{"id":31727,"date":"2025-01-23T21:39:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=31727"},"modified":"2025-01-23T21:39:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T02:39:17","slug":"the-commanders-are-good-they-want-a-new-stadium-and-need-new-uniforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/the-commanders-are-good-they-want-a-new-stadium-and-need-new-uniforms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Commanders are good?! They want a new stadium and need &#8220;new&#8221; uniforms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well how about that &#8211; A full offseason and season without Dan Snyder and suddenly the Washington Commanders are not only competitive, but won a playoff game. To keep in mind the last time that happened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RFK Stadium had two active tenants &#8211; the Nationals and DC United<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Nats had completed their first DC season; rookie <strong>Ryan Zimmerman<\/strong> had not yet hit a DC record 284 home runs. He was homer-less in his September 2005 call up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alex Ovechkin<\/strong> was a Washington Capitals rookie with 25 career goals. <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2025\/01\/13\/alex-ovechkin-scored-848-goals-between-washington-commanders-playoff-wins\/\"><strong>He&#8217;s scored 848 more<\/strong><\/a> (<em>RMNB<\/em>) since between football playoff wins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DC United was a year removed from their MLS record 4 championships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abe Pollin<\/strong> was still the owner of the Wizards and MCI Center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The &#8220;final&#8221; Star Wars movie, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/tag\/revenge-of-the-sith\">Episode III Revenge of the Sith<\/a><\/em> was the highest grossing movie of the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The youngest kids who probably remember that playoff win were born in 1998. Nobody under 40 really remembers the last time they won the Super Bowl.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FedEx Field held 90,000+ fans and was only 7 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The original Wilson Bridge will still in service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RFK had a very different connotation than the present day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the Commanders went to Detroit and beat the Lions to advance to the NFC Championship. Two playoff wins in a season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No reasonable person saw this kind of season coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put it in perspective, the last time the Washington NFL team appeared in the NFC Championship game was about 33 years ago which as long as DC did not have major league baseball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-34a1c0924572258e1a9cb3775bbd73f2\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\">A helluva honeymoon for new ownership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things are trending&nbsp;up for the&nbsp;team and the fans. Josh Harris and Mark Ein have delivered as owners after the &#8220;they aren&#8217;t Dan Snyder&#8221; honeymoon. They got the general manager, head coach and quarterback right in one offseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ffb612\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/washingtoncommanders-by-wfyurasko.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"601\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/washingtoncommanders-by-wfyurasko.jpg?resize=1025%2C601&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cobra Commander in Washington Commanders colors\" class=\"wp-image-29810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/washingtoncommanders-by-wfyurasko.jpg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/washingtoncommanders-by-wfyurasko.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/washingtoncommanders-by-wfyurasko.jpg?resize=768%2C450&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As you can see, I&#8217;m passionate about graphic design and &#8220;my&#8221; Washington Commanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57227ce6c6496509f8f24d6c7411341a\" style=\"color:#5a1414\">My hot take from 2022 aged shockingly poorly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbc0e250eb31ffbae009e6e3721c7062 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#5a1414\">I didn&#8217;t think Dan Snyder would ever leave. Glad to have been wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2022\/02\/washington-commanders-it-just-doesnt-matter-its-still-dan-snyders-franchise.html\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\"><strong>Hey, who knew?<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of how the NFC Championship goes, the most important issue facing the franchise is&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a0c3ea96484fc0f722621709516df395\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\">The&nbsp;next stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NFL stadiums, which get used something like 12.5 times a year are a poor use of urban land. Since the next stadium will almost surely have a roof, that number could be higher, however, not as high as say, 81 days like Nationals Park or 200 like Capital Centre 2.0 (I lost track of the corporate name).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urbanist web site <em>Greater Greater Washington<\/em> recently reviewed the prospects of building at the RFK Stadium campus: <a href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/view\/98029\/the-size-of-the-rfk-site-will-force-the-district-to-pick-and-choose-what-goes-there\"><strong>RFK isn\u2019t big enough for a stadium with NFL-sized&nbsp;parking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average NFL stadium includes about 20,000\u201325,000 parking spots, a target of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2014\/01\/14\/49ers-new-stadium-adding-10000-parking-spaces-monday-night-games-back-on\/?clearUserState=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one spot for every three seats<\/a> for stadiums with a capacity of about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_current_NFL_stadiums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60,000\u201380,000 seats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want a Super Bowl? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NFL, in fact, <em>requires<\/em> a Super Bowl host have <a href=\"https:\/\/fmnewsroom.com\/fm-news\/the-super-bowl-is-the-pinnacle-of-facilities-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at minimum 35,000 parking spaces nearby<\/a>, which means that any new stadium is likely going to aim for the high end of the range.