One of Coach Gibbs’s favorite expressions to use is “gut check,” and this Saturday may be such a check.  Coming off a 10-6 record and a playoff win on the road, expectations were sky high at Redskins Park, but a very poor performance in the first two preseason games has allowed doubt to enter the minds of many.  And now T.J. Duckett has unintentionally thrown the team into a tizzy.  Looks like Gibbs decided the team needed a little reality check as well.

We’ll find out a lot this week. After the poor performances and the addition of Duckett, this week will either be a Gut Check or a Reality Check for the Skins.  Will the players rise to the occasion and prove worthy of the praise they have received, or will reality set in proving that paper champions are easy to crumble?  How will they respond to the addition of Duckett?  By digging down deep, realizing that nothing is guarenteed, or by imploding at the prospect of being replaced?

The Patriots will provide a tough enough test, but the true test will be whether or not the Redskins have the guts to do what it takes to win, or if the first two preseason games were more reality than fantasy.

Hail,

Go50Gut