Recently, there was a bit of a discussion on Twitter about the Bengals’ recent Super Bowl run with Joe Burrow and whether or not Carson Palmer could have done the same in 2005-06.
Palmer, though, is not viewed in nearly the same capacity as Burrow for a few reasons:
- He was injured on his first throw of a Wild Card game that the team would lose
- He only made the playoffs one more time during his tenure in Cincinnati, an ugly loss to the New York Jets in January of 2010
- He forced his way out of town in 2011
- He continues to take shots at the organization and even subtly attempt to discourage Burrow from remaining with the Bengals
Physically, Palmer had it all.