OT: Carson Palmer

[WearShades]

For those who still haven't heard, Carson Palmer has delivered an ultimatum to Cincinnati. He wants to be traded or else he claims he'll retire. Palmer just turned 31 this past December, and is coming off a solid though unspectacular year. He hasn't played at an elite level in at least 3 years, though there are teams that would certainly benefit from having a solid quarterback.

How do you see the situation between the Bengals and Palmer turning out? Furthermore, what team or teams should look into acquiring Palmer?

 

[Pre]

He's probably tired of playing with drama queens like Ocho and T.O.

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

Palmer isn't a good quarterback.

 

[Pre]

Palmer isn't a good quarterback.

This is also true.

 

[WearShades]

Palmer isn't a good quarterback.

He's an above average quarterback. He's still in the top half of starters in the league, and there are teams that would greatly benefit from having him.

 

[Capt. Serious]

Palmer isn't a good quarterback.

Yeah, a guy with almost 23,000 passing yards is just terrible.

 

[TopekaRoy]

:Walking Away:

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

Palmer isn't a good quarterback anymore although he can still put up some decent numbers with the right team.

fixed

 

[Everyday I'm Byfuglien]

Carson Palmer, king of garbage time.

 

[CubbieBlue]

He may as well retire because he is not getting traded. Bengals owner already said that.

 

[WearShades]

He may as well retire because he is not getting traded. Bengals owner already said that.

He has to say that. It's the only way the team can maintain leverage in trade talks.

 

[Rush]

He'll forever be mediocre on a craptastic team.

 

[WearShades]

He'll forever be mediocre on a craptastic team.

That's a pretty rough standard you're grading by. Very few players throw for just under 4000 yards and 26 touchdowns.

 

[beardown28]

Living essentially in Cincinnati, I do not blame him at all. Mike Brown went as far as to send the Bengals season ticket holders a letter stating that no personnel changes would be made and the way he runs the Cincinnati Bengals is the best for them. For those of you who don't know, Mike Brown the owner acts as GM also. They have a terrible scouting department with coaches having to do the scouting most of the time. Mike Brown has also said that he is more concerned with making money than winning football games.

The people in Cincinnati are very loyal fans and it is a shame that the team has suffered like this since Paul Brown died. Since Mike Brown has taken over, only one team in the NFL has a worse winning %. I'll give you a hint... they're in our division and their name rhymes with smesmoit smions.