Fixing the Bengals’ defense has become no easy task in recent years. Watching the last few seasons has made it hard to remember when the team could rely on that side of the ball back when Mike Zimmer was pulling the strings.
The front office has added much talent over the last two offseason periods to improve the unit, but communication and accountability are attributes that aren’t so easily bought. Luckily, Mike Hilton appears to be an exception.
Per his new teammate, Jessie Bates III, Hilton has introduced the project of more intimately tracking the defense’s shortcomings during practice.