The first pre-season game is scheduled tonight at 7:30pm at Detroit. We'll blog the game, so have a beer and a pretzel and join us about that time.

Things to look for...

• The Bengals wide receivers after Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Who will take #3 job and run with it?
• Ahmad Brooks. Has the development we've been bombarded with going to reflect in the game?
• Bengals cornerbacks. I've made the assertion that the Bengals could have the best cornerback group. I want to see how Deltha O'Neal and Leon Hall look and how much Keiwan Ratliff goes from great pre-season practice guy, to solid gamer.
• Kenny Irons.
• The Bengals defensive tackles. Rotation. Performance. Effort.

Any other ideas?