Why Is Defense Not Important Anymore?

USA Today is in the process of laying out 10 things that need changed in sports (one per day per sport). Today was football's day and the thing to fix is the NFL's overtime system. Specifically, get rid of sudden death. The major argument for getting rid of sudden death in the NFL is that about 40% of the time the team that wins the coin toss wins the game, usually by field goal, and the other team doesn't get the ball on offense. Is that really such a problem? Since when was stopping a team on defense not part of the game? The article glosses over the fact that the 1958 NFL championship game, usually listed as one of the league's greatest games and a perfect example of sudden death, came out the way it did because the Colts defense actually stopped the Giants offense (3-and-out, no less). The coaches and fans who whine about not getting the ball in OT should work on their defense a little bit.