EIFERT AND GIO: The Bengals' decision to keep their roster intact meant few openings for a rookie to make an impact. Two of them will get the chance. Tight end Tyler Eifert was drafted in the first round and running back Giovani Bernard in the second to give the passing game more diversity and provide Dalton with more options."If you watch the Steelers on TV, the illusion they give you is that they're bringing six or seven guys," says Hoge, freezing an image of that defense on a monitor in the basement office of his home in Fort Thomas, Ky. "You can imagine why they do it: That's the illusion they give to offenses. But they never bring more than five.

Thank you to sponsor Colm Duggan. There will be a presentation night in the hall for all the juvenile teams before the end of the month and we will launch our club website that evening. The girls' under14 team play this weekend in the championship semifinal at a venue to be arranged.MOVING UP. Georgia moved up