Should teams name themselves after cities where they don't play?

[taterguy]

Shouldn't it be the Arlington Cowboys, the Landover Redskins, the Auburn Hills Pistons?

And don't get me started about the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Have you ever looked at a map?

It's over 100 miles from Wake Forest NC to where the Deacons play their "home" games.

[JonLP24]

1. I guess yes

I believe in those cases they were named for a neighboring main city.

About 15+ years ago the Cardinals were once known as the 'Phoenix' Cardinals even though they never played a game IN Phoenix but neighboring Tempe. So I can't remember why but they changed to the 'Arizona Cardinals'.

I had no idea about Wake Forest. I never knew there was an actual city 'Wake Forest' from what I know their campus and athletic facilities are in Winston-Salem. I never put much thought into the name 'Wake Forest', I imagined it was like 'Rice' in Houston.

[taterguy]

3. Wake Forest is named for what used to be a forest in Wake County

Don't know where the name Wake comes from originally.

[trumad]

2. The Dolphins play in the city of Miami Gardens

What--The Miami Garden Dolphins?

[Upton]

5. Why not?

Those 7-9 Phins played like a bunch of gardeners this past year..

49ers..8-8

Dolphins..7-9

:rofl:

[trumad]

9. Niners the easiest schedule in the league..

Phins the hardest.

Only a douche like you would be proud of an 8-8 record.

PS: Now wipe Cboy off your chin.

[Bluzmann57]

4. Not to mention the New Jersey Giants and Jets

At least the Nets are honest. They play in New Jersey and call themselves the New Jersey Nets.

[taterguy]

6. And the "Occasionally Milwaukee" Packers

Or did they stop scheduling games there?

[JonLP24]

7. December 18th, 1994

Last regular season game played at Milwaukee. Brett Favre scored on a 9-yard line TD with 14 seconds left to defeat the Atlanta Falcons.

[Bluzmann57]

8. All Green Bay, all the time

And it's been that way for many years.