Those Who Like Palmer, He's Demanding Trade

[Fiz]

carson's main injury was kemo von olhoffen diving into his knee like Rodney Harrison in the playoff game and tearing everything.

[Fiz]

Jimmy Clausen and a 5th for Palmer then just draft Tyrod Taylor or some other decent quarterback in the 6th or 7th round for depth.

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[unicar15]

Do not want at that price.

Renegotiating his deal would obviously be required for a del with any team

[Mr. Scot]

As a stopgap, for moderate trade compensation, sure.

As a long-term solution, or for a higher pick, no.

I think he'll be a Cardinal or a 49er, more than likely.

[KJDaniel31]

I dont think Palmer is for us, given his age, the quickly deteriorating arm strength, and our young squad. But its possible that if someone falls in love with Gabbert/Cam/Locker that a trade up to #1 is possible.

By possible, I mean 10%.

[mav1234]

If Palmer is willing to retire, he may also be willing to renegotiate his contract to go some place he wants to go. I don't think it will be here, though.

From this ESPN article:

Sources familiar with Palmer's plan and mindset said he is financially secure for the rest of his life and willing to follow through and retire.

[YoungPanthers89]

Jimmy Clausen and a 5th for Palmer then just draft Tyrod Taylor or some other decent quarterback in the 6th or 7th round for depth.

If we wanted a running QB we would have put armanti there

[vorbis]

I agree with a guy that Gantt retweeted earlier: it's really all about the cost that you have to pay to get him. I think there's definitely a point where it makes sense for the Panthers to make a move and get him, but there's also a point where giving up even a midround pick is pointless because Palmer himself carries significant risk. Might as well take a chance on someone else at that point.

[Mr. Scot]

I've never been the world's biggest Carson Palmer fan, even pre-injury.

The question asked will be "is he better than what we have now or what we could get via free agency".

I have to acknowledge that the answer to that might actually be yes.

[Fiz]

If carsons got time he can shred anyone.

Unfortunately he's likely to have traumatic flashbacks if someone steps near him.

[YourMomsLover]

No...I don't want a QB that likes to have bad days often. He played horrible against us this year.

[Mr. Scot]

In fairness, you do have to take the Bengals environment of failure into account.

More than one guy that has looked like crap in Cincinnati has looked good elsewhere.

[KillerKat]

It's either him, McNabb, or Orton as our only options. If we can do it, might as well go ahead and try.

[mav1234]

If you look at the pool of likely trades & FA options, Palmer is easily the best if price is not a consideration in my opinion.

He's threatened to retire if he doesn't get traded. That doesn't sound like a guy overly concerned with money. He wants out.

He likely has a few destinations in mind, and I doubt we are one of them, but since the Bengals will want some value, we may have a chance to have our offer heard, if we make one.

All this depending on the CBA, of course.