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[QUOTE=sdskinsfan2001;1372651]Dan Snyder could never tarnish the Redskins name. No fucking way./QUOTE]


Yeah, but he kinda did for a new generation of potential fans. My boys grew up in the Snyder era and associate Redskins with his miserable tenure. They’re getting hyped cause of Jayden and new ownership, but they don’t have a deep connection with the glory years of the Redskins.

And there are tons of people who came to the DMV for work in the past 25 years who could have become fans but went with the Ravens or with a random team because, let’s face it, we were a laughingstock.


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The name sucks, we all know that. But it's here to stay and we just have to deal with it. Hoping they trash those shitty uniforms. That would ease the pain for a lot of fans.

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I still have never used "commanders" it is stupid. They asked the fans what we wanted, we gave em multiple options, then they shock us all with commanders, probably because it didnt come up on a google search. I have since bought Jayden daniels stuff, shirts and hats with w, but not with commanders, I see it as a temporary placeholder. I sure as hell hope they consider changing it and getting rid if that ridiculous cliwn mascot with a bucket on his head. I was hoping for warriors, with reference to our armed forces every game, we are washington after all. Wouldnt mind burgundy and gold with either a red white and blue or even camo helmet to honor our warriors. It isnt honoring native american warriors as redskins was, but it is close and since we are washington, the US military makes sense. I am just not a commanders fan. If not warriors, red something, red hawks, red wolves is cool with me. Time has passed and red-something is not equal to redskins/racist argument.

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I have said Washington for a while, but honestly Commanders isn’t as terrible as I thought it was. Like SD said it is hard to shorten but its better than Cardinals, Browns , or Bills, or Packers. Fuckin Packers? Can you imagine? It just taking some getting used to because if none of the above teams existed and it came down to a choice between the aforementioned names guess what? As far as being hard to shorten so is Steelers. Commander …
a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation. It doesn’t rhyme with cock or something terrible like that. I got sick of friends calling us the foreskins. Commanders. Nothing wrong with that.

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I understand the ownership group wanting to stay with Commanders. Changing it is a losing proposition for them and then they own any fan hate for the new not Redskins name. Leaving it as is most of the hate goes toward snyder for changing the name and the crappy selection, and it allows the ownership group to position themselves just like Harris did yesterday.

C'est la vie. I think I owe a charity $50 for a bet.

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[quote=skinsnut;1372664]I still have never used "commanders" it is stupid. They asked the fans what we wanted, we gave em multiple options, then they shock us all with commanders, probably because it didnt come up on a google search. I have since bought Jayden daniels stuff, shirts and hats with w, but not with commanders, I see it as a temporary placeholder. I sure as hell hope they consider changing it and getting rid if that ridiculous cliwn mascot with a bucket on his head. I was hoping for warriors, with reference to our armed forces every game, we are washington after all. Wouldnt mind burgundy and gold with either a red white and blue or even camo helmet to honor our warriors. It isnt honoring native american warriors as redskins was, but it is close and since we are washington, the US military makes sense. I am just not a commanders fan. If not warriors, red something, red hawks, red wolves is cool with me. Time has passed and red-something is not equal to redskins/racist argument.[/quote]

Agree. I'm good with moving on from the Redskins name but Commanders is not it. I know this doesn't affect their revenue one bit but I will never spend my money on any merchandise with the word Commanders. Washington Football Team was a lot better than this crap

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I'm one of the few that is cool with Commanders. I like the sound of it actually and love all the unis that accompany it. I also loved the former name. As long as it's not Washington Football Team, I'm good. That, I couldn't stand. On to the FA and the draft next.

Raise Hail!

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[QUOTE=WCommandersfan99;1372673]I'm one of the few that is cool with Commanders. I like the sound of it actually and love all the unis that accompany it. I also loved the former name. As long as it's not Washington Football Team, I'm good. That, I couldn't stand. On to the FA and the draft next.

Raise Hail![/QUOTE]


Yup. And As long as we are called winners is all that matters.

