Trying to outscore everyone actually IS a game plan but only if you commit to it.

[*ochocincos*]

This made me think of the Greatest Show on Turf, so I wanted to look up their offensive and defensive rankings during that time.

When they won the Super Bowl, they were 1st in Points For, 4th in Points Allowed.
The following year, they were 1st in Points For again, but 31st in Points Allowed. They made the playoffs but lost to the Saints in the WC.
The year after that when they went to another Super Bowl, 1st in Points For yet again, 7th in Points Allowed.
They only went back to the playoffs one more time in that era, 2 seasons after their last Super Bowl. They were 2nd in Points For but 17th in Points Allowed. They lost to the Panthers in the divisional round. They did not play in the WC because they had a 1st round bye.

So needless to say, defense is still important.
Being a dominant offense for sure will get you to the playoffs, but defense is hugely important to actually get to (and win) the Super Bowl.
And while a team may not be required to be Top 10, they need timely defense in the playoffs with turnovers and key stops.

We haven't seen Golden as DC in the NFL, and college defense really isn't a great indicator because certain teams always get way better recruits and play weaker schools/conferences. I will be curious to see how Golden's defensive playcalling holds up against NFL talent.

They need to add at least two impactful defensive players in the draft since they're likely done in FA and the defense is not markedly improved from a player perspective. The offense is also not improved, but they should still be really good since they didn't have any impactful losses in FA.