Tycen Anderson Named DPOP By PFF!

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Tycen Anderson was named Defensive Player of the year by PFF!

With Bates and Bell leaving, I was a bit worried about the safety spots and our lack of depth behind Scott and Hill, but it looks like Tycen Anderson has been impressing the coaches and could carve out a spot where he gets some time on defense!

Quote:On Monday, PFF’s Gordon McGuinness released his preseason teams and revealed his preseason player awards.

Anderson was named McGuinness’ Defensive Player of the Preseason after his performance in the Bengals’ three games.

“Anderson finished the preseason with a 91.7 PFF coverage grade, primarily driven by his performance in the Bengals’ opener. He recorded two interceptions against the Packers in that first contest — one of which he returned for a touchdown.”

The Toledo product allowed just one catch on three targets across 81 preseason coverage snaps.

Anderson’s biggest issue was his tackling, as he missed three tackles in the preseason, with two coming in the finale.

It looks like the Bengals will have Nick Scott and Dax Hill as their starting safeties this season, but it looks like they have decent depth behind them with Anderson.

I like all that because tackling can be fixed with coaching and practice, but you can't teach ball skills and instincts in pass defense!