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Chad, T.J. say Palmer should consider future with elbow injury.
COMMENT: What should Carson Palmer do?
Thursday, October 16, 2008
CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receivers Chad Ocho Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh are not orthopedic surgeons, yet they recommend quarterback Carson Palmer shut down his ailing right elbow.
Not just through Sunday's Oct. 19 game against Pittsburgh or the Nov. 9 bye, but the remainder of the season.
"The issue with (Palmer) is a lot more serious than playing this year," Ocho Cinco said. "We're talking about his career in general. If it means sitting out this year or play another 20 or who knows how long he'll be able to go, I think it'd be in his best interests to sit out."
Houshmandzadeh agreed.
"It would be the smart thing to do," he said. "Whether that will happen, I'm not sure. Carson wants to play. He's a veteran. If we can pile up some wins, maybe things change. But with a quarterback and his arm, the arm he throws with, you've got to be as careful as you can in a situation like this. I'm sure he's worried, obviously. But Carson probably has eight or nine years left to play. So you've just got to be smart."
Head coach Marvin Lewis, who is Palmer's spokesman regarding the injury, said his quarterback is "still trying to get different people's opinions, specialists in (elbow injuries) of what the best courses of action are. And right now the best course of action is still to rest — what he's been told — and let the healing take place so he has an opportunity not to further injure it."
Lewis wouldn't go into specifics on Palmer's injury, saying, "He's got a swollen elbow."
He said doctors have "been very clear and on the same page" regarding the nature of the injury, but Palmer is still searching for the best way to get his elbow healed.
"It's just what kind of rest period and what is the best course of action if that doesn't help it mend," Lewis said. "Right now, surgery is not an option."
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2253 or cludwig@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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Comments
By Rockt Man
October 16, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this
Do you really think that Mike Brown is going to fork out the money for the #1 pick? He sure didn’t inherit his father’s football savvy.
By Bill C.
October 16, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
Seems to me like a perfect opportunity to get Fitzpatrick and J. Palmer some exposure. Scrub the season for C.P. and let the back-ups get some exposure to games other than preseason. I love the Bengals and have been a dedicated fan for 28 years but can we get an O-line?
By kelly in da ville
October 16, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
If I was Palmer, I would sit out the next couple of years until the Bengals get a new center, left and right tackle. Gee—these guys have been with the Bengals for a couple of years and now they find out they suck? Levi Jones I can understand, his knees are hurt….but the other two? Let’s keep them on the roster for four years and then find out they can’t play. Gotta love the Mike Brown Bengals!
By kelly in da ville
October 16, 2008 4:29 PM | Link to this
If I was Palmer, I would sit out the next couple of years until the Bengals get a new center, left and right tackle. Gee—these guys have been with the Bengals for a couple of years and now they find out they suck? Levi Jones I can understand, his knees are hurt….but the other two? Let’s keep them on the roster for four years and then find out they can’t play. Gotta love the Mike Brown Bengals!
By Al
October 16, 2008 1:55 PM | Link to this
I almost feel Maring Lewis owes Carson an appology for putting him in the position to have to play behind a glass-jawed offensive line.
By sec312
October 16, 2008 9:50 AM | Link to this
Ft Myers Foursome…is that Mom, Dad and sisters? You tell them to write Chick?
Yes, shut him down…season is wasted, no sense in killing him for nothing.
By Toni
October 16, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this
Given he sat out at the last game, and blew it at the Dallas cowboys game, I would say sit him out for a while, not the whole season, just give his muscles and joints some time to heal, instead of causing longer term damage by playing him. I still love my Bengals, and I haven’t given up yet, but, man o man, I feel like I am watching pee-wee players instead of pro-Cmon Bengals, lets get it together
By Shaun
October 16, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
Ok lets be real people. The bengals are out of it. They are only playing for a draft pick and while we are 0-6 we might as well go for #1! Why risk further injury to Palmer when the season is lost already?
By Ft. Myers Foursome
October 16, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this
I hope you’re not planning on retiring anytime soon. With the comments you’ve made recently about the Bengal’s and their ownership, any post retirement employment with the Bengal’s is pretty much out of the question. Besides, you’ve got the best Bengals coverage around. If you stick around another 20 years, you’ve even got a chance of covering a Bengals winning season.
By VietVet
October 16, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this
We still don’t know what is wrong with the elbow. He won’t talk, the team doctor’s won’t talk and ole’ Marvin won’t talk. If the man can’t throw the football, then fix the problem now, play out the rest of the season and wait for his return in 09. His medical condition is just one of the many things that are wrong with this franchise. Ownership incompetence, coaching decisions, development of players and other matters need to be addressed to raise the level of play to compete in this league.