Carson Palmer

Carson Hilton Palmer

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 230 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: December 27, 1979 in Fresno, CA
College: USC   (school history)    (Palmer college stats)
Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 81 (373rd overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/18 Stripe Hype: My Big NFL 5: Wide Receivers: The next part of my segment is a really fun one. I am now going to look at the 5 greatest wide receivers in my eyes. Some of these...
• 5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012: Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew...
• 5/13 Musket Fire: Arizona Cardinals release Brian Hoyer: Ever since the Arizona Cardinals acquired Carson Palmer from the Oakland Raiders, they had a surplus of quarterbacks on the roster...
• 5/12 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 3 Complete: Earlier in the week, we began a new 2013 fantasy football dynasty mock draft and we have posted the results of Round 1 and Round...
• 5/4 StoopSports.com: AFC North Draft Grades: Daniel Jason- Baltimore Ravens  The defending Super Bowl champs spent the early part of the draft replacing the irreplaceable...
• 5/1 NFL Spin Zone: Cleveland Browns not interested in Brian Hoyer: The Cleveland Browns could potentially add another quarterback to the roster and give Brandon Weeden a second backup to Jason...

• 4/29 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Draft Preparation: Top 30 Average Draft Positions In 2-QB Leagues: With the NFL Draft having wrapped up this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to see what impact, if any, the draft had...
• 4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft: Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted...
• 4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Eric Fisher Would Become First #1 Pick from a MAC SchoolA recap of every #1 pick in NFL and AFL Draft History, along with their conference affiliations: Tweet...
• 4/25 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Final Mock Draft 5.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/25 FootballPerspective.com: Football Perspective Mock Draft: Before we get to my mock draft, here’s a recap of some of my previous articles on the NFL draft: The numbers behind Football...
• 4/24 StoopSports.com: NFL Mock Draft: John San Filippo-  With the NFL Draft just a day away, fans around the country are having their final arguments about who their...
• 4/24 Sports Out West: 2013 NFL Draft: Raiders open to trades for No. 3 pick: The 2013 NFL draft class is believed to have quality NFL players throughout, however, there is not believed to be any superstars. ...
• 4/24 FootballPerspective.com: Are Big School Prospects Overrated in the NFL Draft?: We already know what the average draft pick is worth, thanks to the Football Perspective Draft Value Chart. If we assign the draft...
• 4/23 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of April 21, 2003: ”You are seeing more and more success stories with veteran quarterbacks who failed at one place and move on to another place,...
• 4/22 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of April 20, 2003: Strength of early picks in question Next weekend’s draft marks the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest drafts of all...
• 4/19 FootballPerspective.com: Will Geno Smith fall in the draft?: I have no inside information and I’m not a draftnik, but that won’t stop me from trying to read the tea leaves. I’m...
• 4/18 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 4.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...
• 4/12 The Pewter Plank: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Have Discussed Trading for Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez as a Part of a Darrelle Revis Deal: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and coach Greg Schiano have expressed a desire for competition at every position this offseason, and...
• 4/12 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of April 12, 2003: Logic says cornerback or linebacker for the Rams at No. 12 overall. Then again, when the head coach tells several reporters at...
• 4/11 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 3.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the...
• 4/11 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of April 11, 2003: So here’s Round One of the mock drafts: Pick; Team; Player; Position; School 1.Cincinnati Carson Palmer QB Southern Cal...
• 4/10 KC Kingdom: Draft Odds: What if the Chiefs Trade Down?: Note: Every Wednesday night from now until draft day KC Kingdom will put odds on various Kansas City Chiefs draft questions, including...
• 4/10 Sports Out West: Oakland Raiders’ extreme makeover continues: It is possible that no team has done more to remodel itself than the Oakland Raiders this offseason.  Gone are the likes of Richard...
• 4/9 Sports Out West: Former Raiders DT Tommy Kelly signs with Patriots: Former Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly agreed to terms with the New England Patriots on a two-year deal, as reported...
• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/6 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of April 6, 2003: The Pac-10 football coaches couldn’t differentiate between quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Jason Gesser in 2002. In their...
• 4/6 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Drew Stanton, QB2 in Hiding: Yes, the name Drew Stanton should be familiar to you by now but he hasn’t really had a proper introduction to the fantasy football...
• 4/6 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on NFC teams: It’s April, so most of these points will probably look silly in 9 months, but the NFC should be the class of the NFL in...
• 4/5 StoopSports.com: Desperate for a Quarterback: Alex Ward- The key to being a successful NFL team begins and ends at quarterback. Unless you have a truly historic defense (i.e....
• 4/4 NFL Mocks: 2013 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 2.0: 1. Kansas City Chiefs — Luke Joeckel OT, Texas A&M With the trade for Alex Smith and putting Branden Albert on the trade...
• 4/2 Bolt Beat: Recent QB Movement and the San Diego Chargers: Aprils Fools turned out to be no fooling around today, with three new quarterbacks going to three new NFL teams. Now that Buffalo...
• 4/2 Bolt Beat: Recent QB Movement and the San Diego Chargers: Aprils Fools turned out to be no fooling around today, with three new quarterbacks going to three new NFL teams. Now that Buffalo...
• 4/2 Sports Out West: Matt Flynn acquired by Raiders: After much speculation, the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks have finally agreed to a trade that will send Seattle’s backup...
• 4/1 EDSFootball: Raiders acquire Matt Flynn; Carson Palmer soon to be a Cardinal?: The Oakland Raiders have announced that they have acquired quarterback Matt Flynn from the Seattle Seahawks for a pair of picks...
• 4/1 Sports Out West: Oakland Raiders trade Carson Palmer: General manger Reggie McKenzie continued his retooling of the Oakland Raiders as he has traded quarterback Carson Palmer to the...
• 4/1 StoopSports.com: Breaking News: Matt Flynn to Raiders: Spencer Hazan- The Raiders have finalized a deal that will bring in Seahawks backup QB Matt Flynn to Oakland. Flynn was signed...
• 4/1 NFL Spin Zone: Arizona Cardinals to give Carson Palmer $8 million: The Arizona Cardinals are set to add Oakland Raiders veteran signal-caller Carson Palmer in a trade, as opposed to potentially...
• 4/1 NFL Spin Zone: Arizona Cardinals to drop John Skelton?: The Arizona Cardinals have been dead set on acquiring Carson Palmer to be their new starting quarterback after parting ways with...
• 4/1 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of March 30, 2003: The Carolina Panthers already have bagged a stud running back, a quarterback with potential, a couple of quality wide receivers,...

• 3/29 Bolt Beat: Oakland Raiders Closing In On Trade for Seattle Seahawks QB Matt Flynn: It seems that the Oakland Raiders are about to bring another NFC West backup quarterback to the AFC West. The Kansas City Chiefs...
• 3/28 Money in the Banana Stand: Colin Kaepernick, Tactlenecks, and QB Predictiveness:                                    ...
• 3/27 Sports Out West: NFL trade rumors: Oakland Raiders interested in Matt Flynn: Oakland Raiders’ general manager Reggie McKenzie continues to try and put together a quality roster and make the Raiders respectable. ...
• 3/23 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of March 21, 2003: Before you can sort out the 2003 NFL draft, you must sift through the first pick. The best player on the board appears to be...
• 3/19 Sports Out West: Raiders news: Carson Palmer tabbed starting QB going into offseason: Despite speculation that he would be released prior to the start of the 2013 season, Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer...
• 3/17 FootballPerspective.com: Consecutive weeks with a quarterback starting from each college: There was a streak in jeopardy in week 17 of the 2012 season. With former Trojan Carson Palmer injured, the Raiders skipped over...
• 3/14 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1: Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy...
• 3/12 NFL Jerks: Using the Late Round QB Draft Strategy in 2-QB Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1: Let’s say that for the majority of your fantasy football playing career you’ve predominantly played in 1-QB fantasy...
• 3/7 FootballPerspective.com: My thoughts on trading Darrelle Revis: There are four things the Jets could do with Darrelle Revis. Option 1: Trade him before the draft to the team (not in the AFC...
• 3/6 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Round 3 Pick: On Tuesday, I discussed the RSP Football Writers Project, a 32-team start-up draft of every player in the NFL.  I was assigned...
• 3/2 NFL Spin Zone: Oakland Raiders handling Terrelle Pryor correctly: The Oakland Raiders, especially head coach Dennis Allen, are very high on backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor, and there is a chance...

• 2/28 Sports Out West: NFL Draft 2013: Raiders could take Geno Smith at No. 3: The Oakland Raiders could take a quarterback with their third overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, and according to ESPN’s...
• 2/25 Bolt Beat: Kansas City Chiefs Are Interested At Still Sucking. Interested In QB Alex Smith: The Kansas City Chiefs have struggled at the QB position for a long, long time. I love have Matt Cassel is their starting quarterback....
• 2/24 NFL Jerks: 2013 2-QB Fantasy Football League Draft Strategy: In a piece by JJ Zachariason from for Rotoworld, JJ had the following to say about quarterback draft strategy: “Traditionally,...
• 2/20 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team’s prior year’s stats: Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for...
• 2/19 FootballPerspective.com: The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part III – Career Rankings: On Monday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history, and yesterday, I presented a list of...
• 2/11 The Pewter Plank: Point Plank: Is Josh Freeman a Top 30 NFL Quarterback?: In this edition of Point Plank, I, Leo Howell, will take aim at the opinion of Matt Miller, who is the lead NFL Draft writer over...

