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Bobgers t1_iut7mho wrote

Reply to comment by RollingMoss1 in Synder hires BOA to manage sale of Commanders by MSteele1967

God I hope they change that garbage name too.

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UprootedLandfill t1_iuty0zl wrote

I would have rather they kept using Washington Football Team

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emodro t1_iuu6xyg wrote

The problem is no one knew how to reference it. “It’s the eagles vs the football team” instead of “it’s the eagles vs Washington”.

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JoeSicko t1_iuud4ql wrote

DC is two syllables. Even Aikman could do that.

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emodro t1_iuudu8i wrote

I live in DC. People called it “the football team” all the time and it was so dumb. No one calls Manchester United “the football club”

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ChrysMYO t1_iuv4sdq wrote

Well, yeah, they're United. The Football team hasn't been since Snyder bought it.

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emodro t1_iuv4yhg wrote

No one calls Liverpool the football club

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JoeSicko t1_iuw9m7g wrote

More than one team in Manchester, right?

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stobors t1_iuw00jp wrote

I would rather it be the Washington Team Football or better known as WTF.

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SophiaofPrussia t1_iutc1ku wrote

Yes, of all the awesome names they could’ve picked for the DC area “commanders” is just so lame. Every time I hear it I think of a football team that’s playing through the chafe because the other team stole their undies from the locker room.

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camergen t1_iutwdjm wrote

What other sports parallels would they have were teams have gone through multiple name changes in a 5 year period? Maybe the Seattle Pilots? (But I want to say they moved cities and only changed once, to the Brewers)

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Bobgers t1_iutibfx wrote

I would have even taken “ The Commandments” first commandment… Thou Shall Not Win AGAINST US!

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one_little_victory_ t1_iuupoyd wrote

Same. Going back to "Redskins" is probably not realistic but I would have loved Red Hawks or Red Tails. Commanders just never resonated with me.

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