Quietly, the interior defensive line across the AFC North is pretty darn solid, both on paper and on film.
Though division stalwart Geno Atkins departed Cincinnati this offseason, taking away one of the longtime headliners at the position, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens all possess a deep, talented group of interior defensive linemen who can stop the run and get after the passer week after week, providing the four teams with deep overall defensive line groups.
Last week, I took a look at the 7 Comments, so today let’s slide inside to the oft-overlooked interior defensive linemen.