Skins getting heat again over name issue

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by MTK

No I don’t see that happening. I know conservatives love to come up with these ridiculous slippery slope arguments like gay marriage will lead to people marrying animals, but I think once the name changes it’s mission accomplished.

Oh come on man..Have you read any headlines in the last couple months? Have you seen Presidents monuments attacked? The Betty Ross flag is racist? Mount Rushmore attacks? It’s ridiculous bullshit...anybody with common sense knows what’s going on

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Oh come on man..Have you read any headlines in the last couple months? Have you seen Presidents monuments attacked? The Betty Ross flag is racist? Mount Rushmore attacks? It’s ridiculous bullshit...anybody with common sense knows what’s going on

Everyone will move on to the next target

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by MTK

Everyone will move on to the next target

Lol...the next target...the next lie...the next false narrative...the next fake news headline, the next communist fantasy, the next book burning, the monument tear down circle jerk...whatever you want to call it.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

Also a very good point. Our own fanbase will criticize each other for being racist for supporting the team that we all used to love and support.

I have a camouflage redskins hat that i have worn for years, now i am legit afraid of wearing it. Same thing with all of my T-Shirts, jerseys, etc..

I'm also legit afraid of wearing my Skins gear











































in Philly.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Warthog

I’m really surprised that ppl are saying the NFL is “just about done”. Ready to go out of business. Seriously??

1. MLB lost a season and it’s still here. Baseball is boring as shitte and people still go to games or watch it in tv.

2. All the NFL teams are owned by BILLIONAIRES. They can lose a few bucks because the COVID 19 Pandemic has cut the preseason by 2 games.

3. Lets just take one of the worst owners in the NFL. Our own Dan Snyder. He bought the team for $800 mill and the team is now worth over $3 bill. That’s after 20 years of pure mediocrity and piss poor football- most of it caused by Snyder himself. Our 20 year history under Snyder has seen our team go from a SB contender to 28th in the NFL (underneath us - Browns and Bengals). Our stadium is horrible and run down. All the food and beverages at FEDEX are way overpriced and service is really bad. There are as many fans from TGE OTHER TEAM - as from actual Redskins fans.

I personally think that the team is going to FINALLY turn it around. But the teams value has increased even with all of Snyder’s gross buffoonery. WHY? Because the NFL is the most popular sport in this country. Games are on 4-5 days a week. Teams play in England and people THERE go to see the games. The NFL has games on ENGLISH TV (admittedly at 1:00 or 2:00 am). This is a country where the people understand and like cricket .

The reason the NFL makes so much money is TELEVISION. That is why even a numbnut like Snyder has seen his team increase in value. Because the NFL is a huge cash cow. The SB sells a 30 second spot of advertising for over a million$$. Hell, the NFL even makes money on the COMBINE and the DRAFT. Over 25 years ago ppl didn’t even know what the Combine was! The NFL has ppl watching the draft - with most of the players that are drafted are out of the NFL five years later.

The Redskins will NOT lose fans because the name or uniform changes. The fan base will INCREASE. Why? It will show that even a bad owner like Snyder can change. After 20 years he finally gave control to the HC, without a GM like Cerrato or Allen to secretly do his bidding. Rivera said yesterday that he wanted to change the team’s name. He’s been talking it over with Snyder for the last couple weeks. Rivera wants the team name to HONOR THE MILITARY. What’s wrong with that? Snyder wants to honor the Native Americans. What’s wrong with that?

Changing the name gets money flowing to the team so they can pay BIG BUCKS to the coaches, GM, scouts, executives, etc who wouldn’t come work for this crappy team otherwise. That is until this team starts to win.

Changing the name gets the team back to DC, with a new, modern Stadium. Maybe it gets the team a new practice facility.

Change just for changes sake is bad. But it’s time for this team to change for the better. Picking a new name that honors the military is a great idea. That new name may get the military servicemen and women and veterans who are a big part of the DC population to come for OUR team, not the opponent. Picking a name that honors a tribe or the Native Americans is going to show Snyder can change and improve as an owner.

Changing the name gets ppl excited about this team again. New name, new HC, new GM (hopefully), new DC, new OC, Chase Young! This team will turn around. In 5-7 years we may have a new stadium (if Snyder abandons the FEDEX contract early - not likely but here’s hoping).

The old name is going. I hope that Snyder gets the new name right. But he’s got Rivera and probably Alex Smith to help him improve.

Oh yeah, and the NFL will be around long after we are gone. Lol.


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You wrote this long ass story without even realizing, it's not "people" that are saying the NFL is just about done. It's "person" as in one guy.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by MTK

No I don’t see that happening. I know conservatives love to come up with these ridiculous slippery slope arguments like gay marriage will lead to people marrying animals, but I think once the name changes it’s mission accomplished.

WheRe do wE drAw tHe liNe MatTy! FiRst gaYs geTtiNg maRRied, neXt peOplE wiLl be MarRying hoRses!

[Warthog]

Originally Posted by mooby

You wrote this long ass story without even realizing, it's not "people" that are saying the NFL is just about done. It's "person" as in one guy.

Sorry, I write long posts.

