Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals: A Match Made in Football Hell.
The Cincinnati Bengals has been one of the most dysfunctional franchises in all of sports. Quarterback Carson Palmer has given The Bengal organization an ultatium saying that he will retire if the organization refuses to trade him. Carson Palmer has been a joke for the last five years, and he expects the Bengals to just award him with his wish of being traded to a contender. Many NFL fans around the country believe the Bengals owner Mike Brown should comply with Carson Palmer’s wishes and trade the fading quarterback. I think Mike Brown is doing what is correct in this situation because Palmer hasn’t proven much to the football world. Athletes today have the ability to demand where and when they will play, and that is not right to the sports fans.
I can’t wait to witness Carson Palmer sitting on the bench and observing Andy Dalton create magic with stud receiver AJ Green. During this age of free agency, various athletes are caring about themselves more than the fans. I agree that The Cincinnati Bengals are not the greatest organization in sports, but Carson Palmer owes the fans a little more than a quick departure. The funny thing about this whole divorce between The Bengals and Palmer is the assumption that another team wants Palmer. Last year, the weakest link on the entire Bengal squad was number 9. The organization has eradicated headache players such as Ocho Cinco and Cedric Benson. I applaud owner Mike Brown for not allowing the prisoners to run the asylum.
Here are my top ten impactful rookies for the 2011-2012 NFL Season.
- Patrick Peterson-
- Nick Fairley- Detroit Lions
- Marcell Dareus –
- Andy Dalton- Cincinnati Bengals
- AJ Green-
- Julio Jones- Atlanta Falcons
- Mark Ingram-
- Prince Amukamara- NY Giants
- Mike Pouncey-
A team who has the likes of Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez, world soccer stars, the NY RedBulls have not shown nor proven their star quality in Major League Soccer thus far. There are two games where they thrashed their opponents but besides that, a few close games which turned out to be wins, losses, and many draws.
This team has potential and they do show it whether one would like to believe it or not. The problem is that they show this potential in games that don’t really matter, exhibitions. It’s always good to play hard in these types of games but the same amount of dedication is mandatory in the league.
The RedBulls have faced a lot of injury problems this season and due to international tournaments, players such as Rafael Marquez, Dane Richards, Juan Agudelo, and Tim Ream have all missed a few games. Rafael Marquez has missed more than just a few. Winning the Gold Cup with Mexico, Marquez was team captain for most of that tournament. He is a very important figure.
For the Redbulls, he plays sometimes in defense but most of the time in front of the back four as the defending midfielder. His job is to orchestrate the defense and send out accurate passes to the players in front of him. He also has to back up the midfielders and sometimes fill in the defenders’ shoes when they push up.
Marquez took part in this tournament and luckily did not get injured. The fact that he recently returned to the team makes me wonder why the coach decided to let him play in this friendly tournament. If he were to get injured, his team would once again be missing a key piece to their puzzle. Lucky for Coach Hans Backe, he is readily available for their next league match.
The RedBulls were invited to take part in the Emirates Cup as one of four sides including Boca Juniors (Argentina), Paris Saint Germain (France), and tournament hosts Arsenal (England). NY defeated PSG 1-0 in the opener yesterday thanks to a goal by Estonian international Joel Linperre. Today they were down 1-0 to Arsenal for the entire second half until they created some magic. Former Arsenal player Thierry Henry sent Roy Miller down the left side of the 18 yard box and his cross was deflected in by an Arsenal defender. This draw gave New York the right to lift the Emirates trophy.
They were not expected to win this with the likes of Arsenal and PSG who are two of Europe’s toughest sides but they did manage to pull through. The confidence gained from this should allow them to perform at a higher level in the states throughout the rest of this year’s MLS campaign. The RedBulls have the talent and a good coach. They just need to put all that together and create something special.
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