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Commanders sharp helmet, jerseys but incorrect logo

Washington’s logo was sharp, with one minor issue.

The new helmet and jerseys look really sharp, but the logo needs to be corrected.

Earlier this morning the Washington “Commanders” was announced as the Washington Football franchise’s fourth name in its 90-year history.

Three uniforms were presented:

  •  burgundy jersey, pants and helmet,
  •  white jersey and pants with burgundy helmet
  • black jersey and pants with a black helmet. All three exhibit a clean, sharp appearance.

The new logo was also presented. First, there will be a gold “W” on all three helmets with the black helmet providing a smaller “W” on the very front of the helmet and gold numerals on the side, representing an individual player’s jersey number.

Then there is the Washington Football logo. It appropriately announces the franchise’s inaugural year of 1932 when the team was actually the Boston Braves. Also included are the three stars representing the city’s flag and the “W.”

That’s a lot in a logo, but it is not cluttered at all. This was a very nice design in my opinion.

Lastly, the logo includes the years that Washington won NFL Championships: 1937, 1942, 1983, 1988, 1992. But is that correct?

It is correct that Washington won championships in the 1937 and 1942 seasons. But Washington’s other championships were won during the 1982, 1987, and 1991 NFL seasons.

NFL seasons were much shorter during the first two championships. Washington played 11 games and then a championship game, and the season ended in December of the calendar year.

When Washington won their three championships under Joe Gibbs, NFL seasons had been stretched to 16 regular season games, ending in December, with the playoffs and Super Bowl being played in January.

For example, the 2022 season will begin play in September. Thus whoever wins the Super Bowl in two weeks will be the 2021 NFL season champions. Washington won Super Bowls actually concluding the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

The logo is thus confusing and inaccurate; the best logo communicates well, it does not confuse, presenting inaccuracies.

Thus, the Washington leadership must correct the logo immediately to accurately convey the NFL seasons they were the NFL champions.