The Stadium Thread

How do we feel about the Renderings?

  • Love It

    Votes: 38 84.4%

  • Meh

    Votes: 4 8.9%

  • Hate It

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • With the 7th pick in the 2026 NFL draft….

    Votes: 3 6.7%
  • Total voters
    45
Virginia doesn’t want to spend the money and Maryland is broke.

The stadium will end up at RFK. The word I heard on the junks this morning is Wes Moore doesn’t plan on making a push for them now.
 
And on the other frontline:

"I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington," Trump said on his social media site.

www.espn.com

Trump threatens stadium deal over Commanders' name

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington's NFL team if it does not restore its old name and is calling for Cleveland's baseball team to revert to its former name as well.
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Frankly, I think there is more of a chance that Alcatraz gets up and running again.
 
Name talk mixed with Stadium talk mixed with National politics?!

Kill Me Goodbye GIF by Film Riot
 
Jusy another empty ultimatum to hijack a headline.

Even if the feds have a hand in the land deal, this is 100% a distraction play rather than a serious position. Funny how these big stances always pop up when other headlines aren't so flattering.

I think we all know how this ends: bold talk, zero follow-through, followed by just dropping it.
 
I was a policy analyst in Congress for a while and got majorly disillusioned with politics and politicians, then left. I have since come to understand it is not their job to serve their constituents, their job is to get re-elected. If the timeline did not allow for board members to wave their parts and assume the position, then that should have been built in.

I expect there will be some minor reshuffling of the furniture so they can take credit. That’s just the way it works. My understanding is the team is flexible on this as long as the general terms and approximate cost do not change.
 
Simeon said:
I was a policy analyst in Congress for a while and got majorly disillusioned with politics and politicians, then left. I have since come to understand it is not their job to serve their constituents, their job is to get re-elected.
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I was a UI/UX designer for 20 years and I reached the same conclusion.
 
Entertaining reading at the very least.

mocoshow.com

Mayor Bowser Says She Would Not Withdraw Support for Commanders’ DC Stadium if Redskins Name Returned - The MoCo Show

Yesterday, President Donald Trump shared on social media that the Washington Commanders should change the team name back to Redskins “IMMEDIATELY.” He followed that up by writing that he “may […]
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www.foxnews.com

DC official weighs in on Trump's push to have Commanders change nickname back to Redskins

Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson suggested he would have no issue with the Washington Commanders using the Redskins nickname again.
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Bowser “sidestepped questions about level concern over Trump threat to kill RFK stadium deal if team didn’t go back to old name, saying only DC Council needs to act.” When she was asked if she would withdraw support for the DC stadium if the Redskins name returned, Bowser said “No.”
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Phil Mendelson, the Washington, D.C., Council chairman, suggested to 106.7 The Fan in D.C. on the "Grant & Danny" show he would have "no problem" with a potential name change ...
He suggested the past DC opposition of the team moving back into the city while named Redskins had more to do with Dan Snyder than the name," ...
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Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, who played for the Redskins, backed the move on Sunday.
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Nightmare scenario to finally be relevant again on the field and to then have the narrative around this franchise once again become a microcosm of larger political factions clashing. That’s why I never want to hear about the old brand again in this context. Because it’ll never be clean, never be free of this political stuff even if it were “right”. If we want a regular team again, which we’re well on our way to finally experiencing, then we need to let this die forever and leave being the flashpoint of controversy, deserved or not, in the past. It’s exhausting and has nothing to do with football. I prefer football in my football, even if I hate Commanders. I can get the rest of that stuff in the rest of the world where it’s 1000% unavoidable if you’re an engaged person. Sports, last time I checked, is supposed to bring people together. Shared suffering, shared exultation. A communal experience unique to sports that’s easily tainted by dumb shit.
 
When you've got the secretary from the Department of Housing and Urban Development calling for something, you just know that that changes everything.
 
Conn said:
Nightmare scenario to finally be relevant again on the field and to then have the narrative around this franchise once again become a microcosm of larger political factions clashing. That’s why I never want to hear about the old brand again in this context. Because it’ll never be clean, never be free of this political stuff even if it were “right”. If we want a regular team again, which we’re well on our way to finally experiencing, then we need to let this die forever and leave being the flashpoint of controversy, deserved or not, in the past. It’s exhausting and has nothing to do with football. I prefer football in my football, even if I hate Commanders. I can get the rest of that stuff in the rest of the world where it’s 1000% unavoidable if you’re an engaged person. Sports, last time I checked, is supposed to bring people together. Shared suffering, shared exultation. A communal experience unique to sports that’s easily tainted by dumb shit.
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The fans of this team have been kicked around for decades. Kicked around for being losers and kicked around as a political football. It hurts a little seeing people so eager to be kicked around again.

The only reason this has come up is because we were successful last year. Success is fleeting. God forbid something happens to Jayden, because if the team name changed again in the next season or two and Jayden isn't there to prop the team up, the goodwill would be gone. The barrage of politics would be as hellish as last 10 years and might be enough to make me give up the hobby that has given a lifetime of embarrassment and humiliation.
 
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