Carson Palmer Now Unlikely To Start For Raiders In Week 7, According To Report

Campbell found out about the trade for Palmer while sitting in bed watching television with his fiancée. “It was kind of a moment of silence. My fiancée looked at me to see if I was gonna say something. There’s different things that go through your mind but you don’t want to fill your mind with those thoughts,” Campbell told the radio station.

That’s how the NFL works, though. Players sometimes find out about trades sitting at home.

On Friday, however, those reports changed. The word is now that Boller is likely the Raiders starting quarterback on Sunday. Steve Wyche of NFL.com has the report citing a few Raiders players.

Head coach Hue Jackson has been mum on the Raiders quarterback situation saying he knows who the quarterback will be but isn’t saying yet.

Raiders head coach Hue Jackson has been consistent in saying that a decision hasn’t been made although it was widely believed that Palmer would likely start.

Apparently, it’s now unlikely he starts against the Chiefs. ESPN’s Adam Schefter cites two people familiar with the situation who believe Palmer is unlikely to start against the Chiefs.

However, when you compare the talent level of the Bengals to the talent level of the Raiders, you have to wonder how much the trade to Oakland will help Palmer.

The Raiders are also 4-2 and they’ve played a pretty tough schedule so far. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear countless Raiders fans moaning that the price they payed for Palmer was way too high by the time the offseason rolls around, and even though he’ll never admit it, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear Palmer say that he made a mistake.

In Tuesday night’s introductory press conference, head coach Hue Jackson wouldn’t say who was starting for the Raiders in Week 7 but on Wednesday morning Raiders offensive coordinator Al Saunders strongly suggested that it would be Palmer.

ESPN’s report confirms what we thought: Palmer is starting.

Palmer says he understands Brown’s stance -- to a point.

Remember, Palmer never publicly talked about this. There were reports quoting people close to Palmer, or people claiming Palmer said something, but nothing directly from Palmer, so this is really the first time we’ve heard his side of the story.

“I was telling someone just a little while ago that I went to bed at 10:30 a retired football player and got a text message at 4 a.m. and was told to get on a plane to Oakland,” he added. “So, it’s been a whirlwind, and I understand what’s expected of me. I have played in this league for eight years, I know what it’s about.

“I know what playing quarterback is about, and it’s about winning. I want to come in and contribute and do whatever I can to help this team.”

Brown was firm in his stance that they wouldn’t trade Palmer but when you combine Andy Dalton playing well enough to lead the Bengals to a 4-2 record, and the Raiders offering up the compensation they did, the Bengals really had no choice but to do the deal.

Carson Palmer is officially a member of the Oakland Raiders today. Here is the photographic evidence.

The Bengals appeared content to let Palmer go gracefully into the sunset rather than be pressured into a deal. Enter the Oakland Raiders.

Mike Brown finally gave in to Carson Palmer’s trade demand on Tuesday, sending Palmer to the 4-2 Raiders, who apparently decided that Palmer is good enough to take them to the playoffs and beyond. They gave up a first round pick in 2012 and possibly a second round pick in 2013 (that would become a first round pick if Oakland wins a playoff game).

Of course, if he’s not the player who makes you a Super Bowl contender, then giving up those picks for Palmer is absolutely insane. And he wasn’t that player in 2010, we know, so let’s work under the assumption that this makes no sense.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported the conditions of the second pick via Twitter. Right now, the Raiders are 4-2 and in second place (behind San Diego) in the AFC West.

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Instant Reactions: The Palmer trade has drawn excitement from Bengals fans and more mixed (and negative) emotions from Raider Nation.

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But at our Raiders blog, Silver and Black Pride, writer Raymond St. Martin brings up one overlooked nugget that could forecast success for Palmer in Oakland. Raiders coach Hue Jackson has had success working with Palmer twice before.

4) Carson Palmer has been a very average quarterback for the past three seasons, but, had his two best seasons, 2005-06 while Hue Jackson was in Cincy as the receivers coach and apparently they worked together while Palmer was at USC. This bond could prove to be the foundation for Palmer to step back into the form that had him on the steps of greatness. It seems to be a theme with Hue that quarterbacks play well when he is on the roster.If Jackson can resurrect Palmer’s career, suddenly this trade doesn’t look *quite* as lopsided.

The next question to be answered is when the Raiders will start Palmer. They have a home game with the Chiefs on Sunday prior to a week 8 bye.

The reaction in Oakland is a little different. Most fans at SB Nation’s Silver and Black Pride seem to be saying this is not a good move for Oakland.

Here’s a sampling of the comments from those who disagree with the move:

Mike Brown...a genius? Cincinnati Bengals fans haven’t said that about their owner in quite some time but after the Bengals NFL trade deadline deal with the Oakland Raiders that’s what some are saying. Brown and the Bengals traded Palmer to the Raiders for a 2012 first round pick and a conditional pick in 2013 that could turn into another first rounder.

In the last few months, it was believed that the best the Bengals could do on a trade for Palmer was a second round pick, or maybe one first round pick. But possibly two first round picks? That’s almost unbelievable.

The Raiders now don’t have their first, second, third, fourth or seventh round picks in the 2012 NFL draft.

The Raiders now have a new quarterback and Cincinnati gets the over-the-top compensation they were looking for in a Palmer trade.

There are a couple of components to this deal. First, the Raiders are giving up their 2012 first round pick, which would mean they don’t have first, second, third, fourth or seventh round picks in next April’s draft. Second, the Raiders are also giving up a 2013 conditional draft pick that could turn into another first round pick depending on playing time and incentives.

So it’s possible that, when it’s all said and done, the Raiders give up two first round picks for Palmer. That’s almost unbelievable considering we thought the going rate for Palmer would be around a second round pick.

This would be stunning for a number of reasons. First, after Palmer told the Bengals earlier this summer that he would retire if he weren’t traded, the Bengals held firm in their stance that they wouldn’t trade him. Second, the Raiders would be trading away a 2012 first round pick meaning they wouldn’t have picks in the first, second, third or fourth rounds of the 2012 draft. Third, is Palmer really worth a first round pick? The scuttlebutt going around the league had him pegged as worth a second round pick, at best.

Stay tuned for more updates on this situation. The trade deadline comes at 4:00 p.m. (ET). SB Nation’s Cincy Jungleand Silver and Black Pride are buzzing over the news.

Check out SB Nation’s Silver and Black Pride to see what quarterbacks the Raiders could be considering.

So this quote from Bengals owner Mike Brown this week shouldn’t come as much of a surprise:

That’s what the Bengals have been saying all along.

Ochocinco repeated these sentiments in another recent interview, saying that “When he says he’s going to do something, he’s going to do it.)

It remains to be seen whether the Bengals will eventually give up and trade Palmer before the season starts, or risk losing him to retirement. Palmer once said he had $80 million and therefore did not have to stick around in an unhappy situation just to make money. If it looks likely that the Bengals won’t be able to call Palmer’s bluff, we’ll see if they’re willing and able to pull off a trade.

But, Collinsworth says, he thinks the Bengals will eventually give in and deal Palmer if the price is right.

So the question then is whether the Bengals will keep Palmer on the team in 2011. I can envision a scenario where they don’t commit to trading him until 2012 and attempt to force his hand in 2011 and get him on the field.