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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy wife "they named the Washington team the Commanders?" She's a fan of
The Handmaids Tale.
The men in charge are called Commanders.
Its amazing how Team Snyder screwed this up in new and inventive ways.
Commies is already the running joke
About a month ago they released a video of them deliberating - one version didn't blur out a piece of paper with Commanders on it. They also bought the domain name last weekend which, of course, was discovered.
Team Snyder 👍
brush
(56,684 posts)baseball team now being called the Guardians. GAG.
WhiskeyGrinder
(23,522 posts)brush
(56,684 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(102,211 posts)I suppose "Swamp Monsters" or "Swamp Things" would have a certain something ...
JT45242
(2,725 posts)Lived in the Akron/Cleveland area for almost a decade. Went to Jacobs field many times. Never heard of those statues as the guardians.
They were the first pro team in Cleveland if I remember correctly
That was the real local angle.
Some idiot in marketing wanted to keep the script -- ians at the end of the logo.
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,403 posts)But it's still bleh. I can't stand the logo either.
WhiskeyGrinder
(23,522 posts)underpants
(185,705 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(23,522 posts)underpants
(185,705 posts)I thought it was a stupid name all over the place.
milestogo
(17,139 posts)Celerity
(46,154 posts)Kid Berwyn
(17,396 posts)Hey! Good luck today, Broski!
Stinky The Clown
(68,351 posts)Casady1
(2,133 posts)the football team.
we could have continued calling them the WTFs. Which they will forever be to me anyway (Packer backer here but Aaron can just GO AWAY).
Actually, in view of the last few years, I was in favor of The Crashing Bores, or in keeping with the "Hogs" imagery, The Crashing Boars.
happybird
(4,977 posts)The new name sucks. Snyder sucks. And I am sick of my team sucking. I basically gave up after the RG3 debacle. But theyll always be my team.
Mr. Ected
(9,683 posts)The best defense in the world but offensive on the home front.
haele
(13,289 posts)Planning to get millions selling whichever "Washington x" domain to match a name they finally picked for the team. A lazy jerk's get rich scheme.
My favorites, Washington RedHawks (a local raptor) or Red Wolves were high on the list. As were Commodores and a few other patriotic type names.
So the Washington NFL team ends up with Commanders. Okay, at least it isn't the "DC FC". (US pro soccer team naming habit joke).
Haele
muriel_volestrangler
(102,211 posts)haele
(13,289 posts)American (Football) Club, District of Colombia...
Which might lead to Thunderstruck being their team song, totally cool....
(Okay, I'm done now...)
Haele
bif
(23,676 posts)They were the Wayne State University Tartars when I attended back in the day. They figured no one knew what a Tartar was so they changed it to the Warriors. Talk about a generic name. Why not The Winners? Or something equally bland!
Washington can't win, at least as long as the Snyders are in charge. That's why.
Tommy Carcetti
(43,457 posts)...progress?
pwb
(12,114 posts)class thinks of themselves.
bigtree
(89,175 posts)...so, win.
RockRaven
(15,978 posts)Strong work, Snyder, strong work.
Apparently they also included on the new jerseys a patch which notes the three Super bowls the franchise has won. And they got the years wrong.
Other NFL teams with a 3 or more syllable name have widely used nicknames, which are 1-2.
Patriots to Pats. Buccaneers to Bucs. 49ers to Niners.
underpants
(185,705 posts)This article got it wrong too. The logo says 1983 which is two years off.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/washington-commanders-logo-wrong-super-bowl-years/ymro8jkbas218xgt4cgqxo6a
As many have pointed out, the years aren't correct. Teams that win the Super Bowl don't generally claim the exact year that the Super Bowl takes place. It goes to the team in which the majority of the season is played.
Washington won the Super Bowl in its 1981, 1987 and 1991 seasons. Yet the logo has 1982, 1988 and 1992, which were the years in which the title game took place.
Deep State Witch
(11,048 posts)I mean Commanders! I'm still calling them the WTFs.
FSogol
(46,156 posts)Oversight Committee to Hold Roundtable with Former Washington Football Team Employees on Rampant Workplace Misconduct, Sexual Harassment
Washington D.C. (January 27, 2022)On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, will hold a hybrid roundtable with several former Washington Football Team (WFT) employees to discuss issues of workplace misconduct and the National Football Leagues (NFL) failure to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and verbal abuse within the WFT under the leadership of owner Dan Snyder. The roundtable will be an opportunity for Committee Members to hear firsthand accounts of former employees and will inform potential legislative solutions to better protect all workers from harassment and discrimination.
For more than twenty years, employees of the Washington Football Team were subjected to sexual harassment, verbal abuse, and other misconduct, said Chairwoman Maloney. It is becoming increasingly clear that not only did the team fail to protect employees, but the NFL went to great lengths to prevent the truth about this toxic work environment from coming to light. The NFLs decision to cover up these abuses raises serious questions about its commitment to setting workplace standards that keep employees safe. I commend these victims for their bravery in coming forward to share their stories. No organization is above the law, I am committed to getting to the bottom of these abuses and ensuring that every Americanno matter where they workis safe from workplace harassment and discrimination.
We launched this investigation because the NFL has not been transparent about the workplace misconduct issues it uncovered within the WFT, said Chairman Krishnamoorthi. These victims are bravely coming forward with their stories, sharing details of despicable abuse in their workplace. The WFT and NFL had a responsibility to protect these employees, and they failed. Our investigation will continue until the perpetrators of sexual harassment are held accountable. No person deserves to be harassed or abused at work, and this Committee will do everything in its power to protect employees at the WFT and beyond.
https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-committee-to-hold-roundtable-with-former-washington-football-team
Coventina
(27,697 posts)PunkinPi
(4,994 posts)NCjack
(10,289 posts)which was "The Redskins."
My suggestion was: "The Deadskins." But, Danny apparently didn't like it. I guess it opened the possibilities of names such as "The Foreskins."
I think that Danny will be back within several years in search of a new name. Just in case a cash award may be paid to the person who first suggested the new name, if no other is ahead of me, I suggest:
"The Virginia Turkeys." (Please, let's drop the lie that this team has a real association with WDC.)