The Carson Palmer jersey has been a huge staple with the Bengals since he was drafted out of USC. He was a Heisman Trophy winner there and people thought he would be a sure thing. He was drafted high in the NFL draft by Cincinnati and has become a top tier NFL quarterback since his days at USC. On a side note, Matt Cassel was his backup at USC.
Carson has played with Chad Johnson, now Chad Ochocinco for his career and both of them have helped each other get to the Pro Bowl. Their offense is normally very good and if they run the ball well they could get to the Super Bowl. The Palmer Jerseys are worn throughout downtown on gameday and everyone in the city loves Carson. He plays hard and no one likes it when he gets hurt. Which seems to happen quite a bit unfortunately. Cedric Benson has really given the team a boost since his arrival. They also have a very good defense that can keep them in almost any game throughout the season.
The Bengals seem to go with how Palmer goes. When he does not play well the whole team has trouble winning games. He really means a lot to them and they need him to play at the highest level for them to succeed. The running game and defense then follow suit and that is when the Bengals are dangerous.
I would say Palmer is in the second tier of NFL quarterbacks right behind Manning, Brady, Brees and Favre. He can make any throw on the field and when he has time to throw the ball he can get it to the wide outs.
It will be interesting to see how long he stays in Cincinnati if they do not win the AFC soon.
Update: No longer will Palmer be throwing to Chad Ochocinco, as you will now see a Patriots Ochocinco jersey in the stadium. Chad Ochocinco will be a senior leader on the New England Pats and could help them get back to the Super Bowl.
