BengalszoneBilly Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 4/28/2004 - BY GEOFF HOBSON Carson Palmer, last year’s No. 1 pick, didn’t really sit down and watch the NFL’s Draft Day this year. But he couldn’t help catch the fallout from this year’s No. 1 controversy. “For me not to come here probably would have been one of the biggest mistakes I could have made,” said Palmer Wednesday as he reflected on the Bengals’ new regime taking him a year later. “But it wasn’t going to happen.” Palmer is the first to tell you that maybe he shouldn’t talk about Eli Manning’s situation because he doesn’t know why the Ole Miss quarterback told the Chargers he didn’t want to play in San Diego and forced a trade to the Giants. It helped that the Bengals’ front office, buoyed by the hiring of head coach Marvin Lewis, came out of the box a month before the draft with a solid long-term plan and contract offer, but all Palmer knows is that he wasn’t going to use his position to engineer a trade. Palmer said 90 percent of the agents that he interviewed to represent him told him, “You don’t want to go to Cincinnati. We’ll work something out,” and he told them the conversation was now over. Then he settled on David Dunn, who had been part of four first-round negotiations with the Bengals before he and the club agreed on Palmer’s six-year contract ranging between $40-49 million two days before the draft. “I didn’t want to do that. I didn’t have any reason not to go to Cincinnati,” Palmer said. “I don’t know what Eli’s reasons are, I’m just saying that nothing like that crossed my mind. Coming out of college, I was humbled. I didn’t care. I was just so excited about playing in the NFL. The last thing I wanted to do is not play for a certain team, not play for a certain NFL franchise. I just wanted to play for somebody. I shouldn’t talk about it because I don’t now the whole situation, but in my case it wasn’t a decision I made.” Last year, Palmer saw the Bengals take three offensive players on the first day, including himself. This year, it was four defensive players on the first day and seven in all, and he’s puzzled by the criticism. “I was happy to get defensive guys. You can’t be selfish and always want the receivers and linemen,” Palmer said. “There was a lot of negative stuff said about it, but the thing is that Marvin is in control and everybody on this team and in this organization, we trust what he’s doing and where he’s going. I don’t think anyone in this locker room questions our draft. He’s a smart man. There’s a reason he’s here and the reason is to get this changed and that’s the direction he’s going in.” ______________________________________________________________________________God I'm glad we have a guy like Palmer and not Manning!! :player: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimersfan88 Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Man, if only it were September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Stripes Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 cant wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer77 Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 sure is nice to have a qb who is as humble as the guy at the end of bar. this is why he's on the path to greatness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimersfan88 Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 In that last paragraph, Carson basically said " IN MARVIN WE TRUST." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Man Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Agreed, Carson is a class act! Glad he's on our side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black'n'Orange Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Carson fits the mold of the Marvin Lewis New Era Bengals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 If anyone has a problem with what Eli did, then you need to focus on the NFL and the teams unjust ability to accommodate such players who have no scars, no experience, or seniority.What Eli did was get what he wants, and I commend him for doing so, it's the system that needs to be revised. If a player sits out after being picked up in the draft, then there should be a mandatory waiting period computed by an average of all the first round draft picks contractual length before he can reenter the draft. That may be a little drastic, but at least everyone will go through the same system that has been going on since 1936. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Bengal Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 sure is nice to have a qb who is as humble as the guy at the end of bar. this is why he's on the path to greatness... Yeah, thats what I mentioned before....I like his attitude...I hope he has success in the NFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobcat Bengal Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 If anyone has a problem with what Eli did, then you need to focus on the NFL and the teams unjust ability to accommodate such players who have no scars, no experience, or seniority.What Eli did was get what he wants, and I commend him for doing so, it's the system that needs to be revised. If a player sits out after being picked up in the draft, then there should be a mandatory waiting period computed by an average of all the first round draft picks contractual length before he can reenter the draft. That may be a little drastic, but at least everyone will go through the same system that has been going on since 1936. He's not the only player to do that howeverStevie Franchise refused to go to the Grizzlies...so it happens outside of the NFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 John Elway did the exact same thing I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 John Elway did the exact same thing I think... Yes he did and he's a bitch to... A superbowl champion bitch, but a bitch nonetheless !!! Just be happy you are going to make millions playing a game and move the F**K on... Oh yeah, Palmer kicks ass !!!WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 John Elway did the exact same thing I think...Yes he did and he's a bitch to... A superbowl champion bitch, but a bitch nonetheless !!! Just be happy you are going to make millions playing a game and move the F**K on... Oh yeah, Palmer kicks ass !!!WHODEY !!! Well Elway actually had the option to play baseball. But I guess he used that as leverage to not be drafted by..... whoever it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBengal Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 But I guess he used that as leverage to not be drafted by..... whoever it was. The Colts I think...WHODEY !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkendall Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 But I guess he used that as leverage to not be drafted by..... whoever it was.The Colts I think...WHODEY !!! Yea, I think you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjakq27 Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 John Elway did the exact same thing I think...Yes he did and he's a bitch to... A superbowl champion bitch, but a bitch nonetheless !!! Just be happy you are going to make millions playing a game and move the F**K on... Oh yeah, Palmer kicks ass !!!WHODEY !!! Well Elway actually had the option to play baseball. But I guess he used that as leverage to not be drafted by..... whoever it was. Elway was drafted by the Colts in 1983. The GM thought he would be able to get him signed even though he was holding out, but the owner of the team traded him to Denver without the GM knowing.The ironic thing is that the GM for Indy is now the GM for the Giants, Ernie Accorsi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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