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Identity is important to me, 50 years a diegard Redskins fan, and still am. A Rose called by any other name is still a rose. Go Skins! No commanders please, it has Zero to do with our history, or even colors

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[quote=punch it in;1372679]Yup. And As long as we are called winners is all that matters.[/quote]

Punch, this is cool and all, this year, but we wont win every year. Identity holds fan bases togethers through decades, through good times and bad. Commanders is a bit like New Coke to me, it is fake, it was not wanted, not requested, not supported, call us New Skins! I just dont understand the whole concept of briding us to our history and our fans wishes the going with commanders out of the blue arbitrarily and just saying they will get used to it, winning solves everything, well to me, it doesnt as we will not win every year and then we are back to, who the hell are we? What are we commanding anyways? A giant W? There was no thought in this, we are almost 100 years old and the morons who gave us this lame name are all gone and all sucked. If we are winners, and hit home runs everywhere, lets do it with them most important of all, one that last longer than a qb, coach, gm or stadium. Our identity. It is a huge deal. Otherwise, just call us the puppies or frogs or something equally stupid

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[QUOTE=skinsnut;1372681]Punch, this is cool and all, this year, but we wont win every year. Identity holds fan bases togethers through decades, through good times and bad. Commanders is a bit like New Coke to me, it is fake, it was not wanted, not requested, not supported, call us New Skins! I just dont understand the whole concept of briding us to our history and our fans wishes the going with commanders out of the blue arbitrarily and just saying they will get used to it, winning solves everything, well to me, it doesnt as we will not win every year and then we are back to, who the hell are we? What are we commanding anyways? A giant W? There was no thought in this, we are almost 100 years old and the morons who gave us this lame name are all gone and all sucked. If we are winners, and hit home runs everywhere, lets do it with them most important of all, one that last longer than a qb, coach, gm or stadium. Our identity. It is a huge deal. Otherwise, just call us the puppies or frogs or something equally stupid[/QUOTE]I wish this post was a full page ad to Josh Harris, the ownership Group, coaches and players. Also a true petition drive (not the online type but of the fans at the stadium, bars, and where Washington gear is sold). You capture the essence of the problem and why the current "solution" is so unsatisfactory.

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[QUOTE=skinsnut;1372681]Punch, this is cool and all, this year, but we wont win every year. Identity holds fan bases togethers through decades, through good times and bad. Commanders is a bit like New Coke to me, it is fake, it was not wanted, not requested, not supported, call us New Skins! I just dont understand the whole concept of briding us to our history and our fans wishes the going with commanders out of the blue arbitrarily and just saying they will get used to it, winning solves everything, well to me, it doesnt as we will not win every year and then we are back to, who the hell are we? What are we commanding anyways? A giant W? There was no thought in this, we are almost 100 years old and the morons who gave us this lame name are all gone and all sucked. If we are winners, and hit home runs everywhere, lets do it with them most important of all, one that last longer than a qb, coach, gm or stadium. Our identity. It is a huge deal. Otherwise, just call us the puppies or frogs or something equally stupid[/QUOTE]


A giant W for Washington just like a giant C is for chicago or a giant D for Denver or LA for Los Angeles, or G for Green Bay, or SF for San Francisco……
Commanders is the same as generals it means we are the ones in charge. It is a nod to the military and has much more to do with DC than puppies or frogs

All I am saying is it isn’t like we are re-named the cock smokers and a giant eggplant [emoji533] is on our helmet and no Commanders with a W for Washington DC is not the same thing.

You want history? Let’s get the stadium back in DC, where that W means something. Im sure they can pay homage somehow to our past in the uniforms too. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that W though.

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I just like that Harris finally addressed it and like it or not, we can move forward.

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[QUOTE=MTK;1372685]I just like that Harris finally addressed it and like it or not, we can move forward.[/QUOTE]I agree with this.

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Just allows me to spend less $$$ on Redskins gear as Redskins gear is much cheaper than official NFL Commanders gear.