The Washington Commanders have been receiving a ton of backlash, which is to be expected with a name and uniform change, but not for the reason that you may think.
The latest drama is about the team crest, which originally included the literal years that the team won the Super Bowl instead of the actual season that they won. Super Bowls are played in the next calendar year, meaning that, for example, the 1982 championship team for Washington was listed on their team crest as 1983.
This is a mistake that many fans have been asking for the team to change, and it appears that they have listened to the fans.
We heard you loud and clear
Going forward, our crest will reflect our Super Bowl victories using the year from that regular season pic.twitter.com/irndw0DyaK
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) February 22, 2022
Here are some reactions from the fans who were asking for the dates to be that way all along.
Good. Glad they fixed this. Right in everyone's face who disagreed. Please keep in mind that I was correct and you were not. The rest of you, good hustle on this. https://t.co/jCcIXwg4yB
— Danny Rouhier (@funnydanny) February 22, 2022
Thank you for fixing the biggest mistake in marketing rebrand history. https://t.co/CG7Ieisa0E
— 𝔸𝕕𝕒𝕞 𝔼𝕡𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 (@AwaddRadio) February 22, 2022
Wish they never made the mistake in the first place, but at least they admitted the error and updated it instead of letting it fester forever https://t.co/sAXmGrHLUO
— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) February 22, 2022
Smart move! https://t.co/tj8hubATL6
— Darren M. Haynes (@DarrenMHaynes) February 22, 2022
While some are applauding the team for fixing the mistake, many are criticizing the organization for making the mistake in the first place.
Clowns https://t.co/IhKPd4dDLr
— KD Drummond (@KDDrummondNFL) February 22, 2022
"We heard you loud and clear" aka "we suck at math and got it wrong"
They're the worst haha https://t.co/Bs7GobEP9F
— Dave Sturchio (@DaveSturchio) February 22, 2022
Why was this something that had to be corrected in the first place? https://t.co/6EzlcpgKQE
— Zak Frogga (@zefraber) February 22, 2022
While the organization fixed this issue, this is far from the only issue that exists in the organization.
The new name is still heavily criticized, owner Dan Snyder is facing possible removal by his fellow owners over misconduct reports, and then there’s the fact that the actual football team hasn’t been successful in quite some time.
While they were able to fix this small issue in Washington, it may not be possible to fix the ineptitude that has faced this organization for years.
