Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says Carson Palmer would be his starting quarterback if he returns. Running back Cedric Benson, however, said bringing Palmer back to Cincinnati would be a recipe for disaster. Lewis, on a conference call along with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for Bengals season-ticket holders, said Wednesday that the door remains open for Palmer, who has requested a trade from Cincinnati and has said that he would retire if he wasn't dealt. "If Carson comes back he would be the starting quarterback and we would groom Andy [Dalton] to be the quarterback of the future," Lewis said on the call, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Bengals drafted TCU quarterback Dalton early in the second round of last month's draft Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6532364