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1st round pick and a conditional 1st round as well.............If the Raiders can protect Palmer, he should be somewhat successful.........

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Originally posted 01:09 PM ET  10.18 by Bull_Shirt_Retired

1st round pick and a conditional 1st round as well.............If the Raiders can protect Palmer, he should be somewhat successful.........

i agree, i like this deal. Raiders get a pretty good QB to help run that offense and a rebuilding Bengals get high draft picks...

I'm not sure how I feel about this trade. It is true there were not a lot of options out there and Boller is not the answer to keep the momentum going throughout the rest of the season. I just hope Palmer is worth it because the Raiders paid a pretty steep price for him.

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Originally posted 01:57 PM ET  10.18 by {+}SANTA-MARGE{+}

lihi....we'll throw-in ocho-cinco too !

Ha! What the hell happened to that guy? I was really rooting for him to succeed, but it's almost like he's regressed :-(

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Originally posted 01:37 PM ET  10.18 by LoveItHateIt

I'm not sure how I feel about this trade. It is true there were not a lot of options out there and Boller is not the answer to keep the momentum going throughout the rest of the season. I just hope Palmer is worth it because the Raiders paid a pretty steep price for him.

Yes they did pay a steep price

but

when you have a history of wasting draft picks what difference does it make in the long run, at least they know what Carson can do, and he probably does not have a 'drank' problem like one overpaid 1st overall draft pick of a nightmare the Raiders just went through.

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Originally posted 01:57 PM ET  10.18 by {+}SANTA-MARGE{+}

lihi....we'll throw-in ocho-cinco too !

Maybe Ocho needs to spend less time tweating and act more like a football player?

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Originally posted 02:07 PM ET  10.18 by Hammered_in_Soup

Yes they did pay a steep price but when you have a history of wasting draft picks what difference does it make in the long run, at least they know what Carson can do, and he probably does not have a 'drank' problem like one overpaid 1st overall draft pick of a nightmare the Raiders just went through.

There's the old Hammered - it was only a matter of time before the digs came out :-)

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Originally posted 02:00 PM ET  10.18 by LoveItHateIt

Ha! What the hell happened to that guy? I was really rooting for him to succeed, but it's almost like he's regressed :-(

doesn't seem like he's grasped the Pats system. maybe he just can't shake the Bengal in him.

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Originally posted 01:37 PM ET  10.18 by LoveItHateIt

I'm not sure how I feel about this trade. It is true there were not a lot of options out there and Boller is not the answer to keep the momentum going throughout the rest of the season. I just hope Palmer is worth it because the Raiders paid a pretty steep price for him.

The Raiders are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They had to do something. They are now winning, and Palmer was a former first round draft choice, and Hue Jackson drafted him out of high school, so it's not like the coach is getting someone he don't know (according to a talking head on NFL Network)

If Palmer can keep the winning going, regardless of making the playoffs, then I would say it was worth it. Beats the alternative from the past several years, does it not?

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Originally posted 02:24 PM ET  10.18 by Bull_Shirt_Retired

The Raiders are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They had to do something. They are now winning, and Palmer was a former first round draft choice, and Hue Jackson drafted him out of high school, so it's not like the coach is getting someone he don't know (according to a talking head on NFL Network)If Palmer can keep the winning going, regardless of making the playoffs, then I would say it was worth it. Beats the alternative from the past several years, does it not?

Recruited, not drafted^^

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Originally posted 02:24 PM ET  10.18 by Bull_Shirt_Retired

The Raiders are stuck between a rock and a hard place. They had to do something. They are now winning, and Palmer was a former first round draft choice, and Hue Jackson drafted him out of high school, so it's not like the coach is getting someone he don't know (according to a talking head on NFL Network)If Palmer can keep the winning going, regardless of making the playoffs, then I would say it was worth it. Beats the alternative from the past several years, does it not?

Yes - it definitely defeats the alternative!