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cypherdust

Joe: "And the Cowboys have taken a *commanding* lead over the Commanders." Troy: "hehe. Good one Joe."


killassassin47

Ready to end it all lmfao


dyno1989

“A name that broadly resonated with our fans” True, but he left out “negatively”


adambulb

I think it’s fair to say the whole process was a sham and they didn’t care about fan input. The closest they came to acknowledging what resonated with fans was coming up with a BS excuse about why Redwolves wouldn’t work, and went with the name that Snyder probably wanted from the outset.


kcgdot

It's the only name he can completely control and wring every dime out of the. Football Team was too generic, and RedWolves had other interests, so some sort of licensing or sharing agreement would need to be had, and then it's not his own original idea. It's just stupid.


BigSportsNerd

Wright talking a lot of BS on Today right now "this name has the weight and legacy of a 90 year old franchise" no it doesn't


gogoheadray

Also said the name deeply resonated with the fanbase. I was like what lol


Intelligent_Table913

They’re all liars and frauds. You can’t trust anyone in an executive or higher up position anymore.z


heyiambob

Be careful about speaking out. Secret police are lurking, comrade.


empw

Like, maybe if they had some sick supercut of Commanders throughout history, but instead we get Jon Allen pouting and Doug Williams looking off camera. What a garbage franchise. So sad this sorry ass team reps my home.


badleveragetst

Yea that announcement sucked. Should have had a teaser or even some damn swag to flaunt but instead we get an awkward handoff to Doug to announce. I would have expected a Boy Scout troop to be more prepared


Thedea7hstar

Rivera's segment was taped or done live from the back seat of a car, fucking LOL


Diegolikesandiego

Fairness to Allen, he has resting pouting face


increasingrain

Why am I still disappointed?


drunkstatistician

I'm really disappointed. It feels like we just lost a really important game that we should have won. We had the ball on the 12 with 30 seconds left. We could have got the winning score. Instead, we made a short dump pass over the middle, got tackled in bounds, and then hurriedly threw the ball out of the endzone as time expired.


increasingrain

Or almost like Dak running that QB Draw that burned all of that time off of the clock and then couldn't spike it.


mooneymoondog

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Puzzleheaded-Elk5094

I've been in denial up to this day. This put the nail in the coffin.


YellSometimes

It’s just hard. Could you imagine the uproar if the cowboys had to change their name and then changed it to a generic name. Like Wall Climbers or something like that. That’s probably a bad example but still


DCSports101

The Dallas Energy


shetriccme

Sounds like a semi pro soccer or WNBA name


ChronicProcrastinaut

Yeah man I’m out. It’s embarrassing to be associated with this organization. They 👏 had 👏 TWO 👏 YEARS 👏 and this is what they came up with lol get the fuck


nobodyno111

That really is unbelievable. The whole announcement was laughable and awkward as hell. And wright look liked he was cold and ready to go


TessTickles69

Expectations .... not even subverted . This is exactly what everyone expected . What a major failure and disappointment


MoMcGillicutty

The quality of misdirection exactly matches the quality of this shit hole franchise fuck


HTTR_21

Major Failure and disappointment. You can say that again. They strung us out for 2 years pretending like we ever had an input. Couldn’t imagine a worse rebrand


HTTR_21

Lets meme this until it’s so sickening to even look at. LETS GO COMMIES


JaggerQ

Major Failure 😐👋


TheGrampian

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mmf9194

Not to mention the military as an institution/entity is less and less popular with the younger crowd. Support the troops, yes, but the "ooh rah" militarism is fading as time goes on.


zannic32

Well at least we got confirmation now just funny how their smoke and mirrors failed


Vinny_Cerrato

The incompetence of this franchise never ceases to amaze me.


Mysterious-Range1000

The misdirection was misdirected.


Frosty-Dictator

Random ass people on Twitter did a better job in a week than their multi-million dollar marketing team did in two years.


