(New Poll) The Washington Commanders Brand 2.0: Beer Drinkers and Hail Raisers

How do you feel about the Commanders Brand 2.0?

  • Vastly improved, if this is THE brand moving forward I’m satisfied.

  • I like the direction, but I still feel more to do. I will/have specified in thread.

  • I don’t like this new direction. I didn’t like the old either. They can’t make this work for me.


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Totally get what you're saying, but i think the difference is that names like the Packers or the 49ers have had decades to marinate and they’re more than just mascots or logos....they're foundational parts if the league.

Who knows, Commanders might get there one day, but right now...having lived the history to get where we are...it just gives me buffed and polished turd vibes.

The hard truth is man… it ain’t about us anymore. They are taking some elements of what we were and building a new brand and identity here.

We can’t be what we were. I don’t think we can do better than Commanders either because of obstacles that can’t be overcome. Everybody has to decide for themselves how to handle that reality.
 
Picked up one of these bad boys today. 😍

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You likely end up getting it earlier. The orders say 10/15 but these are (were) on the shelf in Dick’s stores locally. Would be messed up if they put them out to retail and make pre-orders wait.
I'm in the UK, so not sure on the delivery times over here. :( Fingers crossed!
 
Here's my primary thought. Fans are going to feel about the name and brand however they feel. Every fan of this franchise absolutely deserves to feel however they feel about the whole ordeal. Humans being what they are, there is going to be a broad spectrum of feelings and sentiments.

No one is really changing anyone's mind about the issue. It just doesn't work that way. Folks will either come around in time (and time is the ONLY thing that will bring them around), or they won't.

I'm sort of deaf when it comes to the 'they inherited the problem' take. Of course they did. They aren't being judged by the vast majority for the team never again being the 'Redskins'. They are being judged for how they have handled to possibility of changing it since the new ownership group took control. That's absolutely fair. Some fans feel extremely charitable towards the Harris group in terms of what they've done. That's understandable in light of the fact that, aside from this one issue, there is a complete absence of criticism directed towards our new owners who have hit home run after home run on the decisions that matter most. Some (I'll raise my hand here) are less charitable, feeling that the new owners spent an inordinate amount of time hemming and hawing and not making their intentions clear at all. And some in the middle will be dissatisfied with how it ultimately was handled and the end result, but will give the owners more of a pass due to the belief a new name was never on the table, not realistic given copyright issues, or whatever other mitigating factors may have hamstrung them.

No one is changing anyone's mind. And trying to do so is not only a waste of time, but it's highly irritating to whomever at any given moment is trying to change someone else's mind :)

It IS what it IS. We are the Commanders. The only real truth we know definitively is that the team name is going to be the Washington Commanders going forward.

Get busy living, or get busy dying. That's the reality and our precious life seconds/minutes/hours/years are too valuable to waste any more time bemoaning it.
 
And btw, no intent to squelch conversation for those that want to talk about it. Have at it!
 
So many interesting/fascinating takes and perspectives around this topic. I fall in the group that was disappointed by the initial switch, but quickly got over it and just feels like this is still my same franchise. At least we can all still rally around this current batch of players that has us on the up and up!
 
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Here's my primary thought. Fans are going to feel about the name and brand however they feel. Every fan of this franchise absolutely deserves to feel however they feel about the whole ordeal. Humans being what they are, there is going to be a broad spectrum of feelings and sentiments.

No one is really changing anyone's mind about the issue. It just doesn't work that way. Folks will either come around in time (and time is the ONLY thing that will bring them around), or they won't.

I'm sort of deaf when it comes to the 'they inherited the problem' take. Of course they did. They aren't being judged by the vast majority for the team never again being the 'Redskins'. They are being judged for how they have handled to possibility of changing it since the new ownership group took control. That's absolutely fair. Some fans feel extremely charitable towards the Harris group in terms of what they've done. That's understandable in light of the fact that, aside from this one issue, there is a complete absence of criticism directed towards our new owners who have hit home run after home run on the decisions that matter most. Some (I'll raise my hand here) are less charitable, feeling that the new owners spent an inordinate amount of time hemming and hawing and not making their intentions clear at all. And some in the middle will be dissatisfied with how it ultimately was handled and the end result, but will give the owners more of a pass due to the belief a new name was never on the table, not realistic given copyright issues, or whatever other mitigating factors may have hamstrung them.

