08-14-2018, 08:49 PM
(08-13-2018, 08:01 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Yes, but this is the kinder, gentler Bengal board. We take all the negative energy and turn it into positive vibes. In with hate, out with love :andy:
When I think of Carson (remember him?) it's no longer with animus. Perhaps the years have mellowed me a bit, but whatever ill will I felt when he left, or the joy I felt watching him get planted into the turf on his first trip back to PBS, is gone. It's now just a sad legacy. The Bengals may never win a Super Bowl in my lifetime, but damn, with him he felt like we had a chance.
So, I'll watch and enjoy the nostalgia for what it is.
Nail right on the friggin head.
I thought before and during the 2005 season that Carson would lead us to at least one super bowl victory in his tenure as a Bengal. After the knee injury I had my doubts (Initial reports were it was "career-threatening" and I thought he'd be lucky to come back at a Jon Kitna level of mediocre ). I don't think Carson ever really recovered while he was with the Bengals (at least not mentally). He just wasn't the same. It's a real crying shame. Carson Palmer will likely be the biggest "what-if" in NFL history (at least in my mind).
