"Washington Football Team" is now the actual name of the organization? That's the best name they could come up with?

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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kingojamin wrote:

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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Agreed, but to be fair, they just lost to the Browns. So. They likely deserve any level of trolling.

kingojamin wrote:

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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Ok, but they really couldn't have come up with another name and just said "we are no longer the Washington Redskins and we are now the Washington ________" at the beginning of the season? Seems like the way for professionals to handle a change. If Ford released a new model and said "we're just gonna call it the Ford Car for now then we'll come up with a real name later," they'd look like a bunch of amateurs. Same thing is happening here.

Do you really not think it would have been better for them to have a new name ready to replace the old one?

Some day, a team will be named the “Navigators.”

These were the mostly Irish men that supplied the labor built the American canals and railroads. They were paid a dollar a day, but their alcohol expenditures were also a dollar a day.

Many died of disease, etc. At least one crew (“Duffy’s Cut”) in Malvern, Pennsylvania was murdered by local residents. You can look it up.

To truly show representation of the howling social justice minority they should be called the American Thinskins.

that's the best you could do? wrote:

This is a professional sports franchise with $500m/yr in revenue and all kinds of high paid management and marketing people, and when it came time to drop the Redskins name, the best replacement they could come up with was "Washington Football Team"? Are they trying to be ironically simple minded like how some hipsterish businesses are named things like "that Bar," or are they really just this lacking in any kind of creativity?

The name change was a long time in the making and management had years to brainstorm. And still a swing and a miss when the time came.

It is a pretty terrible name. I know it’s suppose to just be a placeholder but I would think it would just be better to hunker down, pick a new franchise name and let the fans get used to it (and start selling the merchandise). It just feels like a weak move by a bunch of corporate execs that couldn’t make a decision- rip off the band aid, make a new team name and move on.

No. Football Team is the name. Washington is the location. They are not the Washington Football team of Washington DC.

Mr. Pedantic wrote:

[quote]kingojamin wrote:

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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Agreed, but to be fair, they just lost to the Browns. So. They likely deserve any level of trolling.[/quot

Speaking of which, how are the Browns allowed to keep their name? So racist.

kingojamin wrote:

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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How long does it take to come up with a new name? They probably should have done that before the season started, no?

kingojamin wrote:

It is a place holder until they come up with the new name.

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So as of now, "Washington Football team" is the name of the team, correct? Where is the "fail," then?

It's lazy work by management to get rid of the old name without having a new one ready.

Like the artist formerly known as Prince, I think I'm going to refer to them as "The Team previously called the Redskins".

This should make everyone happy. Those who were offended by the former name have no reason to be since it's no longer the current name, and those whose were offended by the name change have no reason to be since the current name is reminiscent of the former name.

It's a win-win. Finally, something that isn't a zero-sum game.

that's the best you could do? wrote:

This is a professional sports franchise with $500m/yr in revenue and all kinds of high paid management and marketing people, and when it came time to drop the Redskins name, the best replacement they could come up with was "Washington Football Team"? Are they trying to be ironically simple minded like how some hipsterish businesses are named things like "that Bar," or are they really just this lacking in any kind of creativity?

The name change was a long time in the making and management had years to brainstorm. And still a swing and a miss when the time came.

Hopefully they are doing it deliberately, and I think it’s fukking hilarious. Just leave it. Rabid, progressive, social “justice” warriors who were so offended can go f themselves.

If not, they should just go with the Washington Pale Faces. Of course, that would stink of white privilege, so it wouldn’t fly either. Nope, football team it is. Or pigskins.

Didn’t WaPo do a poll and actual Native Americans said they didn’t find “redskins” offensive by a massive margin? Like 98% or something crazy?

turd burglar wrote:

Didn’t WaPo do a poll and actual Native Americans said they didn’t find “redskins” offensive by a massive margin? Like 98% or something crazy?

Agreed. Honestly the fact that Notre Dame are called the fighting Irish and their mascot is an angry leprechaun is just as “offensive” and stereotypical.

I think the Swamp Rats would be a great name.

turd burglar wrote:

Didn’t WaPo do a poll and actual Native Americans said they didn’t find “redskins” offensive by a massive margin? Like 98% or something crazy?

Yeah and there's a professor in San Antonio who has written at length about it

Ok. To catch you up:

The team does not have a name this year.

The sponsor of their stadium, FedEx told them to get rid of the Redskins name or they will pull their sponsorship payments.

The team owner, Dan Snyder for years said he would never change the name.

But he buckled under financial pressure and announced they would no longer be called the Redskins.

In the process of picking a new name they discovered someone bought all the good names.

For example, someone bought the naming rights for the Washington Warriors years ago and is demanding a kingly sum.

So they announced the end of the Redskins name under pressure before they could secure a new name.

Lack of foresight by Snyder.

So they have no name.

The NFL Washington football team is referred to as The Washington Football Team for now.

Their jerseys and helmets reference no name or logo.

Powhatan wrote:

I think the Swamp Rats would be a great name.

You took my words.

Honestly, its so bad its good.