Bengals 2010 draft

I'm not sure how I like the new format with the first round being in prime time on Thursday night. That's followed by the second and third rounds on Friday night.

It just seems like there's too much extra time for people to dissect every little move. Do we really need a total of 80 hours of draft coverage?

ESPN's crew was particularly out of sync. Do they really need five commentators on one panel? Mel Kiper Jr is a must. Tom Jackson is a standard. Boomer is essential. John Gruden was better than I ever expected. But Steve Young? He was as bad as Joe Theisman. Young never knew when to shut up and let anyone else talk.

During the first round Tom Jackson, Gruden, and Mel were visibly disturbed by Young's blathering.

Now for how the Bengals did.

Though they have a need to develop a young wide receiver, they passed on the top rated receiver in the draft, Dez Bryant, and opted instead for the top rated tight end in the draft, Jermaine Gresham.

I like the pick. Marvin is dedicated to running the ball in the AFC North. They have Ocho and Antonio Bryant. They may tab a receiver in the third round (I'm hoping for Mardy Gilyard). But this fast and physical tight end will really make play action more of a threat off the run game and should allow Carson to attack the middle of the field.

They took a bit of a chance in the second round with the underachiever Carlos Dunlap, a defensive end out of Florida. The guy is huge - 6'6" and 270, but he didn't dominate the way he should have.

But next to tight end, we needed to generate sacks. The Bengals can stop the run, but getting after the quarterback is essential.

Marvin and our awesome defensive coordinator, Mike Zimmer, will motivate this kid and get the most out of him.

The Bengals have two picks in the third round. I'm hoping for Gilyard at WR and Brandon Spikes at ILB. Or Chad Jones at SS.

The Steelers are going to struggle with Big Ben being suspended and trying to find their identity.

The Browns will be better, but that means they might be 8-8.

The Ravens, though, are really rebuilding their defense. Sergio Kindle was a steal in the second round, though he has knee issues. And Terrence Cody in the second round is literally a mountain of a man (370 pounds) who will plug anything in the middle next to Baltimore's excellent defensive tackle Holi Nata. Plus, factor in their trade for Anquan Bolden, and they'll be formidable.