(08-08-2018, 09:38 PM)bonesaw Wrote: weird choice for A Football Life.  Dude was like gonna retire if we didn't trade him.  Never seemed to love the game that much to me or be a teammate that guys rallied around.

(08-08-2018, 08:47 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: Maybe we will finally get some answers on why did he quit on us?

(08-08-2018, 09:50 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Meh, they made documentaries about John Elway and he threatened to never play a snap of football if he didn't get traded before he even laced 'em up for the first time.



I think the main reason he never directly answered this is because it's completely obvious.

(08-08-2018, 10:56 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: I'll always have a soft spot for Palmer, and I guess I'm one of the few who doesn't fault him for leaving.

I honestly don't understand why anyone blames him. He's far from the first player to want out of the Brown family circus , and I'd wager just about anything he won't be the last

I've realized over the years that a good number of Bengal "fans" I've personally met have disdain for Carson. Also, a lot of these people are also what I call "fake fans" (i.e. They have no idea who Carl Pickens is). It's almost like you can tell the type of Bengal fan a person is by how they feel about Carson Palmer. The people who jumped aboard the Carson/Chad/TJ bandwagon back in 2004/2005 now hate Carson because he "betrayed them". The people who have been lifelong fans understand why Carson wanted out and don't blame him for it. If they do hate him, it's for other reasons (blows my mind how many people can't let the Ohio state thing go )

I'm looking forward to this special. I'm hoping his time as a Bengal isn't glossed over and he expands on the final conversation/confrontation with Mike Brown.

(08-08-2018, 10:34 PM)bonesaw Wrote: Yeah but come on...Elway was a larger than life personality and multiple Super Bowl winner and a contender for a long time.  Palmer kept to himself and won a playoff game or two?

(08-08-2018, 11:00 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Who cares when or why someone became invested in the team? A fan is a fan. You’re not special because you’ve been a fan longer.

(08-08-2018, 10:34 PM)bonesaw Wrote: Yeah but come on...Elway was a larger than life personality and multiple Super Bowl winner and a contender for a long time.  Palmer kept to himself and won a playoff game or two?

(08-08-2018, 09:14 PM)grampahol Wrote: Too much water has passed under the bridge over the years for me to really care what Palmer has to say about the Bengals. There's probably plenty of reasons I should dislike the team, but I've had too many emotions come and go that I've settled on the Bengals as my team . Players no longer on the team who went elsewhere to play automatically lose my interest with very few exceptions.  

(08-09-2018, 03:52 AM)CornerBlitz Wrote: Does anyone have any clue what specific changes he demanded? I don't think anyone has been able to figure this out, mostly people are just guessing.

(08-08-2018, 09:38 PM)bonesaw Wrote: weird choice for A Football Life.  Dude was like gonna retire if we didn't trade him.  Never seemed to love the game that much to me or be a teammate that guys rallied around.