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Andy Dalton excited to work with new receiver group

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Despite losing Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu in free agency, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is as confident as ever in the team's receiving corps.

"We lost a couple of guys and brought in some new guys. It's part of it," Dalton told Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com on Monday. "When you play longer you're not going to have the same guys all the time. It comes down to the work we put in in the offseason and making sure everybody is the same page and we feel comfortable in everything we're doing."

Of course, the departures were made easier by the fact that Dalton still has his top two targets from last season in wide receiver A.J. Green and tight end Tyler Eifert. The Bengals also signed former New England Patriots receiver Brandon LaFell, whom Dalton called "a great pickup."

"It would be tougher if it was my first or second year, but this is year six,” Dalton said. "It's easier for me now than early on in my career. That is going to be fun. We've got these guys from the start; we've got to get them exactly where we want them to be.

"I have to make sure they know what I want them to do on certain things and make sure they’re in the right spots. You don't want to have any fall off at all. You want to get better. That's what we’re shooting for. We're shooting to keep improving. It all starts when we get back."

Dalton will have an opportunity to get better acquainted with his new receiver group on April 18, when the Bengals begin their offseason workouts.

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