Morrissey Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, Warfish said: Because DC's logo/flag has 3 stars. Clearly the color inspiration for the away Jerseys. I kinda like the away jersey, reminds me of the old Falcons uniforms, and I've never been a fan of the Marron and off-Yellow, lol. or 3 super bowl wins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vudu Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I like it.It’s better than the racist name they had before 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Integrity28 said: Just because there’s other examples of it, doesn’t mean it’s a good tactic. It’s a half-measure. In your opinion, and let’s face it that’s all that matters. But what about the scores and scores of people that seen it just as a team name, no racism involved, but agreed that maybe it can be construed as racist so a change was needed, all while trying to keep some the passed infused with the new? Is that not possible. Of course not. Everything is racist, right. How about the people that just bring up race into everything aren’t they racist also, I mean there on the “right side” but if all they see is race… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Anthony Jet said: In your opinion, and let’s face it that’s all that matters. But what about the scores and scores of people that seen it just as a team name, no racism involved, but agreed that maybe it can be construed as racist so a change was needed, all while trying to keep some the passed infused with the new? Is that not possible. Of course not. Everything is racist, right. How about the people that just bring up race into everything aren’t they racist also, I mean there on the “right side” but if all they see is race… Gonna be honest, I think if the team had stuck with a "Red(whatever)" name, Red Hawks, Red Wolves, Red Hogs, Red Generic Animal, etc. I think it would have been a VERY extremely small group of people who would complain that "it was still racist because "Red"". The exception to this is "Red Tails", because once again, what someone thinks in honoring a group won't been seen as such by everyone, especially when it's not a member of that racial group profiting off the name. Even then, I think race-based criticism of Red tailas would have been a small minority. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJet Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 As some people on twitter have been pointing out, they completely messed up this patch: You use the season that you won the SuperBowl in, not the actual year the game was played in. Example - it's the 85 Bears....not the 86 Bears. (85 season, SuperBowl played in January 86) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry McCockinner Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, IndianaJet said: As some people on twitter have been pointing out, they completely messed up this patch: You use the season that you won the SuperBowl in, not the actual year the game was played in. Example - it's the 85 Bears....not the 86 Bears. (85 season, SuperBowl played in January 86) I mean that’s absolutely brutal lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, IndianaJet said: As some people on twitter have been pointing out, they completely messed up this patch: You use the season that you won the SuperBowl in, not the actual year the game was played in. Example - it's the 85 Bears....not the 86 Bears. (85 season, SuperBowl played in January 86) Wow! Could they have botched this any more than they did?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 What I don’t get is - did they do any polling on this name choice? Everyone hates it! And I mean everyone. LOL Should have just stuck with WFT. It was hokey but was unique and memorable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Anthony Jet said: In your opinion, and let’s face it that’s all that matters. But what about the scores and scores of people that seen it just as a team name, no racism involved, but agreed that maybe it can be construed as racist so a change was needed, all while trying to keep some the passed infused with the new? Is that not possible. Of course not. Everything is racist, right. How about the people that just bring up race into everything aren’t they racist also, I mean there on the “right side” but if all they see is race… It’s a thread about a team that changed its name because it was racist. Hiw exactly am I (which is clearly what you’re implying) “bringing race into it”? Its always charming when these conversations about racist get steered away from race with bigoted insistence, and when someone tries to bring it back to the topic at hand, the line is inevitably “you made it about race, you’re the racist”. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Warfish said: Gonna be honest, I think if the team had stuck with a "Red(whatever)" name, Red Hawks, Red Wolves, Red Hogs, Red Generic Animal, etc. I think it would have been a VERY extremely small group of people who would complain that "it was still racist because "Red"". The exception to this is "Red Tails", because once again, what someone thinks in honoring a group won't been seen as such by everyone, especially when it's not a member of that racial group profiting off the name. Even then, I think race-based criticism of Red tailas would have been a small minority. I’m not saying it would have still been racist, to be clear. I’m saying that removing only the skin part would be a half measure and the only legacy invoked by keeping red in there is the reminder of why they had to change names. Strategically, it’s a goofy solution. Better off with a clean slate. You can do more with it. Again… Strategically. Not my fault they picked the wrong clean slate, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, slimjasi said: What I don’t get is - did they do any polling on this name choice? Everyone hates it! And I mean everyone. LOL Should have just stuck with WFT. It was hokey but was unique and memorable. Still at ~91% hate, 9% love on the poll on the WFT Forum. