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

kirkandorules wrote:

Maybe they could have kept the name Redskins but changed the logo to be a potato with an angry face and a mustache.

That is a brilliantly hilarious idea but maybe tweak it a bit using an actual Mr. Potato Head replica painted red. The merchandising possibilities are endless.

Where have you been?

Glad you made it back to civilization.

that's the best you could do? wrote:

kingojamin wrote:

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

OP fail. 0/10

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?

No. Absolutely not.

The decision was forced by FedEx and other sponsors days before official team activities started. That's too quickly for a team to settle on what their logo and branding will be for the next hundred years. Keep in mind that most logo/branding changes are discussed, debated, then studied for years before they are implemented. Market research, focus groups, etc.

In this case, the Washington Football Team is a temporary marketing move. It's shocking and reminds people of the social justice movement, which is exactly what the NFL wants right now. Whether or not you agree with that is another story...

I like the name. It's a lot like many soccer clubs. I actually like the Swamp Rats as well. Or how about naming them after the legendary offensive line of the 1980s, the Hogs, who were the backbone of multiple Joe Gibbs championships? If there are patent sitters, and I know one of them is a big fan who said he would give his many team name patents to the team for free, then you pay them because the team is a cash cow. When I was growing up, they had a sellout every year for decades going and a waiting list of 150,000. Then they built that huge stadium out in Landover--which is unfortunate, in taking it out of D.C., but it added a lot of revenue even as NFL tv contracts got much, much bigger. So, while Woodward High's Dan Snyder has been a disaster of an owner in term of the Football Team, as a businessman, he's taken the team even farther than before. He should really be forced to sell what should be among the crown jewels of the NFL, along with the Packers, teams with fiercely loyal fans.

If they could simply have rearranged that name to Washington Team Football they could have sold endless amounts of team logo apparel with WTF on it.

But Washington owned slaves.

Maybe the Washington Fighting Amish. Aren’t there lots of Amish in Maryland?

Or perhaps the Washington Concussions?

The BEST they could do? They're still named after that slave-owning racist, George Washington.

Either the city changes its name, or the team moves.

I agree with the guy who mentioned potatoes. Call them Washington Redskin Potatoes.

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?

They lied. Human beings should not be used as mascots and more as it does with medicine including killing of the being to become it by possession. Occupations like Cowboys is different in that it is not a race of people but it is still not correct. Games involve many magical rituals.

I think it's a FU to the league. Take a year or so of no income from the selling of their merchandise. Since it's Dan Snyder, don't be surprised if they just keep it and have just monochrome jerseys and helmets

weeybrtton wrote:

Take a year or so of no income from the selling of their merchandise.

Oh, they're making money selling merchandise.

And you can buy Redskins stuff, too.

And they are currently in first place in their division (at 1-2).

I like the name “football team” and think it would be cool if they stuck with it. It’s as simple as can be as is their “W” logo and their uniforms with just the colors and numbers. Plenty of soccer teams just call themselves “FC” and their city name.

RealIndian wrote:

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?

They lied. Human beings should not be used as mascots and more as it does with medicine including killing of the being to become it by possession. Occupations like Cowboys is different in that it is not a race of people but it is still not correct. Games involve many magical rituals.

So what about the Fighting Irish or the Rainbow Warriors or the Orangemen? Of course. Syracuse can keep it’s name since “Orangemen” is only an affront to Trump, even though it should be offensive to the oompa-loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

As to the guy who said Football Team is an F U to the league, of course it is, and it’s great. They could just go as the Washington Swamp, but I’m sure sponsors and the league will have a problem with that too.

They reference themselves as Washington Football Team - Est. 1932

They were established as the Boston Braves in 1932.

They now play in Maryland.

They are considering moving to Virginia.

Hopefully they will move back to DC.

There is a bit of an identity crisis.

Maybe go with the DC Rebels or Washington Rebels and use their old "R" logo:

https://www.logolynx.com/images/logolynx/s_b9/b952c21b5fc0b5d8c7b822a8d6b42b24.jpeg

Syracuse hasn't been the orangemen in well over a decade. Irish isn't exactly a slur nor Rainbow warriors. Seriously would you really go that team names like the Boston Micks, Alabama Crackers, Memphis Honkies, and Texas Wetbacks are OK? That is the level that redskins is at. Do you really struggle with the difference?

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.

What is ironic is that even the name Washington may get banned someday

The name might become permanent. I actually kind of like it. There are soccer teams that go by "The (insert city name) Futbol Club" - why not football?

I just wonder what happens when "Washington" gets banned. Will they become simply, "The Football Club?" Or maybe "The Capital Football Club?"

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/washington-football-team-permanent-name-president-jason-wright