CINCINNATI -- Geno Atkins should be the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
At least, that's what Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther believes. You're hard-pressed to find anyone around Paul Brown Stadium who disagrees with him.
"Maybe we haven't talked about it enough, but I said earlier in the season he should be in that conversation," Guenther said. "He's done nothing not to be in there."
Guenther's logic is easy to understand. Atkins is "our best player and he's playing good." Simple, right?
As a subscriber to the belief that the only defensive statistics worth measuring are points allowed, Guenther thinks his defense is pretty good, too.