You've read about it, seen it on television and even had your best friend mention it. However, the one man who has to make that choice is still keeping it quiet. Less than a week after landing Carson Palmer in a major trade with the Bengals, ESPN tried to crow about Palmer starting Sunday against the Chiefs. Likewise, in the Insider piece, it seemed a forgone conclusion as most of the plans to stop the Raiders were tailored to stopping Palmer by pressuring him, forcing him to make mistakes, etc. Hold on a moment, folks. What if Hue Jackson, the ...
The Oakland Raiders followed the loss of a monumental piece of their franchise by attempting to bring in a big cog in the form of a starting quarterback.Obviously, no matter how good Carson Palmer does in the Silver and Black, he will not replace Al Davis.However, that does not mean that Palmer will not have a lot of success with Davis' franchise. The trade to acquire Palmer was a very Al Davis-esque move in that it was widely criticized and, in places, laughed at. It was an aggressive move, and while they did pay more than the market value for ...
The Oakland Raiders' trade for Carson Palmer is going to propel them to a massive victory at home this week against the Kansas City Chiefs.The Chiefs are coming off a bye week and two straight victories, but things get much tougher in Oakland. The Raiders just acquired Palmer from the Bengals, and he will carry the team to a huge victory this week.The Silver and Black are going to give Kansas City a heavy dosage of Darren McFadden this week, who will put up monstrous numbers in this game. Oakland has the No. 2 ranked run game in the NFL, ...
A lot of people give a lot of praise to Darren McFadden. That's good.There is another player who happens to be a kicker, and he has put more points on the board than others who have scored in the first six weeks of the 2011 regular season.Sebastian Janikowski has scored 32.5 percent of the 160 points that the Oakland Raiders have made.At this point, Darren McFadden has scored 30 percent of the 160 points.Fans love to see touchdowns, but the data shows that the kicker is very important in the game.On several occasion during recent years when the scoring looked ...
It's the dawn of a new era in Oakland with former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer under center. That being said, Palmer should start this week against AFC West rival Kansas City, and rightfully so, because who gives up two potential first-round picks (one definite) for a quarterback and then doesn't start him?In addition, Palmer is the best option over Kyle Boller or rookie Terrelle Pryor.Now with that in mind, how well does Palmer perform in his first game wearing the Silver and Black?We have to remember that he hasn't played since the end of 2010, held out all of ...
Carson Palmer's trade to the Oakland Raiders has generated plenty of attention. That's fine. He's a big-name quarterback going to a new team that paid an awful lot to get him. However, if we're taking a look at the game that looks like it will be Palmer's first of the season, the Oakland quarterback is not the man that will take the team to victory. No, the primary man who will do that is running back Darren McFadden, who will be aided by backfield mate Michael Bush. It's really hard to imagine the Chiefs putting enough pressure on the Raiders offense ...
The NFL season can be, and typically is, a grind, which makes each team's bye week that much more important to its success over the course of a 16-game campaign.Not all teams with time off in Week 8 will be happy with their results heading in, though these three are on track for a positive spin to begin their midseason breaks. Oakland RaidersThe Raiders are anything but a shoo-in to win in Week 7. They're facing a well-rested Chiefs squad and will be breaking in a brand-new quarterback of their own in Carson Palmer, who's spent the entire season playing with ...
The first question that many have asked since the Raiders signed Carson Palmer is: will he play right away?Al Saunders has told the media that he believes so, but head coach Hue Jackson has been very non-committal. There are many reasons why he shouldn't and just as many reasons why he should play.To me, the reasons why he should play outweigh the reasons why he shouldn't play.Turn the page to see why I believe he will play and how it will play out.Begin Slideshow
Five teams will be starting new quarterbacks this week. Here are the more interesting storylines involving those teams. Oakland Raiders The 4-2 Raiders lost Jason Campbell to a broken collarbone. He’s out for the season.Fortunately, they were able to pry Carson Palmer from Bengals owner Mike Brown for a first-round pick in 2012 and a conditional pick in 2013.It's a hefty price for the 31-year-old, but the Raiders feel that their time to win is now and that Palmer is the guy to help them win. Palmer had been absent from the Bengals due to a holdout, so he hasn’t played or practiced since ...
Can a quarterback who turns 32 in December and, by his own choice, was not even in a training camp this season, really be anointed as a new franchise quarterback in the National Football League? That quarterback is Carson Palmer, and in the eyes of the Oakland Raiders, he can. In recent years, I have been among the many who have blamed the Raiders’ ridiculous personnel decisions on the senility of their aging owner, Al Davis. This may have been unfair. Davis passed away on Oct 8 and ten days later,Oakland traded their 2012 first-round draft selection and a conditional ...