Tennessee Titans

HOW THEY RUN
The Titans' offense had one dimension to it—running—in 2008, and that's because their backs were outstanding in both the speed and the power games. Second-year burner Chris Johnson has been working on his pass catching this off-season. LenDale White remains the bruiser of the backfield committee, and there's no reason to expect his red zone carries to diminish. The sleeper here could be rookie Javon Ringer, a workhorse at Michigan State (he carried the ball 390 times in '08) who could step in if either Johnson or White goes down. The Titans win by playing stingy defense and running the ball, and that won't change this year.

HOW THEY PASS
The aerial attack in Tennessee, clearly the weakness of the offense last season, serves more as a deterrent against eight-man fronts than as a consistent means of moving the ball. Kerry Collins usually attacks on the outside, over the middle and deep, and that will be his strategy again. But the Titans do have some new targets for their veteran quarterback. The size and speed of rookie Kenny Britt make him dangerous when Collins throws long. The addition of deep-ball threat Nate Washington should mean fewer looks for Justin Gage, who's never really proved himself as a No. 1 receiver. Tight end Bo Scaife is always a favorite over the middle, and offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger has compared rookie tight end Jared Cook with Ed McCaffrey, a former pupil in Denver. Both could be productive.

BOTTOM LINE
Johnson figures to grab the bulk of the carries again, but expect a slimmer, more motivated White to be the breakout offensive star. Washington should develop into Collins's favorite target, with Gage's production going down.