Giants defense looking for more sacks despite Brian Burns absence

Saying it does not make it so, but it does offer some perspective.“It’s all going to come together,’’ defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson said.“It’s early.

It’s not like a catastrophe out here.’’ Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.No, the Giants’ defense is not a catastrophe.

Not even close.The unit is ninth in the NFL in points allowed (18.3 per game) and coming off a 12-7 victory over the Titans.“I mean, we did play a game where a team we just faced only scored seven points,’’ Wilson said.

“We had six three-and-outs on the first possessions.They had 54 total yards in the first half, all right? It’s there.’’It was there against the Titans, one of the worst offensive outfits in the league.

Will it be there Sunday against the Cardinals, who are 1-2 but are averaging 21 points a game?One player who will not be there is outside linebacker Brian Burns, who had 16.5 sacks last season and tore his ACL last week, taking the most productive defensive player off the field for the rest of the season.Even with Burns, the Giants generated only one sack in three games — from Abdul Carter in Week 2 on Matthew Stafford.That puts the Giants ahead of only the Dolphins (zero) in the sack department.“As coaches, we’re looking at it, we have to put them in better positions for them to go ahead and take off a little bit,’’ Wilson said.

“A lot of it is moving pieces around, trying to get different players in different spots so they can have more success, being able to dent the pocket in the A and B gaps.’’Wilson also put the onus on the players to improve their “initial get-off’’ on their pass rushes.Kayvon Thibodeaux will move into the starting lineup to replace Burns.Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett has been sacked five times in three games.“You never want to see a guy go down, but there’s a bunch of top, high picks in that room, guys who c...