By Matthews Frank 

The New York Giants take the Tennessee Titans this Sunday at the new Giants Stadium.  The Giants seek to bounce back from their misserable performance Sunday night.

The key to the defensive game plan will be to bottle up dynamic play-maker Chris Johnson.  The Giants had all sorts of problems with the Colts running game, but that was largely because they put in nickel and dime packages as well as three or four defensive ends at a time to slow down the passing attack.  The Titans hardly have fearsome offense through the air, so expect much more of a base lineup.  They like to run Johnson out of a lot of screens and draws, so they have to be vigilent about that.  A real source of concern is when they check-down to their running backs.  The Giants have had a tendency in recent years to not get a lot of pressure on 3rd & longs and to leave running backs open.  This can’t be the case here.

The offense needs to get the running game going.  The offensive line has simply not looked good and the possible loss of Shaun O’Hara doesn’t help matters much.  Diehl and McKenzie really have to get their act together if this team is going to start rolling.  I also hope the coaching staff can put together a plan where opposing teams aren’t running full speed at Eli Manning every play.  Tennessee has had a fairly well rated defense this year, but they have not exactly played the hardest schedule up to this point.

We definitely need to start to see some consistent play from the Giants if this is going to be a successful season.

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