Carson Palmer

ridiculous run defense in week 2.  We need Benson to play in these two games for sure. 

Carson Palmer/ Offensive Production: Due to Benson's possible suspension, I hope to see Caron and Bratkowski air it out throughout the preseason. There needs to be a game plan in place of throwing the ball more than running it.  If Benson is out, Bernard Scott/ Brian Leonard cannot be as effective and therefore need Carson to throw.  Having Coffman, Gresham, Shipley, and Bryant added to the passing attack provides Carson with an absurd complement of weapons.  Palmer and Bratkowski need to work on timing and formations that employ a high percentage of passes to these many players.  I'm hopeful that the extra game (HOFG) will help add the time and game reps (however few they may be) that can get the offense clicking on all cylinders by week 1.

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Well, I have neglected this blog all year, but I had some free time today, so I figured I'd add a new post.  The first two weeks of the NFL season have been pretty good, with the stupid Hail Mary from the Broncos to win week 1 (gosh I hate watching the highlights of that play) to the great game between Dallas and the NYG last week in the Texas palace.  But the thing that has me the most excited is the Bengals' defense.  They played hard all preseason, did really well agaianst Denver, minus that stupid Hail Mary, and recorded 6 sacks on Aaron Rodgers last week.  This defense finished 15th last year and I feel they are well on their way to being a top 10 unit.  With Odom healthy, it's easy to see why Cincy shelled out so much money for him last offseason.  He has 7 sacks on the season (which leads the NFL) and works really well on third downs with Geathers on one end, Michael Johnson on the other, and Odom inside.  This combo causes a lot of problems for the offenses and I feel that it will again this week against Pittsburgh.

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off season picking players like Roy Williams, Andre Smith, Laveranues Coles and Ray Maualuga.  Carson Palmer should be healthy and in shape by the time this game rolls around.  While all this is good, the problem with the Bengals has never been a lack of talent, rather a lack of discipline.  The fact that they will be featured on this year's Hard Knocks is no help to this problem.  Coach Marvin Lewis has proven of the years that he doesn't have what it takes to lead men.  I'll give the Steelers 9/10.

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corner, the usual question of “will Chad show up?” is on a lot of peoples minds, except Carson Palmer.  Carson seems to be very happy with the fact that Chris Henry will most likely fill in for Chad if he elects to forgo showing up once again this year.  Carson has always been on the side of Henry even through his legal troubles and sees tremendous potential in Henry’s receiving ability.  Stating, "He has a great attitude. I'm just really proud of the guy. I'm happy for him. He's at a good place in his life, a good place for his family. He's showed up to work here and he will all year long. There's not a doubt about that." 

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As football fans across the globe cast their longing eyes in the direction of the April draft, I decided that now might be a good time to reflect on draft classes of the last 10 years. Too often in this business, we rush ahead to the next big event without taking pause to evaluate the past and learn from it. In a way, this study will still be a celebration of the coming 2009 draft as I believe it will shed some light on certain overlooked trends that no one ever stops to consider. I will begin with a class by class showdown of sorts at the quarterback position over the last 10 drafts.  This is part III in the series:

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Well, Pittsburgh won the Super Bowl again.  Santonio Holmes won the MVP, which makes me happy as we are fellow Buckeyes from the same years.  After the Super Bowl, I always get excited for the Draft (no, I don't care about the Pro Bowl).  This year, however, I started gearing up for the Draft in about the first week of January.  I don't know where the new focus came from, but I have been checking big boards/ espn.com/ watching a lot of College Football Live to get a glimpse about who will go where.  I of course am a Bengals fan, so I've been looking to see who they would draft.  I really think that OT is the best bet, despite what many people on bengals.com have been suggesting (RB, WR, DE).  I can understand taking a DE if some of the OTs are off the board, but it simply won't help, as the O-Line was putrid last year.  Stacy Andrews is worthless, overpaid, and very injured, thus I feel he won't be back.  Levi Jones is best suited as a backup, as his age is starting to show.  Anthony Collins and Nate Livings played well in fill-in spots, but they're untested. 

