we've been waiting for from Gruden. He knows football as well as any broadcaster on television, and he delivers his commentary in the quick bursts and energetic fashion television requires. If he can add even more criticism to his analysis next season on Monday Night Football, look out. He could then be on the fast track to being one of the best sports analysts we have seen.

Best host

If you flipped between the NFL Network's coverage of the draft and ESPN's, you probably would agree that the NFL Network's Rich Eisen, bottom below,was head and shoulders better than ESPN's Chris Berman.

Picking on Berman, top right, is a popular sport. He has become a punching bag for media critics and fans. Though I think he's better than most people do,or interrupted his partners. Viewers would have understood.

It's better to stop talking in the middle of a thought than to have no real thought at all.

Best location

For the last couple of Lightning road games, the Sun Sports studio show with host Paul Kennedy and either analyst Chris Dingman or Dave Andreychuk took place from the arena where the Lightning was playing, as opposed to the studio in South Florida. The show was much better from the arena. There is no reasonable explanation for this, but it felt like Kennedy and his analysts were so much more informed just because they were there. When they are in the studio, it feels like they are watching the game on TV, just like we are, with no special insight or access.

Unfortunately,