Fans of the 0-8 Bengals might have something to smile, er, not frown about. The team’s starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, said yesterday that he will be back at some point this season and that his most recent elbow injury has not set him on course for missing the remainder of 2008.
Said Palmer, “That’s not true. I don’t know where he (ESPN’s Chris Mortensen) got it.”
Head coach Marvin Lewis backed up his quarterback’s statements, and said that the soonest Palmer will be back is in time for the team’s home game against the Eagles, November 16.
Palmer, who has started four games this season, has a 69.0 passer rating and has thrown 3 touchdowns and four interceptions. His completion percentage, currently 58.1 percent, is the lowest it has been in his entire career. Not surprisingly, the Bengals have struggled this season, as well, and can claim to be the only team in the NFL with eight losses this season.
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I really think this is good news for Marvin Lewis. It seems he’s on his last leg, and needs Palmer to even have a remote chance of saving his job. I still many personnel changes for the team in the off-season because the Bengals have had a bad year on the field and have continued with problems off the field, too.
Lewis is in some serious troubles, for sure. The return of Palmer will help, but the team as a whole has struggled all season long, even when Palmer did play. Definitely a disappointing year for the Bungles.
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