Welcome your Washington Commanders

[sdskinsfan2001]

The boys are back in town.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-2-year-hiatus

[nonniey]

Yeah this isn't a scientific poll but from the responses here less than a 3rd choose to primarily/exclusively use Commanders as the name, a bit more than a 3rd will mix Redskins and Commanders (preference to Redskins) and a bit more than a 3rd won't call them the Commanders.

If that translates to the general fan base I think that my prediction that name Commanders won't last long and the team will go thru yet another name change will occur.

[SCRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Yeah this isn't a scientific poll but from the responses here less than a 3rd choose to primarily/exclusively use Commanders as the name, a bit more than a 3rd will mix Redskins and Commanders (preference to Redskins) and a bit more than a 3rd won't call them the Commanders.

If that translates to the general fan base I think that my prediction that name Commanders won't last long and the team will go thru yet another name change will occur.

No way are they going through another name change. We'll be looking back at this in a couple of years and wonder what the big deal was. Especially if we have a decent team and win a couple of games.

And I'm no Johnny come lately, been a Redskins fans since '66.

[irish]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Yeah this isn't a scientific poll but from the responses here less than a 3rd choose to primarily/exclusively use Commanders as the name, a bit more than a 3rd will mix Redskins and Commanders (preference to Redskins) and a bit more than a 3rd won't call them the Commanders.

If that translates to the general fan base I think that my prediction that name Commanders won't last long and the team will go thru yet another name change will occur.

There is ZERO chance they change the name again. Wizards sounded strange and people called them the Bullets for awhile until the new name stuck in their mind. Now Wizards seems normal and nobody cares what the old name used to be.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by irish

There is ZERO chance they change the name again. Wizards sounded strange and people called them the Bullets for awhile until the new name stuck in their mind. Now Wizards seems normal and nobody cares what the old name used to be.

You can't compare the Bullets name change and the Redskins. It is two totally different beasts w/ two totally different scenarios. On top of that the Bullets are not the major draw in DC.

[irish]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

You can't compare the Bullets name change and the Redskins. It is two totally different beasts w/ two totally different scenarios. On top of that the Bullets are not the major draw in DC.

Have you seen the attendance at Washington's football team's games? They aren't a major draw anymore either.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by irish

Have you seen the attendance at Washington's football team's games? They aren't a major draw anymore either.

Exactly.

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by irish

There is ZERO chance they change the name again. Wizards sounded strange and people called them the Bullets for awhile until the new name stuck in their mind. Now Wizards seems normal and nobody cares what the old name used to be.

Agreed. Not a fan of the new name, but no name was going to be used right away by the majority of fans. Many said right away, before the new name was picked, they were going to keep saying Redskins. The only, very unlikely, scenario where the name was going to change a second time was if Dan was forced to sell the team before September and the new owner wanted to be the nice guy in town. But in all likely hood that's not happening. And other than that, the new name is Commanders.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by irish

There is ZERO chance they change the name again. Wizards sounded strange and people called them the Bullets for awhile until the new name stuck in their mind. Now Wizards seems normal and nobody cares what the old name used to be.

Agreed.

0.0% chance it changes again in our lifetimes.

[skinsfaninok]

I'm sorry but if you are hating on this helmet , you are in denial.. Nothing will replace the Skins Logo but they NAILED it with the W and matte

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I'm sorry but if you are hating on this helmet , you are in denial.. Nothing will replace the Skins Logo but they NAILED it with the W and matte

Looks really sharp

[rocnrik]

I’m so glad they went with the W on the helmet !

[FrenchSkin]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I'm sorry but if you are hating on this helmet , you are in denial.. Nothing will replace the Skins Logo but they NAILED it with the W and matte

Yeah helmets are looking great. I like jerseys too, minus the away one, they gotta fix that...

[mooby]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I'm sorry but if you are hating on this helmet , you are in denial.. Nothing will replace the Skins Logo but they NAILED it with the W and matte

They did nail the burgundy helmet - but the uniforms look wack. I wanna know who designed them.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by mooby

They did nail the burgundy helmet - but the uniforms look wack. I wanna know who designed them.

Nike designs them and the league / team has to approve