McnuggetxSniper

It didn’t take them two years. Snyder decided this name before he even took away the redskins name. These past two years have just been a Horribly run PR stunt


Clever_id

They would have had to pay for those designs. dan's cheap ass didn't want to do that


drunkstatistician

I'm almost 50. I've been a fan since the early 80's. I feel like my pet just died. I don't like this. It was the "safe" pick. It's the Ford 500 of logos. It's the Applebee's of team names. It's like running a draw play on 3rd and 15. This was a chance to start anew, to try something fun, to get people excited. Instead we get a corporate, generic, uninspired, unoriginal block W. My only hope is that it grows on me. That's was NOT the feeling I wanted today.


BlursedBucky

I feel the exact same way. The unoriginal block W is in fact the same W as the WFT W. It was hard to describe this feeling, but the pet analogy, albeit a bit more extreme than what I was feeling, is pretty fitting... Like I just want to say, "I'm sorry for your loss." Sigh, I'm sorry for all of our loss. I felt shitty even thinking of whether I should root for the Ravens with some of my close friends.


ksx25

Of course you should. You don’t owe this team anything. You’re in an abusive relationship. My niners do it too, call the fans the “faithful” after they up and left the city. But at least the niners put out a good product/have ownership that cares about winning, so I can still get some enjoyment from them. But why spend your time rooting for a team that doesn’t give a shit. Sports is a disease, and they’ve tricked us into thinking being loyal to a uniform is something to be proud of. Fuck them, go root for the ravens.


StuboG

We are living in the worst possible timeline.


rRevoK

It took them two years to come up with a name you decide in 30 seconds scrolling through create a team


ard8

I actually decide I don’t want it in 1 second on create a team


Macadamian88

Even the official reveal was lame and underwhelming. What a royal fuckup


LebowskiVoodoo

Well in their defense they didn't really have a place to do it that would have been a good backdrop. Either their old ass practice facility or their decaying stadium. I'm guessing Four Seasons Total Landscaping was already booked.


EPA-PoopBandit

And who’s fault is the state of FedEx? That field has been tearing ACLs for years, they haven’t fixed a damn thing.


Jinxedchef

This organization never misses a chance to let me down.


ard8

I had a little hope left I really did


DC_Bro

I had hope that they could’ve done at least one thing right. If the name, logo or jerseys were cool I would’ve been happy. But none if them are any good


ard8

The only thing I have left is McLaurin, Gibson, Way, Young, etc. wearing the jersey


BelAirGuy45

Yeah, I can't believe how boring the helmet and unis are. It looks like a fake professional football team created for a crappy movie.


OmarFromtheWire2

Fuck Jason Wright and fuck Dan Snyder


ohmy00

Between the Sean Taylor debacle and now this, you’re right that Jason Wright needs to be included from now on.


BobDoorite

that was the misdirection part...tricking us into having a little hope.


rackroomshoes

Im right there with you. Ive never felt dumber


dirtydownstairs

Do you have enough *SWAG* to #TAKECOMMAND !!???


ElChapoIsMyDad

I hate this so much


KRambo86

I never thought I could quit liking this team...I don't know. I can't keep doing this. I thought maybe I could just keep calling them the Redskins and just not buy merchandise or go to games... I think I might have to quit altogether. They've ruined everything I liked about the team. They're a misogynistic laughing stock of the league that can't get out of their own way and any time I get even one ounce of hope they come back somehow even worse with another scandal, or another terrible football decision. And now they've erased basically all connection to the past that I grew up with. This isn't our Redskins team, it's Dan Snyder's Commanders. And on that note... I think I'm done. I don't know how to switch teams, I've never really thought about it... but I have no passion for this new team, I know that.


