Adam Clements chats with Bengals OT Andrew Whitworth

CINCINNATI (Adam Clements) -- When you look at the success of this Bengals team, the first guys that come to mind are probably Andy Dalton, A.J. Green, Gio Bernard, or maybe Geno Atkins. But this team lives and dies with its offensive line. The anchor of that unit, Andrew Whitworth is the driving force. On the field, he's a captain, a leader and an All-Pro. But, at home, 'Big Whit' is a husband, a father and an overall family man. He and his wife, Melissa, have four children. All of which are four years old or younger. Drew and Sarah are four-year-old twins. Michael is three. Then, there's the baby Katherine. You could say Whitworth has his hands full, but he was kind enough to let Local 12's Adam Clements tag along when he took the kids to school this week. After he dropped them off, he chatted about this year's AFC North leaders and what sets them apart from the Bengals playoff teams of the past. "I've said this for years, there's been such an expectation on these guys," Whitworth said. "From A.J. to Andy to Marvin Jones and Dre Kirkpatrick and just some of these young players, Carlos, Geno, they all had success to some extent early. So, all the sudden there's this pressure to win. The reality was, they were all in their first and second year and not really necessarily the best years of their careers. Now I feel like the majority of our team is hitting that stride of year four, five, six, seven where they're at their absolute best." Follow Adam Clements on Twitter @aclementswkrc and LIKE him on Facebook.