Dan Santucci News

Three months of conditioning workouts, 11 organized team activity sessions and five minicamp practices later, the Bengals feel like they are in better shape.

Here's the e-mail from my man Ed A. About 20 minutes or so after the Bengals took USC middle linebacker Rey Maualuga with the 38th pick in the second round.

Q: In your opinion, who's the best center in the draft and do we have a chance to pick him up? Are there still free-agent centers available? Anyone we can plug 'n play? The unknowns at center have me concerned! -- Jackie W., Pomeroy, OH JACKIE: The Bengals more than likely won't get the best one, which consensus says is California's Alex Mack.

The count is now about 20 diapers per day for the two-month-old Palmer twins and the cycle is as familiar as four downs.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has said that he feels confident that the Bengals will be alright at center with Dan Santucci and Kyle Cook.

Is there a possibility that the Cincinnati Bengals might not draft a center in the second round? As far as I can remember, the general feeling for this NFL draft , was that we would draft a left tackle and a center on the first day.

Walter Sparrow is haunted by "The Number 23". It's often easy to lose things in stats.