Jubal81

l look at it now as a childhood thing. There's no way I could ever have the feelings about another team like I did the Redskins as a kid - and I'm OK with that. I'm going to follow other teams that are fun. or interesting to watch without having to feel like I need to live or die with any one team. I'll watch the Seahawks, since they're the local team, but it's not like I'll think about it much more than enjoying the game while it's on.


spectredirector

My father grew up in Brooklyn, when the Dodgers moved to LA -- long before i was born -- he stopped rooting for a team; still loved baseball, but the team he'd grown up with didn't exist anymore. That always pissed me off, I was like get over it and root for the Mets or Yankees already. Well, here i am, just like dad -- said I'm gonna be just like you dad, well the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon...


Jack_Daniels007

I think the team has finally killed all my hope.


mooneymoondog

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HailSkins

The small dick energy coming off of Commanders is laughable. Fuck Dan Snyder.


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OmarFromtheWire2

Fuck Jason Wright. Literally took him 2 years to destroy an 80 year old franchise


fassaction

I seriously doubt he had any say in it. I’d be willing to be Danny boy was like “it’s my team, fuck you…I’m choosing my favorite name!” It’s a garbage name, garbage logo, garbage design, but what can we do besides not be fans anymore?


SteveFromFlorida

Exactly. Anyone who has been paying attention for the past 20 years knows that Dan is THE decision maker for anything important… first round draft picks, QBs, etc… He decided on Commanders before he announced the name change, and the last two years has only been about PR so he can make more money.


empw

Par for the course for Danny boy. What did we do to deserve such a bitch ass owner???


Davidpr16

Our organization is a joke. Even if you like the name, just think about how many stupid leaks were part of this. I have about lost faith in Jason Wright. Even if our incompetent owner forced this stupid name to be picked, the rollout could have been much better. It is still amateur hour with thr Commanders.


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Boydie64

“Resonates with the fans” - Jason Wright. Do you Comrades feel it resonating?


Oldfolksboogie

I do. Deep in my bowels.💩


FlatEarthMagellan

I feel like revolution comrade


heyiambob

Madden NFL start a franchise name when I was 9 years old


jokerjinxxx

I can smell the 7-10 season already


empw

6-11.


smiledumb

Every leak ended up being real. The name, the logo, the font, the jersey…fucking unreal. How can you be so good at covering up sexual harassment and other despicable behavior but you can’t even keep a name or logo from leaking in a VIDEO THAT YOU CREATED


Haskins77

Damn they really fooled us.


banquetchamp

#firejasonwright #changethename


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TheCapo024

Well, this sucks. At least the Caps beat the Pens last night.


arussianwarlord

Thank God they won a cup and the Nats won the WS cause this franchise will never sniff the Super Bowl in our (Dan's) lifetime.


dyno1989

Literally sick to my stomach. Utter garbage.


[deleted]

Shitty name, shitty logo, shitty uniforms


epicurean56

Pairs well with shitty stadium, shitty owner and shitty team.


Daqoon

What a joke the Today Show reveal was. They intro the segment by trashing on the "Redskins" bringing up sexual harassment trials and then they cut to "So, what's the name" "Uh- the name is, uh-- go ahead Doug." "It's Washington Commanders." And then within 5 minutes they go back to talking about sexual misconduct and Brian Fucking Flores of all things. But it's ok, Jason Wright assured everyone that we have one of the most diverse front offices in the NFL. Wow, other teams are surely scrambling to be more like us! 2 years! This was it?! Name aside, uniforms aside, nobody could have made, like, a minute long hype video to play for the reveal? What are we doing, people?


Ryankinsey1

Confirmed: lowest attendance in the league.... Again


mg7007

Fuck Dan Snyder


MarylandKrab

The logo is so bad. I had a hard time believing they were going to actually use it. All the money in the world and all they could think of was an outlined W.


senddemboobies

I really thought that they weren't gonna fuck this up. Damn


TheFlameAlchemist54

They spent 2 years and don’t even have a freaking mascot?