• 1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer could be released : The Oakland Raiders could consider releasing QB Carson Palmer this offseason if he does not agree to restructure his contract....[+]
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick?: In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to...
• 1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
• 1/18 FootballPerspective.com: Mike Silver highlights issue of race in coaching but struggles to find a candidate: Mike Silver’s latest article examines the lack of any minority hires among the fourteen NFL head coaches and general managers...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Expect Carson Palmer will be ready for workouts: Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said QB Carson Palmer (lung, ribs) is still healing but expects Palmer will be...[+] ready to take part in offseason workouts.
• 1/13 NFL Jerks: Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein: Part 2: My yearlong experiment of piecing together an elite fantasy quarterback with nothing but excellent matchups for maddeningly inconsistent...
• 1/11 NFL Jerks: Creating The Fantasy Quarterback Frankenstein: We don’t own Drew Brees, we don’t own Tom Brady or Robert Griffin III or Peyton Manning. No elite fake football signal caller...
• 1/11 NFL Jerks: Jacksonville Jaguars Not Interested In Tim Tebow: It was only a few weeks ago that Chris Mortensen reported that Tim Tebow was on his way to becoming a member of the Jacksonville...
• 1/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer, Darren McFadden keys to offense : The Oakland Raiders offense in 2013 will continue to revolve around QB Carson Palmer and RB Darren McFadden. Palmer is due to...[+] make $13 million next season, but the Raiders would face a $17 million salary cap hit if they were to let him go. McFadden is due to make $5.6 million in the last year of his contract. Some teams might be interested in trading for McFadden; however, the offers probably wouldn't be that big for an oft-injured back coming off his worst season.
• 1/8 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC West: AFC East and NFC East Season in review AFC North and NFC North Season in review AFC North and NFC South Season in review In the...
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer likely to restructure Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer will likely restructure his contract for the 2013 season....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer will likely restructure his contract for the 2013 season.
• 1/6 Stripe Hype: Arizona Cardinals Confirm They’re Meeting with Jay Gruden:     The @azcardinals confirm they plan to interview Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden this week for their vacant...
• 1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NFL Pro Bowl Snubs: There are so many dynamics to evaluating an NFL defense, that debating who deserves their Pro Bowl selection and who got the short...

• 12/31 Musket Fire: Oakland Raiders fire Greg Knapp: Greg Knapp’s reunion with the Oakland Raiders was short lived, and the Raiders offensive coordinator has been fired after...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer will not travel with team : Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said QB Carson Palmer (lung, ribs) will not be traveling with the team for their Week...[+] 17 game because of his bruised lung.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer to miss Week 17 : Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said QB Carson Palmer (ribs, lung) will not play Week 17 because of cracked ribs and a...[+] bruised lung he suffered in Week 16. Palmer had to spend a night in the hospital after suffering the injuries.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer's future in doubt : Although Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer appears likely to return to the team in 2013, it is anything but a certainty at this...[+] point.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Tried to take Cam Newton out?: Oakland Raiders DT Tommy Kelly said the team tried to take Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton out of their Week 16 game after QB...[+] Carson Palmer (ribs) was knocked out of the game. 'You take our guy out, we're going to go and try to take your guy out,' Kelly said. 'We're not out to hurt someone, but when that happens ...'
• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Matt Leinart finishes up: Oakland Raiders QB Matt Leinart came on for an injured QB Carson Palmer (ribs) in the Week 16 game against the Carolina Panthers....[+] Leinart completed 16 of his 32 passes for 115 yards and an interception in his most extensive game action since Nov. 29, 2009. Leinart said he is going to prepare for Week 17 as if he is the starter.
• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer's X-rays negative : Updating a previous report, Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer's (ribs) X-rays on his injured ribs came back negative but he will...[+] not return to the team's Week 16 game.
• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer leaves game Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (ribs) left the game early Week 16 and is undergoing X-rays on his injured ribs....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (ribs) left the game early Week 16 and is undergoing X-rays on his injured ribs.
• 12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks: I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might...
• 12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB): After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Offensive players told to be patient : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said offensive coordinator Greg Knapp told players at the start of the season his offense would...[+] take time to learn. The Raiders have struggled running the football and scoring points in 2012. 'We're not going to come out and understand all the zone cuts and all the reads and have a real continuity with it up front with five guys working together,' Palmer said. 'He said it was going to take some time and these last couple weeks, we've really seen that progress come together and make consistent plays in the running game.'
• 12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings: Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic...
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Team posts season-high in rushing: Oakland Raiders RBs Mike Goodson and Darren McFadden helped the team to a season-high 203 rushing yards in the Week 15 win against...[+] the Kansas City Chiefs. Goodson had 13 carries for 89 yards, while McFadden posted 110 rushing yards on 30 carries. QB Carson Palmer had the other four rushing yards on a pair of runs.
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Terrelle Pryor no threat to start: Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said a package of plays was installed a few weeks ago for QB Terrelle Pryor, but the team...[+] hasn't had a chance to run those plays. 'The biggest thing is to start getting him into the game a little bit and let him see a little game action,' Allen said. 'I'm not ready to say that he'd be a starter.' Pryor didn't receive any reps during practice this week, and is no threat to the job of QB Carson Palmer.
• 12/14 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of December 14, 2002: Brett Favre has been dropping hints for months now, suggesting that his retirement from the Green Bay Packers is much closer than...
• 12/11 FootballPerspective.com: Matt Schaub’s Primtime Problem Is In the Eye of the Beholder: You’re probably hearing a lot right now about how Matt Schaub is not a primetime player — literally. Schaub and the...
• 12/10 NFL Jerks: Monday Morning Waiver Wire Musts for 12/10/12: In most standard leagues, the playoffs are firmly underway for fantasy football, and that means that all you can do is try to...
• 12/8 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Most Game Winning Drives in First 12 games: Scott Kacsmar, friend of Football Perspective and the leading writer on quarterback comebacks, noted that Andrew Luck has 5 game-winning...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer frustrated : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer expressed frustration following the team's sixth consecutive loss in Week 14, saying the team...[+] keeps finding different ways to lose games. 'Each week is something different,' Palmer said. 'This team desperately needs a win ... I wouldn't just say that we're on the cusp of it. I wouldn't say it's really close.'
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer airing the football out : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is one of only three quarterbacks in the league to have attempted at least 500 passes this season,...[+] a total that includes at least 40 attempts in four of his past five games. In two of those games, Palmer attempted at least 54 passes. Injuries to their running backs and the team consistently falling from behind are main reasons for so many pass attempts.
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Denarius Moore, Carson Palmer connection struggling: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has completed only four of 19 passes thrown in the direction of WR Denarius Moore over the past...[+] three games for 60 yards and one touchdown.
• 12/6 NFL Jerks: Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster: We’re hypnotized, sometimes, by flashes of brilliance and untapped potential. Fantasy owners aren’t into slow and steady;...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer probable : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Dec. 5, and is listed as probable for Week...[+] 14.
• 12/5 The High Phive: Fantasy Football Week 14: Time to Improve Your Bench: If you’re reading this, then congratulations on making the fantasy football playoffs. Your starting lineup is most likely solid,...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Could use plenty of multiple-RB looks : The Oakland Raiders will likely attack the Denver Broncos out of plenty of two-back and two-tight end looks in their Week 14 game,...[+] especially with RB Darren McFadden (ankle) expected to play. It is a strength of the Raiders' offense and it has also been a tough thing for the Broncos to scheme against defensively. Raiders running backs receive plenty of work in the passing game with 33 percent of QB Carson Palmer's completions this season having gone to them, led by FB Marcel Reece's 46 catches. Combined, Oakland tight ends and running backs have 179 receptions this season, or 58.5 percent of Palmer's completions.
• 12/4 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scripts, Part III – 2012 results: Last week, I introduced the concept of Game Scripts in Part I and Part II of this series. The short explanation is that a team’s...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer fully practicesOakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) fully participated in practice Tuesday, Dec. 4....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) fully participated in practice Tuesday, Dec. 4.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer piles up more big stats: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 34 of his 54 pass attempts for 351 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the...[+] Week 13 game against the Cleveland Browns. He also ran once for three yards.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer expected to return: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer will likely be the team's starting quarterback in 2013. Palmer is not the team's long-term solution...[+] at the position; however, the Raiders have many other needs to address, and next year is considered a weak quarterback NFL Draft class.

