The Facts: Monday was the first day of the Bengals' offseason training program, and during the open locker room period, players were throwing arounds words like "change" and "fresh start." Dalton and wide receiver A.J. Green were among those using those terms to describe their revamped offense. "This is a complete change," Dalton said. "What we were doing before was basically Jay [Gruden’s] offense with the adaptation of Hue [Jackson], he put his stuff on it, then [Ken Zampese] took over and he did his thing. Now we’re starting from square one. This is all new."

Diehards Line: OC Bill Lazor, who replaced the fired Zampese after two games last season, is putting his own stamp on the offense, while wide receivers coach Bob Bicknell, offensive line coach Frank Pollack and quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt are all new. Dalton alone is on his fourth offensive coordinator since he was drafted in 2011, but he admitted this is the first year the team was actually moving away from the framework of Gruden's offense that was in place when Dalton was a rookie. Dalton said he felt like they are starting from scratch in a way. He had gotten to know the offense so well that it was second nature to him. Now he's having to relearn everything, and he admitted the challenge was exciting. "It's going to be different," Dalton said, pointing out that the Bengals would now be using a numbers-based system for their terminology. But change can be necessary and the Bengals' offense was one of the league's worst in 2017. The unit was last in yards per game and tied for 26th in scoring. The offensive line struggled, and even the normally reliable Green admitted his statistics were "crummy." We'll be watching for signs the production will change along with the scheme in coming weeks.