2017 fantasy football team name suggestions

WASHINGTON 鈥� It鈥檚 hard to believe, but it鈥檚 almost that time of year again.

With Baltimore and Washington set to square off in each team鈥檚 first preseason game this week, get ready to pore over mock drafts, over-analyze 鈥渆xpert鈥� predictions, and search the bottom of your black, pun-loving heart for the very best fantasy football team name you can muster.

This marks the third edition of this guide, and I鈥檝e tried to ensure none of the names offered are too close to last year鈥檚 crop. I also tried to keep them as relevant and up-to-date as possible, and to stay within the boundaries of (relatively) decent taste. That said, if these don’t inspire you, feel free to look at lists from the past two years, or to use the ideas as a springboard to something more, uh, risqu茅.

So, to be clear, there will be no Anthony Scaramucci jokes. There will be no lewd references (if you think Show Me Your TDs is the funniest name you鈥檝e ever heard, this list isn鈥檛 for you) or anything else you鈥檇 be embarrassed using in a work league. It can be a tough line to walk between humor and civility. Hopefully this helps you along that tightrope.

Colin All Angles We鈥檝e heard any and every angle for why this offseason, all while the likes of Mike Glennon are getting $45 million and Jay Cutler is getting yanked out of the broadcasting booth. At this point, it鈥檚 become a fun guessing game as to what the next team that has a starter that goes down will choose to say other than 鈥渟ome of our fans don鈥檛 like him for his silent protest.鈥� (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins responds to questions during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) — **Franchise (Tag) Quarterbacks** Is Kirk Cousins a franchise quarterback? That all depends who you ask. One thing we know for sure: he鈥檚 a franchise tag quarterback for the second straight season. At this point, that鈥檚 the only thing we know about Washington鈥檚 continuous carousel behind center. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Las Vegas Taxpayers Who benefits most from the Oakland Raiders鈥� relocation to Las Vegas? It鈥檚 not the Oakland fans, losing their team. But it鈥檚 definitely also not Las Vegas, which is getting stuck with an enormous bill for a new, publicly-funded stadium. No, only the owners — who are splitting the $378 million relocation fee the team is being charged — are the real winners. Looking to make a statement about the way the NFL treats its fans? Here you go. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

The Booking of Ezekiel Despite Cris Carter鈥檚 report this week, we have yet to hear if the league office will suspend Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott, who has managed to be alleged by his ex-girlfriend of domestic violence, exposed a woman at a parade, and involved himself in a bar altercation all within his first calendar year in the league. Will he end up getting suspended? That all depends on the infinite wisdom of everybody’s favorite commissioner, who , uh, . (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth

RUSTENBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 24: A wildebeest stands in grass land at Pilanesberg National Park on June, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa. Situated adjacent to Sun City, Pilanesberg is the fourth largest national park in South Africa covering a 55 000 hectare area. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) — **Fake Gnus** Look, it鈥檚 hard not to be political with names this year. Honestly, compared to recent years, the NFL offseason has been pretty鈥oring? But if you don鈥檛 want to alienate half your league, you鈥檝e gotta be careful in how you address today鈥檚 current events. So for those inclined to name their team after an animal, as most real teams do, I bring you good gnus. Good, fake gnus. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

LA Seat Fillers Oh, the poor Chargers. They鈥檙e being shipped up to Los Angeles, a city that already has one football team it doesn鈥檛 particularly want, and being forced to play their home games at the StubHub Center, a 27,000 seat soccer stadium. That鈥檚 about half the capacity of the next smallest venue in the league, and more than 50,000 seats fewer than MetLife Stadium, home to the Jets and Giants. Meanwhile, the Rams enjoyed record crowds their first season in LA鈥hen they went 4-12. Based on early returns, don鈥檛 expect anywhere at the mammoth, 93,000+ seat LA Coliseum. Perhaps they can hire the same . (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

AP Photo/Richard Vogel