Panthers vs Giants defensive preview:of Mike Shula as an opposing coordinator Mike Shula was the Panthers offensive coordinator for five wildly inconsistent seasons. Even after an 11-5 season and postseason berth Youth J.J. Jansen Jersey , Ron Rivera and Marty Hurney saw it fit to set their offensive coordinator free to find greener pastures. It didn’t take long for Don Shula’s son to find work, as he was quickly snatched up by his old boss Dave Gettleman, now the general manager of the New York Giants. This may surprise you, but Mike Shula’s offense hasn’t been good this season. The Giants rank 25th in the NFL in yards per game and 29th in scoring. Eli Manning is in the twilight of his career, but this is an offense rife with weapons. An offense with Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard out wide with Evan Engram at tight end and Saquon Barkley in the backfield shouldn’t be a bottom ten offense, no matter the quarterback. But here we are. The Panthers will welcome those struggling Giants into Bank of America with open arms after back to back games against potent offenses. Eric Washington’s defense has come back down to Earth after a stellar Week 1 performance, ceding at least 6.5 yards per play in consecutive weeks for the first time since Weeks 6 and 7 of the 2014 season. A similar performance against this Giants team is simply unacceptable. To ensure that doesn’t happen Stitched J.J. Jansen Jersey , here’s what the Panthers need to do:Tackle Saquon Barkley. The rookie has been the only light able to escape the Giants black hole of an offense. I’ll let these Tweets explain it for me.The second Tweet doesn’t account for Week 4, but the point remains the same. Barkley is difficult to tackle, and he has explosive potential both as a runner and a receiver. Devote as much attention as possible to Odell Beckham Jr. Sterling Shepard is a good young wide receiver, but he’s not Beckham. Beckham is a threat to take a simple crossing route or quick slant to the house on every play. It hasn’t happened yet this season, but we know the potential is there. Thankfully the Giants have shown little interest in throwing the ball down the field (Eli’s 6.3 air yards per attempt is the sixth lowest mark in the league), so this is more about swarming to OBJ and making the tackle once he has the ball rather than accounting for him deep. Get close to Eli Manning so he’ll sack himself. Eli has been sacked 15 times this season, fourth most in the NFL. The reasons for that are twofold. One Youth Mario Addison Jersey , the Giants have a leaky offensive line; Football Outsiders has them ranked as the seventh worst pass blocking offensive line in the league. Compounding that problem is Manning’s propensity to sack himself. He’s like an anti-Cam Newton. If he sees a defender shed a block or feels a defender’s hand on his shoulder pads, he collapses into a puddle. It’s a prime opportunity for Efe Obada to build off Week 3’s breakout performance and for Mario Addison to continue adding sacks to his tally.The Panthers defense should be able to handle the Giants offense with relative ease. Their are fearsome play makers littered throughout the offense, but offensive line, quarterback, and offensive coordinator problems are hamstringing that talent. The Panthers catch a break with Evan Engram out for the contest with a knee injury, which makes an already juicy match-up even more enticing. The Panthers can’t do anything right. And the Browns are beginning to show that they can.The Browns won 26-20, their third win in four games as they show continued signs of progress.The Panthers (6-7) had a chance to score a go-ahead touchdown late Stitched Mario Addison Jersey , but Cam Newton misfired badly on his fourth-and-goal pass attempt. It was reminiscent of numerous other late misses for Newton this year, as he’s battled shoulder problems which have limited his practice time and ability to throw deep balls.He’s managed acceptably well running a field-shortening offense (and became just the second passer in league history to hit the 3,000-yard mark in his first eight seasons, along with some guy named Peyton Manning). But when the Panthers need to make plays downfield, Newton hasn’t been able to get that done, and their offense has sputtered.He had one last chance, but threw an interception which sent the Panthers to aThe Browns (5-7-1) Youth Cameron Artis-Payne Jersey , meanwhile, are making plays on both sides of the ball, pressuring Newton while making big plays of their own.Baker Mayfield finished the game 18-of-22 for 238 yards and a touchdown, and was consistently able to make plays downfield.