X -- Chad Ochocinco, Chris Henry, Jerome Simpson
Z -- Laveranues Coles, Andre Caldwell, Antonio Chatman
Y (Slot) -- Caldwell/Ben Utecht

Chad is staying away from voluntary workouts, but learned last offseason that he has little leverage with a contract through 2011. He will be there for training camp and isn't coming off ankle surgery like last year. Laveranues Coles, playing T.J. Houshmandzadeh's old position, may benefit the most from Ochocinco's absence as he develops spring "rapport" with Palmer.

The Bengals had high hopes for Utecht in 2008, but he was injured most of the season and they presumably drafted Chase Coffman 80th overall to replace him. Coffman remains sidelined with a broken foot, however, and is uncertain to be ready by late July.

We expect Ochocinco and Coles to dominate Palmer's eye and have each topping 80 catches in our projections. Chad runs deeper routes and should lead the team in receiving yardage, while Coles could be the best bet for red-zone targets and/or receptions.

As always, Coles will be a better bet in points-per-reception leagues than non-PPR. He is currently going as the WR34 in catch-heavy formats, which is great value behind guys like Michael Crabtree and Steve Breaston. Enough owners will refuse to draft Ochocinco just because of who he is, but he'll be a steal as a WR3 in any format. Non-forward looking owners will be down on this passing offense because of 2008, but there is value to be had.