Steelers and Browns The Bengals’ AFC North foes have trimmed down to their respective rosters to the required 53-man lists for Week 1 of the season. There have been some notable Bengals Tyler Boyd Jersey moves made to get there, and that’s what we’re taking a look at now for the Ravens, Steelers and Browns.Here are some of the more notable moves around the AFC North. For all things Bengals, you can head here.The Baltimore RavensNotable cuts:Breshad Perriman, Wide receiverCarl Davis, Defensive tackleBronson Kaufusi, Defensive endNico Siragusa, GuardDarren Waller, Tight endKamalei Correa, Linebacker (traded earlier this week)Aside from this being a group with probably the hardest names to spell of all time, these players were all players that were drafted by the Ravens. Perriman is a special cut. It is always noteworthy when a first-round pick gets cut. That is unless you are the Browns and it has more or less become part of the process. Perriman is actually the first first-round pick to be let go before he could finish his rookie contract. This only solidifies his bust status as he was never able to make an impact for the Ravens. Baltimore was hoping he could be their new Torrey Smith, but that just never ended up being the case.The cuts from the Ravens represent a purge from recent draft classes. The Ravens currently have 12 rookies on their roster, which is pretty substantial. Offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley is the only remaining pick from the first three rounds of the 2016 draft, and the Ravens only have four players remaining from the 2015 draft. Neither draft is about to go down as a favorite draft for many teams, but it is clear the Ravens had some pretty big misses.Most surprising player kept:Robert Griffin III, QuarterbackGiven how well Lamar Jackson played at times during the preseason, it seemed like Griffin was auditioning for a backup job elsewhere. However, it seems the Ravens see some value in keeping Griffin, at least for the moment. A growing trend for the NFL is the idea that you can never have too many quarterbacks. How often have we seen a team lose their quarterback, and suddenly their season is lost?The Ravens may be hoping one of those teams or a team with an under performing quarterback come knocking around the trade deadline, so they can get something for Griffin instead of just cutting him. I mean, if AJ McCarron gets traded for a fifth round pick, then the Ravens should be able to get something for Griffin. The Cleveland BrownsNotable cuts:Carl Nassib, Defensive endCorey Coleman (traded a few weeks ago but still)Shon Coleman, Offensive linemanNate Orchard, Defensive linemanDevon Cajuste, Tight end (On this list for Hard Knocks reasons)Shon Coleman was a strange move, but after following the team essentially giving Corey Coleman to the Bills Bengals Preston Brown Jersey , it seems about right. Maybe the Browns just hate players with the name Coleman. Both were projected to play fairly large roles for the Browns this season, but now each will be playing somewhere else. Although, the Bills did eventually cut Corey Coleman, so maybe Cleveland made a good call there. Nassib showed a little bit of promise early in his career, but he never really improved after that. He only had 5.5 sacks in two years with the team while playing around half of the defensive snaps his rookie season and then around 60 percent last year. Nassib was a failed third-round pick from 2016. That was the same draft Cleveland decided they were too good for Carson Wentz, which is looking like a bigger and bigger mistake. Now, the only player left from the first three rounds of that draft is pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah.Biggest keep: Desmond Harrison, Offensive tackleIt isn’t really that surprising Harrison stayed once the major cuts started, but it is more of the team saying they believe in this undrafted rookie more than Coleman, who was a third-round pick in 2016. The Browns still don’t really know who will be starting along the left side. The biggest domino to fall is whether the team will play Joel Bitonio at left tackle or guard. If he sticks inside at guard, then we could see Harrison starting at left tackle, a spot many felt Coleman would’ve been filling before training camp and OTAs started.The Pittsburgh SteelersNotable cuts:Landry Jones, QuarterbackFitzgerald Toussaint, Running backEli Rogers, Wide Receiver (PUP list)Jones is easily the biggest name released. He had been Ben Roethlisberger’s backup for most of his career, and he enjoyed some mild success filling in for the Pro Bowl quarterback. He clearly wasn’t viewed as the future by the Steelers, through. They drafted Joshua Dobbs in the fourth round of 2017 and Mason Rudolph in the third round this season. It looks like these two will be battling out to see who Pittsburgh’s successor will be at quarterback.The one note on Rogers is on top of being placed on the PUP list, which means he can’t play until after Week 6, he also is suspended for the first game of the season. This means Rogers won’t be eligible until Week 9 since the Steelers bye week is Week 7. That means we will see an awful lot of rookie wide receiver James Washington.Most surprising keeps: Backup running backsLe’Veon Bell hasn’t been clear about when he will return to the team, and there’s less than one week before the Steelers’ first game. This year, the Steelers kept three other running backs, but Toussaint wasn’t one of them. James Conner, Jaylen Samuels and Steven Ridley all made the team. They are a nice mix of styles, as Conner is a big rumbling back, Samuels is a threat catching the ball, and Ridley is a nice in between the tackles runner as well. It is clear the Steelers are gearing up just in case Bell’s absence is extended any longer than they are comfortable with.From our SB Nation sister sites:Steelers 53-man rosterRavens 53-man rosterBrowns 53-man rosterFilm Room: Dolphins CB Xavien Howard will challenge the Bengals’ receivers The Miami Dolphins have outperformed expectations so far this season, and one of the biggest reasons why has been the performance of their defense. They have been strong up front, but the emergence of Xavien Howard at cornerback may be the best thing they have going for them.The 6’0 Cheap Billy Price Jersey ,” 210 pound former second-round pick out of Baylor is the Dolphins' version of William Jackson. Both are incredibly talented young players, and as was the case with Jackson last year, Howard is not getting the attention he deserves.Howard is excellent in man coverage. Here