If you were surprised to see Carson Palmer make his Raiders debut last Sunday, you can only imagine how he felt.
“I was told I was not going to play. I didn’t know the offense, I also hadn’t been coaching and operating out,” Palmer told 95.7-FM on Wednesday. “So it was a complete shock to me at halftime when he told me, ‘Hey, you know we’re going to get you in, in the third quarter.’”
“He” is Raiders coach Hue Jackson, who turned to Palmer right after an overwhelmed Kyle Boller threw 3 initial-half interceptions against the Kansas City Chiefs. Palmer wasn’t any far better, throwing three picks himself during a 28- loss.
Asked what percentage of the playbook he knew entering the game, Palmer’s answer spoke volumes about what he was facing in his debut.
“Oh man, I knew like about 15 plays and we ran the very same 15 plays over and over once again,” he said.
Palmer didn’t intimate Jackson had made a mistake, saying he’ll in no way turn down a opportunity to play (unless, we’ll interject, it’s for the Bengals).
“I just said, ‘All proper, well that’s what I’m here to do, I’m here to play football,’” he stated. “I was extremely uncomfortable and naturally not ready or prepared but it’s a game of unknowns, it’s a game of getting game plans when you go in and points alter and my game program was not play but I ended up playing.”
Certainly, this was a boneheaded move by Jackson in hindsight, but it may have the unintended consequence of lowering expectations for Palmer in Oakland. For a player who hasn’t posted an annual passer rating above 84 given that the Bush administration, this is essential.
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Posted on 17 August 2011. Tags: coaching, coordinator, draft, enjoying, greatest x, Josh, Josh Mcdaniels, Lot, Matt Cassel, McDaniels, Nfc West, Radar, role, St Louis Post Dispatch, staff
While Josh McDaniels’ prized draft pick gets a lot of attention in Denver, McDaniels has quietly operated below the radar in St. Louis.
The Rams’ new offensive coordinator is busy attempting to teach his scheme to a new group of players and a coaching staff that he largely inherited. McDaniels sounds pleased to be out of the head coach spotlight for a bit.
“This has been great for me. We’re blessed to have the chance to function in this profession each and every day,” McDaniels stated via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “The group of guys and the coaching staff has created this transition for me unbelievable. . . . Focusing on the offense, trying to get greater on that side of the ball, coaching the quarterbacks is really something I really like to do.”
It’s something that McDaniels excels at. In St. Louis, he has a quarterback in Sam Bradford with a lot more natural talent than two of his previous pupils Matt Cassel and Kyle Orton. The Rams have a deep, young receiver group without a accurate No. 1 guy. That’s a setup that has worked for McDaniels in the past.
“I think we’re having a lot of enjoyable. And I don’t feel you hear that word a lot in training camp,” McDaniels said.
We see McD as one of the greatest x-aspects in the NFC. If he can bring about reasonable improvement to the Rams offense, St. Louis is the clear preferred in the NFC West.
If McDaniels can support make the Rams offense really harmful, St. Louis could be a genuine contender.
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Rams please get fisher, I dont want him coaching my Fins. Plus why would he want to work for our dumb ass owner. Wish we got Jim Harbaugh last year, Go Phins 2012!
He’s truly going to have a job interview the Thursday ahead of a playoff game in Foxboro?
That’s a Saturday 8pm game. There’s no way Allen would fly to StLoo on Wednesday for a job interview on Thursday even though prepping for a playoff game on Saturday.
Possibly or possibly this is what the Rams stated they were going to do.
It’s referred to as “Plan B”.
Tebow demands coaching stability. Denver better hope he flops in his interview.
Wouldn’t it be funny if Mr. Fisher’s arogance outcomes in him acquiring neither of the two jobs?
Not very smart of the Rams to have not of interviewed several candidates by now. But then again, it is the Rams
Have the Rams met with any minority candidates to satisfy the Rooney rule?
This is what occurred:
Kroenke doesn’t want to admit he produced a mistake with McDaniels as O-coordinator.
So McDaniels makes a deal with Kroenke: I’ll leave on my own without having you firing me IF you interview Denver’s D-coordinator Allen.
McDaniels made Kroenke interview Allen to mess up Denver’s preparation for Tom Brady and McDaniels’ offense in NE.
This makes McDaniels appear excellent once again.
I’m just jk-ing but this would be funny if it were accurate!
@ mrplow3
yeah, Tebow requirements the defensive coordinator for coaching stability
come on now
He would have his interview in Denver, just like they did with Fisher.
Fisher flew to Denver right after leaving St Louis. Maybe to employ a defensive coordinator?
The Ray Horton interview took care of the Rooney Rule requirement.
As a Dolphins fan the more time goes by the more I don’t want Fisher. This dude is just playing the program I believed he had potential but I feel he’s going to end up hurting 1 team a lot by generating them wait for him to say no. Extremely arrogant for an individual with no rings…..
@elmustardo
Shhh! That is forbidden speak. Everytime I bring it up my comment gets erased.
@mustardo did you read the post? They interviewed Ray Horton. If you don’t know who he is, google him.
habsman says:
Jan 9, 2012 10:13 PM
Wouldn’t it be funny if Mr. Fisher’s arogance outcomes in him obtaining neither of the two jobs?
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I hear that it’s achievable from a source close to the situation that Fisher thinks maybe McKenzie will fire Jackson and then Fisher will be able to wear black like he did with the Bears when he worked for Buddy Ryan although Rex was a kid so I believe he’s going to the Eagles to be DC there once more…
I don’t know that Dennis Allen is qualified to be a HC. Seems like the Rams are trying to interview everyone just to put pressure on Fisher. Allen is the only they could get.
Or possibly he will get hired on the spot Thursday, the Patriots will request permission to speak to him and the Rams say ok. The Patriots hire him Saturday morning and get the rest of the information that McHoodie couldn’t supply? Belichick had this planned all along, proper Patriot haters?!?!?
Who cares.
finsfrenzy says:
Jan 9, 2012 ten:35 PM
As a Dolphins fan the more time goes by the more I don’t want Fisher. This dude is just playing the system I thought he had prospective but I assume he’s going to end up hurting one team a lot by producing them wait for him to say no. Very arrogant for somebody with no rings…..
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He has a ring. He was on IR with the Bears, his last season as a player. That’s when he began coaching for Ryan…