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This is like a freaking Arena League game. I love it.

You're thinking of Danny Awful, one of the other members of the quarterback carousel from that season. He actually wore #7 during training camp, but at some point the team decided he couldn't wear Theismann's number, so instead they had him wear Williams' number, as if that was somehow better.

Thanks to Kurt Warner and his puffy silver coat, we have been robbed of this opportunity. Riveting stuff.

If the difference in jerseys was that simple and still cohesive, it would be fine. They made it work in the 60s, the Vikings made it work in the 80s and 90s, and the Giants have made it work. But the white jersey they previewed is so radically different, it makes the whole rebrand hot garbage. They have a classic looking burgundy jersey paired with a heavily modern white jersey that uses a different color scheme. No cohesion whatsoever. Ugh. Although they both played for colleges that have classic uniforms, so maybe that rubbed off on their aesthetic sensibilities. Probably not, but we can hope. If those white jerseys are indeed the regular away uniforms, I honestly don't know if I can continue to be a fan of this team. I've been hanging on by a thread as it is, but ugly jerseys and a clunky name might be the final cut. I have no real connection to the DC area and I despise Dan Snyder, so I've really only been cheering for the colors and jerseys. If I hate the jerseys, what's even the point of enduring this dumb franchise?

The top one definitely looks better, but the stars look like Tennessee stars, not DC stars. They also used an excessive amount of outlines, just like Tennessee.

Collapsible railings.

Gross. There is way too much going on there. I hope that was just a prototype and they refined it. I really hope so. That's going to be a mess at that scale. I wouldn't say I hate Commanders, but I definitely don't like it either. It's clunky and doesn't have a good shortened nickname like "Bucs" for Buccaneers. Are we supposed to call them the "Coms"? No thanks. I'm also not a fan of military fetishization, however, Commanders makes sense for the name Washington. So it's better than Admirals or Armada, but only barely. I really can't see myself calling them "Commanders" every time I talk about them. I've already been calling them just "Washington" for a while now, so I think I'll just stick with that. Although calling them the "32s" could work since it's in one of the apparent logos. And also a fun fact for why 32s works well: George Washington was born in 1732.

I think "We will launch" is being extrapolated to mean more than it does because it's taken out of context. "We will launch" is not the entire sentence; it's followed by a dramatic pause for the date reveal. The entirety of what they're saying is "We will launch... 2/2/22". Sure, it could have a second meaning, but it's likely they're just referring to the launch of the new identity.

There's also the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, and they share a color scheme with Washington Football Team.

I think I know what the diamonds are for: So we have: - Sleeve stripes inspired by the DC flag - Collar stars inspired by the DC flag - Diamond pattern inspired by the original borders of DC - A logo that's a giant W (with possibly the Capitol in the middle?) - "We are an always have been Washington" They're sticking with Washington Football Team as the permanent name.

Watch that part of the video again. The "rough" part of the stripe shifts slightly. There's also a noticeable gold spot on the left side of the stripe at the top of the screen. It's a light reflection.

There's a giant window right next to them. It's just light reflecting off of the decal, and it's the same color as the reflecting parts of the facemask. It's just a simple gold stripe.

The burgundy jersey gave me hope, but then they shat the bed with the white jersey and black helmet (and probably a black jersey). Absolutely atrocious. Between this and the Rams, it seems like Nike is really pushing for American football to be more like soccer, where the away/clash doesn't have to match and is more experimental. Ugh. I hate Nike so much. And the Snyders. We'll see how bad the damage is on February 2, but this is so discouraging.

There's a really annoying Banana Republic add that frames the screen and takes up the lower third of the screen. Even after it subsides, I can't click anything on the page. I have to refresh and hope I don't get that add again. Whoever created these absurdly intrusive and page-breaking ads needs to be shot out of a cannon into the sun.

I'm suspicious as well, but on the designer's site he says the Eagles requested an update. But it's also filled with Nike-speak garbage, so who knows how honest his statement is. Just look at this drivel: Gross.

A fair argument. Although that's always there to ruin an otherwise decent uniform, so I guess I've been desensitized to it.

Absolutely terrible. Is there some sort of rule that surprise white pants have to be plain? How short of notice did they think of this that Nike didn't have time to put some damn stripes on it? And the white socks are the diarrhea icing on this turd cake.

I approve.

The front-facing wolf is the only decent logo, but still not great. Although none of these are probably the final logo if they showed them already, but still not promising. As for the names, I still favor Redtails, but going with a hawk logo is a missed opportunity. Wolves is meh, but I could live with it. Commanders is terrible, so that's probably what they'll go with.

That would totally make sense for a team whose nickname is "Big Blue".

This picture says otherwise: However, they may have been influenced by this Heritage Sports Art painting that chopped off the serif for some reason:

Tennessee and Atlanta say hello. Not that it makes the Rams look any better, but they are not the worst. The plastic and gradients are stupid, but at least it's a legible typeface.

I wonder if they'll also grant the Browns an exemption, and they can start using a second helmet this year for their throwback.

Unless they change uniform designations, they'd only be able to wear it with the blue jersey, saving us from mono-black at least. Not sure how I feel about black/blue/black, or black/blue/white though. Could look okay, could be garbage.

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