My wife "they named the Washington team the Commanders?" She's a fan of

[underpants]

The Handmaids Tale.

The men in charge are called Commanders.

It’s 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]

1. They took all that time to come up with that? It's almost as bad as the Cleveland...

baseball team now being called the Guardians. GAG.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. Guardians has an awesome local angle.

[brush]

8. Yeah, I know. Some statues on a bridge. It's a horrible name.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. The 'local angle' for Washington would be 'Swampdwellers'

I suppose "Swamp Monsters" or "Swamp Things" would have a certain something ...

[JT45242]

31. I call BS -- the better local angle is Cleveland Spiders

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]

2. The name is an improvement

But it's still bleh. I can't stand the logo either.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. How does she feel about the commander in chief

[underpants]

11. We are Joe fans.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. no I mean the title

[underpants]

16. I know.

I thought it was a stupid name all over the place.

[milestogo]

5. Their cheerleaders are called the "Handmaids".

[underpants]

9. 😆

[Celerity]

28. Dallas beat them to it last year after the abortion bounty hunter bill

[Kid Berwyn]

6. "Traitors" works for one sideline.

Hey! Good luck today, Broski!

[Stinky The Clown]

7. A really dumb name. But consider the dumbass source.

[Casady1]

10. They should have left it

the football team.

[Jilly_in_VA]

14. Then

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]

18. Also wish they would have gone with something Hog related.

The new name sucks. Snyder sucks. And I am sick of my team sucking. I basically gave up after the RG3 debacle. But they’ll always be my team.

[Mr. Ected]

12. I would've named them the Washington Gridlocks

The best defense in the world but offensive on the home front.

[haele]

15. That's because some jerk bought domains with ten names that were originally on the list...

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]

22. Surely 'DC AC'? District of Columbia Americanfootball Club? (nt)

[haele]

27. Well, using that naming convention they could also be AC DC...

American (Football) Club, District of Colombia...
Which might lead to Thunderstruck being their team song, totally cool....
(Okay, I'm done now...)

Haele

[bif]

17. Reminds me of what they did to my alma mater, WSU

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!

[Jilly_in_VA]

19. Because

Washington can't win, at least as long as the Snyders are in charge. That's why.

[Tommy Carcetti]

20. It's not an overt racial slur, so....

...progress?

[pwb]

23. New names represent well what the owner

class thinks of themselves.

[bigtree]

24. nothing remotely slurry

...so, win.

[RockRaven]

25. Nickname: Commies. Team color: red(ish). Location: nation's capital city.

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]

30. Wrong years? I had to look that up. 😆

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]

26. Go Commandos!

I mean Commanders! I'm still calling them the WTFs.

[FSogol]

29. Why the name today: tommorow they meet w/ the oversight committe on rampant workplace misconduct

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 League’s (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 NFL’s 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 American—no matter where they work—is 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]

32. Even without the Handmaid reference it's a lame name.

[PunkinPi]

33. lol, President Biden weighs in...

Link to tweet

I suppose there’s room for two Commanders in this town.

[NCjack]

34. I think Danny should have picked name that relates to the past name,

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.)