02-04-2022, 10:08 AM
Commanders, like many have noted, is somewhat bland. It lacks inspiration. And yes, it's too long and doesn't lend itself well to a nickname. The uniforms look like they belong in Tempe, not DC.
Certainly not mad about it; I don't care enough to be mad. But rolling out a new team name is an opportunity to do something cool. The Seattle Kraken isn't just a good name, but it's a great logo and brand (one designed by former Stanford Tree Matty Merrill, fwiw). And when teams have the chance to do something awesome and instead default to something boring that sounds like it came out of an old football video game where they couldn't get licensing rights, I think a team--especially that team--is due for some mockery.
Commanders by itself isn't ideal, and paired with another three-syllable word in Washington, it's even worse. But what if they go with an alternative branding of DC Commanders? Kinda rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Punchier, at least.
Certainly not mad about it; I don't care enough to be mad. But rolling out a new team name is an opportunity to do something cool. The Seattle Kraken isn't just a good name, but it's a great logo and brand (one designed by former Stanford Tree Matty Merrill, fwiw). And when teams have the chance to do something awesome and instead default to something boring that sounds like it came out of an old football video game where they couldn't get licensing rights, I think a team--especially that team--is due for some mockery.
Commanders by itself isn't ideal, and paired with another three-syllable word in Washington, it's even worse. But what if they go with an alternative branding of DC Commanders? Kinda rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Punchier, at least.