No one is changing anyone's mind. And trying to do so is not only a waste of time, but it's highly irritating to whomever at any given moment is trying to change someone else's mind :)

It IS what it IS. We are the Commanders. The only real truth we know definitively is that the team name is going to be the Washington Commanders going forward.

Get busy living, or get busy dying. That's the reality and our precious life seconds/minutes/hours/years are too valuable to waste any more time bemoaning it.
I still call them Redskins and will probably continue to until who knows when. As long as there are websites making bootleg Redskins gear, I'll also continue to buy it and wear what I already have.

I have come around to the W logo and even the Raise Hail mantra, somewhat. At 45 yrs young it's going to take a while for me to start calling them Commanders after only knowing Redskins or Skins since the age of 7. I have Commanders gear that I wear as well , regardless of how I feel about the name, but mainly because they were gifts😂.

But anyway, that's kind of where I am and stand on this whole rebranding issue. ✌️

Edit: not sure how my Gif attached to Boone's post, apologies lol.
 
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Here's my primary thought. Fans are going to feel about the name and brand however they feel. Every fan of this franchise absolutely deserves to feel however they feel about the whole ordeal. Humans being what they are, there is going to be a broad spectrum of feelings and sentiments.

No one is really changing anyone's mind about the issue. It just doesn't work that way. Folks will either come around in time (and time is the ONLY thing that will bring them around), or they won't.

I'm sort of deaf when it comes to the 'they inherited the problem' take. Of course they did. They aren't being judged by the vast majority for the team never again being the 'Redskins'. They are being judged for how they have handled to possibility of changing it since the new ownership group took control. That's absolutely fair. Some fans feel extremely charitable towards the Harris group in terms of what they've done. That's understandable in light of the fact that, aside from this one issue, there is a complete absence of criticism directed towards our new owners who have hit home run after home run on the decisions that matter most. Some (I'll raise my hand here) are less charitable, feeling that the new owners spent an inordinate amount of time hemming and hawing and not making their intentions clear at all. And some in the middle will be dissatisfied with how it ultimately was handled and the end result, but will give the owners more of a pass due to the belief a new name was never on the table, not realistic given copyright issues, or whatever other mitigating factors may have hamstrung them.

No one is changing anyone's mind. And trying to do so is not only a waste of time, but it's highly irritating to whomever at any given moment is trying to change someone else's mind :)

It IS what it IS. We are the Commanders. The only real truth we know definitively is that the team name is going to be the Washington Commanders going forward.

Get busy living, or get busy dying. That's the reality and our precious life seconds/minutes/hours/years are too valuable to waste any more time bemoaning it.

 
Morning brain read this as "the Washington Commanders band" and I thought who doesn't like our marching band? The only thing I didn't like about our marching band is that Snyder not only didn't pay them, but I believe made them pay for their own seats. Not sure if that is still the case.
 
Here's my primary thought. Fans are going to feel about the name and brand however they feel. Every fan of this franchise absolutely deserves to feel however they feel about the whole ordeal. Humans being what they are, there is going to be a broad spectrum of feelings and sentiments.

No one is really changing anyone's mind about the issue. It just doesn't work that way. Folks will either come around in time (and time is the ONLY thing that will bring them around), or they won't.

Wholly agree--it's akin to talking religion or politics. I would also add "winning" to time. Winning changes a lot of minds.
Get busy living, or get busy dying.
...and beat the fucking Giants.
 
I got a Mitchell and Ness Riggins Jersey yesterday. Also a new hat

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Everything arrived today. The Jersey is very nice and everything is stitched which is rare to find. It also has an Mitchell and Ness NFL throwback tag stitched at the bottom lower left side and another small tag below that which says 1982 John Riggins.

Highly recommend Mitchell and Ness
 
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Was thinking today, as I was watching the game. We could go ahead and win the Super Bowl this year in those god-awful abominations that are the white jerseys and they would still make me retch.

They are objectively awful. If the Commanders were an expansion team and I had never heard of the Washington Redskins, I would still think those jerseys are putrid. They are truly that bad.
 

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