Carson Palmer to Oakland

[Bodhizefa]

I read what I posted on the Chicago Tribune (or something like that) website. ESPN now is saying it's a 2nd that becomes a 1st if they reach the AFC championship in either of the next two years.

Far, far more than what I would have paid but it's nice to get a good QB and have a good team that appears ready to really compete right now. Plus, they're still very young almost across the board. I don't love it but I'm not really freaking out. I just hope that Palmer is awesome Palmer and not crappy/injured Palmer.

Palmer hasn't looked right for two years and is now coming off a layoff of nearly 10 months where he hasn't thrown or played competitively. I'm curious as to why you'd be optimistic that he could be good again, especially anytime this year.

I agree wholeheartedly with Bill Simmons on this deal. I think it was a disaster for the Raiders. They've already dished out a third rounder for Terrelle Pryor that is essentially now a wasted pick. And now they've doled out a first and a second for a quarterback who looks like he's in the twilight of his career. I hope I'm wrong, because a rejuvenated Raiders team is always fun to have around in the NFL, but this move puzzles me like no other in recent memory. And as a Dolphins fan, that's saying something.

[Trautdiggity]

Palmer hasn't looked right for two years and is now coming off a layoff of nearly 10 months where he hasn't thrown or played competitively. I'm curious as to why you'd be optimistic that he could be good again, especially anytime this year.

I agree wholeheartedly with Bill Simmons on this deal. I think it was a disaster for the Raiders. They've already dished out a third rounder for Terrelle Pryor that is essentially now a wasted pick. And now they've doled out a first and a second for a quarterback who looks like he's in the twilight of his career. I hope I'm wrong, because a rejuvenated Raiders team is always fun to have around in the NFL, but this move puzzles me like no other in recent memory. And as a Dolphins fan, that's saying something.

Short memory
ahem ahem Reggie Bush ahem ahem

[Bodhizefa]

Short memory
ahem ahem Reggie Bush ahem ahem

The Dolphins didn't give up two 1st rounders for Bush. He's an awful mediocrity as a player, but at least they didn't mortgage as much as the Raiders did.

[revo]

Do you have a good QB? I thought that was the whole point in drafting and playing Dalton.

J

They only drafted Dalton after Palmer stated he would never play for the Bengals again, not because they didn't have faith that Palmer was not any good.

I hope I'm wrong, because a rejuvenated Raiders team is always fun to have around in the NFL, but this move puzzles me like no other in recent memory. And as a Dolphins fan, that's saying something.

How about the Cowboys parting with a 1st and 3rd rounder for Roy Williams?