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the whole thing, but building a typical NFL Stadium complex at the RFK location is in my view, an extremely bad decision in a city and region that needs more housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-804161504c03a0e3c32e12d64bb64dde\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\">My alternative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commanders should consider setting up practice facility\/HQ on the RFK campus andbuild the stadium closer to the blue line in Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My high-level concept &#8211; one big building with two fields on top. An indoor field, plus corporate offices and parking garage would be below the those outdoor fields. Since drones are illegal&nbsp;to fly around here, the spying on practice issue wouldn&#8217;t be too bad. Views from the outdoor fields would be <em>monumental<\/em> and the space would be utilized year round.Much needed housing and additional development could still occur on the existing RFK campus while allowing for parkland instead of tens of thousands of parking spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility, probably something like SPONSOR NAME COMMANDERS CENTER would provide a D.C. connection to the franchise, while allowing the prime real estate to be 365 usage. Iconic shots of the Commanders flag blowing in the breeze with the Capitol and Washington Monument could naturally be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the current situation though, I think we can expect some top-down decisions that waste the land with a big indoor stadium and too many parking spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remembering RFK Stadium<\/h3>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-1 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A fan holds up a sign that says R.I.P. RFK in 2007.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/rip-rfk-stadium.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\">Remembering RFK Stadium<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/05\/remembering-rfk-stadium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-08T11:00:43+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 8, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Remembering RFK Stadium<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/11\/stadium-seats-for-sale-and-whats-next-for-rfk-site\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rf-stadium-orange-seats.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"RFK Stadium with many empty orange seats circa 2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rf-stadium-orange-seats.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rf-stadium-orange-seats.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rf-stadium-orange-seats.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/11\/stadium-seats-for-sale-and-whats-next-for-rfk-site\/\">Stadium seats for sale and what&#8217;s next for RFK site<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/11\/stadium-seats-for-sale-and-whats-next-for-rfk-site\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-11-07T21:24:12+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 7, 2022\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Stadium seats for sale and what&#8217;s next for RFK site<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/06\/nats-killebrew-vernon-and-hinton-facing-koufax-in-84-old-timers-classic-at-rfk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/killebrew-homers-off-koufax.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/killebrew-homers-off-koufax.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/killebrew-homers-off-koufax.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/killebrew-homers-off-koufax.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/06\/nats-killebrew-vernon-and-hinton-facing-koufax-in-84-old-timers-classic-at-rfk\/\">\u200bNats: Killebrew, Vernon and Hinton facing Koufax in &#8217;84 Old Timers classic at RFK<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2022\/06\/nats-killebrew-vernon-and-hinton-facing-koufax-in-84-old-timers-classic-at-rfk\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-06-20T21:20:08+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 20, 2022\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on \u200bNats: Killebrew, Vernon and Hinton facing Koufax in &#8217;84 Old Timers classic at RFK<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2021\/01\/henry-aaron-homered-in-1980s-old-timers-game-at-rfk-stadium\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2021\/01\/henry-aaron-homered-in-1980s-old-timers-game-at-rfk-stadium\/\">Henry Aaron homered in 1980s Old Timers Game at RFK Stadium<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2021\/01\/henry-aaron-homered-in-1980s-old-timers-game-at-rfk-stadium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-01-25T19:30:42+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 25, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2021\/01\/henry-aaron-homered-in-1980s-old-timers-game-at-rfk-stadium\/#comments\">1 Comment<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Henry Aaron homered in 1980s Old Timers Game at RFK Stadium<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fp-pagination\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page: <\/span><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31727\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31727\/page\/13\/\">13<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31727\/page\/2\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Next<\/span> <span>&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-248b58c56f25370ea8778db8ef402ac5\" id=\"uniforms\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\">The uniforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh less pressing concern for the &#8216;manders, I suppose, is the uniforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three seasons of these late-Dan Snyder era uniforms has not made them any more tolerable other than the return of gold pants with the burgundy jerseys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51859205399_f51dacc2f2_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Such a downgrade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My&nbsp;reboot is pretty simple &#8211; bring back the classic looks with the current helmet with a gold facemask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?resize=1080%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Washington Commanders uniforms William F. Yurasko would like to see\" class=\"wp-image-31732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?resize=1024%2C533&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/yurasko-commanders-prototype-2025.png?resize=768%2C400&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adapted from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridiron-uniforms.com\/GUD\/controller\/controller.php?action=main\">gridironuniformdatabase<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I changed the helmet stripe too &#8211; the colors are now aligned with the striping on the gold pants. They are still a bit of a mishmash &#8211; I wouldn&#8217;t be opposed to matching the stripes on the sleeves on the socks. Black shoes should be standard, along with traditional socks and pant lengths. Sleeves are basically gone from football uniforms, so