Taking a page from MLS. Too bad they chose team instead of club. Washington FC!
I actually kinda like they are going the football team/club route. One thing I always liked with European soccer is the FC's and have always thought mascots can sometimes be a little lame.
Love it. I hope this is the first step toward going with "Washington", no mascot name at all. Keep the color scheme, just take the Indian off the helmet and roll on. That will allow them to avoid rebranding efforts to a different name.