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NFL cheerleader calendars: a plea for creativity

A point to ponder as football season reaches the stretch run: why are NFL team cheerleader calendars almost universally boring?

The ingredients for good work are there, but nobody's putting them to use.

There's the Dolphins (pictured -- is that a real dolphin?), the Jaguars, the Chiefs, the Eagles (eco-sexy?), the Ravens, the Redskins, the Broncos -- the list goes on. Spot the pattern?

When a team does break the mold, the results range from impressively bizarre to simply bizarre.

I see no reason it has to be this way. I guarantee that in every NFL city there is at least one boutique design firm that could not only produce glossy bikini goodness, but do so in a way that's actually interesting. And I might be insane, but there's an optimist inside me that thinks people would dig it.

After all, does anyone actually want to stare at this all year?

Neal Shaffer welcomes comments, tips, suggestions, and general well-wishes. Email him directly at neal(@)slantsixcreative.com, or visit him at slantsixcreative.com.
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Neal Shaffer is a writer, strategist, and design and culture enthusiast from Baltimore, Maryland.

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