The Facts: A.J. Green told NFL Network last week that he doesn't want anyone but Dalton throwing him the ball in Cincinnati. Green is in favor of the team re-signing their young quarterback, and he expects that money to come soon. "I know they know he's the guy," Green told the team's official site. "... I feel like they're going to get something done before the season starts."

Diehards Line: Three of Dalton's 10 lowest single-game QBR scores were produced in Cincy's trio of playoff losses, but Green went out of his way to defend his passer's January troubles. "A lot of people give him crap about not winning a playoff game, but we've made the playoffs the last three seasons," Green said. "We've won 10 or more games (twice). Playoff games. ... We're still young. I feel like we're going to win them, it just takes time." The Bengals repeatedly have come to the defense of their young quarterback, but as NFL.com points out, team owner Mike Brown is on record saying that he preferred Colin Kaepernick over Dalton in the 2011 Draft. Given that, assuming that Dalton's deal is going to be easily consummated might be a reach.