Carson Palmer

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(02-10-2022, 08:10 PM)BengalYankee Wrote: The issue is not 2022, but what happens after this year. Yes, we made the Super Bowl this year as we made it in the seasons of 1981 and 1988.  Did we make it back the next season to at least the AFC Championship the next season? NO. The issue is a CONTINUED success, dynasty can't be brought up ever with the Bengals ever. You can't even say we were the dynasty of our division. Players once reaching the pinnacle here at Cincy will move on.

For example the Miami Marlins a TWO TIMES World Champions in 1997 and 2003. Unfortunately for them, they can't keep a team for long because of finances.  Enter the Bengals a TWO TIMES AFC Champions and we could not keep it going.

I am sorry, I would love a Championship for the Bengals, but I am used to Dynasties. Forget the obvious Yankees dynasties. I was a NY Islander fan growing up and we dominated and had a dynasty in front of the more established better-financied NY Rangers. I was a Detroit Piston fan as well and we had a Dynasty especially of the Eastern Conference of the NBA. 

The Buffalo Bills were a dynasty of the AFC for a while and even though they never won an NFL Championship they were in contention year after year.  I could settle for a Miami Marlin type of history of winning it all in one year than breaking up for a number of years before winning it again, but they won the Championships each time they regrouped. 

(02-10-2022, 08:12 PM)casear2727 Wrote: Not sure why those complaining about Carson are stating he is just bringing up negative stuff?  He was asked a question and then asked to provide examples?  And this was on a show of a former NFL player that continuously focuses on supporting players and calls out organizations that fail at times in supporting them.  Maybe folks need to research instead of taking someone else's skewed take? But what do I know?

I think we all acknowledge that many improvements have been made recently, and those are great.  (Dallas is the only other team with a MRI.)

We still have a small scouting staff, not sure why anyone is againsy getting Duke some more help?

We have the worst practice facility in the league and it is not close - today, not in the past.  We practice on a 2 acre lot under a highway bridge. Our "indoor facility" is the size of a basketball court.  Again today, not in the past.


Zach has said multiple times MB gave the approval to draft Chase. 

MB pushed for Carmen, and Paul Alexander was part of that process. I have heard others disagreed.  It was not a good pick with who else was available in my opinion.  The fact we have the worst oline in the league and he cant crack the starting lineup is a concern.  Here's an article discussing MB and drafting Carmen.

https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/allbengals-insiders-plus/bengals-get-mike-browns-guy-an-inside-look-at-their-pursuit-of-jackson-carman

Im thrilled with the season. Im thrilled with improvements. I simply want to be equal to the next to last team on the resources list.

I'm not at all against the team continuing to improve. That would be asinine. My point is that no one should be accusing the org of anything until we see. If they just drop the ball this offseason and rest on their laurels from this season then yes, drop some negativity. But their recent trends suggest they're trying to write a new narrative. Let's see before we start talking about how they're not doing enough.

And I have listened to many of Palmer's interviews. And Pat's. I'm not just going off comments made in this thread for my information. And I think both McAfee need to chill out with their narratives. And especially the week of the SB, it's just weird and distracting and has zero to do with where the team is this season or this week or what will happen this spring/summer. It's like people can't let it go and just be happy. Oh it's cool they made the SB, buuuuut, they shouldn't be here because they served soup out of old shoes and don't have an indoor practice facility. I dunno, I just don't get it.

But there are 5 pages in this thread about a former player who's taken plenty of digs on the org. I used to like Palmer. I don't any more. And I think I'll focus on the game instead of letting his comments bug me. Because I just want to celebrate this week and have some fun with it. The offseason will start next week...