Redskins studs and duds from Week 15 loss to Philadelphia
By Ian Cummings
Dud No. 1 – Secondary communication
It seems, when you get to this point in the season, you write the same things from week to week. There are a number of in-game factors that fluctuate over the course of a given regular season campaign, but there are also good things that stay good, and bad things that stay bad.
As you saw on the last slide, McLaurin is a good thing that’s remained good. And the designated bad thing? Well, it seems as though the communication in the secondary has taken that mantle proudly.
The Redskins secondary has had only one game this year where the entire unit seemed to be in sync. In thirteen other contests, the defensive backfield has been in virtual disarray, and while individual players have shined at times, such as Quinton Dunbar, who’s mounting a breakout season, the unit has fallen short when players have needed to rely on each other.
It’s no one person’s fault; instead, everyone has a hand in the secondary’s perpetual failure. The players, coordinators, and coaches all need to be better. Unfortunately for the team, the first opportunity to fix things won’t come until after the season.