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    Quote Originally Posted by LawMan View Post
    I'm sure most NFL fans will get over it within a year but first impression is Yuck, terrible choice.
    Yes. They were able to get over murders, rapes, assaults committed by their athletes, a little name change that reminds everyone of their communist support is nothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LawMan View Post
    Yikes, this name is bad, like really really bad.

    2 obvious problems: 3 syllable (or longer) names get shortened Timberwolves --> Wolves or T-Wolves, Buccaneers --> Bucs, 49ers --> 9ers.
    The first shortening that comes to mind is "Commies" that is not good.

    Second, when I first read it it changed to "Commodores" in my head. Maybe it's just me but I've heard Commodores in several sport versions before.
    I think my brain will default to "Commodores" in at least the short term.

    Commanders seems like a bad crossover of "do not want to use a real military rank: Generals, Captains etc. but want to have some reference to military
    I'm sure most NFL fans will get over it within a year but first impression is Yuck, terrible choice.
    Commander is an actual rank in the United States Navy, O-5, equivalent to a Lieutenant Colonel in the other branches.

    James Bond is a Commander in the Royal Navy, fictionally speaking. In the books and the films he is frequently called "Commander Bond" by his superiors.

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    If they went with a team like Renegades, they could have kept their HTTR moniker. But instead they go from Washington Racists to WFT to Washington Commies.

    Excuse me while I go see if I need to learn Russian.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Glatt View Post
    Commander is an actual rank in the United States Navy, O-5, equivalent to a Lieutenant Colonel in the other branches.

    James Bond is a Commander in the Royal Navy, fictionally speaking. In the books and the films he is frequently called "Commander Bond" by his superiors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LawMan View Post
    The more you know! I appreciate the knowledge bomb!
    If they have a James Bond night it will all be worth it.
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    I guess it's better than the Ottawa REDBLACKS.....

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