I removed TV numbers (like the current set) and returned stripes again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s familiar look that honors the legacy of the franchise while allowing the name to change again if ownership goes that route. Now, they aren&#8217;t going back to the old name if the owners are to be believed. Thankfully. However, since there is a contingent of the fanbase that insists on using the slur, perhaps we rename the team &#8220;Redasses&#8221; after them. But I digress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, I&#8217;d drop the all black uniforms, in spite of the hail mary against the Bears. That was cool, but thankfully, it wasn&#8217;t the greatest on-field moment of the 21st century for more than a month or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7e222c049fb82449001fdf9cb0ea94ef\" style=\"color:#ffb612;background-color:#5a1414\">How the NFC Championship should look<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the NFC Championship, the host Philadelphia Eagles have brought back their Randall Cunningham-era kelly green and silver uniforms a few times this season. They are beautiful, especially with black shoes and when my fellow Penn Stater, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qha5Sjamgr0\">Saquon Barkley is leaping over people in them<\/a>. In a more perfect world, the Iggles would be wearing them during this run, but they&#8217;ll almost surely stick to the &#8220;we look like an AFC South team&#8221; midnight green duds. Emphasis on dud. However, they&#8217;ve been to t Super Bowls in them, so I can understand not moving on from them&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0c0ebf32d918bfdc47061c3d426f2ec\" style=\"color:#046a38\"><strong>What the Eagles should look like<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8efb84cdd386df540bcff3aecb5dadd5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#046a38\"><strong>Way back in 2011, I proposed the Philadelphia Eagles &#8220;fix&#8221; their uniforms. It combined the current helmet and logo with the tradition kelly green and silver, emphasizing the silver elements more than ever. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\">So much better<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6107\/6231328702_ff2c6be507.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How great would this match up look this Sunday?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-nfc-championship-should-look.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"515\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-nfc-championship-should-look.png?resize=819%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-nfc-championship-should-look.png?w=819&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-nfc-championship-should-look.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/how-nfc-championship-should-look.png?resize=768%2C483&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe someday&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Makin&#8217; it better<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ve  mocked up a few other uniforms over the years&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-1 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2016\/01\/what-the-l-a-rams-uniforms-ought-to-look-like\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2016\/01\/what-the-l-a-rams-uniforms-ought-to-look-like\/\">What the L.A. Rams uniforms ought to look like<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2016\/01\/what-the-l-a-rams-uniforms-ought-to-look-like\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2016-01-28T21:00:54+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 28, 2016\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/01\/how-id-fix-the-denver-broncos-uniforms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/01\/how-id-fix-the-denver-broncos-uniforms\/\">How I&#8217;d fix the Denver Broncos uniforms<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/01\/how-id-fix-the-denver-broncos-uniforms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2014-01-31T07:50:09+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 31, 2014\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/08\/the-nats-should-tweak-their-uniforms-again\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/08\/the-nats-should-tweak-their-uniforms-again\/\">The Nats should tweak their uniforms again<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/08\/the-nats-should-tweak-their-uniforms-again\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2012-08-28T06:57:19+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAugust 28, 2012\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/10\/the-philadelphia-eagles-need-to-fix-their-uniforms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/10\/the-philadelphia-eagles-need-to-fix-their-uniforms\/\">The Philadelphia Eagles need to fix their uniforms<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/10\/the-philadelphia-eagles-need-to-fix-their-uniforms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-10-10T14:30:05+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOctober 10, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/06\/how-id-tweak-the-washington-capitals-uniform\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/06\/how-id-tweak-the-washington-capitals-uniform\/\">How I&#8217;d tweak the Washington Capitals uniform<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/06\/how-id-tweak-the-washington-capitals-uniform\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-06-22T11:40:36+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 22, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/05\/new-wizards-logo-and-uniform-review-and-other-reactions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/05\/new-wizards-logo-and-uniform-review-and-other-reactions\/\">New Wizards logo and uniform review and other reactions<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/05\/new-wizards-logo-and-uniform-review-and-other-reactions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-05-11T12:35:52+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 11, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/04\/how-id-redesign-the-washington-wizards-uniforms-logo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/plugins\/flex-posts\/public\/images\/default.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/04\/how-id-redesign-the-washington-wizards-uniforms-logo\/\">How I&#8217;d redesign the Washington Wizards uniforms, logo<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2011\/04\/how-id-redesign-the-washington-wizards-uniforms-logo\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2011-04-26T13:25:08+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApril 26, 2011\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well how about that &#8211; A full offseason and season without Dan Snyder and suddenly the Washington Commanders are not only competitive, but won a playoff game. To keep in mind the last time that happened: Last week, the Commanders went to Detroit and beat the Lions to advance to the NFC Championship. 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