If red is an unpopular color, how about:[ul][]Washington Blackskins[]Washington Yellowskins[]Washington Greenskins[]Washington Blueskins[]Washington Pinkskins[]Washington Paleskins[]Washington Puceskins[]Washington Stripeskins[]Washington Plaidskins[]Washington Danskins[/ul]
I like that one!
After all, that school in California has the banana slug as a mascot.
The only problem would be how to make a Congresscritter look agressive or intimidating.
I’m sure you already know this but just for the benefit of those who don’t the Potomac (Patawomek) Indians were (are) the tribe native to this region.
The Scarlets
The Washington Washing Machines.
When they get their Washa Washa Washa Washa chant going, opposing teams will cower.
Just have him wave a subpoena.
They should be the Washington Logrollers, of course!
How about the Washington Lincolns?
Fordham Baldies. :mad:
How about the just calling them “The Washingtons” and George Washington can be their mascot, with his very famous silhouette on the helmets. I guess technically this would make them The Washington Washingtons… but anyhow. Of course on the field they’ll have to have an official mascot, a guy in period dress with a powdered wig, quoting our great nation’s founder. 
I love this.
Or he could chop down a cherry tree at halftime. Who cares if it’s a legend. That and the coin toss thing (with a frisbee!) are good visuals.
And cheerleaders in period inspired outfits. 
Avoid the redundancy by calling them the Washington Georges.
Layers and layers of petticoats! And bonnets! Hot, sexy bonnets! <droooooooooool>
The team would have to find a way to buy out all that IP from The George Washington University, who uses pretty much all of that stuff already. 
How about the Washington Reds? (Without keeping the same mascot, of course!)
Arguably George Washington University wouldn’t be able to extend its trademark rights to professional football. And the use of images and the name of Geo. Washington are so ubiquitous that G.W.U.'s trademarks would likely be very weak.
A good summary of the team’s racist history, including the selection of the name. The line “Fight for old DC” in “Hail to the Redskins” was once “Fight for old Dixie”, btw - they consciously marketed to the segregationist white Southern market, as the then-only NFL team south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
So how about the Washington Cracker-Ass Crackers?
The Washington CTEs.
They really ought to rename the entire NFL the CTE League, but this way the Redskins will be ahead of the curve.
I read the linked piece. While it says a great deal about the team’s racist history with respect to blacks, it doesn’t say one thing about the selection of the team name, other than that longtime Redskins owner George Marshall was responsible.
Last time I’d checked, nobody had come up with any paper trail or testimony explaining why they were named the Boston Redskins, so I was hoping something new on that score had come to light. Apparently not.
I can’t believe someone else remembers that song.
The other thing “Washington Irvings” made me think of was Catch-22, where Yossarian signs that name (and Irving Washington) to letters he’s censoring while in the hospital.
I’ve never met him, but I have heard If You Own the Washington Redskins, You’re a Cock.