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89th

@copper That's what I keep telling my buddies. I say, "you do realize why they have red/burgundy in their colors, right?" Oh but no one can say the word redskins, now. (I still do)

Yeah a chopper flew over the stadium and used a massively zoomed in camera to see that there was "Commanders" gear in an office.

BTW, the nickname is: Washington Commies (no joke), you would think someone in the front office would've realized that on day 1 of the new name selection process.

Copper

LuFins Dad

Did they focus test any of this? The name rollout has been a laughingstock with leaks everywhere, NOBODY likes the name, I think it’s time they cleared house in the ownership group.

Jolly

They should have kept the original name.
Barring that, they should have changed the name to Warriors and they wouldn't have even had to tamper with the logo.

LuFins Dad

It’s official. Worst surprise in all of history.

Jolly

Go Commies!

jon-nyc

Call me contrarian but Commanders seems like a decent name for a football team. Also “commies” doesn’t seem a natural short because of the difference in pronunciation of the O sound.

Copper

The new web site: https://www.commanders.com/

Most of it still uses the old name.

89th

Overall I think the name is a good one. Just doesn't have a good nickname (3 syllables is too much for any sports chant) other than Commies, and is ironic given the tweet point above. @Jolly yes Warriors would've been better and would've continued the tribute to the Native American fighting strength that Redskins name honored.

LuFins Dad

It’s a great name!

For an Arena League Team.

jon-nyc

Good point 89. There aren’t a lot of 3 syllable team names and most that do have a natural nickname. Pats, Bucs, Cards, etc

Copper

I remember when the Pats were the Patsies

You don't hear that any more

I think Commies will get a lot of use

LuFins Dad

Wait, did they honestly send three African American men out for the reveal? Pander much?

Copper

@lufins-dad said in The new, but not improved, Washington Football Team:

Wait, did they honestly send three African American men out for the reveal? Pander much?

Is there an alternative?

89th

@copper said in The new, but not improved, Washington Football Team:

I think Commies will get a lot of use

Agreed, so much that in a few years it will be synonymous with DC football more than for communists.

Copper

So far I think it is fair to say that the fans hate the new name.

Actually not all hate it, some just dislike it.

And some others just make fun of it.

#HTTR

LuFins Dad

@copper said in The new, but not improved, Washington Football Team:

So far I think it is fair to say that the fans hate the new name.

Actually not all hate it, some just dislike it.

And some others just make fun of it.

#HTTR

That hashtag confused the hell out of me for a while. I thought it was a weird short form of Hater…

Copper

I have seen that hash in a lot of places today, facebook type places where Washington football fans are unhappy.

I am a Patriots guy, not a HTTR guy, but the skins were my neighbors for a long time and they are my #2 team. I coached t-ball on their practice field and I have seen Joe Jacoby and Dexter Manley hang out at the golf course many times - 40 years ago. I once ran into Joe Theismann at Hechinger (Lowes before Lowes), I helped him find something, a light bulb or something.

Anyway, I'll give them a HTTR for solidarity, for at least one day.

For you out-of-towners, Hail To The Redskins - that was the fight song.

LuFins Dad

The best take I’ve heard on it? The guy that covers basketball locally shrugged and said “At least it’s better than Wizards…”

Jolly

Bring back the name "Bullets".

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