04-25-2021, 12:02 AM
(04-24-2021, 11:32 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: I think he will only be know as that by the fans around here. Outside of Cincinnati I doubt most fans cared that he told Mike Brown he'd retire before he'd play for the Bengals again.
Actually, based on the reaction when Joe Burrow was drafted and the reaction on a national level after Burrow's injury, I would guess outside of Cincinnati Palmer is viewed as a smart guy who got out of the worst NFL franchise before his career was ruined completely.
I still have no hard feelings towards Palmer, he got to do what everyone wishes they had the power to do at their job. He was promised things, these promises weren't met and he said "F you, I don't need this job." And he had the money to back that statement up.
I'm actually a decent case in point. I live in New York. The reasons for why everything happened were never made clear to me, or anyone I know. I was aware of the trash on his lawn and harassment of Shaelyn, but besides that there was just a lot of wink wink nudge nudge ya-know-wham-talkin-bout (I have no idea what you're talkin bout, bro!). To this day, the Caramilk secret is in tact.
You speak to promises made by Brown- what exactly were those? Cap-related? Contract-related? Marv-related? Something else altogether? For outsiders like me, it's always been tough to get info. The Bengals' media is just so sanitized (and has always been).
