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[jaws7777]

Franchised tagged as a TE. hes arguing hes a WR. franchise tag for WR is 13 mil. Going to arbitration if they cant solve it.

He spent 67% of his snaps in the slot or WR position. He made the pro bowl and all pro as TE, plays TE and labels himself as a TE. Who wins?

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Mhhh good one I say they meet in the middle I think I 7 mill for te. ...myabe settle for 10

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[Briwike]

I see it as this... Would you take offence if it was "Washington (your racial slur here)". I'm sure everyone would. In this very case I understand the name change. Just about any other name, I would think its silly to change something that has been there for many many years.

No I like the Washington crackers sounds like a delectable treat


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[ballinouttacntrol]

Mhhh good one I say they meet in the middle I think I 7 mill for te. ...myabe settle for 10

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Roflmao, itd be funny if they did that but this will impact future franchise tags. They'll want to get this in black and white, no grey area


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[avengerz43]

This will be interesting then...I consider him a TE tho, just because he lines up in the slot I don't think changes it he's still doing the same things running the same routes as if he were just off tackle. He just wants more money and I certainly don't blame him. But he's a TE.

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[Warborg]

Will be interesting to see what name they will change it too since they seemed to have hit them where it hurts (money).

They could try Burntskins or Maroonskins

The first could apply to everyone and the second would actually match their color

 

[lp85253]

I think those that insist that the REDSKINS name "is ok" because it doesn't offend them are missing the ENTIRE POINT.....the "N" WORD didn't offend near as many people in the past as now(because It was part of the culture, mostly the culture of" REDSKINS NICKNAME " fans parents) ...the "N" WORD WAS CHANGED BECAUSE IT WAS OFFENSIVE TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE..and the nickname"redskins" will follow...all you people opposed to the name change ,,ask yourself , would you go up to a native American (you don't know) and CALL HIM "REDSKIN"? NO? there's your'e answer

 

[lp85253]

That’s my point and what I was trying to get across. You look at the Hitmen logo and think nothing of it. Just a name and a logo, nothing more. Being Italian it conjures up thoughts of Al Capone, the Chicago outfit, bootlegging, racketeering, the St. Valentines day massacre. That’s exactly how I view the name Redskins when I see it, just a name and a logo nothing more. My sensitivity or lack there of has nothing to do with it, it’s all perception. If I didn’t bring it to your attention you had no idea that it might be construed as derogatory to me or why it would be. If I found the name Hitmen as an anti-Italian slur would they change the name?

I think I said all I have on this subject. As long as the GIANTS do have to change their name because the overweight community finds it offensive.

"hitmen" brings up an interesting point.... BUT it isn't inherently about a group of people,"racially"...... (it is about those who kill people for money)..and they are thus "un-offendable" , by virtue of being sociopathic by choice of job...actually , imo , the people who would be justified being offended by the nickname"hitmen" are the VICTIMS of the current idiotic gang war in CHICAGO... HITMEN ISN'T inherently"ITALIAN" even in CHICAGO HISTORY

 

[krichardson]

Gotta love the priorities of the current administration..from union busting to rounding up hundreds of illegal border crossers and transporting them from one state to a neighboring state,by plane no less,and pretty much just dumping them there for them to do whatever they want,and then we have this football team owner who is being forced by government offices to change the name of his team..a name that very few have had any problem with for years.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

I kinda false that few have had problems with it. They cancelled the trademark in 1999 and there's been many other attempts to get the name changed over the last 3 decades. Never has there been as big a public push though. It's the result of living in the internet era where what wouldve been a small story, hit a few local newspaper and been a 20 sec clip on the news is now a full blown story gathering true momentum as it reaches a bigger audience. Every conversation that forces a debate (especially online) makes the story bigger and bigger as everyone has to pick a side, making it look like people "suddenly" care.


As far as politician involvement, its kinda the local sports talk as theyre in DC. Hard to ignore. Silly but hard to ignore considering we know how little they really do


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[lp85253]

Gotta love the priorities of the current administration..from union busting to rounding up hundreds of illegal border crossers and transporting them from one state to a neighboring state,by plane no less,and pretty much just dumping them there for them to do whatever they want,and then we have this football team owner who is being forced by government offices to change the name of his team..a name that very few have had any problem with for years.

Still trying to figure out how immigration thought that dumping a bunch of people in our lap was going to to change anything in the illegal immigration situation,...... maybe the TEXAS tea party has more pull with WASHINGTON than our 's? as far as the REDSKINS GO... it's got to happen..they re just giving SNYDER incentive by not letting him be the only rich guy to be able to make money off the logo...if he wants that back all he has to do is come up with a new name ...not exactly a hardship for a billionaire...I mean it really is as easy as "don't have a nickname that insults a race of people"....for all the "where will it end?" crowd ..speaking as one of the 80% in the "middle"...pretty much right there