[More Cowbell]

Lewis told the media today that the Bengals have to find a DE that can give them 10+ sacks. He condeded, and it's agreed by most fans that the Bengals are no threat from the edges. The only pressure that the Bengals got from the ends was when they would send a DB on a blitz, giving one of their ends an open lane.

The Bengals go OT with the 1st Pick, and my guess is DE or OLB in the mold of Pollack that can be a Julius Peppers type player.

I agree that the Bengals pass rush was pretty pathetic last year, but I still don't think that I would draft a DE in the first round. The defense was actually decent this past year, and for once that's not the unit that needs the most help.

It's amazing how much the offense has slid the past couple years, and I trace most of it back to O-line. Carson is getting beat to death, which is making him tentative and not as accurate. The line is also not creating enough holes for the RB's either. Both the guards, Whitworth and Williams, are above-average in my opinion, but tackle and center are awful. Andrews was a big disappointment, Levi Jones is a shadow of his former self, and Ghuiciac is probably the worst center in the league.

They've got to go tackle in the first round, and center in either the second or third. I would be ok with them waiting till the third for the center, if a stud DE drops into their laps in the second round.