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[color="#373737"][font="Helvetica][size="5"]Bill Barnwell at footballoutsiders.com says that Carson Palmer had the second toughest "schedule for a quarterback who played all season".
Despite this, Palmer had a decent season. Here are his stats:
Quarterback rating: 82.4
Completion %: 61.8
Yards: 3,970 (6th best)
Touchdowns: 26 (9th)
Interceptions: 20
2. Carson Palmer Is Going Nowhere
Marvin Lewis removed all doubt about his 2011 quarterback when he confirmed that it will be Carson Palmer.
They really had no choice unless they wanted to start over at the most critical position on the field. Finding a veteran who is better than Palmer is not going to happen. Using a high pick to draft a quarterback is too risky.
3. Ochocinco Option Picked Up?
The Bengals have a club option to have Chad Ochocinco back for $6 million. If they choose not to exercise their 2011 option, Ochocinco will receive $3.5 million.
Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com says here that the Bengals may have already picked up the option.
[font="Georgia][/font][/color][quote][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Cincinnati Bengals coach [b]Marvin Lewis[/b] gave a vote of confidence to QB [b]Carson Palmer[/b] on Tuesday after signing a new two-year contract to remain as the team's coach. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Palmer struggled through much of a 4-12 season this year in which he threw a career-high 20 INTs. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]The first overall pick by Cincinnati in 2003, Palmer has been to the playoffs just twice with the Bengals. He had a pair of Pro Bowl WRs this season in [b]Terrell Owens[/b] and [b]Chad Ochocinco[/b], but the team still slumped into a 10-game losing streak at one point. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Lewis told the [i][url="http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20110104/SPT02/301040101/"]Cincinnati Enquirer[/url][/i] he wants to provide Palmer with a better overall supporting cast. [/font][font="Georgia]"It's important to recapture the spirit of our football team," Lewis said. "I told him (Palmer) yesterday privately that it's important to me that I will help him be the player that I know he is and I believe in him and he's important to me." [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia][b]Update, 11:10 a.m. ET[/b]: Lewis told ESPN Radio of Palmer on Wednesday, "No question in my mind that Carson Palmer is our quarterback. He really weathered quite a storm this year and took another step as a leader."[/font][/color][/quote][color="#333333"][font="Georgia][/font]
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No Carson Palmer in Cincinnati??? Think again!
[font="Helvetica] [/font][/color]1. Maybe Carson Palmer Isn't so Bad After All[/size][/font][/color][color="#373737"][font="Helvetica][size="5"]Bill Barnwell at footballoutsiders.com says that Carson Palmer had the second toughest "schedule for a quarterback who played all season".
Despite this, Palmer had a decent season. Here are his stats:
Quarterback rating: 82.4
Completion %: 61.8
Yards: 3,970 (6th best)
Touchdowns: 26 (9th)
Interceptions: 20
2. Carson Palmer Is Going Nowhere
Marvin Lewis removed all doubt about his 2011 quarterback when he confirmed that it will be Carson Palmer.
They really had no choice unless they wanted to start over at the most critical position on the field. Finding a veteran who is better than Palmer is not going to happen. Using a high pick to draft a quarterback is too risky.
3. Ochocinco Option Picked Up?
The Bengals have a club option to have Chad Ochocinco back for $6 million. If they choose not to exercise their 2011 option, Ochocinco will receive $3.5 million.
Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com says here that the Bengals may have already picked up the option.
[font="Georgia][/font][/color][quote][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Cincinnati Bengals coach [b]Marvin Lewis[/b] gave a vote of confidence to QB [b]Carson Palmer[/b] on Tuesday after signing a new two-year contract to remain as the team's coach. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Palmer struggled through much of a 4-12 season this year in which he threw a career-high 20 INTs. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]The first overall pick by Cincinnati in 2003, Palmer has been to the playoffs just twice with the Bengals. He had a pair of Pro Bowl WRs this season in [b]Terrell Owens[/b] and [b]Chad Ochocinco[/b], but the team still slumped into a 10-game losing streak at one point. [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia]Lewis told the [i][url="http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20110104/SPT02/301040101/"]Cincinnati Enquirer[/url][/i] he wants to provide Palmer with a better overall supporting cast. [/font][font="Georgia]"It's important to recapture the spirit of our football team," Lewis said. "I told him (Palmer) yesterday privately that it's important to me that I will help him be the player that I know he is and I believe in him and he's important to me." [/font][/color][color="#333333"][font="Georgia][b]Update, 11:10 a.m. ET[/b]: Lewis told ESPN Radio of Palmer on Wednesday, "No question in my mind that Carson Palmer is our quarterback. He really weathered quite a storm this year and took another step as a leader."[/font][/color][/quote][color="#333333"][font="Georgia][/font]
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