Name Reveal 2.2.22

[Summo]

Originally Posted by MTK

Was it really "magical" though? I mean, an expansion team starting up today wouldn't touch the name Redskins. In order to future proof the name, I think avoiding colors in the name is the smart move.

Either way, that issue is over and done for me. Time to move forward.

I think Commanders makes the most sense. It can tie into the military as well as a nod to politics in DC. It's generic and not offensive even with the most magical of thinking.

AMEN! I'm tired of the whining about the old name. I have it tattooed into my arm for Christ's sake and I'm ready to move on!

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by Summo

AMEN! I'm tired of the whining about the old name. I have it tattooed into my arm for Christ's sake and I'm ready to move on!

That is hall of fame vintage now!

[Summo]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

That is hall of fame vintage now!

LOL, true.

[JackLord]

Originally Posted by Summo

AMEN! I'm tired of the whining about the old name. I have it tattooed into my arm for Christ's sake and I'm ready to move on!

Nobody is whining about anything. He implied Redhawks of all things might be construed as racist. I simply offered a polite response.

It is rather hard to discuss our impending new name without occasionally referencing the old one. That does not amount to whining.

As for your arm, best get that removed if you really are serious about moving on.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JackLord

Nobody is whining about anything. He implied Redhawks of all things might be construed as racist. I simply offered a polite response.

It is rather hard to discuss our impending new name without occasionally referencing the old one. That does not amount to whining.

As for your arm, best get that removed if you really are serious about moving on.

I'm just trying to think from the team's perspective and why they would want to avoid putting red in the name again. I think they want to start fresh and not give anyone the chance to misconstrue the name again. They're keeping the colors, so that's the tie to the past. The use and meaning of words change over time, what's harmless today might not be down the road. Redtails sounds harmless enough today, who knows down the line. I know it sounds crazy but I'd guarantee that's part of their thinking.

[JackLord]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'm just trying to think from the team's perspective and why they would want to avoid putting red in the name again. I think they want to start fresh and not give anyone the chance to misconstrue the name again. They're keeping the colors, so that's the tie to the past. The use and meaning of words change over time, what's harmless today might not be down the road. Redtails sounds harmless enough today, who knows down the line. I know it sounds crazy but I'd guarantee that's part of their thinking.

Some of us, well probably only myself it seems, are not as sanguine.

You may be right about their thinking, but it seems to me that people need to start behaving like adults again. Were someone to state that Redhawks or even Redtails of all things was racist, then that would be time for Snyder or anyone else including you and I to stand up and tell the malcontent to grow up and cease the delusional thinking.

I am warming to the idea of Red Scare, because these last few years have an eerie similarity.

[SunnySide]

Im calling them Skins now and probably for a long long time.

IM sure over time, maybe 3 decades, Ill start to call them the Admirals but until then, it seems foreign to me.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by SunnySide

Im calling them Skins now and probably for a long long time.

IM sure over time, maybe 3 decades, Ill start to call them the Admirals but until then, it seems foreign to me.

Pigskins would have been a good name too.

Washington Pigskins.

[Summo]

Everyone knows that "Redtails" is a reference to the Tuskegee Airmen and not an actual bird right? I've seen some comments to that effect in this thread.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Summo

Everyone knows that "Redtails" is a reference to the Tuskegee Airmen and not an actual bird right? I've seen some comments to that effect in this thread.

Someone else suggested Redhawks which is what I thought we were talking about

[Summo]

Originally Posted by MTK

Someone else suggested Redhawks which is what I thought we were talking about

I know you know but I seen others confusing the two, or me for that matter

Also does anyone really think NFL properties would approve "Redhawks" when they already have a "Seahawks"?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Summo

I know you know but I seen others confusing the two, or me for that matter

Also does anyone really think NFL properties would approve "Redhawks" when they already have a "Seahawks"?

Probably not, but the main reason is the name is already in use by several other teams

[JackLord]

Originally Posted by MTK

Probably not, but the main reason is the name is already in use by several other teams

Many also use Rams, Eagles, Jets, and Cardinals. A lot used Redskins. Several still do.

And if you watch next Monday's championship, you might note that the Georgia Bulldog "G" bears a striking resemblance to that in use by Green Bay.


A friend of mine is fond of saying, If you think of it, it's been done.

[JackLord]

Originally Posted by Summo

I know you know but I seen others confusing the two, or me for that matter

Also does anyone really think NFL properties would approve "Redhawks" when they already have a "Seahawks"?

Hmmm.... Let's see. Red, Sea, Red, Sea, Sea, Red, Red & Sea, Redhawks, Seahawks.....

Yea I am completely befuddled. They are like mirror images of one another. Worse than There and Their.

[Summo]

Originally Posted by JackLord

Hmmm.... Let's see. Red, Sea, Red, Sea, Sea, Red, Red & Sea, Redhawks, Seahawks.....

Yea I am completely befuddled. They are like mirror images of one another. Worse than There and Their.

It's about branding and individual team identity to sell merch which is why it wouldn't work.