Former Washington Redskins adopts bold new team name: "Washington Football Team"

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 07/23/2020 at 17:02 • Filed to: FOOTBALLOPNIK

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Because “Football McFootball Face” was already taken?

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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:07

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Still think it should be the Potato Skins

Aremmes > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:09

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That’s just the short name, the full name is “Washington Football Team Formerly Known As Redskins . ”

jminer > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:09

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Way better than a racial slur as your team name.

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:12

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Just a placeholder, like when Enron Field was temporarily named Astros Field, before they worked out a replacement deal with Coca-Cola.

They'll probably go with Washington Redpants or something vaguely close to the original.

TheJWT > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:12

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PowderHound > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:13

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The should go more the futbol club style and be FT Washington.

Sovande > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:13

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Football, long considered the dumbest way to spend four hours, needs to disappear into the ether.  Like a fart in the wind.

Kiltedpadre > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:15

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I vote for Washington Redskin Potatoes. 

ttyymmnn > ranwhenparked 07/23/2020 at 17:15

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I’ve heard that lost of people are pushing for “Redhawks” so they don’t have to change their colors or drop their “R” logo. 

ttyymmnn > TheJWT 07/23/2020 at 17:16

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God bless the Onion.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:16

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When I say Football, you say Team!

Football! Team!

Football! Team!

Go Football Team!!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:17

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Or, The Washington R-Words

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:20

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Washington Replicants

boredalways > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:23

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Would "Braves" be acceptable these days?  It's their original name.  They could keep the color schemes, but remove any and all references to Native Americans, and ban any fan on their property (including tailgating) that insist on dressing/makeup that would be considered offensive.

nermal > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:23

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I’m rooting for Ocsar Meyer to buy the team naming rights, and change it to the Washington Wieners .

Anything else will be a disappointment.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:24

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Washington FC

District City FC

FC Potomac

So many choices

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:25

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They could just go with Washington Persons with Slightly Elevated Pheomelanin Content.

For Sweden > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/23/2020 at 17:25

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The Washington Renaults?

user314 > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:25

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TheJWT > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:26

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Alternatively they could save money on signage and just rearrange the letters to become the Washington Sinkers

ranwhenparked > Aremmes 07/23/2020 at 17:32

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Beats an unpronounceable symbol, I guess

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:47

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How about the Washington Red-in-the-Faces?

Or wait, George Washington is far too offensive. How about the Pacific Northwest Rum plestiltskins? 

ttyymmnn > user314 07/23/2020 at 17:47

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Have you ever noticed how many sports are all about putting a thing in a thing?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > boredalways 07/23/2020 at 17:48

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Atlanta has that one covered. Sorry.

facw > boredalways 07/23/2020 at 17:53

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It would not be. Certainly not for a team that has spent decades showing how little it cares about Native Americans. Also since their Braves trademark has long since lapsed, I suspect the Atlanta Braves would attempt to block attempts to reregister it. And the Braves have their own issues, though at least Chief Noc-A-Homa is long retired.

ClassicDatsunDebate > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:54

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facw > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:56

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I assume it’s purposely bad so that fans wouldn’t get attached like they might to For Sweden’s soccer style names.

Realistically it was going to be hard to get new branding in place for the season, so this let’s them get rid of the obviously problematic name while they get their ducks in a row on the new branding.

Noodles > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 17:58

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I like that sport

VincentMalamute-Kim > ranwhenparked 07/23/2020 at 18:16

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No, no - make Washington Football T eam the permanent name. I like it. A placeholder for a year or two and by then fans will be used to it. And they won’t have to spend bucks on all new stationary, logos, and crap for another name.

boredalways > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/23/2020 at 18:19

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The Atlanta Braves, formerly of Milwaukee and originally from Boston.  And back then, football teams normally named themselves after baseball team in their city.

boredalways > facw 07/23/2020 at 18:19

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notsomethingstructural > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 18:27

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Just leave it Washington Football Team imo. The colors are so good they don’t need a logo or mascot. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > boredalways 07/23/2020 at 18:32

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I think they should be the Washington Rumplestiltskins.

