PFT: No Change in Relationship Between Bengals and Carson Palmer

I dont even reconize that name anymore.

Carson has that training camp itch that all former players get around this time of year.

This Bengals v. Palmer situation is so far blown that, barring a trade, it’s not worth discussing anymore. Really, he couldn’t really come back to the Bengals if he wanted to, at this point. I mean, if he felt unsupported before the offseason, just imagine what it’d be like if he attempted to play for this organization now…where he no longer has any credibility or support from his teammates or the fanbase. Palmer’s about as relevent as his play had been in recent years. Now he’s just another former mediocre NFL QB. Adios, Rosie.

At this point…I’d be very upset if he came back…its a fresh start for the bengals I think they desperately need.

I’m sorry, I just can’t imagine a football god since about 5 years old, is going to just retire….sorry…I don’t care how strong his word is…Mikey has allllll the leverage in this….I am just mad about how Carson handled it…confidant huh…wow

Carson Palmer… You had 1 yr left on your contract… finish it off. But too late for that now… don’t want him back. What chemistry the team has built would be torn asunder

Mike Brown… Stupid stupid stupid! He has value; trade him!

If he did come back it would be the ultimate stick it to ya because of the fact that he would disrupt a lot of things – including the development of Dalton. Ultimately i doubt that he will do anything but if he did feel spurned enough by the organization, the best way to get back at them would be to come back

as bad as you can feel for a multi-millionaire.

He gave his knee for this sorry-azz organization. Had the dude been lucky enough to be drafted elsewhere he might have won the Super Bowl. He’s this generation’s Archie Manning.

that MB will not trade Carson for fear that if he goes somewhere else and achieves success, that MB would actually have to face the possibility that everyone else is right and his ideas were the “Themes”.. Facing the music MB doesn’t want to do, so the most logical thing is to let Carson retire and MB can still do it his way and not worry about more bad PR.
Just trying to maybe put things into MB’s perspective not mine..

If he doesn’t come back now, before the first preseason game, then it’s over. There is not enough time to be the starter unless he wanted to get eased in during the season. Dalton will already be too entrenched in learning on the job and the bengals will be almost forsced in riding out his growing pains….and why wouldn’t they at that point? Mike Brown should just trade him now and let another team feel that they can implement him into their plans while getting a second rounder for him, not too mention losing that big salary. I say move on and build a winner. Mike Brown needs to develop that player’s mentality of having a short memory to be successful for the next play.