Washington Commanders thread

Why haven't they picked a new name yet?
Could they not just change it back to the Braves which was the name before the change?

I mean they call it the team with no name but it is how most sports operate. But franchises tend to be less about the area they are from than teams in a lot of other sports.

jack presley wrote: »

"It can take anything from 6 months to 2 years to change a team's name"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/sports/football/washington-name-change-trademark.html

Not sure if you're joking or not with suggesting going back to the Braves considering the Indians, Chiefs, Atlanta Braves and Blackhawks are all getting some pushback on their connection to Native Americans (although not to the extent as Washington did) but Washington has come out and said that the new name will have no connection to Native Americans.

And while I don't believe him, Snyder has said that they might leave it as Washington Football Team.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/washington-nfl-owner-dan-snyder-says-his-team-may-have-already-found-its-permanent-name/

Agreed, American settlers committed one of the biggest acts of genocide against the native population and then some rich white men decided to use them as mascots for their teams, putting them alongside mostly a bunch of animals. Saying they should be ok with their people being used as a mascot is like saying it would be ok for a German soccer team to call themselves 'The Jews' (aware of Godwin's law but in this case they are actually both cases of genocide). Washington attempting to move from an openly racist name to one that still attached to Native Americans would have been a terrible move, though given Snyder's history I wouldn't have been surprised if he tried it.

As for Blackhawks, a Black Hawk is what they called a battle/war leader in some Native American tribes in their area, hence why they the team has an image of a Native American on their logo instead of a hawk. There is no way to claim they are called after a bird

Absolutely... going for the 2 points v Giants may come back to haunt us

Big chance to win the East now thanks to the giants result last night, I'd be pretty confident of winning our last 2 games, they'll both be tight games though I think

Heinike is having a great game tbf, one for the furure

Well that was a roller coaster, just couldn’t get enough pressure on Brady.
Heinike was excellent and his mobility was very impressive but they need to sign him up straight away as he is now a free agent and put himself in the shop window with that display. Certainly much more positive about a new season in Sept than I have been in years, team being built from the back which is what gives you the solid foundation.

Jimmy Two Times wrote: »

Ryan Kerrigan off to Philadelphia.

Couple of years ago this would have been a disaster but at this point the starting D Line is extremely strong. Just hope the back ups are decent.

Shame, one of my fav players, I have him on back of my jersey

Commanders, Admirals, Armada, Brigade, Sentinels, Defenders, Red Hogs, Presidents and the status quo “Washington Football Team” are among the finalists

I will love it if they name it Red Hogs. With a hog on the helmet!

Second fav would be Presidents with current president on the helmet! Imagine Trump Face!

Just had a look there now,I thought we would have concentrated on the ol but obviously not