PLAYERS:
Carlos Dunlap,
Michael Johnson,
Geno Atkins,
Domata Peko,
Jonathan Fanene,
Frostee Rucker,
Pat Sims,
Robert Geathers
TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, Ohio State Buckeyes
TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, Ohio State Buckeyes
Do the Cincinnati Bengals have the best defensive line in the NFL?
Well, that might be laying it on a bit thick, but there's no question they have one of the best. And the deepest.
For anyone that follows Ohio State, the 2011 Bengals are mimicking what the Buckeyes have done for years on their defensive front: They are rotating players in-and-out of the game in order to keep them fresh. It doesn't make any sense to do that if you have four guys who are clearly better than the backups. But if you have 6-8 relatively equal players, it's a wise move to use a D-line rotation.
The Bengals' best player up front is second-year defensive end Carlos Dunlap, who picked up his first sack of the season in Sunday's win over the Seattle Seahawks. However, he has plenty of help with third-year DE Michael Johnson (2.5 sacks), second-year DT Geno Atkins (3.5 sacks) and the "seasoned veteran" of the starting corps in his sixth professional year, DT Domata Peko (31 tac...
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