{"id":2336308,"date":"2024-09-03T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T22:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-head-coach-receives-major-fan-support-after-he-repeatedly-says-redskins\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T22:14:02","slug":"nfl-head-coach-receives-major-fan-support-after-he-repeatedly-says-redskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-head-coach-receives-major-fan-support-after-he-repeatedly-says-redskins\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Head Coach Receives Major Fan Support After He Repeatedly Says &#8216;Redskins&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-head-coach-receives-major-fan-support-after-he-repeatedly-says-redskins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, \u200dTampa Bay Buccaneers \u2062head coach Todd\u200d Bowles\u200c stirred reactions by referring \u2062to the Washington Commanders using their controversial former name,\u200b the &#8220;Redskins.&#8221; This occurred as he discussed \u200dpreparing for a\u200d game against rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, stating, &#8220;we&#8217;re facing the Redskins&#8221; rather than focusing solely on the\u2064 rookie. This choice \u2064of words quickly went \u200bviral, garnering praise \u200cfrom\u2062 fans \u200bwho seem to favor \u2062a return to the team&#8217;s previous \u2064name, which had been\u2063 in \u2062use from 1933 until 2020, despite it being considered \u2064derogatory \u200bby \u2063many Native Americans. Bowles&#8217; comments have sparked \u2064a conversation about the enduring nostalgia for the\u200d Redskins&#8217; name among some former\u2064 fans, \u200bindicating\u200b a divide in public opinion regarding the rebranding efforts \u200dsince 2020. His\u200c remarks reflect \u200cnot\u2064 just a simple \u200dmistake but a potential expression of defiance against the current politically\u200b correct\u2064 culture.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Was it an honest-to-goodness mistake?<\/p>\n<p>Or was it a more subtle bit of defiance against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mindy-kaling-says-the-office-is-so-inappropriate-now-and-most-characters-would-be-canceled\/\" title=\"Mindy Kaling Says \u2018The Office\u2019 Is \u2018So Inappropriate Now\u2019 And Most Characters \u2018Would Be Canceled\u2019\">politically correct culture<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles seems to have garnered himself some new fans after he casually referred to the Washington Commanders by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/native-american-group-tells-commanders-change-team-name-back-redskins-threatens-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial former moniker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(That moniker, for the unaware, used to be the &ldquo;Redskins.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>Bowles, while speaking to reporters in the run-up to his team&rsquo;s Sunday road debut against the Commanders was asked about preparing to play against a dynamic rookie in Washington first-rounder Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think if you find yourself just facing a rookie quarterback, the other 10 guys are going to kill you,&rdquo; Bowles said in a now-viral snippet on social media. &ldquo;So, we&rsquo;re facing the Redskins. We&rsquo;re not facing Jayden Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got 10 other guys that we&rsquo;ve got to worry about, as well, so we don&rsquo;t look at it as facing a rookie quarterback &mdash; we&rsquo;re trying to beat the Redskins.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles on facing Washington:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think if you find yourself just facing the rookie quarterback, the other 10 guys are going to kill you so we&rsquo;re facing the Redskins&hellip;we don&rsquo;t look at it as facing the rookie quarterback, we&rsquo;re trying to beat the Redskins&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDUQ1ANvmz\">pic.twitter.com\/dDUQ1ANvmz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; brandon (@JayDanielsMVP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayDanielsMVP\/status\/1830750560200352239?\">September 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s two casual namedrops of the &ldquo;Redskins&rdquo; in a 15-second clip &mdash; but it was more than enough to whet the appetite of those who want to see the Commanders return to their roots.<\/p>\n<p>Just a cursory glance at any number of the Bowles&rsquo; clip being d, and you will see countless comments generally lauding the Bucs head coach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">W Todd Bowles<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Davis (@_clay_davis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_clay_davis\/status\/1830771615077917130?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Todd Bowles is now my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-football-isnt-a-daycare\/\" title=\"College football is not daycare\">favorite coach<\/a> in the league<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr P1nk (@Just1nTaylor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Just1nTaylor\/status\/1830795077528232199?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A scholar and a gentleman. A national hero and treasure.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, this delights both the Native American family that inspired the logo and the Native American family that created the logo. They&rsquo;re right here on Twitter if you don&rsquo;t believe me: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanWetzelMT?\">@RyanWetzelMT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpsEliteN8vKick?\">@OpsEliteN8vKick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SkinsDraft (@SkinsDraft) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkinsDraft\/status\/1830799633301328149?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He knows what their team name should be<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NoToRiOuSJT_48 (@NoToRiOuSJT_48) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoToRiOuSJT_48\/status\/1830989629476032650?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knows what their team name should be,&rdquo; one X user flatly stated.<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Bowles did play for the Redskins, so it could just be muscle memory.<\/p>\n<p>From the team&rsquo;s inception in 1933 to 2020, the Washington franchise was known as the Redskins.<\/p>\n<p>For years, there was growing (but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-racist-redskins-logo-leftists-got-removed-turns-native-american-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contentious<\/a>) cry from folks who argued that &ldquo;redskins&rdquo; was a derogatory slur for Native Americans.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the team briefly rebranded to the widely mocked &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/redskins-officially-rebrand-washington-football-team-roll-new-uniform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Football Team<\/a>&rdquo; (it was always supposed to be temporary), before eventually rebranding again to the Commanders in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that gradual transition, many diehard NFL and Redskins fans did not take particularly well to the Commanders moniker.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as observed by the Bowles&rsquo; response above and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/return-redskins-nfl-head-coach-caught-bootleg-merchandise-subtle-allusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">other recent incidents<\/a>, it&rsquo;s pretty clear there is an appetite for the Redskins name to return.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Regardless, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has seemingly gained new supporters after he casually mentioned the Washington Commanders by their contentious former name, the &#8220;Redskins.&#8221; While discussing preparations for his team&#8217;s upcoming game against the Commanders and their rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, Bowles made headlines with his comments. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if you find yourself just facing a rookie quarterback, the other 10 guys are going to kill you,&#8221; Bowles stated in a now-famous clip. &#8220;So we\u2019re facing the Redskins. We\u2019re not just focusing on Jayden Daniels; we have to consider all 10 other players as well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In this brief segment, he referred to the &#8220;Redskins&#8221; twice, which sparked excitement among those who wish to see a return to that name. Many fans took to social media praising Bowles for his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Bowles played for the Redskins during his career; from its founding in 1933 until 2020, Washington was known by that name. The term faced increasing criticism over time as many argued it was derogatory towards Native Americans. In 2020, they temporarily rebranded as the &#8220;Washington Football Team&#8221; before officially becoming the Commanders in 2022. However, many loyal NFL and former Redskins fans have not embraced this new identity and seem eager for a revival of the old name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2336309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Commanders.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,40023,32756,7215,40024],"class_list":["post-2336308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-fan-support","tag-head-coach","tag-nfl","tag-redskins"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Commanders.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}