So Long, Vinny: Cerrato Resigns, and the Redskins Turn to Bruce Allen, Son of Legendary Coach George Allen, to Take Over As Gm ; Snyder Again Goes Back for the Future

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The timing of Vinny Cerrato's exit and Bruce Allen's entrance at Redskin Park couldn't be more obvious. Dan Snyder wants to change the course of the franchise, sure, but first he wants to change the storyline going into the "Monday Night Football" game against the Giants. Nobody ever said Dan wasn't clever.

Now, instead of dwelling on the team's recent woes - the 6-15 record since last November, the ushering in of an Emergency Offensive Playcaller, the brief banning of signs at FedEx Field and all the rest - the "MNF" crew can focus on Thursday's hiring of George Allen's son as executive vice president/general manager and what a fairy tale it is.

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So Long, Vinny: Cerrato Resigns, and the Redskins Turn to Bruce Allen, Son of Legendary Coach George Allen, to Take Over As Gm ; Snyder Again Goes Back for the Future

Forget about the past. The future is now. Again.

And make no mistake. Bruce is one of those get-it-done-yesterday types, just like his finger-licking dad.. as well as his new boss "I like urgency," he said. Of course, urgency has gotten a lot...

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