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer probable: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) practiced in full Friday, Nov. 30, and is officially listed as probable for the Week...[+] 13 game against the Cleveland Browns.
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer limited Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) was limited during practice Thursday, Nov. 29....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (thumb) was limited during practice Thursday, Nov. 29.
• 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Closer look at Carson Palmer's stats : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has a league-high 887 yards passing when the team is down 15-plus points - 28 percent of his...[+] total.
• 11/25 Stripe Hype: One More Score! : Bengals Win Third Straight at Mercy of Former Quarterback: The phone conversation went like this: My Dad: Man, I would love one more score before half. Me: Just one? I want two. By the...
• 11/25 Stripe Hype: 5 Reasons Why the Bengals Will Make the Playoffs:   The Cincinnati Bengals are sitting at a 5-5 record. However, the once-difficult schedule now shows four straight teams...
• 11/25 Stripe Hype: Raiders – Bengals Predictions: Cincy Look to Roll over Raiders as they Roll Toward the Postseason: Jerod Livengood The Raider rank 31st in rushing offense, as an injury to Darren McFadden coupled with several large early deficits...
• 11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer, Denarius Moore not on same page : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has targeted WR Denarius Moore 25 times in their last three games and completed only nine of...[+] those passes for 165 yards and one touchdown. In Week 11, Palmer was just 1-for-7 for nine yards throwing to his top wideout. Moore often will cut outside while Palmer is throwing inside; however, head coach Dennis Allen doesn't think their chemistry is getting worse. 'Obviously, there's been a couple situations where they haven't been exactly on the same page, but again, I feel like that's part of the process. We're continuing to work every day to make sure we are on the same page,' Allen said.
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer returns to Cincinnati: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is likely to get a chilly reception in Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals, his first visit...[+] to the place he started for seven NFL season.
• 11/23 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: A different starting quarterback in three straight games: Ben Roethlisberger started the first nine games of the season, but things are getting ugly quickly in Pittsburgh. After suffering...
• 11/22 Stripe Hype: Raiders – Bengals Predictions: Cincy Look to Roll over Raiders as they Roll Toward the Postseason: Jerod Livengood The Raider rank 31st in rushing offense, as an injury to Darren McFadden coupled with several large early deficits...
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer insists he needed change : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer reiterated Wednesday, Nov. 21, that last season was the right time for a change of scenery and...[+] he needed to leave the Cincinnati Bengals organization. Palmer faces his former team in Week 12. 'It was time,' Palmer said. 'Anytime you are somewhere for five, six, seven, eight years, sometimes it is just time for a fresh start, a change, something new, and that's obviously what I thought, and obviously, the ownership there didn't - until the last second.' Palmer said he informed Bengals owner Mike Brown of his intentions to move on after the 2010 season. 'Just a culmination of things,' Palmer said. 'Some things that I had learned that ownership - just some things that built up over time, and it was just time for a change.'
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | INTs have been costly for Carson Palmer Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has had five interceptions returned for touchdowns during his brief run with the team....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has had five interceptions returned for touchdowns during his brief run with the team.
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer trade regrettable?: The Oakland Raiders traded a 2012 first-round draft pick and 2013 second-round pick for QB Carson Palmer last season and the trade...[+] has not paid dividends. Heading into Week 12, the Raiders are 7-13 since the trade.
• 11/21 The High Phive: Week 12 Fantasy Football Waiver Adds: Just in time, here are your waiver targets in Fantasy Football for Week 12. These players are likely available in most formats...
• 11/19 FootballPerspective.com: Mike Mularkey went for it on 4th and 10 in overtime: With 2:36 remaining in overtime, the Jacksonville Jaguars were at the Houston 47-yard line. It was 4th-and-10, following two short...
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Denarius Moore quiet: Oakland Raiders WR Denarius Moore had just one reception for nine yards in the Week 11 game against New Orleans Saints. Moore...[+] was targeted seven times, but QB Carson Palmer found him just once. 'Just a number of things,' Palmer said. 'I need to look at the film and see what happens and we need to sit down and talk about it. He's our go-to-guy. He's our No. 1 receiver, he's got a lot of plays for him and we haven't had a ton of time on task and I think that's why some of the miscommunication things come up.'
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer tops 300 yards again: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 22 of his 40 pass attempts for 312 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the...[+] Week 11 game against the New Orleans Saints. Palmer has five 300-yard passing games this season and the team has lost each of those games.
• 11/17 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Season Previews and Predictions:   The Bengals have renewed pride after blowing out the defending Super Bowl Giants, and will look to continue playing at...
• 11/14 Stripe Hype: Bengals Season: Previews and Predictions:   The Bengals have renewed pride after blowing out the defending Super Bowl Giants, and will look to continue playing at...
• 11/13 FootballPerspective.com: Creating a NFL draft value chart, Part I: Nearly five years ago, I came out with my own draft value chart to replace the “Jimmy Johnson” draft chart commonly...
• 11/12 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Steelers Host Chiefs on Monday Night Football Ahead of Divisional Showdown with Ravens:     The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Kansas City Chiefs tonight on Monday Night Football and will feature former Chiefs Head...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Another big stat line for Carson Palmer: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 29 of his 45 pass attempts for 368 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the...[+] Week 10 game against the Baltimore Ravens. He also ran one time for no gain, and he lost a fumble.
• 11/9 Stripe Hype: My Thoughts at the Halfway Point: Offense:     The Cincinnati Bengals came into the 2012 season with a lot of promise and some high expectations from fans, the...
• 11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have: 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing...
• 11/8 The High Phive: Week 10 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Targets: The top 5 of Week 10′s Fantasy Football Waiver Wire targets this week include 2 running backs replacing injured starters,...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Rod Streater becoming more involved : Oakland Raiders WR Rod Streater was on the field for 45 plays in Week 9. He appears to be emerging into a favorite target of QB...[+] Carson Palmer, who went to Streater in key situations last week.
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer successful against Baltimore : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer defeated the Baltimore Ravens nine times in 13 career starts as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals....[+]
• 11/7 FootballPerspective.com: Week 9 Power Rankings: Maybe it was the election, the great weekend of college football, or the fact that I had no cable and barely watched the NFL this...
• 11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs: So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer has giant afternoon: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 39 of his 61 pass attempts for 414 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions in...[+] Week 9 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is the third Raiders QB to have at least 400 yards passing and four TDs in a game, and the first since 1964.
• 11/4 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Bengals Film Study: Peyton Manning Can’t Be Stopped, But Possibly Contained: Most of the Bengals on the current roster were not around to experience it, but the 2005 contest against the Indianapolis Colts...
• 11/4 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Analyzing the Top-Ten Ranked Bengals’ Offensive Line: The Bengals’ offensive line was recently ranked as the 8th-best in the league, according to Pro Football Focus. They graded...
• 11/2 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 9: Start/Sit: Unfortunately last week was not the best one for us, as we were way off on a few players. We had Robert Meachem as a start guy,...
• 11/2 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Peyton Manning Can’t Be Stopped, But Possibly Contained: Most of the Bengals on the current roster were not around to experience it, but the 2005 contest against the Indianapolis Colts...

• 10/29 Stripe Hype: Analyzing the Top-Ten Ranked Bengals’ Offensive Line: The Bengals’ offensive line was recently ranked as the 8th-best in the league, according to Pro Football Focus. They graded...
• 10/29 Stripe Hype: Analyzing the Top-Ten Ranked Bengals’ Offensive Line: The Bengals’ offensive line was recently ranked as the 8th-best in the league, according to Pro Football Focus. They graded...
• 10/29 FootballPerspective.com: How much does Philip Rivers’ decline have to do with Philip Rivers?: For years, I was an unabashed Philip Rivers supporter. I had no preexisting affinity for the Chargers or Rivers, but in all the...
• 10/28 Stripe Hype: Recapping the Late NFL Games: Raiders top Chiefs while Giants Outlast Cowboys:   Oakland 26, Kansas City 16 The Raiders win their second in a row, and all of a sudden are back in the playoff race. Brady...
• 10/27 FootballPerspective.com: Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that team: Good stat today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback...
• 10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year: I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec...
• 10/25 Spreadsheet Sports: Questionable Play Calling Bringing Down Oakland Raiders Offense?: The Oakland Raiders have one of the most talented running backs in the NFL in Darren McFadden. You would think it would be a priority...
• 10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning: Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all...
• 10/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer owns a franchise record Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has passed for at least 200 yards in 12 consecutive games, a franchise record....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has passed for at least 200 yards in 12 consecutive games, a franchise record.
• 10/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Playing well in no-huddle offense: The Oakland Raiders played well in their comeback win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 7 when using the no-huddle offense,...[+] and both of QB Carson Palmer's fourth-quarter comebacks this year came while going with the no-huddle offense. However, head coach Dennis Allen doesn't want to use the no-huddle full time. 'It's something that, on a week-to-week basis, we try to determine how much we'll use it,' Allen said. 'Obviously, we were not executing in the first half on offense. It was the worst half of football we've played offensively. But we knew we needed to do something to try to change some things up and the no-huddle worked good for us.' Palmer was 9-for-13 with 118 yards in the no-huddle in Week 7.
• 10/23 FootballPerspective.com: More work on POPIP and predicting INT rates: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about interceptions per incompletion, or POPIP. In that article I showed how a player’s completion...
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | No-huddle offense key in Week 7 : The Oakland Raiders' use of the no-huddle offense sparked the team's comeback in the second half of Week 7. The no-huddle took...[+] advantage of a tired Jacksonville Jaguars defense. 'It's just a great change-up,' QB Carson Palmer said. 'That defense was tired. Coach Knapp said to go with it. It was a great adjustment at halftime. We talked about what we were going to do with it.' The Raiders gained 127 yards in the first half, 224 afterward. They scored zero touchdowns in the first half, two in the second.
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer just misses 300 yards: Oakland Raiders RB Carson Palmer completed 26 of his 46 passes for 298 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the Week 7...[+] against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Palmer fumbled twice, losing one. Palmer also ran six times for 14 yards while posting a rare rushing touchdown.
• 10/21 Stripe Hype: Late Sunday Afternoon Recap: Overtime Brings Triumph to the Home Team:   An exciting Sunday afternoon it was. Two massive comebacks staged by Carson Palmer and the Oakland Raiders, and Mark Sanchez...
• 10/21 Stripe Hype: Steelers @ Bengals: Need-to-Know Stats and Facts:   The Pittsburgh Steelers have won five straight against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers are 10-2 all-time at Paul Brown...
• 10/20 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: The Road Ahead: Bengals Have their Work Cut Out for Them:   At season’s start, any Bengals fan could take a glance at their team’s schedule, and easily predict a 5-1 record...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Struggle when Carson Palmer throws for 300 yardsThe Oakland Raiders are just 1-5 since last October when QB Carson Palmer throws for more than 300 yards in a game....[+] The Oakland Raiders are just 1-5 since last October when QB Carson Palmer throws for more than 300 yards in a game.
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer improving outside the numbers : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 78.6 percent of his passes outside the numbers in Week 6 after completing just 55.7...[+] percent in the first four games. Palmer completed 10 of his first 11 passes outside the numbers last week; however, his 12th such pass was underthrown and returned for a touchdown.
• 10/19 Spreadsheet Sports: Week 7 Replacement Quarterbacks: Week 7 is the heaviest bye week in the NFL with 6 teams on bye. Unfortunately, for some fantasy owners those 6 teams have some...
• 10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
• 10/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Week 7 a must-win game : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said Week 7 against the Jacksonville Jaguars is a must-win game if the team wants any opportunity...[+] of fighting for a playoff spot. 'It's a must-win for us,' Palmer said. 'It's an AFC game and an opportunity to start climbing our way back into the race.'
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: When should the Jaguars give up on Blaine Gabbert?: One of the most difficult decisions an organization has to make is when to admit its mistakes. The Jaguars drafted Blaine Gabbert...
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: Week 6 Power Rankings: Jason Lisk and the wisdom of crowds say the Giants are the best team in the league; Aaron Schatz’ DVOA numbers agree. The...
• 10/16 FootballPerspective.com: Joe Philbin chose to coach, did so successfully, no one cares: While most coaches act like they’re on autopilot when it comes down to crucial 4th down decisions, let’s credit a...
• 10/15 Stripe Hype: The Road Ahead: Bengals Have their Work Cut Out for Them:   At season’s start, any Bengals fan could take a glance at their team’s schedule, and easily predict a 5-1 record...
• 10/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer takes blame for loss : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer took responsibility for the team's Week 6 loss. Palmer threw a costly pick-six late in the game...[+] with the offense driving that gave the Atlanta Falcons the lead. 'We had a great gameplan, and I let the team down,' Palmer said. 'I let our fans down. Making that mistake I made is crucial. It's on me. It's my fault. We fought hard all game long, and that's what we expected. That's what coach expects of us. That's what he preaches - finishing - and I didn't do a good enough job of finishing.'
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer surpasses 300-yard mark: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer 23-for-33 for 353 yards, one touchdown and one interception in Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons....[+]
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer doing little downfield: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has completed just one of his 14 throws more than 20 yards downfield this season, throwing incompletions...[+] on his first 12 attempts.
• 10/10 Stripe Hype: ACL Tears Becoming the Norm?‏:   Is it me, or have torn ACLs been a bit of a problem this season? When Bengals RB Bernard Scott went down this past Sunday...
• 10/6 Stripe Hype: Discipline the Key to the Bengals Offense:     While the Bengals sport one of the leagues’ top offenses, much of the praise has gone to offensive coordinator...
• 10/6 Stripe Hype: Though Riding High, Bengals Can’t Overlook Fiesty Dolphins: The 1-3 Dolphins are making the trip to Paul Brown Stadium to take on the 3-1 Bengals this Sunday at 1pm. Just a glance at the...
• 10/5 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Steelers Finally Close to Full Strength:     Facing an unthinkable 1-3 start if they lose on Sunday, the Steelers will be getting a significant boost, as they...
• 10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Relying on Carson Palmer's arm : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has thrown the ball 128 times this season, second most in the NFL and the most passes he's thrown...[+] in the first three games of a season.

