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Bengals say 'F' BPA

Written by Dave Biddle | 22 April 2010

Perhaps you think Jermaine Gresham was the best player on the board when the Bengals were on the clock with the 21st pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Then again, maybe you have never watched football before.

As if they were screaming, "Screw the ‘Best Player Available' theory" the Bengals predictably reached based on need and took Gresham due to their deficiencies at tight end.

Wide receiver Dez Bryant is clearly a better prospect than Gresham. That should have been the Bengals' pick. There were other players on the board that were also ranked ahead of Gresham (such as offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga and defensive tackle Dan Williams) but Bryant was the one that we'll look back on as "the one that got away."

So, next time you hear Marvin Lewis, Mike Brown or another one of the clowns who makes decisions for the Bengals say they always take the "BPA" in the draft, try not to laugh. Or at least not cry.

And just when you thought the Chase Coffman pick last year in the third round couldn't look any worse, the Bengals take a TE in the first round the very next year. Ladies and gentlemen, your Cincinnati Bengals!

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