Allen returns to Washington, ready to build on experience
 

The most romantic of notions were easily conjured over the past few days, ever since Bruce Allen, who could hardly stop himself from smiling, strode to a lectern at Redskins Park wearing, naturally, a burgundy and gold tie. Since Thursday afternoon, when [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121701930.html"]Allen was introduced as the new general manager of the Washington Redskins[/URL], there have been the following reactions from those who remember the heady days of the 1970s, when Allen's father George coached the team, when Allen himself hung around and learned:

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