Carson Palmer - could be lights out
Via Rob Fahrni, I see that Carson Palmer's injury is much worse than what was initially reported:
"Carson Palmer's knee injury was 'devastating and potentially career-ending,' involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday."
That sounds like a life impacting injury - never mind football. It didn't look like that big a hit at the time, but it goes to show - anything can happen when bodies collide. I think the Bengals need to look at whether or not Kitna is who they want to go with next year.
Comments
palmer will be fine
[Sven Gordan] January 13, 2006 15:16:24.818
This might sound a little cruel but you don't need good knees to be a good quarterback. Marino had bad legs. So did Namath-- although if you look at his career numbers you see he was not really a good qb. Elway had one of his ACL removed while he was in high school. It will take away from some of his athleticism but he will still be able to drop back and throw the ball. He will probably have to take it easy in training camp but he should be ready by opening day-- even if he has to have the damn thing drained every week during the season.
Bernie Kosar
[ Troy Brumley] January 13, 2006 15:27:40.669
Comment by Troy Brumley
Well, we always felt he had 2 left feet with 2 right knees, but he was annoying to us Bengals fans. Of course, the long time Bengals fan will know the story of Greg Cook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Cook