Carson Palmer Rips Bengals Front Office

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(11-05-2019, 05:10 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Expose is an odd word choice. You make it sound as if you're a Washington Post reporter breaking the Watergate scandal.  


You didn't expose anything.  You took one quote (from many) and chose to take it literally so you could argue sematics, either to deflect from the topic or to shat on Palmer.  Numerous people have tried explaining the difference between literal and figurative to no avail.  Your point, essentially, is that simply fielding a 55 man roster is something, and not nothing.

He even says in article (paraphrasing): that good teams bring in the right guys. Key word: right. ie Guys that fit your system, guys that fill needs, guys that are upgrades, etc.  Lazily adding cheap guys here and there is not akin to the roster building he's talking about.

And, Ill try once more... Heres examples of when figuratively saying "nothing" is both appropriate and honest even when not literal:

-Q: What did you do Friday night?
-A: Nothing

*** Nothing is not literal. It means nothing of note. Nothing relative to something exciting.

-Q: What's going on at work today?
-A: Nothing.

-Q: Anything happen in the movie I missed?
-A: Nothing

And here's a bonus with use of the word everything...

-Q: What's the new buffett that opened like?
-A: It's great. They have everything.

*** Even though they said everything, this does not mean they have Fried Donkey Nuts. And that doesnt make them a liar either.

That's all super, but it has also been shown by many where the organization was quite active in FA (aka...signing a player here, signing a player there) during the time Carson said "nothing happened". 

I am not going to dispute the fact that this organization is lacking. No one has been more vocal that I about them failing to instill a professional winning sense in the team. No indoor practice facility, practicing under a bridge near a pile of rocks, bumming a College's facilities, practicing on a PeeWee field leading to injury of your star player.....

But none of that changes the fact that Carson Palmer quit on his team mates and he's trying to play the hero for doing so. Some are so filled with hate for this organization they slurp it up. But IMO what CP9 did was a bytch move and I seem to remember Andrew Whitworth having the same opinion at the time. Folks looking for a hero might be better served to look at him.