# What will the Washington Football Team's new name be on 2 February 2022? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231 "2022-01-04T23:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/101 "2022-01-09T00:01:46Z")
Maybe they can be the DC Aces. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/102 "2022-01-09T00:12:59Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > The Washington Pork Barrelers _“Those Washington Clowns Are At It Again…”_ ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/103 "2022-01-11T21:36:15Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Maybe they can be the DC Aces. DC/AC? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/104 "2022-01-11T22:14:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > DC/AC? That’s how that came to me, yes. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/105 "2022-01-29T06:10:16Z")
Evidently the domain name [commanders.com](http://commanders.com) was transfered to MarkMonitor (where other NFL teams are registered) yesterday, fueling speculation that the team name will be the Washington Commanders. Could be better, could be worse. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/106 "2022-01-29T13:13:01Z")
Yeah, I’m not jazzed about that name. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/107 "2022-01-29T17:30:35Z")
But apparently the Washington team has always used GoDaddy domains, so that could mean nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/108 "2022-01-29T17:46:22Z")
I’m still rooting for the Groundhogs. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/109 "2022-01-29T19:02:35Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah, I’m not jazzed about that name. I expect the worst. Since around 1980, big-time sports teams have generally not come up with good names. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/110 "2022-01-29T20:13:16Z")
I think hockey is the exception. The Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, and Kraken are all pretty good names. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/111 "2022-01-29T20:15:34Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, and Kraken are all pretty good names. Yes, I dig all of those. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/112 "2022-01-29T20:28:07Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I expect the worst. Since around 1980, big-time sports teams have generally not come up with good names. Jaguars and Titans are okay. (I didn’t check to confirm they were post 1980) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/113 "2022-01-29T22:06:24Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I think hockey is the exception. The Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, and Kraken are all pretty good names. But The Mighty Ducks is not. OTOH, I could go for the Washington Football Team to be renamed the Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, or Kraken! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/114 "2022-01-29T22:25:20Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > OTOH, I could go for the Washington Football Team to be renamed the Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, or Kraken! Washington Sharks is a name that works on multiple levels. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/115 "2022-01-29T22:48:06Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > OTOH, I could go for the Washington Football Team to be renamed the Sharks, Predators, Coyotes, or Kraken! That’s way too long! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/116 "2022-01-29T23:07:20Z")
“And here they are, _your_ Washington Native Americans!” And if not, the Washingtonians could adopt snazzy dark uniforms and call themselves the All-Blacks. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/117 "2022-01-29T23:11:38Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Jaguars and Titans are okay. (I didn’t check to confirm they were post 1980) Yes, both are post 1980. Agreed that the Jaguars are okay. I disagree about the Titans. Then again, I’m still not over the Oilers leaving Houston. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/118 "2022-01-29T23:25:26Z")
Me either. Houston Oilers number one… ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/119 "2022-01-30T01:58:54Z")
I think I’ll name then Fred. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-the-washington-football-teams-new-name-be-on-2-february-2022/957231/120 "2022-01-30T02:11:04Z")
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