SmugAardvark > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 18:39

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I’d vote for the Washington No-not-the-cool-Washington-but-the-one-with-all-the-politicians.

Or maybe the Washington Irrelevant for the Last Decade...s.

arl > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 18:42

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So many people in DC are just so sick of them and t heir owner. They could up and leave town and most people wouldn’t care.

My sons generation just thinks of them as a bunch of losers and doesn’t watch them on TV and would never  go to their games. They’ve lost a generation. 

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 19:05

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Is this serious? Sounds like an Onion article .

facw > boredalways 07/23/2020 at 19:25

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Braves  is a reference to Native Americans. You can’t just strip that out, even if you eliminate logos and such.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 19:25

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I thought this was going to be one of those  Onion-esque articles but it was not 

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/23/2020 at 19:28

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Then move the team to Idaho?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ranwhenparked 07/23/2020 at 19:29

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Taylor Martin > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 19:50

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Very creative...

gin-san - shitpost specialist > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 19:52

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Even in F1, it’s all about Lewis “getting in there”

BaconSandwich is tasty. > TheJWT 07/23/2020 at 19:56

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Missing an extra t in there.

boredalways > facw 07/23/2020 at 20:26

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So Atlanta will need to change their name as well? At any rate, I totally understand.

Maybe they can go with the “Express”, but that might be too closely associated with FedEx.

At least I know they can use the “Bullets”

“Hogs"?  "Colonels"? "Pigskins"? "Gladiators"?

facw > boredalways 07/23/2020 at 20:41

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I think it’s a good bet Atlanta will change. Probably not this season, but sometime not so far off. Cleveland too (some people like Spiders there, despite the Cleveland Spiders’ rather inausp icious final season).

The most recent rumor is that Washington likes “Sentinels”. They are trying to fight with trademark squatters though.

SiennaMan > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 20:54

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Washington Senators

Representatives

Mellow Yellow (they can change the gold to neon yellow)

Bureaucrats

Sewer Rats (that’d be a cool logo)

Oh! Swamp Ra ts! They should be the Washington Swamp Rats!

punkgoose17 > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 21:31

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Washington Red Chickens, they keep the colors and the feathers.

fhrblig > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 21:53

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I’m sorry, but they should be required to put the word “football” in quotes.

Under_Score > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 21:57

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DC Redskins

wafflesnfalafel > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 22:34

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In other news, we got a way better deal out here -

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn 07/23/2020 at 23:58

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I seriously thought this was a joke ... I still feel like it might be.

shop-teacher > user314 07/24/2020 at 00:01

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GO MY FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM GO!

SCORE A GOAL-UNIT-BASKET!

shop-teacher > nermal 07/24/2020 at 00:01

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I'd buy that jersey.

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher 07/24/2020 at 00:04

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Occasionally, truth is stranger than satire. 

shop-teacher > ttyymmnn 07/24/2020 at 00:20

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It really is.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/24/2020 at 01:22

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It’s not that Washington. We have the Seachickens.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > nermal 07/24/2020 at 01:33

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That would be awesome.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > wafflesnfalafel 07/24/2020 at 01:34

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I seriously dislike this name. So many options and they chose that.

*sighs*

i86hotdogs > ttyymmnn 07/24/2020 at 08:29

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I still think Pigskins should be their new name. Football related, can still use the “ ‘skins” nickname (do they even say that? Go ‘skins!), and they can bring back these legends

wafflesnfalafel > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 07/24/2020 at 13:55

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really? S eems to fit the region really well with the deep scandinavian roots and marine culture.. . And now we can call Climate Pledge Arena, (which I agree is lame,) “The Krak H ouse!”  Way better than the lame XFL “Dragons” I think...