NFL 2023: A different shade of green for Aaron Rodgers
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Translation: Racist idiots in the DC metro area want the Redskins name back.
No. Commanders is a stupid fucking name. Racism has zero to do with it.
George Washington was the Commander of the Continental Army. There's nothing stupid about the name.
That's like saying Chargers or Raiders is a stupid name.
A lot of team names are silly. The are still Houston area fans bitching about the name "Texans", which is admittedly lame. Not as bad as Commanders though. Commanders sound like a minor league team, not an NFL team. But, everybody has their own inner ear they judge with. Redskins was destined to go, there was no doubt about that. The XLF team named DC Defenders sounds better than Commanders.
^^^ Precisely this, with a thousand likes.
I loved the "Washington Sentinels" from the movie "The Replacements" (a great football movie, with a fantastic cast, on par with "Any Given Sunday"). Really cool name (they are out there if one bothers to look for more than 30 seconds). I kind of wish they had picked that, but I'm sure there were copyright entanglements that Snyder wanted to avoid. God forbid he opens up his creaky-ass spiderweb-ladened wallet to pay for something good for a change. Anyone who thinks he scrapped the old name out of some newfound sense of benevolent social justice has not been paying attention to his M.O. for the past two decades. Multiple companies were threatening to stop doing business with him if he didn't. If that wasn't a factor, it never would have happened. It was a desperation move, plain and simple, one which really didn't buy him any good will - merely kept the wolves from his doorstep. He doesn't have the nickname "dark heart" in that region for nothing.
I loved the "Washington Sentinels" from the movie "The Replacements" (a great football movie, with a fantastic cast, on par with "Any Given Sunday"). Really cool name (they are out there if one bothers to look for more than 30 seconds). I kind of wish they had picked that, but I'm sure there were copyright entanglements that Snyder wanted to avoid. God forbid he opens up his creaky-ass spiderweb-ladened wallet to pay for something good for a change. Anyone who thinks he scrapped the old name out of some newfound sense of benevolent social justice has not been paying attention to his M.O. for the past two decades. Multiple companies were threatening to stop doing business with him if he didn't. If that wasn't a factor, it never would have happened. It was a desperation move, plain and simple, one which really didn't buy him any good will - merely kept the wolves from his doorstep. He doesn't have the nickname "dark heart" in that region for nothing.
That could have worked, if nothing else but to make changing the name in the fight song a minimal impact. 
Wasn't Redtails the one that had to do with an African-American Air Force squad in WWII? Wouldn't that be a marketing goldmine?
Apparently Commanders was not on Philip Martin MaCaulay's list but Wolf Commanders and Space Commanders were.
I think @Spider gave a good rationale. Good enough for me anyway. Of course, it is always a matter of personal preference, but to wholesale condemn all those who subjectively dislike the name as “racist idiots” is a ridiculously hateful generalization (sadly not at all surprising, considering the source), and a complete bullshit and inexcusable statement.
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They are more than welcome to have it back.
Of course, how many “Wolverines”, “Wildcats” and “Giants” do we have out there? I suppose there’s always bound to be some overlap.
Of course, how many “Wolverines”, “Wildcats” and “Giants” do we have out there? I suppose there’s always bound to be some overlap.
Lions, Warriors, Bulldogs, Panthers, Tigers, Eagles.
Yep. There’s a lot of them.
I doubt I'll ever be convinced of the stupidity of it.
As names for teams go, Commanders is very middle of the road. I like it better than the New York Giants, or Indianapolis Colts.
That's me though.
That's kind of boring.
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