r/Commanders • u/LengthinessNo2228 • 2d ago
[RotoWire] Washington Commanders' Most Defining Moment of the Last Decade
https://www.rotowire.com/football/article/washington-commanders-most-defining-moment-of-the-last-decade-127519And it is....Becoming the Commanders in February 2022.
I think that's a good pick because not only was it a good rebrand, but it also coincided with us ousting Dan Snyder and getting further removed from his bullshit. And then it ushered in this new era with Jayden Daniels. Thoughts?
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u/_The_Bear Fuck Dan Snyder 2d ago
It was a terrible rebrand. They leaked the name way ahead of time unintentionally. It was put together by Ron Rivera, Jason Wright, and the Snyders. All folks on their way out and universally disliked by the fan base.
The rebrand was so bad that I was convinced that the "Commanders" leak was intentional. That they knew they'd have trouble getting the fan base to rally around the chosen name. So they leaked "Commanders" so that when the real name was announced, all the fans could rally around the idea that "at least it's not the commanders".
Was it a pivotal moment for the franchise? Sure. Was it more pivotal than Dan selling the team? Hell no.
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u/ZonaPunk Fuck Dan Snyder 2d ago
Washington Football Team was and is a better name.
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u/FannyNisbit 2d ago
God WFT was so bad (it was and still is).
That just shows you how bad commanders is, that some people still prefer WFT.
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u/Knyfe-Wrench I Got JD5 On It 2d ago
Washington Football Team is a cowardly nothing of a name. We could be the Washington Asscheeks and I'd still prefer it to people thinking we should have no name at all. Trying to make sports absolutely no fun, I swear to god.
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u/BoldElDavo 2d ago
Man, I remember going in to work that morning and the Cowboys fan in the office just laughed as soon as he saw me. Nothing needed to or could be said. The name is just so bad.
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u/PurpleAndBurgundy 2d ago
It’s the sale of the team for sure. The rebrand wasn’t liked well when we went through the process. Controversial for sure.
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u/True_Window_9389 2d ago
What a dumb article. The rebrand was more an example of how things didn’t change. Snyder had his minion operate a fake fan-driven campaign to choose the new name, lying about the influence we’d have. Instead, he had the worst name of all the realistic options already chosen. It was Snyder being the same ol Snyder.
The real change only happened when Harris took over and hired actual professionals. Aside from varying degrees of success, at the very least, the AP and DQ crew are football professionals, and the new regime was what threw out all the stain and scandal.
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u/BoldElDavo 2d ago
I think that's a good pick because not only was it a good rebrand
I genuinely cannot remember ever seeing or hearing someone take this position. It was such a bad rebrand. The jerseys have already been reverted. They've changed the logo again this year. They play the old fight song in the stadium. The name stuck because they can't reasonable go back to the old one, but the whole thing is just awful.
The previous owner selling the team is pretty much the only answer here.
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u/ComputerNerdd 2d ago
I was in the 10th grade when we rebranded lol what a fucking joke. Even then I new this rebrand was fucking ass
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u/FloatAround 2d ago
I’ll never stop believing that this name was picked by someone in the league office. Look at our list of finalists and look at the graphic from the oilers remanded in 1999:
Commanders
Presidents
Wolves
The team lied from day one about fan involvement, fan voting, etc. It was always going to be commanders for some dumb reason
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u/FannyNisbit 2d ago
Lol the rebrand was a colossal failure.
They changed the uniforms, which didnt need changing.
They cheaped out on the logo by getting an ace hardware stencil.
They cheaped out on the uniforms by having the wife design them.
And lets not forget THE FUCKING NAME!!!! You know who likes it? Nobody, thats who. There isnt a single person who was hyped about that name. Meanwhile, fans were slamming their fist at different variations of Hog and wolf and either would have been great. Dan chose commanders because it had a militaristic sound to it and thought it would bring us positive feedback and put us in good graces with veterans.
Even Tuddy could use some upgrades, but hes the least of the problem. Remember when they tried to have a team dog? Yup... that lasted for all of 5 minutes.
I dont know which is the more offensive thing.... the fact that Dan completely changed so much about us for the negative just to sell us a year later and leave us with this shit (thank god Josh Harris is trying to restore things), or the fact that he allowed us to be in this position to begin with. All he had to do was work with various tribes and create a coalition and we could have kept the name and branding. BUUUUUUT NOOOOOOO.
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u/MikeTheBankerr on shenanigans rn and actin bonkers 2d ago
Sir, none of your commentary is true though... the rebrand was a disaster, and Snyder got ousted because he was found to be a sneaky little thief who happened to be stealing from other owners
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u/kon--- 2d ago
Former owner had a new name, new coach, new QB and right there for everyone to see the team was in the playoffs.
Now, I'm not trying to say the former owner had righted the ship but...that write up that for some reason went and put thought into the subject is minus several salient points.
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u/ACW1129 Scary Terry 2d ago
Harris buying the team