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Steeler von Oelhoffen, who started his career in Cincinnati, for the nasty hit on Bengals’ QB Carson Palmer, busting his knee and effectively knocking the Bengals out of the 2005 playoffs.  This act inspired the NFL Rules Committee to enact the “Kimo Clause,” which requires defenders to stay away from hitting defenseless QBs below the knees.  Gillooly, the ex-husband of white-trash ice princess Tonya Harding, is the man who spearheaded the 1994 plot to knock out rival figure skater Nancy Kerrigan from competition, by taking a metal rod to her knee one month before the Olympics.  Fittingly, Gillooly will be singing Boyz II Men's "On Bended Knee."  

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Ok, so the Bengals are 0-5 and the season looks like a wash.  Cincinnati travels to New York this weekend to play the Jets, who everyone is high on.  I have news for all the people who think

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With Carson Palmer unlikely to play for the second straight week, Ryan Fitzpatrick is once again the projected starter. Last week against the struggling Browns he threw 3 picks and, over the course of his career, has thrown more than twice as many interceptions as touchdowns.  Now, the Bengals may try to rely on their ground game, but, with Chris Perry averaging a measly 2.9 yards per carry, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll have to take to the air to try to keep up with the ‘Boys’ high-voltage offense. Once this occurs, Dallas’ secondary needs to be ready. These will not be perfectly placed balls, and it shouldn’t be a surprise if T-New adds six more points to his career total.

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How bad can this season get for Bengals fans? It's bad enough that no one respects the boys in stripes, but what else is new?  No, the new low came this past Sunday when the equally dissed and abismal Browns came into our house and beat us 20-12.  Now, granted, the Defense of Cincinnati played well most of the game, but the ugly sea monster known as the offensive line reared its head again this week.  They could not protect Ryan Fitzpatrick nor could they open up many running lanes for Chris Perry.  This brings me to my point for this article: why did we waste a bunch of money by signing Cedric Benson this week?

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OK for the first time this year I think I can be almost 100 percent confident that we will win this week!?!

The Browns, like us, are struggling so far this season. Derek Anderson is playing horrible (which sucks because he’s on my fantasy team), he has sucked so bad this year that the Browns are contemplating starting Brady Quinn against the Bengals. While I understand this move (our defense can’t get pressure on the quarterback, and our defensive backs are quite banged up), I honestly believe we can work this to our favor due to his inexperience. On a side note I have always though Quinn was overrated and the Browns wasted their 2008 1st round draft pick on him. I also can’t stand “God’s team” aka Notre Dame.

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once saw him as when he played for Michigan and I am now glad we got rid of Rudi Johnson. 

Carson Palmer reminded me of the true pro bowler he really is.  While he had a bum ankle he ran more in this game then I can remember him running in his whole career.  I also have to give him kudos for playing with a bloodied nose yet again.  He had a few bad choices with his passes, yet his accuracy and determination was amazing.  He finally looked like the leader we need/ he used to be.  If only he could find a way to hit Chad and TJ more often.

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be out for the game as well, and with the struggling passing game we need any receiver we can get. Carson Palmer also sustained a sprained ankle last week yet he looks to be able to play this Sunday.

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I honestly can’t believe how horrible our offensive line is.  They allowed Carson Palmer to get sack on the first 2 passing plays.  Due to their horrible play Carson had to run around constantly afraid he would get his head knocked off by a very experienced Ravens defense, which lead to many horrible passes/ dropped balls, bad plays in general.  We need to do something about this line which has made me realize/ hope we take an offensive lineman in one of the first 2 rounds of the draft next year. 

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thing that we have to look forward to in a negative light is our offensive line.  They allowed Carson Palmer to simply get knocked down and sacked WAY too many times in the preseason to which he also suffered a broken and bloody nose.  We must find unity on our line and hope they can come together and that Stacey Andrews can earn his franchise tag money. 

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vision and the team was rolling very well, I enjoyed being right.  I'd talk about how well Carson Palmer was going to do, or how many touchdowns Chad Johnson was going to score--and I'd be right.  Now, being 2007 and the fact the Cincinnati Bengals are in the tank, I hate being right.

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