sayahh 876 Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, burgundy said: Copyright squatter. I do do like the absurdity of "Washington Shapeshifting Wolves" that they also applied for. Why not just go with Werewolves? And honestly, Washington Werewolves would be pretty great. Squatter! That's the word I was looking for! I would be fine with Washington Burgundies or Washington Burgundy; Washington BAGS (Burgundy and Golds) would not be as cool, though hahaha Thanks for chiming in, burgundy! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjrrzube 611 Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 7:44 AM, Bill81361 said: He said the NHL expansion franchise in Seattle has a "dope name": the Kraken. Does this worry anybody else?? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 21, 2020 If I'm not mistaken, the team quickly hired him to be the Executive Vice President In Charge Of Bein' A Black Guy in the heat of the race riots, so he probably feels like calling things "dope" and "fly" is somehow required of him. He probably sounds exactly like Pete Buttigieg when he says it, though. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridleylash 4,267 Posted November 21, 2020 I guess we can add Washington Wendigoes to the list of potential names if they think Kraken is "dope". 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Friedrich Stuart Macbeth 148 Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Ridleylash said: I guess we can add Washington Wendigoes to the list of potential names if they think Kraken is "dope". First time using an undead creature as a mascot? Damn, somebody's a fan of zombie movies. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManillaToad 1,378 Posted November 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Friedrich Stuart Macbeth said: First time using an undead creature as a mascot? Damn, somebody's a fan of zombie movies. I always thought something like Spirits, Phantoms, Banshees, etc would be a good identity for a sports team 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SportsLogos.Net News 616 Posted November 21, 2020 Washington Football Team President Shares Latest On Rebrand November 21, 2020 - 17:34 PMWashington Football Team president Jason Wright recently sat down with ESPN’s John Keim for a wide-ranging interview that included a few notes about the franchise’s ongoing rebrand. Wright said that Washington has filed for trademarks on more than 30 different nicknames, but also noted the name of choice might not Read More... 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 6,240 Posted November 21, 2020 You know what... I think I’m a fan of “Werewolves” and it could be shortened to “Wolves” too when necessary. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 21, 2020 I'm leaning toward Redshirts again. It feels old and it refers to the uniform, which I think everyone with a brain wants to keep intact. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 6,240 Posted November 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, the admiral said: I'm leaning toward Redshirts again. It feels old and it refers to the uniform, which I think everyone with a brain wants to keep intact. They and the Patriots could even have a real forced ‘murica rivalry 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFGiants58 14,559 Posted November 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, the admiral said: I'm leaning toward Redshirts again. It feels old and it refers to the uniform, which I think everyone with a brain wants to keep intact. I want to move the tv numbers to the shoulders and turn the cuffs into fuller stripes, like the Chiefs did. Aside from that, keep it intact. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 21, 2020 Yeah, that's within reason and actually gets them back to where they're supposed to be with regard to the big bold double-stripes. I could see this being on the wall behind the goalposts like how it says "New York Football Giants" at MetLife. EDIT: There is a dearth of cursive wordmarks in the NFL now that the Patriots switched to prickly-block. One of the Texengalconcodinalhawks should switch. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BBTV 21,020 Posted November 22, 2020 The first thing that comes to mind when I hear "redshirt" within the context of SPORTS is a college redshirt. I'm not saying to not name your kid Bart because kids could rhyme it with fart, but it does open them up for "lol they play like they should redshirt the whole team, hyuh hyuh amirite?" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 22, 2020 Yeah, there is that, and something about Star Trek that I don't grasp the meaning of. But "Washington Redshirts" looks good alongside "New York Giants" and "Dallas Cowboys," in my opinion. It feels like it could have evolved from newspapermen not knowing what else to call the team in burgundy jerseys. And now that they're teasing "Red Wolves" as a cynical embrace of environmentalism vis-a-vis the Red Tails as cynical embrace of black people, at least naming them after their own uniforms doesn't have any political valence to exploit. It's comfortably meta. EDIT: could do an alternate logo vaguely based on the DC flag where you have one burgundy stripe, one gold stripe, and three silver footballs to represent their Lombardi trophies in kind of a civic spin on what the Islanders do, but again, not in DC, and I feel like this gets close to being a Washington (INDEPENDENT) pro logo 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Friedrich Stuart Macbeth 148 Posted November 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, the admiral said: Yeah, there is that, and something about Star Trek that I don't grasp the meaning of. But "Washington Redshirts" looks good alongside "New York Giants" and "Dallas Cowboys," in my opinion. It feels like it could have evolved from newspapermen not knowing what else to call the team in burgundy jerseys. And now that they're teasing "Red Wolves" as a cynical embrace of environmentalism vis-a-vis the Red Tails as cynical embrace of black people, at least naming them after their own uniforms doesn't have any political valence to exploit. It's comfortably meta. EDIT: could do an alternate logo vaguely based on the DC flag where you have one burgundy stripe, one gold stripe, and three silver footballs to represent their Lombardi trophies in kind of a civic spin on what the Islanders do, but again, not in DC, and I feel like this gets close to being a Washington (INDEPENDENT) pro logo If they ever name their team as British as this, I might as well start blasting Rule Britannia in their speakers crossplaying as the Queen. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill0813 369 Posted November 22, 2020 4 hours ago, DNAsports said: You know what... I think I’m a fan of “Werewolves” and it could be shortened to “Wolves” too when necessary. As much as I like that idea, save it for a future expansion team in London. Ah-hoo Werewolves of London Heh, draw blood Ah-hoo Werewolves of London 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 22, 2020 30 minutes ago, Bill81361 said: As much as I like that idea, save it for a future expansion team in London. Ah-hoo Werewolves of London Heh, draw blood Ah-hoo Werewolves of London Life'll kill ya and then you'll be dead. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digby 6,945 Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/19/2020 at 6:44 PM, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: Or make the helmet look like a football and call them the "Washington Pigskins". Washington City Paper was doing this, what, ten years ago? Not to sound all Gen X but the altweeklies losing out to the blogs was such a loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,164 Posted November 22, 2020 Go for it. I'm a millennial with a gen-X soul. I'm listening to "The Drugs Don't Work" by the Verve as we speak 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjrrzube 611 Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 9:14 PM, ManillaToad said: I always thought something like Spirits, Phantoms, Banshees, etc would be a good identity for a sports team Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) Toronto Phantoms (Arena League) Oakland Banshees (women's pro football) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
