Wednesday is the big reveal. The new name. Oh boy.
We all the know the backstory; the team is named the Redskins, which takes fire from time-to-time, but this time the fire came in regard to something else which could’ve been too much for the owner to continue being the owner, so a huge pivot was inserted.
I’ve suggested the new name be Voldemorts, so they’ll still be the name we shan’t say. The Admirals is a possibility, which is alright. The Commanders is another possibility, which is not so good. Red Wolves is offensive to grey wolves, so let’s hope it’s not that. But then again, Admirals is probably offensive to landlubbers, so they can’t win.
At this point it doesn’t really matter what they choose as they have already embarrassed themselves the last two years with the name Football Team. That is really their official name in the NFL; Football Team. C’mon, give me a break.
I used to care about professional football, but today I don’t. Over the years the rules changed dramatically that now teams are no longer allowed to play defense. I mean hard hitting defense. All the phantom roughing the passer and pass interference penalties, along with the news that my favorite is far more mismanaged than ever thought, was enough for me to move away from the NFL.
Whatever the ‘Skins pick won’t matter to me. I don’t plan on purchasing any new gear. If I get invited to a game, then I have a Marcus Washington jersey from a few years back that’s still in good shape. The back says “Washington,” so that should cover me no matter what the new name is.
The real DC name change needs to be ditching the Wizards and bringing back the Bullets, but that’s another topic altogether.