• 9/30 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Film Study: Bratkowski’s Back as Bengals Face Familiar Nemesis: Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the...
• 9/27 Stripe Hype: Film Study: Bratkowski’s Back as the Bengals Face a Familiar Nemesis: Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the...
• 9/27 Stripe Hype: Bratkowski’s Back: The Bengals Face a Familiar Nemesis: Sunday’s match-up against the Jacksonville Jaguars will feature a very familiar face for the Cincinnati Bengals. Roaming the...
• 9/27 The Writer's Journey: Lots of activity on the tumblr…: When I decided earlier this month to go live with my own card design here on the blog, I failed to take into consideration the...
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer key to Week 3 win : Oakland Raiders WR Derek Hagan said the Pittsburgh Steelers defense in Week 3 was predictable, and he credited QB Carson Palmer...[+] for picking the scheme apart. 'They pretty much did the same thing that they did six, seven years ago when he was playing with Cincinnati,' Hagan said of Palmer. 'Obviously, they've got a legendary D-coordinator over there. He's been running certain things that other teams have seen, that we've seen. We knew their tendencies and we were able to hit them with some big plays when it really counted.'
• 9/25 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 3 Recap - Raiders 34, Steelers 31: When your offense scores at will and gives you multiple double digit second half leads then you don't lose those games. Well,...
• 9/24 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Torrey Smith’s Emotional Night, & Steelers Struggles Continue:     The Ravens found themselves trailing at home by 9 with 4:01 to play against the New England Patriots last night,...
• 9/24 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Self Destruct in Oakland vs. the Raiders: So you put Ben Roethlisberger on the same field as Carson Palmer and:Roethlisberger nearly doubles Palmer in passing yardageThe...
• 9/24 Stripe Hype: Carson Palmer Still Helping Bengals in more ways than One:   After the Steelers take a 31-21 lead in the 3rd-quarter of Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders and appeared to be on the...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer tosses three touchdowns: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 24 of his 34 pass attempts for 209 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in...[+] the Week 3 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also ran twice for five yards. Palmer has at least one TD pass in each of his first three games while throwing just two interceptions.
• 9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...
• 9/21 Throw the Challenge Flag: Week Three: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders Preview: Right about now, your dad is probably having flashbacks of the battles that these two teams used to partake in back in...
• 9/21 Steel Curtain Rising: Raiders Rushing Game is More Anemic Than the Steelers....: The Pittsburgh Steelers running game remains stalled, badly stalled, two games into their 2012 season. Mike Tomlin minced no words...
• 9/7 Stripe Hype: Bengals Striving to Become Contenders in 2012:     With the 2012 season quickly approaching, the Cincinnati Bengals begin what many fans hope to be a successful season....
• 9/2 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Top 5 Most Significant Seasons in Bengals History:   There are several things that can make a football season have historical significance. Obviously, the first year of any...

• 8/29 FootballPerspective.com: The Greatest QB of All-Time IV, Part I (Methodology): In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements...
• 8/28 Stripe Hype: Top 5 Most Significant Seasons in Bengals History:   There are several things that can make a football season have historical significance. Obviously, the first year of any...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer needs more work with WRs: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he needs to build more chemistry with WRs Denarius Moore (hamstring) and Jacoby Ford (foot)...[+] before Week 1 arrives. Palmer has thrown four interceptions and no touchdowns this preseason. 'We need a ton of work together,' Palmer said Monday. 'You can never get enough work with a guy, even if he's played every rep and you've played every rep.' Both receivers have been injured and both aren't expected to practice this week or play in the preseason finale Thursday, Aug. 30.
• 8/26 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions Fall Flat in the ‘Dress Rehearsal’: Oakland Raiders 31, Detroit Lions 20 (box score) If you’re one that likes to put stock in preseason games, I hope you didn’t...
• 8/22 Stripe Hype: Mid-Preseason Power Rankings:   It’s only the preseason, so any kind of power rankings are pretty much conjecture, but I’ve decided to take...
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer struggling in preseason : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is just 16-for-30 passing with no touchdowns and two interceptions in two preseason games. However,...[+] Palmer said he is not concerned with the stats as he is using the preseason to work on certain plays. 'That’s what (preseason) is for, really, unless you’re a young guy that hasn’t played and just wants to get acclimated to the speed of the game,' Palmer said. 'I’ve been around long enougn and that’s not something I’m trying to do. There are things we’ll work on and plays we’ll put in we normally wouldn’t put in, or if we want to see if this guy can run by that guy. There are a ton of situations that come up where you do things you wouldn’t do in a regular season game.'
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | No more than one quarter for Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is not expected to play more than one quarter in the team's preseason opener Monday, Aug. 13....[+]
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer building chemistry with Jacoby Ford : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he is building chemistry with WR Jacoby Ford so far in training camp. 'Jacoby and I are...[+] really coming together,' Palmer said. 'We’re not where we want to be yet but we’re coming along.'
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer having issues with new scheme : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is still struggling to master various parts of the West Coast offense. He has been inefficient...[+] with some of the movement-based passing concepts in the playbook. Palmer's struggles with bootlegs could be a significant problem, given their importance to the running game. Palmer has also had problems with his anticipation on timing routes. He has repeatedly delivered the football late to receivers coming out of their breaks.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer impressed with Darren McFadden : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he has been impressed with RB Darren McFadden so far in training camp, but mostly by the...[+] intangibles the running back possesses. 'He’s a leader on the team,' Palmer said. 'I didn't know he’d be that much of a leader …. He is also a hard worker. He’s one of the hardest workers on the team.'

• 7/29 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Kyle Cook:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...
• 7/28 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Player Preview: Kyle Cook:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | GM believes playoffs are possible : Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie agrees with QB Carson Palmer's assessment that the team has a shot of reaching...[+] the playoffs this upcoming season. 'I think after being around these guys the whole offseason, being around the coaching staff and the players, I definitely think we have the makeup of being a playoff team,' McKenzie said. 'I feel what Carson is saying, as far as where we’re headed. We’re headed in the direction to where we can get there ... everybody seems to be on the same page. We just need to keep progressing. We can make this happen.'
• 7/25 Stripe Hype: Rejoice Bengals Fans: The Future is Still Bright:     With yesterday’s news that Mike Brown will continue to require Bengals games to sell out in order to avoid...
• 7/25 Stripe Hype: Rejoice Bengals Fans: The Future is Still Bright:     With yesterday’s news that Mike Brown will continue to require Bengals games to sell out in order to avoid...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer sees offensive potential : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer believes the team's offense has the firepower to score a lot of points this upcoming season....[+] 'With Darren McFadden in the backfield, an offensive line that is hungry. They’re gonna open up great holes for him,' Palmer said. 'And then a lot of speed on the outside. Really fast receivers with a lot of playaction stuff. I’m excited. Having a chance to play for Coach Knapp, I’m excited.'
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer thinking playoffs : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he believes the team will make the playoffs this upcoming season. 'I think we’re a playoff...[+] team,' Palmer said. 'We’ve got a lot of work to do, but we’ve been at it in OTAs and minicamps and now training camp’s around the corner. Guys have been studying hard and working on the new system. And it’s 'go' time. There is no cushion or a year to get kind of momentum going. We’re ready to come in to camp and go out and win as many games as we can.'
• 7/20 FootballPerspective.com: The top receivers and the men who threw to them: Let’s start with some trivia before moving to today’s post: Only two quarterback-receiver pairs have ever topped the...
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: NFL | Terrell Owens training with current players: Free-agent WR Terrell Owens (Bengals) worked out with New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees, Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer and free-agent...[+] QB Kyle Boller (Raiders) a few weeks ago, and Owens worked out with Seattle Seahawks WR Golden Tate Monday, July 16. Owens also trained with Carolina Panthers QB Jimmy Clausen Monday.
• 7/5 Stripe Hype: Evening Headlines: NBA Free Agency News, and Terrell Owens working out with Drew Brees & Carson Palmer:     Free agent Terrell Owens is working out with Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, and Kyle Boller in San Diego this week....
• 7/4 Stripe Hype: Is Kyle Cook the Answer at Center?:   Ever since week 2 of the 2006 NFL season when the Bengals lost franchise center Rich Braham to a knee injury that would...

