KDawg Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chris 44 said: I hope your right but that's a monumental task for one man whos employment is at the whim of Snyder. Oh I’m not claiming he can do it. I just know he’s going to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havenless Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Wonderful. We have the birds, the boys, the G-men, and the Commies. Over/Under on how long it takes the rest of the nfl to just call the team the W.C.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darc Requiem Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Only Snyder can miss a layup by being so cheap.If they had to go with a military moniker, at least pick a good one. Armada or Brigade sounded imposing at least. Commanders sounds like a lame create a team in Madden's franchise mode 😑 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evmiii Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Commanders means different things to different people. (1). It an officer rank in the US Navy (O-5) (2). It’s a designated position of authority I.e Wing Commander, Group Commander, Squadron Commanders, etc. I’ve read above the Commanders don’t fight, they stay in the rear and plan and control. While there is certainly a command staff with that responsibility, at least in the USAF our commanders lead our troops into battle. Having been a Sq and Gp Commander it certainly doesn’t have a negative connotation to me, but it is not inspiring either. I would have preferred several other names, but I’m glad it’s done. If this team wins it won’t matter, keep losing and everything gets criticized. I do know without a doubt this will have zero effect on wether they win or lose. As far as fan support, win and the fans will be back. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petey hodge Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) I dont know why, but I held out a glimmer of hope that Snyder was leading an elaborate ruse with those helicopter spy flights and NIKE leaks of that DC Commanders shirt... and THEN he'd spring something fresh that the fans would really like. But Dan's just not that savvy, sophisticated, or smart... and he doesnt give AF about serving us fans. Edited February 2, 2022 by petey hodge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 All they had to do was not pick a specific group of people to make into a mascot. That was it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 hours ago, RichmondRedskin88 said: They picked it because they figured if it’s military no one will dare criticize it. They knew any other name they were open season. This wasn’t about honoring. It was about dodging. Snyder picked it to get a large piece of the military advertising budget. Guaranteed revenue stream every season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, clietas said: Snyder picked it to get a large piece of the military advertising budget. Guaranteed revenue stream every season. Why would that happens? Is the army forced to give money to teams named Commanders or something? I seriously don't get the reasoning here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Wildbunny said: Why would that happens? Is the army forced to give money to teams named Commanders or something? I seriously don't get the reasoning here. Military theme = Military dollars. You don't think the military will want to capitalize on the advertising power of the NFL? They've been paying the owners for years already to do the pregame and halftime shows. Why would they not embrace a team with a obvious military theme/brand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, clietas said: Military theme = Military dollars. You don't think the military will want to capitalize on the advertising power of the NFL? They've been paying the owners for years already to do the pregame and halftime shows. Why would they not embrace a team with a obvious military theme/brand? Why isn't there more teams with military name then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Wildbunny said: Why isn't there more teams with military name then? It'd probably get misconstrued as pandering for easy money by the fans and nobody would take them the seriously as an organization. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Ok lol Thanks for the explanation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander_N_Chief Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, clietas said: It'd probably get misconstrued as pandering for easy money by the fans and nobody would take them the seriously as an organization. 🤣 Which is why we did it, no one already takes us seriously as an organization 😭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAskins Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 5 hours ago, clietas said: Snyder picked it to get a large piece of the military advertising budget. Guaranteed revenue stream every season. Then why aren't the Washington Generals who play the Globetrotters rolling in dough? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemSkinz Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 As someone who is active duty, the name sucks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, RVAskins said: Then why aren't the Washington Generals who play the Globetrotters rolling in dough? To on the nose. What with all the losing. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 23 hours ago, Havenless said: Wonderful. We have the birds, the boys, the G-men, and the Commies. Over/Under on how long it takes the rest of the nfl to just call the team the W.C.? Commanders = C-men! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veteranskinsfan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just listened to Eagles radio on WIP radio 94FM and they criticized Snyder and the name selection. They did a parody using the name with the old Redskins fight song. They said as long as Snyder is the owner the Eagles can ignore the Washington team. I would have preferred keeping WFT name. The WIP radio people said they should have kept WFT because it was unique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdaddy Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, veteranskinsfan said: Just listened to Eagles radio on WIP radio 94FM and they criticized Snyder and the name selection. They did a parody using the name with the old Redskins fight song. They said as long as Snyder is the owner the Eagles can ignore the Washington team. I would have preferred keeping WFT name. The WIP radio people said they should have kept WFT because it was unique. I've heard from friends, who aren't WFT fans, and they said the same thing, why didn't they just keep the WFT name, that was pretty cool and unique in sports? Long live The Football Team.....watch the Chiefs adopt that as their new name and everyone will love it; The Kansas City Football Team 6 minutes ago, veteranskinsfan said: Just listened to Eagles radio on WIP radio 94FM and they criticized Snyder and the name selection. They did a parody using the name with the old Redskins fight song. They said as long as Snyder is the owner the Eagles can ignore the Washington team. I would have preferred keeping WFT name. The WIP radio people said they should have kept WFT because it was unique. By the way, my name change would've been "Washington Veterans"".....honoring those that served and in some cases gave their life. "Vets" for short...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbunny Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 34 minutes ago, kingdaddy said: By the way, my name change would've been "Washington Veterans"".....honoring those that served and in some cases gave their life. "Vets" for short...... 'Vets" Min plus incentives? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wit33 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 6:02 AM, KDawg said: But being careful to avoid "Bunnies" due to the franchise's stance on women not having any rights. This franchise is disgusting. I don't agree with everything Rivera does as a coach, but thankfully we have him to help fix this cesspool. A good man with respect can do a lot. Dare I say, he’s a Commander! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 2:58 PM, clietas said: Military theme = Military dollars. You don't think the military will want to capitalize on the advertising power of the NFL? They've been paying the owners for years already to do the pregame and halftime shows. Why would they not embrace a team with a obvious military theme/brand? Their record? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 WOW they **** everything up they didn’t even workshop this with military people HAHAHAHAHA you know snyder was pumped. You know he was excited. You know he thought they did a good job. Even the military is crushing him 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: Their record? I'm sure Snyders thinking is they'll still pay to advertise no matter how ****ty the season is. I still believe that's one of the reasons he wanted a military theme. I mean why else would a creature such as Snyder be so insistent on it? He didn't serve n doesn't come from a military family? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 16 minutes ago, clietas said: I'm sure Snyders thinking is they'll still pay to advertise no matter how ****ty the season is. I still believe that's one of the reasons he wanted a military theme. I mean why else would a creature such as Snyder be so insistent on it? He didn't serve n doesn't come from a military family? 🤔 I didn't realize Snyder "insisted" on it, but I frankly have only given this whole thing minimal attention (in line with what it deserves). I think there are a lot of good reasons why a DC team could have a military theme. The Pentagon is here, the Commander in Chief is here and like 130,000 active duty military are in the DMV. I don't think anyone, even Snyder, would make this type of decision based on ad revenue from one source. I think it's more likely, as some on here have said, that he thought a military theme was less subject to ridicule overall. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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