If anything is set in stone for the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2017 season, it’s quarterback.

Franchise quarterback Andy Dalton returns for his seventh year looking to continue to improve his efficiency as a passer. He’ll be trying to build on two of his most impressive seasons with quarterback ratings of 106.2 in 2015 and 91.8 in 2016.

Highly touted back-up A.J. McCarron also returns for his fourth year with the team. McCarron has been the subject of constant trade rumors this offseason, but Marvin Lewis indicated the team hasn’t put him on the trade block.

“No one has asked to trade him. We’re not going to go out and seek a trade for AJ McCarron,” Lewis said at the NFL’s Owners Meetings according to Geoff Hobson of the Bengals’ website. “He’s a valuable member of the team.” Meanwhile, McCarron is preparing for a season in Cincinnati, telling Creg Stephenson of AL.com, “I can’t control it.”

McCarron has proved his worth to the Bengals, filling in for Dalton for three regular season games to finish the 2015 season. He led the team to a 2-1 record those final three games and almost to its first playoff win since 1991. His contract ends after the 2017 season, so if there’s any time for the Bengals to make a deal, it’s now. They’ll continue to have one of the most capable backups in the league if they don’t.

Third-string quarterback Jeff Driskel will likely face an uphill battle to make the roster for a second-straight year. A third quarterback hasn’t made the team in consecutive years since Jordan Palmer in 2009 and 2010.

Cincinnati is only likely to select a quarterback in the draft if McCarron is traded on or before draft night. Though the Bengals have worked out Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes in March. He has been regarded as a second-round prospect, which fuels speculation about McCarron’s future in Cincinnati.