• 6/30 Stripe Hype: Bengals Records that may fall this Season:   This season holds a lot of promise for the young Bengals. No one should benefit more from a full off season of workouts...
• 6/30 Stripe Hype: Bengals Records that may Fall this Season:   This season holds a lot of promise for the young Bengals. No one should benefit more from a full off season of workouts...
• 6/29 Stripe Hype: Bengals Records that could Fall this Season:   This season holds a lot of promise for the young Bengals. No one should benefit more from a full off season of workouts...
• 6/24 FanSided: Week in Review: Summer Downtime Can Be Trouble for NFL Players:   [caption id="attachment_12083" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="May 11, 2012; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals...
• 6/22 Stripe Hype: From Glam To Fam: Bengals Receivers: It wasn’t very long ago (2010 to be exact) when the Bengals decided to focus more on a star studded cast of a team (that seemed...
• 6/17 FanSided: Week in Review: Vancestradamus's NFL Predictions  ...
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Coaching staff impressed with Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said he couldn’t be anymore pleased with QB Carson Palmer after seeing him perform during...[+] offseason workouts. 'He’s been an outstanding leader,' Allen said. 'He’s taken to the new system, has a good command of what we’re asking him to do. He’s coaching the young guys. You couldn’t ask for anything better than what we’re getting out of Carson right now.'
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer trade nets a second-round pick : The Oakland Raiders will send next year's second-round draft pick to the Cincinnati Bengals to complete the QB Carson Palmer trade,...[+] according to an unnamed Raiders official. It was thought the Raiders might have to ship a 2013 first-round draft pick to the Bengals if Oakland had reached the AFC Championship Game.

• 5/25 FanSided: Why Andy Dalton Will Avoid The Sophomore Slump: [caption id="attachment_11253" align="aligncenter" width="247" caption="Jan 7, 2012; Houston, TX, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback...
• 5/23 FanSided: All-Time Top 5: Bengals Head Coaches: [caption id="attachment_10842" align="alignnone" width="199" caption="Sep 14, 2008; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengal head...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Want Denarius Moore to be a complete WR : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he believes WR Denarius Moore will only get better in his second pro season; however, in...[+] order to do so, Palmer feels Moore must be more than just a deep receiving threat. 'He’s so explosive and can do so many things down the field, but for him to take that next step he needs to get more balls that aren’t deep balls or big posts down the field for touchdowns,' Palmer said. 'He needs to catch slants and curls and digs and things like that. And the way things are lined up he’s the guy. He’s our 'X' receiver and I’m excited for him. I know he’s excited about this year and he’s got a lot to prove.'
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Is Terrell Owens a possibility? : Free-agent WR Terrell Owens (Bengals) took part in offseason workouts with Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey,...[+] TE David Ausberry and WR Eddie McGee in Southern California. Palmer said Owens' presence was good for the young receivers. 'It was great for them,' Palmer said of his young teammates. 'It was our fourth or fifth day in a row of throwing and they were tired and sore and for them to see another guy, that's not on a team, that's grinding … I think it was a little bit of an eye-opener for them.' Palmer added he has no issues with Owens, despite rumors of such from their one season together with the Cincinnati Bengals. However, Palmer is not sure the team needs a veteran presence in the receiving corps.
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer adjusting to new scheme : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he’s adjusting well to new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp’s scheme, which requires him...[+] to roll out and throw on the run more than he has since early in his career and in college. 'I’ve done a ton of it in my career early on and in college, did a ton of different nakeds and keepers and boots and stuff like that,' Palmer said. 'It really suits me well. It suits our personnel well with some of the guys we have on the outside.'
• 5/16 paullebowitz.com: The Yankees’ Closer Decision Is Made For Them: You remember quarterback Matt Leinart, don’t you? The former number 1 draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals and college superstar...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer happy with new team : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he is in a better place after being traded from the Cincinnati Bengals, even though the...[+] Bengals made the playoffs last season. 'It was time to move on and it was time for them to move on and they're in a better place and I'm definitely in a better place,' Palmer said. Palmer's relationship with the Bengals ran its course. 'I had put in, going on nine years, and gave everything I had and I don't look back and regret anything. But it was time to move on,' Palmer said. 'They had a young team that was an up-and-coming team. It was time for me to move on. I think in the years to come both organizations will look back and say this thing was the best thing to happen.'
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | To sign Matt Leinart: The Oakland Raiders plan to sign free-agent QB Matt Leinart (Texans), according to a league source. Leinart, not QB Terrelle Pryor,...[+] is expected to be the backup to QB Carson Palmer. Offensive coordinator Greg Knapp was Leinart's quarterbacks coach with the Houston Texans.

• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: Carson Palmer . . . Done?: Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it’s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some...
• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: The Case Against Mark Sanchez: Mark Sanchez is the anti-Tony Romo. He leads game-winning comebacks against poorly conceived prevent defenses. He has a great...
• 4/14 FanSided: Peace For a Change:   [caption id="attachment_9475" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="Mike Wallace #17 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates...
• 4/13 FanSided: Peace For a Change:   [caption id="attachment_9475" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="Mike Wallace #17 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates...
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Have confidence in Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said he does not regret the prior regime trading first- and second-round picks...[+] to the Cincinnati Bengals for QB Carson Palmer. McKenzie believes the team can win with Palmer. 'You can beat that doggone story 'til it's worn out,' said McKenzie. 'But I know this: We've got a quarterback we think can win the division and take us to the playoffs. Losing a one and a two doesn't bother me one bit.'
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer likes new playbook : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is in the formative stages of learning the team's new playbook and has spent time in meetings...[+] as the offense has been installed. Palmer said he is excited over the potential of the new system. 'I think it’s really going to fit the personnel we have,' Palmer said. 'The style of play with the offensive line and the zone running scheme, and the speed we have in the backfield, it’s built for making a read, making one cut, and getting vertical and putting pressure on the defense with our speed and our running backs just heading north when they find the hole in that zone.'
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer likes what he sees from playbook: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he likes what he has seen with the offensive playbook so far this offseason. 'I think it’s...[+] really going to fit the personnel we have. The style of play with the offensive line and the zone running scheme, and the speed we have in the backfield, it’s built for making a read, making one cut, and getting vertical and putting pressure on the defense with our speed and our running backs just heading north when they find the hole in that zone,' Palmer said.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | QB feels Denarius Moore has star potential: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said Saturday, March 31, that he likes the receiver corps his team has, and he said WR Denarius...[+] Moore is going to be a star.

• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer working on footwork : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has been working hard on his footwork this offseason, which will be crucial under the team's...[+] new offensive scheme. The Raiders will be using the West Coast offense in 2012.
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer saves team $9.34 million after restructure: Updating a previous report, the Oakland Raiders saved $9.34 million against the salary cap after QB Carson Palmer agreed to restructure...[+] his contract Thursday, March 8. Palmer had his base salary in 2012 reduced from $12.5 million to the nine-year veteran minimum of $825,000. Palmer's contract was also extended a pair of voidable years to 2015 and 2016 to distribute the remaining $11.675 million as a roster bonus and spread out the cap hit - $2.335 million in proration each year - over five years. Palmer's new salary cap number is now $3.16 million in 2012.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer restructured contract: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer restructured his contract to help the Raiders get below the salary cap. Palmer was due a $12.5...[+] million salary in 2012. While it is not clear what his restructure did, it's likely that he took a paycut in base salary with a roster bonus and/or a possible extension to help ease his hit on the cap this season.
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer restructures deal : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is a candidate to have his contract restructured by the team. Palmer is due $12.5 million in...[+] salary in 2012.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Close to a championship team?: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he feels the team is close to contending for a Super Bowl. 'As far as being close to a...[+] playoff team, it’s more than that,' Palmer said. 'We’re close to a championship team. There’s a lot of work that needs to be put in and a lot of hurdles that we need to get over, but we need to be heading into this season thinking more than just playoffs.'
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer getting familiar with Greg Knapp : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he has begun to ask teammates and players around the league about offensive coordinator...[+] Greg Knapp in order to get an understanding of his scheme. 'I’ve talked to a handful of guys that are still with the Raiders who played for him when he was with the Raiders a couple years back,' Palmer said. 'I’ve asked around plenty, and I’ve gotten my hands on some 2010 film, some older Texans film, where they were kind of doing some of the same stuff with the long playaction stuff and what excites me about it is it sounds like it’s a lot of play action, a lot of boots, and throwing the ball down the field, and using, it sounds like we’re going to use that speed we have on the outside and try to throw the ball over people’s heads.'
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer feels pressure to perform : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he feels a certain amount of pressure to perform after the team gave up so much to acquire...[+] him via trade. 'Oh, absolutely. Absolutely, without a doubt,' Palmer said. 'Playing the position of quarterback, there’s always pressure, and there’s always outside pressures, but with myself, I’ve always put more inside pressure, more internal pressure that I put on myself is bigger than anything I heard or felt from the outside. With the trade and with all that’s gone on throughout my career, I feel a tremendous amount of pressure and I love it.'
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer is healthy : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he came away from the past season without any injuries and is 100 percent healthy this offseason....[+]
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer to work with receivers in offseason : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he has planned throwing sessions with the team's receivers in the offseason before the start...[+] of OTAs and minicamps. 'I’ve been in contact with all my receivers and even guys like Marcel Reece and Kevin Boss, David Ausberry, some younger guys that Raider fans haven’t heard of that they should be excited about. We’ll get together in L.A. and have some throwing sessions set up before we get back to Oakland,' Palmer said.

