The Facts: Dalton is back to zipping the ball. He's got no restrictions with his throwing thumb; he's got one visit under his belt to passing specialist Dr. Tom House last month, and after watching two of his most established targets leave via free agency he got one back with a Super Bowl ring and knows Pro Bowlers A.J. Green and Tyler Eifert are already here. "It would be tougher if it was my first or second year, but this is year six," Dalton said of his revamped receiving corps. "It's easier for me now than early on in my career. That is going to be fun."
Diehards Line:Dalton added: "We’ve got these guys from the start; we’ve got to get them exactly where we want them to be ..." All this after wide receiver Marvin Jones signed with Detroit and Mohamed Sanu got No. 2 money in Atlanta when a No. 4 role loomed in Cincinnati. This past season Jones and Sanu represented 28 percent of Dalton’s yards and 16 percent of his touchdowns and in the wake of their losses the Bengals signed Patriots wide receiver Brandon LaFell, a versatile, proven veteran they didn’t have on the other side of Green in 2012. “If we can get James Wright healthy and Brandon Tate has been in the system a long time, we’ve got guys that understand what we’re doing,” Dalton says. “And if we get a guy or two in the draft, we’ll have guys that fit what we’re doing. We have to make sure they pick up the offense and are confident in what we’re doing.” Still, it's worth remembering that last season Green and Eifert repped 75 percent of Dalton’s touchdown passes and nearly half of his yards. Expect more of the same this year.