Redskins Reality Checks Week 8: Giants provide different kind of check
By Tim Payne
5. Reality Is, if the Redskins win this game convincingly, it’s time to get excited.
If the Redskins are able to handle the Giants in convincing fashion – the type of game that is never really in doubt – they will have to be considered “for real”. If they can dominate in the trenches again, run the ball effectively again, and contain Beckham, Barkley, Engram and Shepherd much like they contained the Cowboys’ offense, then it will be time to start getting optimistic about what this season really could hold for the Redskins.
A 5-2 record with a 2-0 mark in the division is the kind of start to a season that every team hopes for, but if the Redskins get to that mark with some late-second miracle, it will feel very different than if they do so in convincing fashion against the worst team in the division.
Prediction: Prepare to be underwhelmed. I think the Giants are a bad matchup for the Redskins, and we can expect this one to come down to the wire yet again, leaving us wondering what this Redskins team is going to end up becoming.