The Post came out with a more in-depth article, detailing allegations of hostile work environment and sexual harassment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/07/16/redskins-sexual-harassment-larry-michael-alex-santos/?arc404=true
So, is Snyder going down along with the old name?
Yes, how do you have 53 players from a single major-league baseball team on the field? Maximum of nine actually on the field. Total roster of 26 on a team.
Given that the local baseball club has the boring, uncreative, uninteresting, generic name of “Nationals,” I think “Americans” is a suitable boring, uncreating, uninteresting, generic name for the football club.
I think you meant to say "the boring, uncreative, uninteresting, generic name of “WORLD CHAMPION Washington Nationals.”
Lots of clubs have been champions. And this board will fight you on the “world” part. Still, it doesn’t make a bad name good.
Washington F.C., time to confuse some soccer fans good.
Real Washington F.C. even more so.
I quite like the Washington Nationals name. It’s sounds ‘old timey’ which helps with baseball. Baseball also has quite a few generic nicknames that have become well known: Oakland Athletics (A’s), New York Mets. So Washington Nationals works well to me. At least it isn’t as weird as the Philadelphia Phillies ;).
Oh, and speaking of soccer fans, the MLS club in Washington is named D.C. United - I wonder if the Washington football team is thinking about leaning into D.C.?
I had a strange dream in which the they went with the Red Dogs, honoring the half-smoke.
Washington Gridlocks
So, turns out the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL are now shopping for another name. “Inuit” would be the suitable replacement, but that’s not going to happen.
Interesting times.
Generic animals would work- Wolves, Hawks, Pythons, and so on. Maybe “Cherries” for the cherry blossoms. Generals might work but Washington Generals might be trademarked by the Harlem Globetrotters. Maybe Federals, Knights, Brass.
It is, but the Globetrotters have indicated that they would be willing to sell the name to the former Redskins.
Nope, generals are people and PEOPLE ARE NOT MASCOTS
There is also the issue that the Generals’ record is something like 3 to 17,000 vs the Globetrotters.
Would you believe… “Washington Football Team” ?!?!?
That, of course, acronyms to WFT. WTF?
They clearly couldn’t come to a decision in time for the season, so they kicked the can down the road for a few months. (The Edmonton Eskimos have done pretty much the same thing for 2020.)
A partial list of better names: The Washington Diapers, The Washington Empty Soda Cans, The Washington Baby Birds, The Cleveland Browns, The Washington Tom Bradys, The Washington Library Cards, The Washington Narrow Urethras…
I could go all day…
The Washington Washingtons (stolen from Julie Mason)