Carson Palmer trade is steal for Bengals - No one expected the Bengals to trade quarterback Carson Palmer. Even Bengals owner Mike Brown didn't anticipate a move five days ago.
But as the saying goes, the Raiders made the Bengals a deal that they couldn't refuse. Actually, it was a deal no owner or general manager could refuse.
Cincinnati gets a first-round draft pick in 2012 and a conditional first-rounder in 2013 for a quarterback who was never going to play for the team again. The Bengals
got two high draft picks when they already have Palmer's replacement in Andy Dalton.
This is a steal for the Bengals. This is highway robbery. Whatever exaggeratory cliché you have, it fits the situation.
Say what you want about how Brown has run the team over the years, but his hard-line stance with Palmer paid off. Big time. Brown couldn't get a better deal in his fantasy football league.
This would have been a steal for the Bengals if they were able to get just the 2012 first-round pick from Oakland. The conditional first-rounder in 2013 is just icing on the Bengals' celebration cake.
Remember, this is a deal for a 31-year-old Carson Palmer, not Andrew Luck.
Maybe you could rationalize the draft picks if the Raiders were getting the Palmer from 2005, the one who threw for 3,836 yards and 32 touchdowns. But Oakland is getting the 2011 Palmer, one who has gone through knee and elbow injuries.
