The Facts: Green has played all but three of his 83 NFL games with Andy Dalton as his quarterback, so no one knows more about Green on the field. "I would say he's better than he's been," Dalton reported after Tuesday's practice. "It's the best shape he's been in, probably. He's fast, he's big. He's been doing it all. Even if you said he was the same, that's really good."

Diehards Line: Green and Dalton, in lockstep since Green was drafted 22 hours before Dalton in 2011, are both optimistic about what is unfolding this spring compared to last May and Green feels so good he’s talking about playing seven more years until age 36 and maybe longer if they put him in the slot after that. “Oh, yeah,” Green said. “If my body still feels like that, I’m going to play as long as I can.” But he also admitted in the back of the mind he’s looking at another number. “The magic number is probably 15,000, 16,000,” Green said of career receiving yards. “I would love to do that. ... It would be in the conversation.” He’ll get there if he plays those seven years with the 14.3 games per season he’s currently averaging, along with the 83 yards per his previous 86 games. That would compute to 15,435 yards in 186 games, which would put Green currently third all-time between two guys who probably make the Pro Football Hall of Fame this time around in Terrell Owens (15,934) and Randy Moss (15, 292). He’d like to do it with Dalton and the feeling is mutual.