Palmer v Burrow

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(02-18-2020, 07:23 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Was he though?  The excitement heading into the Wildcard Game in 2005 was every bit as high as the excitement of heading into the Wildcard Game in 2015.  Sure, 2-14 is an ugly blemish, but I think that expectations were much higher, going into that 4-12 season of 2010.  He had the T-Ocho show at WR, Cedric Benson gained nearly 1,300 yards from scrimmage that year, for crying out loud.  This was after the scrappy 2009 season that nobody expected much from the team.  Palmer was by far the bigger flop in the Carson/Andy failure contest.

Let's not forget, we don't affectionately refer to him as Pick6 Palmer for nothin'...

Stuff like that is up for suggestion and personal preference in regards to feelings of hype and disappointment.  I was freaking out about 2010 as soon as I saw our schedule and admitted 2009 was a bit of a luckfest.

I meant more like Dalton being the QB for 5 straight winning seasons but also being the QB for 4 straight losing seasons.  Dalton has a winning record as a QB here, but he also has a 2-14 season on his resume.  That's what I mean about highs and lows.  I'd say Palmer's biggest flop was the 2012 Raiders (but hey, he beat the Steelers for us!) and like Dalton's 2019 flop he had a slew of bad coaches and he was a lame duck QB on an issue-riddle franchise that was ready for a reboot.

Just my 2 cents.  I think Dalton and Palmer would actually have some camaraderie being Bengals QBs rather than this sort of rivalry we keep trying to invent.