Be Careful What You Wish For, Palmer

Last Sunday, the Oakland Raiders lost their QB, Jason Campbell, due to a broken collarbone sustained during the game. The report is that they will have to go on without him for six weeks. The thought now was to try and find a suitable replacement for Campbell until he returned from injury. Free agents didn't seem like the best route so a trade needed to be considered and fast what with the trade deadline being today. He Raiders beat the deadline and found the ultimate replacement for Jason Campbell: Carson Palmer.

Palmer, earlier this year, said he wanted a trade from the Bengals organization or he would retire from the game. He wasn't budging all. Up until now, the Bengals weren't budging either basically saying they would rather have Palmer stay retire than have him force his way out of Cincy. It seems that the Bengals blinked first. The Bengals folded and traded Palmer away to the Oakland Raiders for a 1st round pick in the 2012 Draft and a 2nd round pick (conditional) in the 2013 Draft. Palmer got his wish.

Now the Raiders don't need to wait for Jason Campbell. Actually, they would still like him back anyway considering he knows the offense unlike Carson Palmer. Palmer will no doubt be a bit sloppy and will need some time to get to know the Raiders offense. Also, he is going to a rather unstable organization. It seemed unstable during Al Davis' reign but now that the team is in a bit of flux due to the passing of their late great owner, who knows how the team will be run. It might be even more chaotic.

In the end , the trade works out for all parties involved. The Raiders get a great QB though a bit rusty and the Bengals get a couple of high round draft picks to build around their team which is actually doing well at 4-2. Good luck, Palmer.