Yes, I know that a few months ago I advised Roger Goodell that I’m done with the NFL. And I’ve held to it, although some games have been on our TV. Sister Babe likes having the games on in the background sometimes, and I’m not going to push on her my personal choices. It has been weird though, seeing for the first time in decades all of my Eagles gear collecting dust in the fall & winter. And that makes it even stranger that I would randomly be thinking about a team I used to root against as a division rival. But the thought hit me nonetheless.
As you probably know, The Redskins’ owner, Daniel Snyder, finally got pressured into changing the team name, and spent the season under the ridiculous monicker “The Washington Football Team”, a phrase I’ll never use. They decided to wait a year to announce the new name, and I’m sure that they’ve gotten no shortage of suggestions. But if they want to make amends with the DC sports fan base, Daniel Snyder needs to sell the team. The second best thing to do would be to follow my advice.
First, kiss the burgandy and gold colors goodbye. Stay with me Redskin Nation, I’m going somewhere with this.You’re new team colors? None other than the good old red, white, and blue! Some of you probably see where this is headed.
And your new team name? Drumroll please…. The Washington Bullets! As some of you may know, The Washington Bullets were this town’s NBA franchise until 1997 when the PC Mob pressured them to change their name to the DC heritage appropriate… Washington Wizards? To add insult to injury they followed that annoying 90s trend of abandoning their traditional team colors for the trendy teal and black. Eventually the old team colors came back, but the dopy team name remains.
Changing to The Bullets serves the dual benefit of both showing love to DC sports fans while sticking a gigantic middle finger at the woke mob that took their scalp (pun intended). So what do you say, Danny Boy? Care to take a tip from one of your old employees (my first job in DC when I first moved here back in ’99 was for one of Snyder’s marketing outfits.)? The ball is in your court – don’t miss this opportunity to make right with your fans!
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The only thing that grew toxic was cancel culture. @KinelRyan with @SportsWarsNet discusses Cleveland bending the knee and upcoming name change.— Ken Cook 🕷🕸🕷 (@HistorianK) December 16, 2020
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Cross posted from Brother Bob’s Blog
Cross posted at Flopping Aces
7 replies on “A Dead Serious Proposal for the Perfect New Name for The Washington Redskins”
“Washington Football Team” grew on me over the season and I think they should keep it. It says, “OK, assholes. You don’t like our name? Fine. We’ll go totally generic to point out the banal, lifeless end your ‘thinking’ demands. Now fuck off.”
It’s also a nod to traditional, “unnamed” soccer clubs like Manchester United and West Ham. OTOH, to quote myself, “Soccer is hockey at the speed of golf,” so skip this bit. 😉
Keep the name Red Skins, change the Mascot to a Potato.
Well done — like a spud! This is the best suggestion that I’ve heard.
As long as the organization is officially known as the “Washington Football Team”, they should be named the “Washington Elite“, which is appropriate for the cabal they represent.
However, with an eye to the growing concern with naming our nation’s capital after our nation’s greatest leader, the organization must think far enough ahead to the day when cancel culture finally catches up with ol’ George and the District gets a new name.
One possible name for D.C., perhaps to please our 11 million new citizens, would be “La Cienaga” (the swamp)…….and the team could be dubbed ‘Camarilla’.
The Washington Swamp Rats.
But then PETA would get upset……
I like that name, Washington Bullets.
Removing Indian names from sports teams, et al disenfranchises them and removes them from the forefront of culture.
My son is American Indian and I asked him how he felt about this “cancel cultural appropriation” business. He tells me he couldn’t care less what a sports team calls itself. He can’t be bothered to care enough to be offended.
Our cultural busybodies have nothing better to do than to fill the VOID in their lives by meddling, screwing with and hassling everybody else who have better things to do and more important ideas on their minds.