Changing The Team Name, Give It A Rest!!

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

All the toxic work place stuff is over with and Dan will soon be gone, so to me that is in the past. The present is what matters, not what happened in the past.

I think the new group needs to get in here and roll their sleeves up. I think the right time for a name change would be when they go into the new stadium or a year before. You can't change the name after just changing it. No way that happens.

The smart thing to do would not go w/ Redwolves or anything w/ RED. But go to something that was in the fight song. The Washington Warpaths sounds fucking fantastic and that would resonate w/ our fanbase. You go w/ that and put an arrow on the helmets, that is us. You mean to tell me people wouldn't like that? But Commanders one day has to go and never be heard from again. Ever. That name has to be bad for business.

Warpaths will never happen. Native American's must be erased from history. Any reference to them is offensive. Somehow just never discussing them or referencing them is better.

Pick something related to the D.C. area.

https://citywildlife.org/urban-wildlife/area-wildlife/

Washington Chimney Swifts is my new personal favorite.

[Chief X_Phackter]

It's a little bit ironic that we started a thread about putting to rest the idea of changing the name...

[nonniey]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

It's a little bit ironic that we started a thread about putting to rest the idea of changing the name...

Yeah you'd think that crowd would know by now that no we're not going to give that subject a rest - until it happens.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by nonniey

If your sick of the talk you better hope they change it otherwise that talk is going to stay permanently.

If the team starts winning, no one is going to give a flying f*ck about the team name.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Burgold

Look, I'm not crazy about the name[Commanders] either but if we start to win how many will even pay it any mind? Look, any name has to have a connection to the[DMV] right? like it or not this name is connected to our military and where does command come from? well we ain't calling them[The Presidents- Admirals-Generals] now the only two choices should be...[Archives- Potomacs- which is French]the last thing Mr. Harris should be worried about is the name, so for now...GO COMMANDERS!!

Financially, a quick way to cash in on the surge of excitement around a new owner/end of Dan Snyder era is to rebrand, and if it is a popular name even better.

[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

It's a little bit ironic that we started a thread about putting to rest the idea of changing the name...

Lol

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

It's a little bit ironic that we started a thread about putting to rest the idea of changing the name...

This song takes me back. Oh, 1996, I miss you.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironic_(song)

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Financially, a quick way to cash in on the surge of excitement around a new owner/end of Dan Snyder era is to rebrand, and if it is a popular name even better.

Why would you throw $20 mil on a rebrand that it is not guaranteed to please all fans and when there's a good chunk of them that are still holding on to the old name and won't be happy no matter what?

The new ownership is going to cash in right away by having an owner not named Snyder. They're going to have to spend money on stadium and facilities upgrades.

Keim said it best, one of the biggest red flags when Snyder took over the team is that he approached it as a fan. We definitely don't want that in this new ownership.

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[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Why would you throw $20 mil on a rebrand that it is not guaranteed to please all fans and when there's a good chunk of them that are still holding on to the old name and won't be happy no matter what?

The new ownership is going to cash in right away by having an owner not named Snyder. They're going to have to spend money on stadium and facilities upgrades.

Keim said it best, one of the biggest red flags when Snyder took over the team is that he approached it as a fan. We definitely don't want that in this new ownership.

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Agreed. Plus the new owners aren't going to have time to rebrand this thing before the season starts. It's just not realistic.

[Ruhskins]

Well maybe some people may get their wish:

https://twitter.com/JoshGerben/statu...92059813470208

Although I see this reverting back to the Washington Football Team I guess.

Also, this is the type of shit the new ownership probably doesn't want to go through in rebranding.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Well maybe some people may get their wish:

https://twitter.com/JoshGerben/statu...92059813470208

Although I see this reverting back to the Washington Football Team I guess.

Also, this is the type of shit the new ownership probably doesn't want to go through in rebranding.

Sounds like normal legal back and forth that should be resolved easily enough

What are the Commanders' next steps?

As for the "Commanders' Classic" registration, the team can:

➡️ file a response, arguing that a NFL team is unlikely to be confused with a single college game.

➡️ attempt to buy out the rights or sign a co-existence agreement.

I believe the Washington Commanders will be able to work through these issues.

It is likely the USPTO will drop the refusal due to the "Commander's Classic" trademark if a good legal argument is submitted.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by MTK

Sounds like normal legal back and forth that should be resolved easily enough

I read more into the thread and you are correct. And again, this shows the huge lift that is changing the name and it is something that I'm pretty sure the Harris team doesn't want to deal with.

[EdmundDorf]

Nicki Jhabvala on Twitter

The USPTO has denied the trademark application for the NFL's Washington Commanders.

On May 18th, the USPTO issued the denial citing two reasons.

1⃣ An existing trademark for "Commanders' Classic."
2⃣ Pending applications filed by a DC-area man.

[EdmundDorf]

Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

Nicki Jhabvala on Twitter

The USPTO has denied the trademark application for the NFL's Washington Commanders.

On May 18th, the USPTO issued the denial citing two reasons.

1⃣ An existing trademark for "Commanders' Classic."
2⃣ Pending applications filed by a DC-area man.

For all of those wanting another name change

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by EdmundDorf

For all of those wanting another name change

You should probably read more into that Twitter thread (which I didn't initially). It sounds like it won't be much of an issue.