The Cincinnati Bengals are wasting no time getting the Andy Dalton era underway. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Dalton will be the starter at quarterback in Cincinnati's preseason opener Friday night against the Detroit Lions. It could be the first of many starts for Dalton in a Bengals uniform. He was drafted in the second round in April to replace veteran Carson Palmer, who demanded to be traded and subsequently retired. "It's a good opportunity for me," Dalton said after Monday night's practice. "I knew once I got drafted here there was going to be an opportunity. I feel I've come out and worked hard and tried to get better each day. That's all I can do right now." The Bengals may keep Dalton and the first team on the field longer than usual, according to Lewis. "We haven't had all the offseason work that you normally would have," Lewis said. "So I think we need to play together as a football team on both sides of the ball." Source: ESPN
this is a great chance for this kid to show the Bengals what he has. Im sure Palmer is still number 1 in the back of there minds. They just wanna see how the Rookie does
well then I would possibly put him in some regular season games. not a lot but a little in the regular season. and then based on that go from there
