Josh Harris will have plenty to do when he acquires Washington's NFL franchise. Changing the team's toxic name is an easy first step.
A lot of people — myself included — thought sticking with Washington Football Team would be fine. It was, if nothing else, different. Commanders wasThat’s the second reason to change the name again — the first being to put Snyder’s disastrous 24-year stewardship as far in the rearview mirror as possible.
? Or will the NFL just bury all of Snyder’s wrongdoing in the joy over his departure and try to pretend he never existed?Okay, fine: Then let’s pretend the Commanders never existed, either. I wouldn’t mind if they went back to Washington Football Team, but that probably wouldn’t make those in charge of selling logoed gear very happy. Maybe just shorten it to “Washington Footballers?”So let’s play an old game and come up with a name that has something to do with Washington. D.C.
And yet, 25 years later, the Wizards are still the Wizards, with no end or change in sight. Maybe they should go back to the team’s original nickname — the Zephyrs, from their days in Chicago. One definition of a Zephyr is, “A soft gentle breeze.” What’s wrong with that?Back to football.
How about “Washington Monuments?” Other than the White House, that monument is easily the most recognized landmark in a city full of them. Everyone knows exactly what it is, and it literally towers over the D.C. landscape. It is completely apolitical, the backdrop for so many civic events.It’s certainly far more about Washington than Commanders — which has as much to do with Washington as Penguins with Pittsburgh or Jazz with Salt Lake City.
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