he is in press and patiently waits as Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper makes his initial move to the inside. Once Cooper comes back to release to the outside, Howard strikes him with his inside hand. This helps to open his hips, so he can transition and keep pace with Cooper. Howard has his eyes on Cooper post-release, but fails to stop as the receiver does. This may be because he is not specifically looking at Cooper’s hips or because he just didn’t react quickly enough. Either way, it shows that he may be susceptible to underneath cuts when a wide receiver sells a vertical release. This may be something that the Bengals can take advantage of. The above play . showed that it may be possible to get open by cutting underneath Howard, but here Howard demonstrates that getting by him in any direction is easier said than done. Here, Cooper sells the outside release getting Howard to open his hips and bring his left hand. Bringing the left hand helps to open up his hips for an outside release, but essentially locks them off for an inside release. Despite this, Howard continues to compete and gets to the play on time. Howard secures the tackle with his left hand and brings his right hand around front to make a play on the ball.Although Howard can be a shutdown cornerback, the Dolphins are not solely a man coverage team. Howard will also be responsible for the curl/flat zones in Cover 2 looks or deep field zones in Cover 3 and Cover 4 looks. Here he is aligned close to the line of scrimmage, making it look like the Dolphins are playing Cover 2 to his side, but on the snap he turns and runs to get to his deep field zone.Here, Cooper again gets Howard to turn his hips the wrong direction. Cooper sells that he is working inside to the seam and as Howard opens up to the inside, Cooper cuts to the outside. Howard than uses a move called the bicycle turn (or speed turn). This is when a defensive back turns the wrong way, but instead of stopping and tuning back, he turns completely around (360 degrees). Essentially it is the difference between putting a car in reverse or making a U-turn. It is not ideal that a player has to use the bicycle turn because it means he made a mistake, but Howard uses it well and gets back into good position on Cooper. Howard is not the perfect cornerback, but he has the athletic ability and fight to make up for his mistakes.With the Dolphins running a good amount of press man, they are susceptible to pick plays. Here against the New England Patriots, Howard is exposed on one of these plays. Patriots running back James White is lined up to quarterback Tom Brady’s left. He motions in and then sits his route down just outside of Howard. Howard is pressed against wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, who releases wide over White’s route. This creates a pick. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick stays with his man White, while Howard hustles down field attempting and failing to run down Patterson. The Bengals should also use pick plays to get players open.There’s not much to say here; Cooper gives up on the route and Howard keeps competing. He shows great athletic ability and determination and comes up with the interception.With the game on the line, the Raiders look to throw the ball to wide receiver Martavis Bryant in the end zone. Howard has been shadowing Cooper (covering him when in man-to-man regardless of what side he lines up on), but with Cooper in the slot, he is covering Bryant on this play. Bryant does little to get open, Howard sticks with him as he stems to the outside and when Bryant turns to look for the ball http://www.bengalscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-randy-bullock-jersey , Howard does too. With Howard’s shoulder on Bryant and the sideline just behind the receiver, there is a very tight window for Carr to try to fit the ball. As a result, Howard comes up with the interception. Howard is a physical player and a competitor. Just as he didn’t give up on the play to make the first interception, he didn’t give up on this inside run play on the goal line. Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch runs the ball to the inside looking to dive into the end zone. Howard comes in from the edge, getting involved in the play and trying futilely to keep Lynch out of the end zone. This is the type of competitor that great defenses are built on.Howard is a pass-first player here, so even if he sees the ball in the hands of the rusher, he has to ensure that the play is a run and not a play-action, flea-flicker, or tailback pass before he plays the run. To do so, one of two things needs to happen: the rusher needs to cross the line of scrimmage or Howard needs to have a blocker physically put his hands on him to block him down field.Here, the wide receiver comes out seemingly to stalk block Howard, but Howard patiently waits for the block to actually occur before he plays the run. In the meantime, he maintains outside position on the receiver, knowing that he is the last defender between the running back and the sideline. The receiver eventually puts his hands on him and the rusher crosses the line of scrimmage. As a result, Howard steps up and makes the tackle.This is a play that not many cornerbacks in the league will make. Howard is responsible for keeping the run contained to the inside on this play. When Raiders right guard Gabe Jackson pulls to the outside, Howard cuts him. This is a great play by Howard who obviously was not going to defeat the 336 pounder’s block with strength. Attempting to beat the block with speed is a risky proposition. If he runs past the block, but cannot get to the rusher, he has essentially blocked himself and left the guard to pick another defender. The numbers work strongly against the defense there. By cutting the puller, Howard neutralizes him and does his job by forcing the rusher to cut inside to the rest of the Dolphins’ defense. This is a tough, intelligent, and unselfish play by Howard who gains no glory, but does the right thing to help the defense succeed.When the Dolphins play the Bengals, they will likely shadow A.J. Green with Howard. Howard has some skills, but is not infallible, and Green has a notable size advantage on him. He also does not travel to the slot (the exception being if a running back is lined up as the widest receiver and a receiver is in the slot), where Green has had a lot of success so far this season. For more a full video breakdown of Howard’s performance versus the Raiders, check out this link (or watch below).