Washington DC's NFL franchise to get a new name

[UTGrad98 2,280]

Not gonna lie. When I first skimmed the name I thought they named it the Washington Commodores.

[52-80 19,162]

have they confirmed with navy folk and other mariners that this name is not offensive to them?

[smuggs 9,353]

11 minutes ago, UTGrad98 said:

Not gonna lie. When I first skimmed the name I thought they named it the Washington Commodores.

 

Commodores would kick ass.

 

[RPM 26,322]

Washington Commodores would funk you up.

[freyguy 4,277]

they'll still suck....

[RPM 26,322]

Did San Antonio get anything out of this?

[Planet Houston 4,930]

Commanderps

[Irieguy 1,059]

23 hours ago, Harrison Bergeron said:

The entire "Washington Football Team" is just SAF. I mean do people need to be reminded what sport? Why not just "Washington." Seems pretty obvious it is a team and it plays football ... this isn't the damn MLS.

Believe it or not there are websites that cover multiple sports and have short headlines and limited space. “Washington signs Jones” is too ambiguous. 

[utxmike05 1,828]

Saw this last night from a friend.

Leaked video shows the logo in view through windows lol. Probably set up by Washington on purpose. 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by utxmike05

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,777]

… the Big Reveal!

[WillUSAF 226]

their new name is what it is. Over time we all we get used to it. But jesus christ! 2 fucking years "working on this" and you do nothing to the fucking unis!?!?!?  They look fucking stupid!

['stache 21,818]

Happy “My Grandma Was An Indian Princess And I’m Not Offended” Day!

[n64ra 1,086]

I've yet to see a serious and good suggestion for the name. Add Commanders to the list of stupid names. I get it - the commander-in-chief lives in DC, but still, meh.

[Bateshorn 9,928]

I mean, if I were University of Minnesota and University of Washington, I’d probably at least dial up my counsel and ask about trademark. 

Edited February 2, 2022 by Bateshorn

[Pig Bellmont 8,719]

So Snyder didn’t want to fight or pay any trademark trolls and then landed on this garbage? Sounds like an Arena Football team

['stache 21,818]

13 minutes ago, n64ra said:

I've yet to see a serious and good suggestion for the name. Add Commanders to the list of stupid names. I get it - the commander-in-chief lives in DC, but still, meh.

I liked Washington Admirals and DC Destroyers. Just in general they should have done DC instead to separate them from the state and open up something completely new.

[futureman 22,472]

17 minutes ago, n64ra said:

I get it - the commander-in-chief lives in DC, but still, meh.

that’s cultural appropriation of indigenous peoples. 

[ztejas 43,467]

 

[Murfdogg21 4,413]

Those uniforms are worse than the name. Why didn’t they just keep the Redskins uniform and helmet but sub the logo for a W?

[Murfdogg21 4,413]

11 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

So Snyder didn’t want to fight or pay any trademark trolls and then landed on this garbage? Sounds like an Arena Football team

I’m not a lawyer, but I question the enforceability of the trademark trolls (really one main guy) who claimed about 10 names (Warriors, Redtails, Redhawks among others) the day Snyder announced they’d change the name. This nerd in Virginia or DC has no real intention to found his own professional football team with those names. 
 

Snyder was dumb and should have trademarked his top 10 or 20 options before announcing they were going to change it. 

['stache 21,818]

At least the W doesn’t look like Walgreens, like the baseball team.

[n64ra 1,086]

7 minutes ago, 'stache said:

I liked Washington Admirals and DC Destroyers. Just in general they should have done DC instead to separate them from the state and open up something completely new.

Admiral needs to be for a city along the ocean not the Potomac. Even though their field is 20 miles from Annapolis, they wouldn't be named the Maryland Admirals. Destroyers - like the boat? Same problem.

[Sgt Hulk 13,776]

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They should have just gone with FC Washington. They would have gained a shitload of Euro fans.

[D3zii 3,705]

[956 Worldwide 34,715]

Can we talk about how shit the official logo is?

1. Soccer influenced. This isn’t a soccer club. It’s a football team.

2. Putting your titles on the logo is shit (more soccer influence)? You ever gonna win another? (See below).

3. Stars are shit. Stars are not the insignia for a Commander. I get that they’re supposed to be SB wins, but you can’t be having two different places to brag about titles.  And if you have a military themed name, don’t include something that can be confused as a conflicting military reference. 
 

4. WTF is a commander? Is the is the Navy rank? General “Commander.” If it’s not clear wtf you’re talking about the logo should have a picture.

All in all Washington Football Team was better. 
 

