Redskins Week 5 Reality Checks: The Patriots are coming

FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 9 : The New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins face off during their preseason game at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - AUGUST 9 : The New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins face off during their preseason game at Gillette Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 03: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up prior to Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 03: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots warms up prior to Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

1. The Reality Is: Tom Brady will further expose the Redskins’ secondary.

The Redskins have a historically bad secondary when you measure results. They have some of the worst miscommunications and breakdowns I’ve ever seen. Brady and Belichick eat defensive mistakes for breakfast. This is a lethal combination destined to have me throwing my hands up in dismay while some Patriots receiver runs at three-fourths speed into the endzone with no Redskins on-screen. Redskins fans should hope it’s Josh Norman getting torched and not one of our younger cornerbacks who may be here on the roster next year.

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