... class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Cincinnati Bengals have not seen much of the latter in recent years, leading them to shake things up this offseason.

One area of modification has been on defense, a unit that was ranked 12^th in the NFL in 2008. However, the Bengal defense featured a putrid pass rush—30^th in the NFL with 17 sacks—leading defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to take more drastic steps before heading into 2009.

Zimmer, along with the Bengals front office, began the overhaul by addressing personnel deficiencies on Draft Day.

Cincinnati brought in middle linebacker Rey Maualuga—an All-American known for his straight-line bone-crushing inertia—who fell to pick No. 38 of the second round due to his limited lateral quickness.

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