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Originally Posted by Mattyk
I'm amazed that some fans are already willing to give up just because they're tired of hearing about this issue.
Are you really willing to let this vocal minority win out with little to no new evidence than what was presented 15 years ago when this last happened?
If we roll over on this what's next?
Isn't 80 years of tradition worth fighting for?
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I am not one who "rolls over" or goes along with PC crowd generally speaking, but here, for me, is why this is different.
I want to enjoy the game. I want to see my team win. I want to listen to announcers talk about the merits of our team, mostly I prefer that they speak positive about the on the field actions of the squad. As a Skins fan for the last 15 years that hasn't been a lot of the time. What I don't want is to have to listen to Brian Costas rail on my team at halftime, for some BS campaign that has nothing at all to do with the team. I get it, that makes me a quitter, a guy who surrenders traditions, etc. Except, I will still remember the SB's won by the Redskins, I will still enjoy reliving moments like Riggins Run, or Darrell Green's broken rib touchdown.
I just don't want my enjoyment of the team mired in the PC crowd's bog. Find a name that can link to the traditions, put a peace pipe on the helmet for all I care, just let me enjoy my team and put all this stuff in the wastebasket of history.
I can argue the merits of keeping the name all day long with those who think it ought to be changed, but bottomline, that's NOT why I watch the Redskins, or root for them every week, or even come on this board. I root for the team because I am a fan of the team, and if a name change lets the world move on and our team be celebrated/decried for the merits of the on the field action, then put me in that crowd.