I think the odds are low of a name change, but given the current state of affairs it's a non-zero possibility. And if we don't have input, the name will end up being some trite adjective in front of the word Hawks, which has happened with pretty much every other sports name change in America. Green Hawks, Fighting Hawks, Screeching Hawks, whatever. We don't want that.
I suspect that some members of Chiefs management read this site occasionally to get our takes on who should be starting at left guard or how they should handle a particular contract, so this is our chance to have input into the process. (Oh, and hi, Clark. Nice work last year, my friend. PM me about getting together for dinner next time you're in Denver.)
So we'll have a renaming tournament. In this thread, you may propose up to three names, and I'll structure everyone's suggestions into heats. Using the Chiefsplanet brain trust, we'll give Clark and his team valuable input into what the Chiefs should become if we eventually delete our homage to indigenous plains cultures. [Reply]
Even with Washington’s statement, I never thought the Chiefs would consider a name change as some have fairly suggested and encouraged, but if this falls like dominoes, with the Atlanta Braves and Florida State Seminoles next, for example, it might get interesting in Kansas City. https://t.co/8Rs2MndcEK
I took a quick look at the Sandbox team name database, and added a few more. I'm shutting down the nominations now and this will be the field of candidates. The tournament will begin very soon.
Arrowheads
Barbecuers
Beefs
Blues
Butchers
Camels
Captains
Cataclysm
Catastrophe
Catfish
Cavemen
Cavepeople
Chameleons
Champs
Champions
Ch efs
Chief Executive Officers
Choppers
Coelacanths
Coldwater Crayfish
Comets
Conestogas
Connoisseurs
Continentals
Copperheads
Cosmos
Cottonmouths
Coyotes
Crawdads
Crickets
Crimson
Crop Dusters
Crows
Destroyers
Emerald Knights
Ermines
Explorers
Fighting Banana Slugs
Fire Chiefs
Flatlanders
Football Club
Grays
Hammerheads
Hellbenders
Hellcats
Hitmen
Hunters
Jazz
Kangaroos
Kings
Knights
Midwesterners
Missourians
Monarchs
Murder Hornets
Outlaws
Pioneers
Pitch
Racers
Raging Storm
Redlegs
River Kings
River Otters
Sauce
Saucers
Savages
Scourge
Scouts
Sizzle
Slabs
Smoke
Spirit
Storm
Tin Men
Tornadoes
Twisters
United
Wasps
Wolfpack
Wolves[/QUOTE] [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Holy shit this is moving fast
Even with Washington’s statement, I never thought the Chiefs would consider a name change as some have fairly suggested and encouraged, but if this falls like dominoes, with the Atlanta Braves and Florida State Seminoles next, for example, it might get interesting in Kansas City. https://t.co/8Rs2MndcEK
I do not believe this will happen, sorry. Chiefs is NOT a racial name/suggestion - it is actually a leader name in the Indian nation/culture. Redskins yes - SLANG - Chiefs, no. Not worried. Leaders of an Indian heritage! Oh, and Super Bowl 4 and LIV Champions baby! :-) [Reply]