Following Washington's statement on Monday that the current team name would be retired, The Washington Post Columnist and ESPN panelist Kevin Blackistone shared his problems with the release on Twitter.

On Monday during an interview on ESPN 92.9FM's Jason & John Show, Blackistone elaborated on the issues he took with the statement.

My first thought was Wheres the apology? My second thought was, This is disingenuous because you still got the letterhead on here with the name just glaring,'" Blackistone said.

Blackistone, who is also a professor at the University of Maryland, had mentioned the non-existent apology in his tweet. The fact that the team name and logo which are being retired were still used in a release describing the change that was coming made him believethat the team truly didn't care. That is something Blackistone feels became even more evident when one considers how the new team name is being chosen.

Among all the options for Washington's moniker -- which is meant to honor the heritage and tradition of the franchise --that have been considered, Blackistone noted that to his knowledge the Native American community has reportedly not been involved much in the decision.

"And my third thought was, What do you have to say about the name that youre considering given that you havent even given voice to, or given an ear to, the native folks who youve insulted since buying the team 21 years ago and having the opportunity to do this before,'" Blackistone said.

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Blackistone was not along in taking issue with the statement. The Sports Junkies felt it answered no questions, ESPN's Michael Wilbon called it"annoying" and "tone-deaf" and ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio saw it as "one final act of defiance" by team owner Dan Snyder.

The combination of all the missing elements from the statement made it less impactful for Blackistone. Despite it being a big moment, there wasn't much to take away from the team's announcement.

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That's something that Blackistone believes comes from the reasoning behind the name change in the first place. Washington has heard the backlash about the name for years, but it wasn't until big-name sponsors took issue that impacted the monetary situation of the league that real moves were made. Blackistone sees that as a symbol that Snyder's decisionto change the name has nothing to do with right vs. wrong.

Theres nothing altruistic about whats going on," Blackistone said about Snyder. "Hes being forced at the point of bayonets to change the team.

Basically sponsors, not individual team sponsors, but sponsors for the team via the NFL," Blackistone said."Which means, now its just not your pockets, but the other 31 owners pockets that are starting to be hurting. Thats why the move is being made."

All Blackistone had to do to understand Snyder's true opinion on the name change is look back to what the owner has said about the situation in the past. The only difference to Blackistonenow is that if Snyder continuedto speak in the same manner, some believeit would result in Snyder losing the team.

This is a guy who seven years ago infamously said he would never change the name, and you could put never in caps," Blackistone said.Well, never has come home to roostand hes either got to change the name or get out of the league.

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