Got any facts to back this? Bengals say they think he'll be ready.Torn ACL/MCL's do not heal over the course of a few months. Palmer is looking at 10 months minimum until he can play again.
Is Kitna the Bengals QB next season? Do the Bengals make a run at Favre for one year?
At best, it's 6 months until you can resume activity (July) and that's if everything goes OK.Got any facts to back this? Bengals say they think he'll be ready.Torn ACL/MCL's do not heal over the course of a few months. Palmer is looking at 10 months minimum until he can play again.
Is Kitna the Bengals QB next season? Do the Bengals make a run at Favre for one year?
I am not a doctor and I did not sleep at the Holiday Inn Express last night. However, I can be certain that we will not be doing anything but guessing until they actually operate. Once they see/feel/repair, then and only then we will have a timetable for his return.and now back to your regular scheduled program...Cincy guy here. They keep saying on the radio that it's a clean tear, which they keep saying is actually a good thing from a medical standpoint. Carson's on the radio right now.
My 2 cents are that the Bengals have to re-sign Kitna. He knows the offense very well and can operate it as best he can. They can sign him for a fair price and he can do what needs to be done which is keep the seat warm until the Greek God of a quarterback returns to unleash his fury on the rest of the league.
He wont slide in my draft, whether or not hes 100% by draft day. He may not go in the 1st round like I know he would had he not got hurt, but he wont last past round 2. Theres just too much upside, and its not like hes a running QB who uses his legs much.Now if by some chance hes still there in round 3 Id jump on him in a heartbeat, but I dont see it happening.Mark it down now, Palmer will slide in ALL drafts and we will all be able to steal him 1 more year.
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I thought the same thing when Palmer got hurt.... Kitna heard the cash register sound go off ... "cha-ching"Palmer owner with his right for next year, and only next year in a redraft ....Kitna is a free agent, so this could get interesting.
I love Kitna, but he's really not that great of a quarterback.. I'd be just as well to let Craig Krenzel start while Palmer is out. I think he's a leader-type in the mold of Trent Dilfer/Brad Johnson/Jon Kitna.
As if I can't see someone quoting this post and mocking the quarterbacks I just compared Krenzel to.
wouldn't the quarterback controversy rip the team apart?seriously, kitna didn't look good in the second half of the game sunday, but if he resigns and starts game one, they'll be fine. if i were a bengals fan, i'd be a bit more worried about the defense than kitna.Tim Couch?
Cool member #.There's a lot of quarterbacks who would look good in this offense, brah.I love Kitna, but he's really not that great of a quarterback.. I'd be just as well to let Craig Krenzel start while Palmer is out. I think he's a leader-type in the mold of Trent Dilfer/Brad Johnson/Jon Kitna.
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serious question: i remember reading a lot over the past two years about how kitna was happy to back up palmer, so why is he suddenly interested in a starting job?I think barring the franchise tag, Kitna will test the free agent waters and find himself a starting job somewhere.
I thought the same about Collins this year, too.Cool member #.There's a lot of quarterbacks who would look good in this offense, brah.I love Kitna, but he's really not that great of a quarterback.. I'd be just as well to let Craig Krenzel start while Palmer is out. I think he's a leader-type in the mold of Trent Dilfer/Brad Johnson/Jon Kitna.
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Being happy with one's current situation is in no way contraindicative to being open to a new situation.I'm sure many people on this board like what they're doing for a living but would find it appealling if downright preferable to be doing something different.serious question: i remember reading a lot over the past two years about how kitna was happy to back up palmer, so why is he suddenly interested in a starting job?I think barring the franchise tag, Kitna will test the free agent waters and find himself a starting job somewhere.
i guess my question is, if he were really interested in being a starter, why not force the issue after the '03 season when iirc he was 'comback player of the year' and his stock was at it's highest? now he's two years older and he's going to look for a starting job?i suppose that's for him to know and us to wonder about.Being happy with one's current situation is in no way contraindicative to being open to a new situation.I'm sure many people on this board like what they're doing for a living but would find it appealling if downright preferable to be doing something different.serious question: i remember reading a lot over the past two years about how kitna was happy to back up palmer, so why is he suddenly interested in a starting job?I think barring the franchise tag, Kitna will test the free agent waters and find himself a starting job somewhere.
In Kitna's case, he accepted his role as the good soldier, being under contract what else was he to do? Now he has the chance to see if there's a starter's job out there. Any NFL QB worth having is one who ultimately sees himself as a starter under the right circumstances.
Because the team used the 1st overall pick the prior draft on Carson Palmer. There was no hand to force, he was under contract and releasing him would've in no way guaranteed he could sign somewhere else as a starter. And remember, the Bengals paid him a $1.5 million bonus that year even though he technically fell short by a handful of snaps; there was some loyalty there.i guess my question is, if he were really interested in being a starter, why not force the issue after the '03 season when iirc he was 'comback player of the year' and his stock was at it's highest? now he's two years older and he's going to look for a starting job?i suppose that's for him to know and us to wonder about.Being happy with one's current situation is in no way contraindicative to being open to a new situation.I'm sure many people on this board like what they're doing for a living but would find it appealling if downright preferable to be doing something different.serious question: i remember reading a lot over the past two years about how kitna was happy to back up palmer, so why is he suddenly interested in a starting job?I think barring the franchise tag, Kitna will test the free agent waters and find himself a starting job somewhere.
In Kitna's case, he accepted his role as the good soldier, being under contract what else was he to do? Now he has the chance to see if there's a starter's job out there. Any NFL QB worth having is one who ultimately sees himself as a starter under the right circumstances.
who are the most likely teams? the jets maybe?