New Orleans Saints' run defense to get a stern test versus Tennessee Titans ground game
The Saints' run defense has improved greatly the past four weeks. But that's nothing compared to the way Tennessee Titans tailback Chris Johnson has improved.
Johnson, who has arguably been the NFL's most dangerous runner for his four years in the league, has found his groove again after a slow start that followed a summer contract holdout.
"He's fire-hot right now," Saints linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar said of Johnson, who has run for 130, 190 and 153 yards in three of his past four games.
"He picks a nice month to start finding his stride," Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams cracked. "Not only just him, but the guys around him. And you've got to be so sound, because he's one of those few backs that can take it the distance on you. You make a mistake ... we can have two guys at the point of attack on block, and he shimmies and shakes on them and breaks their ankles off on a move, it doesn't make any difference how many. So we're going to have to swarm on him, we're going to have to do a good job on that. And then you pick your poison when you're putting more people to stop him and less people to play the pass.
"But he's very talented. He didn't get all that money (a four-year, $53.5 million deal) unless he's very talented."
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