• 2/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer excited to work with Greg Knapp : Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Knapp said he has spoken with QB Carson Palmer roughly six times since joining the...[+] organization and believes the two will have a good working relationship. 'I’ve heard all these great things about him before I got here and since I’ve been here,' Knapp said. 'Talking to him on the phone about a half-dozen times, and I think I’m just as excited to work with him as he is to work in our offense.'
• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Feel Carson Palmer a good fit in new scheme : Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said Friday, Feb. 24, he is confident QB Carson Palmer was athletic enough to fit in offensive...[+] coordinator Greg Knapp's system, which often requires the quarterback to move out of the pocket. 'We're not going to force-feed something if it doesn't fit what a guy does really well,' Allen said. ' ... But I do think when you look at Carson Palmer, that he does have the same type of athleticism. He's as athletic as Matt Schaub, who they had in Houston, to really be able to run that same package.'
• 2/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Few untouchables on roster : Oakland Raiders PK Sebastian Janikowski, P Shane Lechler, DL Richard Seymour, OT Jared Veldheer and OG Stefen Wisniewski are the...[+] only players who could be described as safe on the team's roster. QB Carson Palmer is also expected to return in 2012.

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | New regime excited about Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen have both spoken with QB Carson Palmer since they...[+] were hired and are excited about what he can bring to the team. McKenzie said he had a face-to-face meeting with Palmer. 'He came to see me, and he’s excited, and we’re both excited for him,' McKenzie said.
• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Dennis Allen looking for up-tempo offense: Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said he wants the offense to be up tempo and has spoken with QB Carson Palmer about how...[+] he wants the offense to be played under him. Allen said Palmer was excited about how the offense will be handled.
• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer will be Week 1 starterOakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said QB Carson Palmer will be the starting quarterback Week 1 next season....[+] Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said QB Carson Palmer will be the starting quarterback Week 1 next season.
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | GM likes West Coast offense: Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Wednesday, Jan. 11, that he likes the West Coast offense. Current QB Carson...[+] Palmer is not believed to be a good fit for that system.
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | GM feels Carson Palmer is a good QB: Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Tuesday, Jan. 10, that he understood the deal for QB Carson Palmer. 'Now,...[+] bringing in Carson at the time the Raiders brought him in, to me, as a player, that's a good move,' McKenzie said. 'I think he's a good quarterback. Period.' Palmer has a $12.5 million salary for 2012, $5 million of which became guaranteed as part of the trade with the Cincinnati Bengals at midseason.
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | New GM says Carson Palmer will have competition: Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said Tuesday, Jan. 10, that QB Carson Palmer will have competition heading into...[+] 2012. '(Carson) will not be immune to a good player (pushing him),' McKenzie said.
• 1/8 Stripe Hype: Rejoice Bengals Fans: The Future is Still Bright: While the pain of yesterday’s playoff loss to the Texans hurts in any true Bengals fan’s heart, the joy and excitement...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Looking for more from Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said QB Carson Palmer will benefit from having an entire offseason of work with teammates....[+] Jackson feels there should not be any concerns over Palmer's prior arm issues moving forward. 'I think, obviously, he has some strong characteristics throwing the ball. I mean, he’s proven that. I think he’s disproved all the issues with his arm. I don’t think anybody can bring those subjects up anymore,' Jackson said. 'I think that Carson needs a strong offseason, with his teammates, with the players, training camp. And then let’s see what he can be then.'
• 1/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer throws for 417 yards in losing effort: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer completed 28 of 43 passes for 417 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Week 17 against...[+] the San Diego Chargers. He also ran twice for six yards. Palmer's 417 yards were actually third-most in team history, behind only QB Jeff Hostetler's 424 yards (1993) and QB Cotton Davidson's 419 yards (1964). In nine starts, Palmer managed four 300-yard games, and missed another by just one yard in Week 10. He also had two or more interceptions in five of his 10 appearances.

• 12/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Trying to keep things simple for Week 17 : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said he has told players that they must keep things simple heading into a must-win situation...[+] in Week 17. Palmer said the team has to treat this week as just another game. 'I don’t think you make too big of a deal of it,' Palmer said. 'It’s another game. All games are important, all games we need to win. Especially with young guys who don’t have a lot of experience, you don’t want to freak anyone out or make people think you need to play differently or make a spectacular play or do anything out of the ordinary.'
• 12/28 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Points Allowed Week 17 Cheat Sheet: You are staring at your lineup trying to decide who to start and who to sit this week.  You want information, but you are too...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Want Carson Palmer to play smarter : Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said he is still working on getting across to QB Carson Palmer the importance of throwing...[+] away the ball or even taking a sack when a play breaks down and there isn’t an attractive alternative. 'It goes back to a point, sometimes you don’t even have to throw it away,' Jackson said. 'I told him, and he understands, and he will, sometimes you just take the sack. And I’m OK with it. Our opportunity to win a championship is tied to our ability to take care of the ball and to get turnovers. That’s what we have to do.'
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer effective Week 16: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer went 16-for-26 for 237 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Kansas City Chiefs...[+] in Week 16.
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Deep passing game ineffective with Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has completed just three of 17 passes on throws that traveled more than 21 yards in the past...[+] five games. He has failed to complete a pass of those distances in three of those games.
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Not considering Terrelle Pryor in the Wildcat: Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson indicated Monday, Dec. 19, that he has not considered using QB Terrelle Pryor in the Wildcat...[+] formation. 'Because at this time (QB Carson Palmer) probably needs as much time as he can get with his teammates,' Jackson said.
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Consider Week 15 must-win game: Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson and QB Carson Palmer said they have to win their Week 15 game to stay alive for a playoff...[+] spot.
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer needs to be patient : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer admitted that he needs to be more patient and take what opposing defenses give him. 'I just...[+] need to be more patient, take what they give me and try not to score 14 points on one drive,' Palmer said after Week 14. 'Take it one play at a time, take the shot if it's there, and if not, live for the next down, and I didn't do that.'
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Hue Jackson critical of Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said he wants QB Carson Palmer to make better decisions with the football following his...[+] four-interception performance in Week 14. 'What I always tell him is, ‘Just get me to the next down with you. I’ll give you a better call the next play,' Jackson said. 'Regardless of what happens, just get me to the next down and then we’ll make something good happen.’ And last night that point was driven home because he could see that he didn’t give us an opportunity to attain our goals.'
• 12/12 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: WR Rankings: Week 14: Devin Aromashodu.  It almost sounds like a perfume, especially with the "aroma" piece to his name.  At this time, I can't think...
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer takes responsibility for loss : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer took the blame for the team's Week 14 loss. Palmer threw four interceptions in the game. 'I...[+] put us in a position not to win, turning the ball over and not taking advantage of opportunities,' Palmer said. 'That is what cost us this game. I did not play well enough to give us a chance to win.'
• 12/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer not taking care of football Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has thrown 13 interceptions since joining the team....[+] Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has thrown 13 interceptions since joining the team.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer knows offense must be sharp : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said Wednesday, Dec. 7, the team's offense must be sharp and put points on the board in their...[+] Week 14 matchup with the Green Bay Packers. Palmer realizes a ball-control offense will not get the job done as the Packers' offense is simply too explosive. 'They are going to score points,' Palmer said. 'It's not going to be a game to be (just) smart with the ball and hope the defense holds them. (That's) not the type of game it is. You need to play efficient for four quarters.'
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer working through fatigue : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer acknowledged missing all of training camp and the first six games of the season finally caught...[+] up with him in Week 13. However, he said he pushed through the fatigue last week and is raring to go the rest of the way. 'You go through training camp and you feel great and then you kind of hit a little bit of a wall and you just got to go through that wall,' Palmer said. 'Once you get through that, your body kind of gets used to wear and tear and the movement, and the pounding, and all of that. Fortunately, I’ve got that out of the way, got through that last week, and feel great this week.'
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer throws two TDs: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer went 20-for-41 for 273 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against the Miami Dolphins...[+] in Week 13.
• 12/2 BearsHistory.com Blog: Five Thoughts on the Oakland LossFive thoughts on the Bears' 2011 loss to Oakland....
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer credits Hue Jackson : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer calls head coach Hue Jackson a player's coach and said the team really respects Jackson. 'He...[+] may not be young in years, but he's young the way he acts,' Palmer said. 'He's a player's coach. Guys understand him; he can relate to players ... He understands the things we go through and he can be lenient on some things but also very, very stern on some things and hard on some things and I think players really respect that.'
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Transition not easy for Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said his return to the football field has been a struggle at times despite being 3-1 as a starter...[+] with his new team. 'It definitely hasn't been easy,' Palmer said. 'It's been a huge challenge, probably the biggest challenge of my career, but it's been exciting. It's fun just to have a fresh start and really try to get up to speed as quickly as possible ... We're looking to try to get to the playoffs, but we're taking it one game at a time.'