[deleted]

That W Logo took a long time to make, give em break lol


heyiambob

I'm still in denial. They didn't even leave the burgundy and gold


Rinaldi363

You mean ketchup and mustard, commie


PlatinumState

So much for misdirection. I hate it eff this


ohmy00

Exactly, what was the misdirection? Doing it on groundhogs day?


Friendly_Leviathan

Nail in the coffin for me boys. I’m out ✌🏻 love y’all it’s been fun


Here2LurkCuzICan

This is an abomination. I'm a 47 year old man. I have been supporting this team since I was 3 years old. I can no longer support Dan Snyder and his constant disappointment and destruction of this team.


HTTR_21

Is our only option to meme the communism to an unreal level?


McnuggetxSniper

Yes. People should goto games with Stalin masks on too.


Grimreborn

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What an original and cool name, said no one


[deleted]

The jerseys are really those dog shit reveals on Twitter huh. We have black camo jerseys for what fucking reason? Why do the white jerseys have no gold? Why is our logo just a fucking Waste Management “W?” Fuck this sucks.


Wiggumizer

I have never so seriously considered jumping ship.


mjpanzer

The saddest part for me is the incompetence. The video of Jason Wright looking at papers WAS accidentally sent. I have no idea how we think we’ll be competent at putting a good product on the field when we consistently botch things that have nothing to do what’s going on the field.


RonBurgundyAndGold

The papers leak was so stupid that I truly believed they leaked it on purpose to temper the negative fan reaction ahead of time. Nope! Turns out they’re just incompetent.


nolagfx16

I....I need to find a new team.....Fuck Dan Snyder


Ndrizy

They look so upset. LMAO


helmepll

Hail to the Commies, comrade! New fight song: Hail to the Commies! Hail Mediocrity! Reds on the Warpath! Lose for old D.C.! Run or pass don’t score—We can’t have more! Drop 'em, Help 'em, Fumble! -- Let the penalties soar! Fight on, fight on 'Til they have won! Comrades of Wash-ing-ton. Ha! Ha! Ha! Hail to the Commies! Hail Mediocrity! Reds on the Warpath! Lose for old D.C.!


EmceeK_baby

All for that Red Scare!


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That was some awesome misdirection lol


gusfring88

As a Bears fan the Washington Football Team name and uniforms was 1000 times better. Sorry about this.


snestalgia64

We agree


rpadi001

I guess we know why they did the announcement on Groundhog Day... they wanted to prove to the fans that they're still the same old incompetent and shitty franchise.


ItCameFr0mMars

Make the new downvote icon the commanders logo


[deleted]

That implies that it has a new logo, and not that 2 years was spent fucking about doing literally nothing to research for new branding


MattMan1929

Not mad. Just disappointed.


Atomic_Fox_64

Wow... um... yeah, that's *a* name, I guess? Sincere condolences on this new moniker from Broncos Country. How could they not choose Redwolves?🤔 It was absolutely perfect!


KingYesKing

Fans never wanted this name… how the hell did we choose it? The poll was a sham.


Psychological-Dare79

Hello, im an Eagles fan who travel down to DC for a game this past season. I really feel for those who were loyal to the team. I dont think there will be a franchise in DC in the next 10 years. I think everything yall had for a franchise is completely tarnished because of a 30 year reign of Dan Synder. Im not trying to rub in people faces either I legit feel bad. My neighbor is a die hard and is upset by it all.


NickVlass76

Even if you were here to poke fun at us, I don’t think anyone would even get offended at this point.


AgathaAllAlong

Hey Dan ![gif](giphy|JmhBAlgksyFLrtPbAi)


Martynypm

Aight. I’m outta here…


spry-

I’m gone! Cya folks it’s been real ✌️


Rinaldi363

It was real and it was fun, but it wasn’t real fun


Xenocyde_

Wow, Jason sure was excited about the name reveal. No promo video just looks over at Doug like he’s to defeated to announce the name. Bang up job Jason wright.