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, slimjasi said: What I don’t get is - did they do any polling on this name choice? Everyone hates it! And I mean everyone. LOL Should have just stuck with WFT. It was hokey but was unique and memorable. This calls for a task force 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 There’s an article on ESPN about how teams got their names. A lot of them were fan vote or fan write in with a committee that picks the winner some ideas I might have written in Masons Minutemen (lol the memes) Whigs Cherry Blossoms Ambassadors Generals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Should have called them The Washington Warriors and kept the old logo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92ShaunEllis92 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Horrible name. They’ll always be The ‘Skins, along with the Oilers and Titans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sourceworx Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 The Commanders is pretty lame, but I don't hate the uniforms. The helmet decals are simple, but kind of cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Island Leprechaun Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Sounds like the name of GMC truck. Not that that's a bad thing. Better than Commandants. Or Cormorants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Long Island Leprechaun said: Sounds like the name of GMC truck. Not that that's a bad thing. Better than Commandants. Or Cormorants. How about the Comanches? Oh wait... that brings us right back to the original problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, sourceworx said: The Commanders is pretty lame, but I don't hate the uniforms. The helmet decals are simple, but kind of cool. If I’m being honest, I loved the numbers on the helmets last year. Each man an individual. Simplicity. It worked. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 29 minutes ago, 92ShaunEllis92 said: Horrible name. They’ll always be The ‘Skins, along with the Oilers and Titans literally nobody left on earth insistent on calling the Titans the oilers. Nobody. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 My opinion? Washington Diners, Driveins and Dives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Integrity28 said: If I’m being honest, I loved the numbers on the helmets last year. Each man an individual. Simplicity. It worked. There is no "I" in Team. Of course, there is also no "I" in Commanders either, so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Integrity28 said: It’s a thread about a team that changed its name because it was racist. Hiw exactly am I (which is clearly what you’re implying) “bringing race into it”? Its always charming when these conversations about racist get steered away from race with bigoted insistence, and when someone tries to bring it back to the topic at hand, the line is inevitably “you made it about race, you’re the racist”. Yea that’s what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greensleeves Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 So if you're going to a game do you say I'm going Commando? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjasi Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Matt39 said: This calls for a task force All I know is, I'd be super pissed off if the New York Jets suddenly became the New York "Commanders" JFC. it's just bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry McCockinner Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Should have gone with the Washington Comparators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungaman Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 They went from insulting to insipid. I like the potential of "Let's go Commies!" or "Let's go WC's!" The logo could be a bunch of guys in North Korean uniforms waiting outside some porta potties. Red Hogs would have been a good segue from the old name and the nickname, plus good material for a muscular tusker type of uniform logo. But I don't work from some overpaid milquetoast consulting firm that overcharges for asinine advice. Must have been the same folks who advised the Johnsons on the Idzik and Mac hires a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 20 hours ago, doitny said: should hve called the the Skins. then we could still have the Cowboys vs the Skins. i know i heard that Rivera was going on a show tomorrow to announce the name. well i guess that don't matter now. The Foreskins would've worked. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 The Washington Contractors Proudly Rebuilding Since 1994 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 16 minutes ago, Barry McCockinner said: Should have gone with the Washington Comparators. Hilarious, but GastineauLives beat you to that joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Washington Football Nationals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Washington Washingtonians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuscanyTile2 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Washington Bullets. How great would that be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry McCockinner Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, TuscanyTile2 said: Hilarious, but GastineauLives beat you to that joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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