carla get engage, JD runs around them in the park with sparklers.
d. There is a Drinking Game - where you have to drink every time Turk and JD have a "gay" moment.
e.  They rode a tandem bike - the first day of med school
f.  A facebook page called:  I have always wanted a friendship like Turk and JD had.
g.  The following scene:
J.D.: [JD and Turk are lying on the ground] Why are we lying in the parking lot?
Turk: Your hook shot knocked you unconscious and I lied down next to you so everybody would think we were chillin'.
J.D.: Oh. Thanks S.C.B. By the way I should tell you something. I found an apartment and I'm moving out the day after tomorrow.
Turk: Wow. What does S.C.B. mean?
J.D.: Super. Chocolate. Bear.
Turk: I love it.

For all these reasons and more...  they brought us.. the one... the only.... the video "Guy Love"

In addition if you follow them on twitter, Zach Braff and Donald Faison, still act and talk that way about each other.  It's quite hilarious.  Or possibly disturbing.  Whatever.

Congratulations to our #1 Bromance, and thanks to you for reading this entire thing!