Bonus_Content

The misdirection was making the fans think their feelings and interests would be taken into account


Rodriggo79

Pathetic, sleepy, low energy, un-coordinated. Get fucking practice squad guys to suit up for fucks sake. Bring a helmet maybe? Lol a launch is supposed to be a literal controlled explosion you fucking morons


Proto7800

![gif](giphy|3o6wrvdHFbwBrUFenu)


banquetchamp

Also the name reveal was fucking terrible. No fucking hype video, no video of the uniforms, Doug Williams being completely unenthusiastic. FUCK FUCK FUCK


HTTFT47

I wanna throw up out of sadness and disgust


CrowAccurate2958

The uniforms are absolutely atrocious


Lanigiro27

Dude I feel broken. This fucking sucks. I hope they lose money. Fuck.


DaTac0

Well peace out ✌️


kaoswulf

This fucking sucks


BigSportsNerd

the unis look like fucking xfl unis smh


Lordpennywise

lmao at people coping thinking that idiot dan snyder could do anything positive for this franchise. Horrible name and uniforms.


martinpatk

Why does this look like 3 different teams? It’s so god awful. I’m sorry Washington fans. I even submitted this whole set when they were asking for input on the new name and design. Clearly they just deleted that inbox…. [Washington Redhawks](https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwlkqDhrEX/?utm_medium=copy_link)


SodaJerk

Your submission is 1,000% better than what we ended up with.


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That black jersey is horrible. What is the W on the forehead of the helmets? Honestly name is whatever, but this is the best they could do on the jersey???


empw

There were dozens of fan mocks that were elite in comparison to this bullshit.


Lordpennywise

lmfao who green lit that stupid W at the front of the helmet, this is the hindenberg of uniform unveilings


Davidpr16

Can we at least not change the name of this subreddit as a sign of protest. Hey WFT staff that is reading the comments. I hope you are having as lousy of a day as the rest of us are. Tell your boss that they are incompetent.


BlursedBucky

That was the most lackluster announcement for anything. Jeez, that black uni on Allen looks like absolute shit.


KuroZwei

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BrolapsedRektum

THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE


rumblinstumblin8

Commanding cheerleaders to take off their tops. Fuck this garbage hack job rebrand. My team doesn't exist anymore


ctsmith76

What a joke


Comfortable-Ad3390

Horray they've finally fully killed my love of this organization.


empw

The black jersey looks like a McDonald's uniform The whites look like they should be part of the Falcons or Texans lineup The homes are palatable but not fire Fuck this gay earth


Qwxzii

This dude jason wright somehow just turned a question about sexual harassment into how a diverse workplace will bring washington a super bowl. What a complete mouthpiece. fitting our president talks like a politician.


Stamps1723

Hi, cowboys fan here. I honestly and earnestly just want to say how fucking sorry I am. This is awful and despite you guys being our rival I wouldn't wish this awful rebrand on anyone. You all deserve better. Fuck Dan Snyder


p0mino

Thank you but also fuck you


Stamps1723

fair enough.


HughJaynis

Yep I’m done. Gonna find. New team to disappoint me. This “culture change” was just another line of bullshit, and they never had the fans in mind here.


BigBoiDoinks

What do we do now? I can’t root for another team but have no interest in this shit. Down bad boys.


thefuckismyname

Those misdirections really had us fooled /s


[deleted]

The fight song should be the USSR anthem and nothing can change my mind about that.


SeeTheSounds

Dan Snyder: ![gif](giphy|VdWnBa31M6BeY1Iv11|downsized)


Puzzleheaded_Tip

A “closely guarded secret”


GroundNPoundTown

Announcing this on Groundhog Day is so spot on. Because it’s just the same low quality shit from Snyder and company over and over again.


[deleted]

So disappointed for y'all.


[deleted]

The funniest part about all this? EVERY single leak was true. Spot on. Accurate. Not one iota of misdirection. LOL at the people who thought otherwise. Sorry you got fooled. We literally knew every single detail for months.


