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‘Maybe That’s True’: Bengals Heeding ‘Defense Wins Championships’ Theory In Draft

If the Cincinnati Bengals have had one Achilles Heel, other than QB Joe Burrow’s Achilles, it’s their defense. They were minutes away from winning a Super Bowl, if not for the defense allowing a touchdown. They had a high-octane offense last year but barely posted a winning record because of the defense. That has to change, and in a hurry Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin acknowledges.

“Defense is important. A lot of people believe defense wins championships, and maybe that’s true. If we get a little better over there, maybe we will”, he said of the Bengals, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk.