If Carson Palmer means it when he says he won’t be back in Cincinnati, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis thinks rookie Andy Dalton is ready to be the starter. But thinking your rookie quarterback is ready to start is a long way from being comfortable going into a season with a rookie being the only quarterback who can start.
And so the Bengals would like to have at least one experienced quarterback on the team.
“We really have no one that’s taken a real NFL snap,” Bengals quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese said, per Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “It’s prudent to look into that area if that person is the right fit for us.”
It’s not quite accurate to say the Bengals have no one who has taken a snap; Carson’s brother and backup Jordan Palmer has thrown 15 passes in his NFL career. But the Bengals don’t seem to think Jordan Palmer is a serious contender to be a starter, even if Jordan thinks he deserves a shot.
And so the Bengals want to have someone on the team with experience as an NFL starter. Reedy names Rex Grossman and Charlie Frye as possibilities. Bengals fans, try to contain your excitement.
source: PFT.com
author: Michael David Smith
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