Board play

As he did back in February, Lewis last week extolled the work of director of player personnel Duke Tobin. Pointing to the decision of Bengals president Mike Brown to give Tobin more influence in the planning and mechanics of the draft room a few years ago, Lewis believes they have used the art of cross-checking to the utmost.

With the hiring of two young area scouts in Robert Livingston (the Southeast) and Steve Radicevic (the West), it has freed up Tobin to cross-check the top 40 or so schools as well as coordinate the big-picture philosophy.

"I think Mike has put Duke basically in charge and Duke Tobin has done an outstanding job in orchestrating the whole thing and I think that's been great," Lewis said in a sit-down with beat reporters on Friday.

"I think the integration of the coaches, the little time we get to spend with them for about a month, and just basically the integration of everybody and meshing it together. The personnel guys are doing a great job of cross-checking by position."

When Lewis arrived in 2003, he wanted to streamline the scouting burdens of the coaches and it has evolved into a personnel department that still has a lot of coaching input but isn't as coaching-centric. He says there is more cross-checking than what he found a decade ago.

"That's a good thing," he said. "It's important if you're the area scout and you have a plethora of wide receivers and there are three guys on the other side of the country that you take a look at those guys. We're doing a better job of cross-checking within the group, so that when you're writing the report it's reflective of the other guys you've seen. For everybody to see those guys, it's important so they're able to say, 'You know what? That guy over there is probably a notch ahead and if I had my druthers, I'd pick that one.' It's important to share those opinions."

But after University of Cincinnati running back Isaiah Pead went to the Rams at 50, the Bengals stuck to their board at No. 53 and took Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Devon Still, a tackle. Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles went the next pick to the Lions at 54 and Oregon running back LaMichael James went to the 49ers at 61.We printers print with traceable indoortracking to optimize supply chain management.

The Bengals ended up getting the receiver where they graded him (the guy that ended up being their Rookie of the Year in Mohamed Sanu of Rutgers at No. 83 in the third round) when they could have had Temple running back Bernard Pierce, gone a pick later to the Ravens.

When they took Georgia tight end Orson Charles in the fourth round, they didn't try to reach for a speed back that eventually went in the fifth-round to the Steelers, Chris Rainey. They waited untill the board came to them on the running back and took Ohio State's Dan "Boom," Herron in the sixth round.

Or go back to 2009. The year before the Bengals had made defensive end Antwan Odom their richest free agent in history and two years before that they had made left end Robert Geathers their richest defensive player ever.

But when the top of the third round rolled around, Georgia Tech defensive end Michael Johnson was clearly their highest-graded player and became a Bengal even though he may have not have been the greatest fit. The board always seems to win. Odom blew out his Achilles while leading the NFL sacks that October and is out of the league while Johnson just last month hauled down an $11.1 million deal as the Bengals franchise player.

"I don't think you reach," NFL draft guru Mike Mayock said on his media conference call last week. "I think the smart coaches and general managers understand that the more often you reach, the more often you dilute your own roster."

That philosophy is going to be severely tested if right tackle Andre Smith isn't signed by Thursday night. On one hand, Lewis says that would "change the parameters" if he isn't signed. But he also said if the Bengals do sign Smith, they could still take a tackle if he's the best player.

"It's not going to dictate us to take a lesser player. I would say no.saxobankcycling We're not going to reach and take a player we don't think is worthy of the value of the pick," Lewis said. "We've been consistent with that and I don't see that changing.

"I don't think that's going to affect (it). I think the overall drafting an offensive tackle if he's the best player even if Andre were signed would be something we would still consider. Because these players that we would be speaking of in those terms, I think it's good for the future of the team."

The big factor that goes into the grade is how the prospect fits the Bengals. With Lewis in place for 11 seasons, along with a defensive coordinator heading into his sixth season as well as an offensive line coach heading into his 19th season and a big slice of the personnel department that has been with Brown for more than a decade, the Bengals know what they like.

The transition from an old phone to a new one is of paramount importance for any smartphone user. My transition to a new phone, and an upgraded operating system, could not have been better. The Nokia Lumia 620, deemed a successor to the 610, shows that Nokia means business in the smartphone market.

Running the Windows Phone 8 OS, the 620 sports a 3.8-inch touch screen with ClearBlack LCD display. The screen is a treat to look at and can be easily viewed from different angles.Our RFID solutions support a broad range of miningtruck and labels. We found it very easy to view it under sunlight as well. When locked, the 620 seems to have a big screen. It is only when you unlock the phone that you realise the screen ends to make way for three capacitive keys - the back, home and the search key.

At 127 gm, it is not the heaviest of smartphones and easily rests in your palm and slips into your pocket. All the three major physical buttons are located on the right side of the phone.Shop for fridgemagnet dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. I did take some time to get used to locating the lock key, as my Lumia 710 had it on the top. The volume rocker and dedicated camera button on the 620 were smooth and easy to use. The back cover is available in five vibrant colours which leave a dual colour effect. But, we had to sweat over taking the back panel off. It is tough to remove the cover,You must not use the stonemosaic without being trained. as you need to push your nails through the gap between the screen and the cover.

We were impressed with the results of the phone's 5MP primary camera. The camera yielded better results than my Lumia 710. Armed with an LED flash, the camera took crisp pictures in natural light. Photography in the dark was satisfactory, but the Night mode in camera settings should make it easier to click in low light conditions. The screen acts as a viewfinder when you start the camera app. The 4x zoom works on a pinch to zoom-in and zoom-out principle. The front VGA camera captures suitable video and still images. With the Smart Shoot and the Cinemagraph lens you can make your clicks memorable. The primary camera records HD video at a resolution of 1,280x720p, while the front camera has a recording resolution of 640x480p.

The 620 is loud in a good way. The primary speaker rests on the lower side of the back cover. An array of ringtones and sound alerts will definitely remind you where you left the phone when it rings. A 3.5mm headphone port is located on top of the phone. Interestingly, the port is integrated in to the back cover. So, what that means is, you can not plug in the headphones incase your back cover is missing. Aided with noise cancellation, we were able to make and receive calls without much distortion.

Gone are the days when you had to put on a grim look on your face and tell your mates that your Windows smartphone did not support Bluetooth file transfer, and ergo you could not transfer files. The 620 comes with Bluetooth 3.0, which lets you transfer files with any other smartphone user and connect to wireless headsets.

The most important feature that makes Windows phones different from its other rival platforms is its integration with Facebook and other social networking sites. The People's hub on the 620 lets you keep track of what your friends are doing. You can check out what is trending on Twitter and whether you've got mail. Linking various accounts to the phone is very easy and lets you manage your personal stuff with ease. If you get bored with the songs on your memory card, you can always turn to Nokia Music. You can download any song from Nokia's huge database, oh and did I mention it is free for one year?

Windows Phone 8 is loaded with many more features. The new look MS Office was also easy to understand. Browsing the internet was smoother with Internet Explorer 10. And then ofcourse, there is the Windows Marketplace and live tiles.