Former Redskins Executive Likes Snyder’s Newfound Patience
 

Late last week, Daniel Snyder, the owner of the [URL="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/profootball/nationalfootballleague/washingtonredskins/index.html?inline=nyt-org"][COLOR=#004276]Washington Redskins[/COLOR][/URL], was preparing for his weekly lunch with Coach Jim Zorn. On the outside, speculation swirled that if the Redskins were to lose to the [URL="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/profootball/nationalfootballleague/detroitlions/index.html?inline=nyt-org"][COLOR=#004276]Detroit Lions[/COLOR][/URL] on Sunday, Zorn would be gone after just 19 games. But Snyder had a different take: he watched the Dallas Cowboys lose to the [URL="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/profootball/nationalfootballleague/newyorkgiants/index.html?inline=nyt-org"][COLOR=#004276]Giants[/COLOR][/URL] the previous weekend and concluded that the Giants looked awfully good, so maybe the Redskins’ struggles against them in the season opener did not signal a dire situation after all.

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