THE BROO VIEW with Ken Broo

On the day after the NFL draft, the grades for the Bengals are all over the map. The median grade seems to be a 'C'.

But USA Today has an interview with ESPN' Keyshawn Johnson, who leads you to believe the real loser on draft day was Chad Johnson.

And at SI.com, Don Banks thinks the Bengals stocking up on wide receivers may be a sign that they're willing now to deal Johnson. Don't bet on it.

Pro Football Weekly seems to think, like a lot of us, that the Bengals got outmanuevered by the Saints.

As for the specific grades, the worst comes from yahoo sports. Not a whole lot of love.

But foxsports.com is a little more forgiving to the Bengals class of 2008.

And did you catch this draft day exchange on ESPN between Mel Kiper, Jr and Todd McShay. When you encourage egos to spar, you often get this. Kiper appears to be ready to light his wig on fire. It is a wig, isn' it?


The Reds finally found their muscle this past weekend. They put up 20 runs in two games, ten each on Saturday and Sunday. For a team as anemic as it was during last week's home stand, 20 runs seems like a season's worth. If it continues in St. Louis and Atlanta later this week, it may delay some big moves that be coming. The folks in Seattle would like to see the Reds make at least one major move. The Seattle Times wants the Mariners to bring Junior home.

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