Not a word about the Bengals.....and I like it.

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(09-22-2015, 12:32 AM)crispy Wrote: They were going to draft Green regardless.  I doubt they drafted him just for Palmer.  Again, just cause you can't imagine the situation that would justify quitting doesn't mean there wasn't one.  Dude had a serious issue with someone or something that he just didn't want to be part of anymore.  Yes, he paid him well but didn't he also lose a big chunk of that money by "quitting"?

They HAD to draft Green no matter what. They knew Palmer was walking, and that they had to get a QB in the 2nd round. Jerome Simpson would have been our #1 receiver that year if we didn't draft Green, because our top 2 receivers left in that off season.