An inside look at Sunday’s Giants-Titans Week 1 matchup in Nashville, Tenn.
For a huge man, Derrick Henry can go the distance. Since 2018, he has nine rushing touchdowns of 50 or more yards, the most in the NFL. Care to take a guess who is second on that list? Why, it’s Saquon Barkley, with six rushing touchdowns of 50 or more yards. Nick Chubb of the Browns is third with five.
Henry did it in 55 games . Barkley did it in 44 games and Chubb did it in 58 . It is easy to forget what a big-play running back Barkley was when he was fully healthy. He is fully healthy to start his fifth season with the Giants.The release, for salary-cap reasons, of James Bradberry made Adoree’ Jackson the No. 1 cover guy on a defense that is unproven everywhere else at cornerback.
“It’s just going to be fun seeing them, chopping it up with them,’’ Jackson said of his former Titans teammates. “Probably get a jersey after the game or two so that’s going to be nice.’’On first-and-10, the Titans ran the ball an NFL-high 61.5 percent of the time in 2021, despite Henry playing in just eight games. The ground is where they want to be, which is why the Giants’ surprising release of inside linebacker Blake Martinez is sure to be felt in this game.
“I’m definitely excited waiting for this opportunity to come back around,’’ Calitro said. “I knew I could do it. It’s just a matter of getting coaches and a front office that believes in me. I found that here.’’The last time the Giants took the field in a game that counted, they were finishing up a stretch of some of the worst offensive football in franchise history — a six-week slog to end the 2021 season in which they averaged barely more than nine points a game.
The decision-makers on offense — Daboll and coordinator and play-caller Mike Kafka — are here to make sure the product is greatly improved. Creativity has replaced predictability, and that should bode well for Kadarius Toney, who struggled through a mostly dismal rookie year. Watch for rookie second-round pick Wan’Dale Robinson to also benefit from a system that has a history of freeing up the main weapons.
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