I fought for my country so I will say or wear whatever I want. That includes Redskins gear. Hell, I’ve always worn Redskins stuff in an Eagles-Redskins game in the Vet & Lincoln Stadium in Philly, AND had REDSKINS signs to boot. Nasty, drunk ass fans there wanted to fight me when I had my 8-year old son or daughter with me, holding my hand. I just laughed at them and walked away. Also had the Eagles fans cuss me out in front of the same.

Last year I stopped going to the Linc in Philly because it just wasn’t fun to be surrounded with all those drunken jerkoffs. Of course going to FEDEX isn’t much better with so many fans from the other team!

Hope it starts to change this season.

Don’t be afraid to say what you think or wear what you want. “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing”.

Of course, getting super pissed off and upset over a football game seems ridiculous to me. To my mind, there are a lot of bigger things to worry about. But I DO hate when we lose!


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[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Warthog

Sorry, I write long posts.

I fought for my country so I will say or wear whatever I want. That includes Redskins gear. Hell, I’ve always worn Redskins stuff in an Eagles-Redskins game in the Vet & Lincoln Stadium in Philly, AND had REDSKINS signs to boot. Nasty, drunk ass fans there wanted to fight me when I had my 8-year old son or daughter with me, holding my hand. I just laughed at them and walked away. Also had the Eagles fans cuss me out in front of the same.

Last year I stopped going to the Linc in Philly because it just wasn’t fun to be surrounded with all those drunken jerkoffs. Of course going to FEDEX isn’t much better with so many fans from the other team!

Hope it starts to change this season.

Don’t be afraid to say what you think or wear what you want. “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing”.

Of course, getting super pissed off and upset over a football game seems ridiculous to me. To my mind, there are a lot of bigger things to worry about. But I DO hate when we lose!


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Well said..and agree

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Warthog

Sorry, I write long posts.

I fought for my country so I will say or wear whatever I want. That includes Redskins gear. Hell, I’ve always worn Redskins stuff in an Eagles-Redskins game in the Vet & Lincoln Stadium in Philly, AND had REDSKINS signs to boot. Nasty, drunk ass fans there wanted to fight me when I had my 8-year old son or daughter with me, holding my hand. I just laughed at them and walked away. Also had the Eagles fans cuss me out in front of the same.

Last year I stopped going to the Linc in Philly because it just wasn’t fun to be surrounded with all those drunken jerkoffs. Of course going to FEDEX isn’t much better with so many fans from the other team!

Hope it starts to change this season.

Don’t be afraid to say what you think or wear what you want. “Evil triumphs when good men do nothing”.

Of course, getting super pissed off and upset over a football game seems ridiculous to me. To my mind, there are a lot of bigger things to worry about. But I DO hate when we lose!


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Man, that was a joke. The older I get, the less fucks I give about what anyone thinks. Especially when it's clear that all Native Americans are not in agreement about the name.

I don't care that the name is changing because at a certain point, the fight is not worth the effort. We're at that point.

[SunnySide]

One time I had someone ask me about wearing skins gear. A nice enough European guy running a coffee shop i frequented in the garden district of New orleans.

He asked something along the lines of "how do you feel about wearing that hat?"

me "it's kinda embarrassing because we continually suck and you guys are the saints but you know man, that's my team."

he tried to clarify he wasnt asking a sports question but I'm Just a smiling dummy and have some walk away non answer.

I can say I think I did take off my skins hat when I was in Nevada or somewhere walking into a reservation type shop along the side of a road.

Idk that's my only experience ...

[BaltimoreSkins]

Regardless even if an owner is in financial trouble there are plenty of billionaires that would be able to jump in. Hell it is more expensive to buy a house in southern California than it is to buy an NFL franchise. I bet SD has enough to buy the Skins in his cup holder in his car.

[The_Hangman_C_Hanburger]

Only other move I could support is Snyder moving the team to Virginia. Completely recast the name ..get rid of the name Washington... FU Washington DC...Retire the name Washington Redskins and enter a new era as Virginia "XXXX" or what ever. I would not let these fucks dictate to me what I do with my team.

Get out of Washington altogether.

[BaltimoreSkins]

IDK man this is the perfect free market change if you ask me. Fans have been bailing and not attending. Now the pocketbook is being hit. If you run a business and customers and business investors cease to see value you rebrand plain and simple. We can boycott Nike, Fed Ex and Pepsi as Skins fans all we want but that is a drop in the bucket financially. Most people here invest in the team be it merchandise, game tickets but the costs outweigh any financial gains made by us the fans.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by MTK

I’ve never once had someone in public criticize me for wearing Redskins gear. Outside of the hardcore football fan world nobody gives a shit.

Same here. Only at a game once and it was from native tribes but that was about 4-5 years ago

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[skinsfanmdc]

Originally Posted by The_Hangman_C_Hanburger

Only other move I could support is Snyder moving the team to Virginia. Completely recast the name ..get rid of the name Washington... FU Washington DC...Retire the name Washington Redskins and enter a new era as Virginia "XXXX" or what ever. I would not let these fucks dictate to me what I do with my team.

Get out of Washington altogether.

Virginia lol. What happened when Virginia tried getting a baseball team? Virginia isn't getting a football team. To bad that won't happen. Baltimore/DC are the best spots for sports teams to be in the DMV, and it will remain that way.