Edited February 2, 2022 by 956 Worldwide

[Harrison Bergeron 1,798]

Snyder should have trolled the world and gone with Washington Wetbacks.

[Longboard Horn 40,326]

 

[Bateshorn 9,928]

8 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Can we talk about how shit the official logo is?

1. Soccer influenced. This isn’t a soccer club. It’s a football team.

2. Putting your titles on the logo is shit (more soccer influence)? You ever gonna win another? (See below).

3. Stars are shit. Stars are not the insignia for a Commander. I get that they’re supposed to be SB wins, but you can’t be having two different places to brag about titles.  And if you have a military themed name, don’t include something that can be confused as a conflicting military reference. 
 

4. WTF is a commander? Is the is the Navy rank? General “Commander.” If it’s not clear wtf you’re talking about the logo should have a picture.

All in all Washington Football Team was better. 
 

1. There’s nothing wrong with a soccer style logo. Nobody is really quibbling with the seal.  It’s the stupid lame name.

3. 3 stars is part of the DC flag and a symbol of Washington DC

[956 Worldwide 34,715]

I didn’t even think of the DC flag and I lived there for three years.  If I saw them in a row like on the flag, I’d have picked it up. 

Still not awesome.  If you’re going to allude to a flag or another symbol, lean in so it’s unmistakable. Keep the same pattern, or colors, or something other than just “stars.” The stars here are arranged like the Tennessee flag. The Ravens did this correctly with their crest.

Bottom line— too many words, too many numbers, not enough that’s visually memorable. It’s a mess of design. 

[TXRed 3,281]

That black uniform is just the worst. Putting the logo on the front of the helmet is really something.

Edited February 2, 2022 by TXRed

[Leeroy Jenkins 2,404]

Fuck Dan Snyder right in the ass with a dildo wrapped in sandpaper.  

[ChickenSandwich 9,843]

50 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

[LTbear 4,170]

The trend of black uniforms has really leaked into the NFL, and I hate it. 

[Pig Bellmont 8,719]

1 hour ago, Murfdogg21 said:

I’m not a lawyer, but I question the enforceability of the trademark trolls (really one main guy) who claimed about 10 names (Warriors, Redtails, Redhawks among others) the day Snyder announced they’d change the name. This nerd in Virginia or DC has no real intention to found his own professional football team with those names. 
 

Snyder was dumb and should have trademarked his top 10 or 20 options before announcing they were going to change it. 

He also should have just had a new name ready to go and not gone so long without a permanent name. I think Snyder thought he could get fans to buy extra merch and he didn’t care about the brand

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[CooterBrown 18,014]

Should've kept the Redskins name and changed their mascot to:

[Bateshorn 9,928]

Also, those uniforms have got more than a little of the Maryland under armor overly busy thing going on 

[Sgt Hulk 13,776]

Couldn’t have happened to a better team lolz

[RomaVicta 29,927]

 

I move that we name the team The Commanders.

Seconded. Unaninously approved. We're ecstatic. 

[David Dennison 18,905]

1 hour ago, n64ra said:

I've yet to see a serious and good suggestion for the name. Add Commanders to the list of stupid names. I get it - the commander-in-chief lives in DC, but still, meh.

Washington Monuments.

[DougO 5,250]

Commanders seems awfully anti-equity and white supremecyish. 

[DougO 5,250]

1 hour ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

 

Needs a little work.

 

[smuggs 9,353]

1 hour ago, 956 Worldwide said:

 

 

Why are they claiming the Raiders, Niners and Cowboys titles?

[DougO 5,250]

OK, I am now announcing my personal nickname for them that will trigger many people, and WGAFS anyway.

Washington Commoders it is.

['stache 21,818]

29 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Also, those uniforms have got more than a little of the Maryland under armor overly busy thing going on 

Yup, as much as I despite that franchise, the unis looked good with the numbers on the helmet instead of the Indian guy logo. Shouuld have kept it and just changed the name, if that's what they really wanted to do. Messing with the unis is just too much.

[Vertigo 20,290]

7 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Yup, as much as I despite that franchise, the unis looked good with the numbers on the helmet instead of the Indian guy logo. Shouuld have kept it and just changed the name, if that's what they really wanted to do. Messing with the unis is just too much.

Same, I like the helmets but their original unis were great. I hope they go with the more classic look most of the time instead of the horribad black look. 

[ztejas 43,467]

 

[Paper_jam 831]

They should do a tie-in with GI Joe and have a live-action Cobra Commander mascot character.

 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

A loser by any other name is still a loser......