If you could buy the Cleveland baseball team, or the

[gejohnston]

DC NFL team, what would you change their names to?

[Jenoch]

1. Haven't you heard?

Dan Snyder has decided to remove the offensive word in his team's nickname. His team will soon be known as the Maryland Redskins.

[panader0]

2. Sadly funny....

[Boom Sound 416]

13. ...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. How about the Cleveland Charliesheens?

They'd always be winning...

[Paulie]

4. Cleveland Engines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Engine

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Re Cleveland: I'd keep the name but I'd get rid of the mascot.

The name Indians in itself is not offensive (to me at least), but that buck-toothed mascot is a whole 'nother story. Put it in the dumpster.

As for Washington, I'd change the name to the Washington Renegades



Some other suggestions for re-naming the Washington team here:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/11/09/10-new-mascots-dan-snyders-redskins-152163

[gejohnston]

6. For DC, I thought of naming them the Lobbyists

and use a mascot that kind of looks like this guy, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_Whites
but instead of a guy in a gray flannel suit and briefcase, the Lobbyist would be top hat and monocle and would have a bag of "money" that he would throw out after each touch down.
The Renegades reminds me of a KC Royals farm team, the Wichita Wranglers. Being retired Air Force, I like the Red Tails the best.
The Warriors are OK, but I wouldn't have that style of army helmet in gray. It is a little like naming your German Sheppard Blondie.

[Boomerproud]

10. I agree that it's Chief Wahoo that's offensive-not the name Indians.

As for Washington-the name is just cringe worthy.

[Tom Ripley]

7. The Cleveland Saucey Lads and the Washington Whoremongers

[Iggo]

9. The Pointy Pointy Birds.

[lovemydog]

11. Cleveland Rockstars

Washington Charlatans

[jmowreader]

12. How about the Cleveland Fire?

In honor of what the Cuyahoga River was on, more times than it should have been. It's also a cool name.

The football team is a problem, in that everything anyone's come up with references government corruption. I KINDA like the Washington Scarabs.

[SwankyXomb]

14. Cleveland is easy.

Go back to the long-ago name of the Spiders, and cut a promotional deal with Disney/Marvel/Sony to use Spider-Man.
For Washington, maybe the Warriors? It scans okay with the town, and keeps the martial feel.