Darrell Green does not support Redskin name change

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Originally Posted by irish

I dont think I am. If anything I think you are making this a bigger issue than it is. I lived in DC when the Bullets changed to Wizards and nothing changed. Same lousy team, same rivalries, same fans. If anything I think its easier for the team to maintain its identity since they are staying in Washington. I can see moving from Houston to Nashville creating an identity issue but going from Washington Redskins to Washington whatevers, not so much.

Yes but this is the equivelant of the los angeles lakers changing their brand, and not the bullets. While the Redskins may not be one of the more successful teams on the field, they are off of it.

[ram29jackson]

wait till tomorrow ....

[skinsfaninok]

I'm a fan because of the REDSKINS COWBOYS Rivalry, my whole family growing up was dallas fans I hated them so I became a skins fan. If they change the name to Braves I'm ok if it's something different I'm out as a fan, I'll just watch football to watch instead of root for 1 team.

[irish]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I'm a fan because of the REDSKINS COWBOYS Rivalry, my whole family growing up was dallas fans I hated them so I became a skins fan. If they change the name to Braves I'm ok if it's something different I'm out as a fan, I'll just watch football to watch instead of root for 1 team.

I think fantasy football has already done this for a lot of people.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by irish

I think fantasy football has already done this for a lot of people.

It has

[MTK]

Snyder tells Goodell there’s no plan to change the name | ProFootballTalk

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

Snyder tells Goodell there’s no plan to change the name | ProFootballTalk

.....sweet

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Snyder tells Goodell there’s no plan to change the name | ProFootballTalk

Glad to see Danny standing tall. eff these peter kings, bob costas, etc. Why werent these dumb f*cks offended before this year? effing hypocrite f8cks

[irish]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Glad to see Danny standing tall. eff these peter kings, bob costas, etc. Why werent these dumb f*cks offended before this year? effing hypocrite f8cks

I agree, it seems strange that all of a sudden these people have a problem with the name.

I think this is all part of DS and the NFL's plan for changing the name. DS can fight the good fight for the fans while the NFL plays the heavy.

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

Players come and go, the logo and colors are the true identity of the franchise.

Preach Brother

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

There are many things that draw people to a team in the first place, other than it being in their own back yard. Fact is a lot of people would be in the same boat as myself.

Riggins, Monk, Theismann, Green etc. don't play anymore. In time RG3 will be gone.

So what keeps you a fan, just being a local? What if they moved to another city and another team started up in DC? Who are you rooting for?

When i was about five years old my mother bought me and my brother to the mall for winter jackets. It was all the nfl teams. Those letterman jackets with the team patch on the front and the pleather sleeves. Remember those? Anyway i spun that clothes rack around and looked at everyone. I picked the redskins because i liked the colors and i loved that indian. (Native american - lol).

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Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I moved from Rockville, Maryland to the West Coast 30 years ago, what keeps me a fan? The tradition, history, uniform, the team is like my family, identity. You take that away, you might as well root for no one.

Yup. You could swap our players with the dirty rotten cowboys tomorrow and once they put on the b and g they become my team. Granted this particular example would take some adjusting to, but I am rite with you. Take away that emblem, those colors, and that name and you take away everything.

[SkinsGuru]

i didn't see this posted in here . . . so here you go, sign the petition:

MoveOn Petitions - Keep the Washington Redskins Name

[irish]

I think most people get hooked on their local team as a kid since they are close and easy to follow and that tie is difficult to cut because of the local connection.

If there is no local team it seems like kids gravitate to a team that is good at the time. I suspect a lot of non-DC people who are Skins fans grew up in the 80s when the Skins were a force and on tv a lot. IMO that is a much easier bond to break. I can see those fans going elsewhere since its not like the Skins are a perennial powerhouse that is easy to root for.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by irish

I think most people get hooked on their local team as a kid since they are close and easy to follow and that tie is difficult to cut because of the local connection.

If there is no local team it seems like kids gravitate to a team that is good at the time. I suspect a lot of non-DC people who are Skins fans grew up in the 80s when the Skins were a force and on tv a lot. IMO that is a much easier bond to break. I can see those fans going elsewhere since its not like the Skins are a perennial powerhouse that is easy to root for.

I didn't grow up in the DC area, but I grew up in the southern part of VA, where the 'skins were always on TV and that's still pretty much true today. And yes, it did help that I got to grow up during the 80's when the 'skins were contenders year in and year out, but that bond is definitely not easy for me to break today. I would have a very tough time seeing the name 'Redskins' changed to something completely different. If they changed the name to the Generals or the Federals, I'd almost feel like our team is being transformed into that team that always gets beat by the Harlem Globetrotters, lol!