• 11/28 Cubs Stats: Rough Game For Caleb Hanie In Chicago Bears Loss: First of all, let's celebrate. The Chicago Bears sent two — count'em, two — offensive linemen to the IR this week, but despite...
• 11/24 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 12 QB Rankings: Finally the bye weeks are over and Thanksgiving is upon us. The fantasy season is winding down and with that brings added pressure...
• 11/21 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Week 12 Waiver Wire Adds: Internet back on at the house just in time for football this weekend — Thank God! — so I was able to keep up with...
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Kevin Boss a factor in Week 11: Oakland Raiders TE Kevin Boss recorded five receptions for 37 yards in Week 11 after being targeted just 11 times all season....[+] Boss appears to be building chemistry with QB Carson Palmer.
• 11/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer accounts for two TDs: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer went 17-for-23 for 164 yards and one touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11. He also...[+] rushed for a one-yard touchdown in the game.
• 11/17 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 11 QB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my Week 11 QB rankings. Aaron Rodgers leads off the list yet again with a matchup against Tampa Bay....
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Continue to defend Carson Palmer trade : Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said Wednesday, Nov. 16, that QB Carson Palmer's leadership abilities alone was worth the...[+] price the team paid to acquire him. 'I know everybody within this organization has been criticized about the move, about making that decision to bring him here,' Jackson said. 'That’s fine. Everybody has their opinion, and I get that. At the end of the day, all those characteristics that you guys have seen him exhibit is why he’s here. That’s what you go out and get that guy because of (his leadership).'
• 11/16 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Contest with Over $500 in Prizes - Week 11: Fantasy Football Contest for week 11 is now ready!  It looks as though many of you that signed up for week 10 won some cash. ...
• 11/15 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Pick Up Artist - Week 11: The fantasy football waiver wire will once again come into play in week 11.  After having rosters wide open for week 10, we fall...
• 11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer challenging Denarius Moore : Oakland Raiders WR Denarius Moore said QB Carson Palmer has challenged him to become a better wide receiver since joining the...[+] team. 'He came in, asked me questions about, How is life, how I wanted to become a wide receiver, what it takes to be a good wide receiver, and then he turned around and asked me if I am willing to take on those challenges, am I willing to take advantage of the opportunity,' Moore said. 'I said ‘yes,’ and took it upon myself to spend some extra time with him, working out. We started to develop some chemistry.'
• 11/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer is just warming up: Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson feels QB Carson Palmer is just getting started, and he'll get even better as the season...[+] goes on. 'We haven't seen the best of him, in my opinion,' Jackson said. 'He's just warming up.'
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer will only get better: Despite throwing for 299 yards and two touchdown passes in Week 10, Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer is still learning the playbook...[+] and will only get better, according to head coach Hue Jackson. 'I know this young man,' Jackson said. 'I know what Carson Palmer is, and we haven’t seen the best of him, in my opinion. He is just warming up. He will continue to grow and get better.'
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer taking command : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer called audibles throughout the team's Week 10 game. The Raiders ran a no-huddle offense more...[+] often in Week 10 than they had with former starting QB Jason Campbell at quarterback - and a lot more often than expected from a quarterback who had no team until three games ago. Head coach Hue Jackson said they employed the no-huddle because it plays to Palmer's strengths. 'He's one of the best in the business at it,' Jackson said.
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Teammates impressed with Carson Palmer’s leadership : Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush said the team communicates better since the arrival of QB Carson Palmer than in the past. Bush...[+] added Palmer brings a lot of leadership to the position. 'The communication got better when he first stepped into the building,' Bush said of Palmer. 'He was talking to everybody, asking questions, just getting to know people, being a leader, being a quarterback.'
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer building chemistry with Denarius Moore : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer has brought the best out of WR Denarius Moore. Through the first seven weeks of the season, Moore...[+] had just 14 catches for 212 yards. In the last two weeks, Palmer's first starts, Moore has caught nine balls for 184 yards. 'I'm excited about him,' Palmer said of Moore. 'He's a special talent. Sky's the limit.'
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer plays well Week 10: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer went 14-for-20 for 299 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against the San Diego Chargers...[+] in Week 10.
• 11/10 FantasyDaddy.com: Quarterback Matchups the Rest of the Season - Week 10: Quarterback matchups the rest of the season are going to have a huge impact, not only in making the playoffs, but also in winning...
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Four listed as probable: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (quadriceps), RB Rock Cartwright (calf), FB Marcel Reece (shoulder) and SS Matt Giordano (neck)...[+] are listed as probable for Week 10. Cartwright was limited during practice Wednesday, Nov. 9, and the other three fully participated in practice.
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer credits Marcel Reece : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said FB Marcel Reece is one of the most unique fullbacks in the league, a true weapon for the...[+] offense. '(I haven’t seen) a fullback that can run like him,' Palmer said. 'He is one of a kind. There’s not another fullback in the league like him. He can block, he can pass-protect, he can run-protect, he can run iso's and go downhill on linebackers. He is a mismatch for safeties, and he might be a mismatch for some corners because he is so much bigger.'
• 11/9 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 10: Pick Up Artist: Quarterbacks - Matt Whitefield Carson Palmer (Raiders)                                                     ...
• 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer takes part in full practice: Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer (quadriceps) was able to practice in full Tuesday, Nov. 8. He was listed as a limited participant...[+] Monday, Nov. 7.
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer remains a work in progress : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said following Week 9 that his grasp of the team's offensive playbook remains a work in progress....[+] Palmer completed 19 of 35 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns in Week 9, but he also threw three interceptions. 'There's still some things I'm a little bit off on and a little bit rusty on, some things I'm not quite comfortable with, but that's what I expected,' Palmer said. 'I didn't expect to come in this week and just feel 100 percent and ready to rock 'n' roll with everything. It's kind of par for the course with where I am in this offense.'
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Hue Jackson critical of Carson Palmer : Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson said he expects QB Carson Palmer to be better after a three-interception performance in...[+] Week 9. 'I’m going to be very hard on him because I know what’s in there,' Jackson said of Palmer. 'I know what kind of player he is. What we have to do is make sure we don’t give it to the other team.'
• 11/6 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Ex-Bengals (’86 Style): T.J. Houshmandzadeh: The Oakland Raiders brought in one of Carson Palmer‘s old buddies, signing former Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh....
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | T.J. Houshmandzadeh already making impression: Oakland Raiders WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh is already making an impression despite just joining the team Tuesday, Nov. 1. 'He understands...[+] concepts, he understands schemes, alignments, all the little things a lot of receivers overlook,' QB Carson Palmer said Friday, Nov. 4. 'He's a student of the game, and it's going to be a really big help, especially for these young guysto have him around. Just in the first day, they were kind of taken aback by how much he knows.'
• 11/4 SpreadStumpers: UPDATED: NFL Week 9 Props: Below are a few NFL Week 9 props for you guys! Update: Added a few more props for week 9 below! WEEK 9 SPECIALS – Will the...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer comfortable with playbook : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer, who worked with the team's receivers last week during two bye-week practices and two days afterward,...[+] said the difference in terms of his command of the playbook is dramatic. 'There's no comparison, this week to last Wednesday,' Palmer said. 'I'm comfortable with the entire playbook, comfortable with the guys, comfortable with the snap count, where to stand in the huddle. Every little bit I've been around here, every second I've had, I just learn more and more.'
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer has not lost zip on throws : Oakland Raiders WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh said QB Carson Palmer has not lost any velocity on his passes, contrary to popular belief....[+] 'I noticed it, and it’s a big difference,' Houshmandzadeh said of the zip on Palmer’s passes. People on TV, they’re like, ‘Oh, he doesn’t have the arm strength.’ They don’t know what they’re talking about.'
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Raiders | Carson Palmer has praise for T.J. Houshmandzadeh : Oakland Raiders QB Carson Palmer said WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh will add a lot of leadership and competitiveness to the receiving...[+] corps. 'T.J.’s always been a tremendous competitor,' Palmer said. 'He has a chip on his shoulder. He doesn’t ever want to be covered, doesn’t ever want to drop the ball, he doesn’t ever want to lose a game and he’ll do whatever it takes to make sure those things don’t happen. But he’s consistent. He’s really another quarterback on the field. He knows more about offensive and defensive football than any non-quarterback I’ve ever been around.'
• 11/3 Money in the Banana Stand: Carson Palmer . . . Done?: Now that Carson Palmer is the future in Oakland, it’s worth wondering what his long term prospects look like. Despite some...
• 11/2 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Week 9 Bye Week Replacements: It is easy for fantasy owners not to care about bye weeks during fantasy drafts. Take the best player available, regardless of...

• 10/23 Stripe Hype: How the Planets Aligned for Palmer to be Traded: When The Oakland Raiders take the field today, they will do so with former Bengal QB Carson Palmer on their side. Never in a million...
• 10/21 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 7 QB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my week 7 QB rankings for Fantasy Football. This is the first week that the bye week hurts our QB depth...
• 10/20 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 7 Starts and Sits: Everyone loves a new toy. It has shiny packaging, a new car smell, or a large viewing screen with lots of features. This idea...
• 10/19 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 7: Pick Up Artist: Quarterbacks Carson Palmer (Raiders)                                                     ...
• 10/18 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Ex-Bengals (’86 Style): Carson Palmer: Mike Brown changed his mind today, dealing disgruntled QB Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders for draft picks. Does this make...
• 10/18 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Bengals (’86 Style): Carlos Dunlap: The defensive MVP of the 2009 BCS National Championship Game, Carlos Dunlap recovered a fumble and scored on Sunday against the...
• 10/18 Who Dey??: Carson Palmer Era- Officially OVER: Carson Palmer Era- Officially OVER In...
• 10/18 Bolt Beat: Long Shot Happened: Carson Palmer to the Raiders: The Cincinnati Bengals finally budged and traded QB Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders. They paid a pretty hefty price to get...
• 10/12 Money in the Banana Stand: The Case Against Mark Sanchez: Mark Sanchez is the anti-Tony Romo. He leads game-winning comebacks against poorly conceived prevent defenses. He has a great...

• 9/15 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Bengals (’86 Style): Cedric Benson: The Bengals leading rusher for the past three seasons, and twice topping the 1000-yard mark, Cedric Benson is the biggest veteran...
• 9/8 Who Dey??: 5 Things We Learned About The Bengals In The Prese...: 5 Things We Learned About The Bengals In The Preseason Image Credit: Wolfm49 1....

• 8/27 Stripe Hype: Bengals Release Jordan Palmer: AP Photo The Palmer era in Cincinnati is finally over. Per Bengals.com writer Geoff Hobson the Bengals have released Carson Palmer‘s...
• 8/27 Stripe Hype: Can Benson Carry the Load?: Benson runs by a Carolina defender for the Bengals 1st score against the Panthers Thursday night. When Cedric Benson joined the...
• 8/11 Stripe Hype: Bengals Roster Comparison 2010-11: It’s been made mentioned many times on this blog and all over the internet that the Bengals have rebooted their roster....
• 8/10 Steelers Chronicle: Pittsburgh Steelers By The Numbers: 61-70: As you know, we’ve been breaking down the best Pittsburgh Steelers to wear every jersey number from #00 to #99 and have...

• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer would be starter if returned: Updating a previous report, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said QB Carson Palmer would be the team's starting quarterback...[+] if he returned. Lewis would expect Palmer to help groom Dalton to be the future starter.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Coach does not expect to return: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said he has talked with QB Carson Palmer and does not believe that Palmer will return...[+] to the team and will decide to retire.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | RB does not think bring back Carson Palmer would be good: Cincinnati Bengals RB Cedric Benson said during a radio interview that he does not think the team should bring QB Carson Palmer...[+] back if he does not want to play for them because it would be detrimental to the rest of the players. Benson believes Palmer would not play his best if he returned to the team.
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | To explore veteran QB market: The Cincinnati Bengals are expected to sign a veteran quarterback in free agency once the lockout is lifted, particularly with...[+] QB Carson Palmer wanting to be traded. The team selected QB Andy Dalton in the NFL Draft. 'We really have no one that’s taken a real NFL snap. It’s prudent to look into that area if that person is the right fit for us,' said quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer could land first-round pick: Player agent Drew Rosenhaus believes Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer will be traded for a first-round draft pick once the...[+] lockout lifts. Such value could interest the team, but any team that wants Palmer will likely need to include a second draft pick.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dolphins | Still interested in Carson Palmer if available: The Miami Dolphins would still be interested in acquiring Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer if he becomes available this offseason....[+] The Dolphins would likely have to compete with several other teams if Palmer is traded.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: 49ers | Not expected to trade for veteran QB: The San Francisco 49ers are not expected to trade for Philadelphia Eagles QB Kevin Kolb or Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer...[+] because they are interested in re-signing QB Alex Smith and selected QB Colin Kaepernick in the second round.
• 5/3 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Fantasy Reaction from the 2011 NFL Draft: The NFL lockout has given me lots of free time this offseason, which explains the lack of football-related posting around here...

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Tried to trade up for QB: The Cincinnati Bengals engaged the Green Bay Packers in trade talks late in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft Thursday, April...[+] 28, in order to draft a quarterback. The Bengals were expected to draft Texas Christian QB Andy Dalton had they traded up. The Bengals have also spent time with Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett, who remains available heading into the second round. However, Dalton seems to be a better fit for the offensive scheme. The team has said they will not trade QB Carson Palmer, but sources think they will listen to favorable offers. The Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins could consider trading for Palmer.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cardinals | Could trade for a quarterback: The Arizona Cardinals could have a new quarterback for the 2011 season by Monday, May 2. The team is expected to pursue Baltimore...[+] Ravens impending free-agent QB Marc Bulger. However, the team could also test the trade waters and make offers to the Philadelphia Eagles for QB Kevin Kolb, to the Denver Broncos for QB Kyle Orton or the Cincinnati Bengals for QB Carson Palmer. The Cardinals still could draft a quarterback in the second round of the NFL Draft with the No. 38 overall pick. However, the feeling inside the organization has been that head coach Ken Whisenhunt would prefer to rely on a veteran to run the offense.
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Holding out hope for Carson Palmer: Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown remains hopeful that QB Carson Palmer will reconsider and play for the team in 2011, reports...[+] Clark Judge, of CBSSports.com. Sources confirmed that the team won't be dealing Palmer this year.
• 4/14 Arrowhead Addict: Adam’s First Round Mock Draft: If you haven’t heard yet, teams other than the Kansas City Chiefs are picking in the 2011 NFL Draft.  In fact, those teams...
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dolphins | Dan Marino would trade for Carson Palmer: Former Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino said he would pursue Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer in a trade if he were running the...[+] team, according to Barry Jackson, of The Miami Herald. However, Marino added he would not give up a high draft choice to acquire Palmer. 'I’ve always liked Carson,' Marino said. 'For a third-rounder, I would do it.'

• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Mike Brown says Carson Palmer not on move: Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown said he has no plans to trade QB Carson Palmer, according to Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati...[+] Enquirer. Brown also hopes Palmer will reconsider playing for the team. 'I haven't talked to any other team about him and I have no plans to trade him,' Brown said. 'I've seen any number of players who at one point did not want to re-enlist come back and come back and be quite happy about it. As far as getting value, I don't see any opportunity to get what I consider to be value. Having said that, it doesn't make sense to look to trade. It only makes sense to wait and hope Carson comes around.'
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dolphins | Would be interested in Carson Palmer if available: The Miami Dolphins likely would be interested in Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer if he were available in a trade this offseason,...[+] reports Armando Salguero, of The Miami Herald.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Know Carson Palmer won’t play again: The Cincinnati Bengals, including head coach Marvin Lewis, know QB Carson Palmer will not play for them again, according to a...[+] general manager with a club that could use a quarterback, reports Clark Judge, of CBSSports.com. However, the GM also believes Palmer won't be dealt - if he's dealt at all - for nearly a year. Once a new collective bargaining agreement is in place, the Bengals will be free to field offers, only there's a widespread belief that they won't be interested. If the Bengals grant Palmer his wish and trade him, owner Mike Brown sees it as a precedent for other disgruntled players to follow.
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer serious about retirement: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer said he will never play for the team again, according to two sources, reports Clark Judge,...[+] of CBSSports.com. According to a source close to Palmer, members of the team's coaching staff, including head coach Marvin Lewis, visited with Palmer, and all were told the same thing - namely, that he is resigned to retiring if the Bengals do not accommodate his desire to be traded, which he doesn't expect they will. 'There's a peace about him with this decision,' said a person close to Palmer.
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Cedric Benson would like to return: Cincinnati Bengals impending free-agent WR Cedric Benson said he is receptive to re-signing with the team, particularly with offensive...[+] coordinator Jay Gruden replacing former offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, according to Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer. 'We had an interesting conversation about a lot of things,' Benson said. 'We have a lot of things in common as far as the way we see the game.' With the team ready to move on from QB Carson Palmer, impending free-agent WR Terrell Owens not returning and WR Chad Ochocinco’s future in doubt, Benson is the offense’s biggest free agent and possibly lone skill position player from last season’s opening week lineup who might return.
• 3/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Have not changed stance on Carson Palmer: A Cincinnati Bengals official said the team's stance on QB Carson Palmer has not changed and they will not trade him to another...[+] team, reports Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Seahawks | Carson Palmer a possibility?: The Seattle Seahawks could possibly trade for Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer should QB Matt Hasselbeck leave via free agency,...[+] according to Nate Davis, of USAToday.com. Palmer played for head coach Pete Carroll at the University of Southern California.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer prepared to walk away: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer reiterated his stance that he will retire if he isn't granted a trade before next season,...[+] according to WCPO.com's Dennis Janson. 'I will never set foot in Paul Brown Stadium again,' Palmer stated. 'I have $80 million in the bank. I don't have to play football for money. I'll play it for the love of the game but that would have to be elsewhere. I'm prepared to live my life.'

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Meeting with Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert: Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said the main thing he is looking for in a quarterback is leadership, reports...[+] Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer. 'I want to know if he can lead our team and has any type of charisma. Is he a boring guy in the huddle mumbling? I want a guy who can speak up and people can rally around, that's have the battle right there,' Gruden said. The Bengals were scheduled to have meetings with Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert and Auburn QB Cam Newton Saturday, Feb. 26, at the NFL Combine. In regards to taking a quarterback in this year's NFL Draft, Gruden said: 'Shoot, we might not take a quarterback in the first five rounds, who knows. We might have some revelation by draft day or somebody else (QB Carson Palmer) might put furniture back in their house, I don't know.'
• 2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Teammate believes Carson Palmer sincere about trade: Cincinnati Bengals OT Andrew Whitworth said he believes QB Carson Palmer is sincere about wanting a trade this offseason because...[+] he was frustrated during the season and received criticisms for things that probably were not his fault, reports The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 2/15 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Quarterback Options for the Arizona Cardinals: The quarterback battle between Derek Anderson and Matt Leinart last offseason yielded the results many expected for the Cardinals...
• 2/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Still not considering trading Carson Palmer: The Cincinnati Bengals apparently still have no intention of trading QB Carson Palmer this offseason if though the news of Palmer...[+] selling hiss house came up, reports Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com. The Bengals knew about Palmer selling his house because it appears the sale has been in the works for a while.
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer placing house up for sale: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer is planning to put his house up for sale, sources told Dennis Janson, of WCOP.com. Palmer...[+] has told friends that the team does not believe he is serious about playing for another team. An associate of Palmer's said Palmer is prepared to retire unless he is released.
• 2/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | OC will wait before meeting Carson Palmer: Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said he will not speak with QB Carson Palmer until owner Mike Brown and head...[+] coach Marvin Lewis get the situation resolved, according to The Associated Press. 'Things were said before I got here, and I think they've got to take care of those things in-house first,' Gruden said. 'Then if they need me, I'll be glad to talk to him and do what I need to do to try to get him back. But I think that's got to come from upstairs, that's got to come from the head coach.' Gruden is basing his offense on the assumption he'll have Palmer running it. 'Until I hear something different, we're going to go forward with him as our quarterback,' Gruden said. 'That's the only approach I can take right now. Whether it's right or wrong, I do not know. But that's the way I'm going about things.'
• 2/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | OC hopes to talk to Carson Palmer soon: Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said he hopes to talk to QB Carson Palmer during the offseason to discuss...[+] the team's new offense, reports Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Coach believes Carson Palmer will like new offense: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said he believes the offensive system offensive coordinator Jay Gruden will bring to...[+] the team should be attractive to QB Carson Palmer, reports Bengals.com.

• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Will meet with Carson Palmer's agent : The Cincinnati Bengals are expected to meet with QB Carson Palmer's agent in the next few weeks to discuss his future with the...[+] team, reports Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Want to keep Carson Palmer: The Cincinnati Bengals want to keep QB Carson Palmer and will try show Palmer that next season will be different, reports Dan...[+] Pompei, of NationalFootballPost.com. The Bengals will try to make sure the locker room understands that Palmer is the team's only leader and they also plan to give Palmer a chance to hit more downfield passes.
• 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Not considering trading Carson Palmer: Cincinnati Bengals president Mike Brown said QB Carson Palmer asked for a trade about a week ago but told Palmer that the team...[+] is not interested in looking to trade him at that time, reports Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
• 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer believes trade would be best for all: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer's agent said in a statement that Palmer believes that a trade would be in the best interest...[+] for him as well as the team, reports Bengals.com.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Carson Palmer will ask for trade: Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer will ask for a trade this offseason and will contemplate retirement if he does not get traded,...[+] sources told ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bengals | Coach says Carson Palmer will be back next season: Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said during a radio interview that QB Carson Palmer will be the team's starting quarterback...[+] next season, reports ESPN.com.

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