panthers_2012 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 IMHO, as long as Snyder owns the team, they won't change. I'm rooting for all the corporate partnerships to cancel their contracts with Washington and then Snyder will be forced to change the name. If they do change, pick a name that represents the D.C. area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Anything to get away from Native imagery. You can't change to the spear and go by the "Warriors", that's avoiding the issue with the team's identity, which is using Native Americans as mascots. I'm all for Redtails, which lets you keep the colors and most of the identity while completely changing course from the slur they use now. It also lets them highlight African-American pilots like the Tuskegee Airmen and become a franchise that advocates for minorities. Just make sure they never use throwbacks from anytime they used the current name. the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, panthers_2012 said: IMHO, as long as Snyder owns the team, they won't change. I'm rooting for all the corporate partnerships to cancel their contracts with Washington and then Snyder will be forced to change the name. If they do change, pick a name that represents the D.C. area. It’s going to be changed and don’t be shocked if there’s a press release tomorrow or Monday announcing they’re changing the name. Nike and FedEx want it changed so it will be changed, the potential lost revenue from those two companies is too much for Snyder to be stubborn and it’s too much for the other owners to stand by and allow another franchise to take a drastic hit in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Pigskins. Still the skins. The fan base latched into the hogs identity and it still has a little mythos left today. Is football related. Original. Exclusively theirs. Could have a gnarly looking hog as the mascot. Or go as more simply and use the aspects of an actual football as the logo. Keep the colors and emphasize the Washington more than the Skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Don't know how this one slipped through. I appreciate how civil this has been so far, but newsbot or not, no discussion of indigenous team naming controversies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsLogos.Net News Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Washington Redskins To Undergo Thorough Review Of Nickname July 3, 2020 - 16:02 PMJust one day after stadium sponsor FedEx requested a change, the Washington Redskins on Friday morning announced they will conduct a thorough review of their controversial nickname. “This process allows the team to take into account not only the proud tradition and history of the franchise but also input from Read More... Sports Logo and Uniform news, rumours, and history at SportsLogos.Net News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsjetsthunder Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Note, I in no way advocate for a name change and am on the side of the "Redskins." However, such an event gives us an opportunity to theorize about other potential names the team might use, whether we desire so or not. Here are some of the potential ones I've gathered: WARRIORS REDTAILS AMERICANS HOGS PIGSKINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 CCSLC guidelines prohibit discussion of indigenous team naming controversies. If and when the Washington NFL team does change its name, we will allow a thread to discuss it but it will be stringently moderated. Until then, it's all just speculation that leads down roads we've been down before and would rather not go down again. We are trying to have some leniency in the concepts section so long as those threads stay focused on members' designs and not on the naming controversy itself, but those will get shut down if they get out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportsLogos.Net News Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Washington Redskins Retire Name and Logo July 13, 2020 - 13:32 PM This morning the Washington Redskins announced via a press release that they would be changing the team’s name as well as their logo. “Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review,” read the release. “[Team owner] Dan Snyder and Coach Read More... Please be advised that this discussion will abide by this warning: Sports Logo and Uniform news, rumours, and history at SportsLogos.Net News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(probably)notabandwagonfan Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 So does this mean speculation on names is allowed now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canzman Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 https://www.richmond.com/sports/professional/warriors-redtails-or-redwolves-favorites-emerge-as-redskins-transform-at-rapid-pace/article_67577d8d-9dc0-5143-b2f9-854d248e968d.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDizzle12 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Red Wolves, Red Tails or Warriors. If it takes two years for the NFL/Nike to redesign uniforms, I can't even imagine how long creating a whole new identity will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJTALBOT Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The name Redskins is racist. The logo is not. Just call them the Americans and be done. Everyone loves a roundel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Just now, KJTALBOT said: The name Redskins is racist. The logo is not. Just call them the Americans and be done. It's best to rip off the bandaid 100% in these instances. From something I saw on twitter, their chosen new name is being held up with trademark issues. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I have a bad feeling that the next season or two will involve a really mediocre placeholder logo. I’m thinking back to the OKC Thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 ProFootballTalk had a great article on a Trademark squatter that could make some of this more intere$ting. Certain names already "belong" to someone else, including Warriors that Snyder let lapse a few years ago. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/12/washington-trademark-squatter-adds-to-his-portfolio/ It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The logo is not racist, similar to the Blackhawks or Seminoles. As cool as the idea of Red Tails is, I feel like it's sort of forced at this point. Almost like they're obligated to honor a minority. Washington Warriors does roll off the tongue, but it's extremely generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Since new name suggestions have popped up that are just “Red[insert noun]”, I’ve felt each one is lazy, a cop out, and lacks overall creativity. I get the basic reasoning behind them, but c’mon... Theres also this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Clearly the name is the reason they have had so much pressure to change, but it'd be best to move on from the identity including the logo (despite the "not racist" declarations). You have great colors, great uniforms, just find a dignified name and slap a new logo on the helmet. Clinging to remnants of the Redskins/Native identity seems like folly to me. Red Wolves is cool. Red Tails is cool. Some sort of pig reference is great. This move could take the team's identity from pariah to one of the top brands in the league (in terms of perception, I know they're already worth a :censored:-ton). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEstones Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Everything with "Washington" seems to be trademarked, but I don't see anything with "DC," which I would prefer. XFL or not, I think it would be a better way to name the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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