Damn it! Ok ok, I'm back. Well played Bengals organization. We all knew I'd come around, I just thought it would be next season. This trade (at least on the surface) shows true change and a commitment to winning, which is all I've ever wanted from the Bungs.
To clarify, the players and coaches have always been committed to winning under the Marvin regime, but ownership was certainly not. This is well documented.
For anyone who doesn't know, Carson Palmer, the retired player who was useless to the Bengals, was traded to the Oakland Raiders this week for a 1st round pick in 2012 and a 2nd round pick in 2013 which could be elevated to a 1st rounder if the Raiders make it to the AFC championship game in either year,
Bananas. Absolutely Bananas. Wonderful stuff. Trades like this just don't happen in the NFL. I think Al Davis might have Tupac'ed this deal (done it from the grave. I cite the example below). Seems like something his crazy ass would do right?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eLABXmjySE
By the way, can we talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire? Carson wanted out of the Bengals because it was a dysfunctional organization. Is there a worse (recently) franchise he could have gone to? I know the crypt keeper is dead (Oakland rejoices!) but you're going to a team with basically no draft in 2012 and a depleted one in 2013. Enjoy that CP.
By the way, love or hate Carson, if you're Bengals fan you should be rooting against the Raiders every for the next two years. I've got nothing against the Raiders and I actually wish the best for Hue Jackson, but the worse they do the higher we pick!
Anyway, this post is just to let everyone know I'm back and I'm stoked. I'll pick it back up after the bye week.
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