There’s a good reason why many write pieces that ask which players, or coaches are on the hot seat. Most of it is conversational fodder. Rather than writing who is on the hot seat, let’s take a look at players this year with the most to prove. This isn’t a slam on any one player. The fact we’re including them on this list only maintains their value. With that in mind, we decided to take a look at the offense; not because we’re splitting the feature into two postings, it’s just that when the list was comprised, we were left with mostly offensive players.
Carson Palmer. Is this a way to suggest that if Palmer doesn’t succeed this year, that he’s done, thrown in the compactor of abyss as another great Bengals quarterback that couldn’t win us a Super Bowl? Is this a way of hinting that the Bengals should move on with a new quarterback next year? No, no, NO! But if one player has the most to prove on this team, factoring previous successes, then really, is there anyone bigger than Palmer? In truth, the perception of recent disappointments really hasn’t been 100% Palmer’s fault. We could cite the injury in 2008 that held him back that year — even though in the four games he did play (one of which was with the injured elbow against the Cowboys), Palmer averaged 182.8 yards-per-game and recorded only three touchdowns against four interceptions. We could cite the shift with a rushing offense in 2009, along with little help from receivers and Tight Ends as more reason not to fault Palmer.
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