The Washington Commanders Thread

Originally posted by Overkill:

Originally posted by NineFourNiner:

Originally posted by linkboy:
It's not hard for Washington to change the name to the Warriors (Snyder even owns a trademark for the Washington Warriors ), keeping the Native American theme.

Change the name to the Warriors, update this uniform and your done.

Agree - very logical.

LOL, that won't work

Marquette University, responding to concerns from American Indians, will drop "Warriors" as the nickname for its athletic teams, a published report said Friday.

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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Should the Golden State Warriors be renamed too?

May as well go all the way and rename the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots while we're at it.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Should the Golden State Warriors be renamed too?

May as well go all the way and rename the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots while we're at it.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

I wonder if they could change it to the name of the local tribe in that area. I believe there was a Potomic tribe. That would at least get rid of the racist slur. It seems to work for the FSU Seminoles. If not I vote for Razorbacks. That would kind of honor their history of their great o line called the hogs.

Originally posted by Overkill:
Agree it's pretty silly.

Golden state is probably fine cuz they don't use any native American related imagery. Washington would have to follow suit otherwise it may be tough to get their sponsors on board.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Should the Golden State Warriors be renamed too?

May as well go all the way and rename the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots while we're at it.

redskin is an actual slur, this isn't hard to understand

Originally posted by wailers15:

What about the Chiefs?

Originally posted by JustinMT:

Ron Rivera on Redskins name on Monday: "I think that's a discussion for another time."

Ron Rivera on Redskins name on Friday: "This issue is of personal importance to me." https://t.co/xWwnYgR7v6

— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) July 3, 2020

Originally posted by LionHeartofGold:

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Should the Golden State Warriors be renamed too?

May as well go all the way and rename the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots while we're at it.

redskin is an actual slur, this isn't hard to understand

Agreed. Let's try and use common sense and practice a little sensitivity. Any reference to skin color is obviously racist.

Originally posted by LionHeartofGold:

Originally posted by wailers15:
What about the Chiefs?

The "Chiefs" makes no reference to skin color and although the term has been used in a pejorative manner by some to refer to a Native American person, I'm sure this name is not going to face the same level of scrutiny by the community. We also have the responsibility of assuming good intentions and I don't believe we can conclude that the use of the word Chiefs has racist origins.

Originally posted by Garoppolis:

Originally posted by 49erWill:

A Native American group suggested the Washington RedHawks awhile back. I like it for several reasons..

It rolls off the tongue a lot like Redskins, so people could get used to it quickly.
DC is fairly close to Baltimore, which has the Ravens and Orioles. It fits with the bird theme.
A hawk is a symbol of strength, thus a good football name.
There are a decent number of hawks in the DC Area, so it makes sense.
They wouldn't have to change the uniforms much, as you have shown.

Originally posted by DonnieDarko:

redskin is an actual slur, this isn't hard to understand