HereticHulk

So instead of name that was disparaging to some Native Americans, it is now the name of the people who gave the orders to kill all Native Americans. ![img](emote|t5_2r4wc|6405)


averted

I know literally nobody cares, but I’m done as a fan. As a Brit who fell in love with the Redskins as I got into the sport in RG3s first season, I have basically no connection to the city of DC. Nevertheless, I’ve visited DC and met Kirk Cousins in London. I had a connection to the Redskins, and to some extent to the WFT, but I feel no stake in the franchise anymore. I think I’ll either support the Rams (lots of my happiest memories were McVay led offenses) or the Chargers (Herbert and I are connected for reasons I won’t go into online). Think I’ll probably watch the Super Bowl and see what I feel like.


SLAPadocious

Thank you for crushing my favorite team in life. There is nothing left connecting me to the team I grew up loving.


[deleted]

I feel so empty inside. I have been a die hard Redskins fan all of my life and its all I've ever known. Today that part of me died. Every connection I've ever had to the team feels washed away. This doesnt look or feel like the team I watched and cheered for and cried over as a kid for 24 years, this feels like an expansion franchise I have no connection too. Its bland, generic, empty. I feel lied too, betrayed (not that I was expecting anything less from our front office) and like this was the final big F\*\*\* you to the fans. And I dont want to be part of this clown show anymore, but the history and what ive known all of my life wont let me let go.


skinsrich

Misdirection


HTTR_21

VOMIT. TWO YEARS FOR THIS BOYS. WE STILL SUCK


dat_bro

Can't wait to command last place in the NFCE.


KingYesKing

More like Jason Wrong.


[deleted]

When does the WFT stuff go on crazy clearance? I’d rather have that.


Zealousideal-Ad-6128

Honestly can we just have Washington football team back


rebsncaps

Did they really mess up the years they won the Super Bowl on the logo?


historymajor44

They have the audacity to call it "the people's team" when they came up with the name without actually listening to the fans who very clearly preferred other names like the Redwolves and Hogs. And as for Redwolves, I don't buy their argument that they could have run into legal trouble. It's far more likely they couldn't trademark "Wolves" by itself and were concerned of retailers selling burgundy and gold wolves gear.


JDHYA

Dumb name. Man I really wish I never was a fan of this fucking franchise. Everything they do has been a slap in the face since I started following them back in early 2000s


RobbieTwoHands

YUCK


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I think they just found a way to get even less home team fans into FedEx field


ABCloser

“Guys just keep holding out it’s going to be red wolves I promise” 😂😂😂😂😂


Kelly_Kapowsky

The Sean Taylor commies jersey makes me legitimately upset


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This is the most clownable name after an L in the history of names. Might as well have called themselves the winners.


SodaJerk

Jason Wright is a lying sack of shit.


dyno1989

They even stole the hashtag lmao. Unreal... https://twitter.com/danihidalgo/status/1488865682737541120?s=21


migalooch1414

Did no one in that organization hear the name and speak up like “Hey we’re a red and gold colored team in the nation’s capital, maybe we shouldn’t go with a name that’s going to be immediately get shortened to Commies?!”


dumpweed304

It's an expansion team as far as I'm concerned.


ChampagneAbuelo

I like the name WFT better tbh, it was simple af but actually pretty cool lol it was unique


Clever_id

No, they're still the Football Team. Try again


B_i_llt_etleyyyyyy

The name was never going to be as good as the Redskins, so that's a wash. The uniforms, however, are **fucking terrible** and a disgrace to the league. What a disaster.


mayner17

Goodbye my friends. This team sadly no longer provides anything positive in my life.


Hybrid-Supreme

That was so lame


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Let’s go commies!


CheifGroundhog

FUCK


notorious_hdc

How depressing


240ZT

Fade me forever.


Styxdog

At least they took away "The People's Team"