Carson Palmer Rips Bengals Front Office

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(11-03-2019, 02:06 PM)samhain Wrote: I see you changing your narrative, there.  Nice.

He gave up the money knowing full well that the team very possibly would not trade him and allow him to remain out of football.  He didn't blink and said he didn't need the money.  It was never about money.  It was about the organization and the way it is run, and you know it.  

He played for the Raiders because he's a football player and they weren't owned by Mike Brown.  Regardless of record, he wanted out from under a dysfunctional organization.  Whether or not he went to another one is debatable, but it was a different ownership group nonetheless.

People understand that Carson was not a martyr in "giving up the money" right?  He could just come out of retirement any time the team didn't have the cap space to fit his contract and force his trade or release.  It was just a tactic to get out.  He was never going to die on that hill.

Carson makes some fair points but at the end of the day, when he left the team became less active in FA and was much more successful with Dalton.  

Personally, Palmer was never the same after his knee and elbow injuries and was a middle of the road QB with a $100 mil contract.  A lot of the frustrations with the FO are him deflecting blame for his own reduced play.