Carson Palmer looks awesome

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

Which is amazing because when he was here at USC, his career was somewhat mediocre. He had a good senior season, but before that his numbers were unimpressive:
*Overall in 2001 while starting all 12 games, he completed 221-of-377 passes (58.6%) for 2,717 yards with 13 TDs and 12 interceptions.
*Overall in 2000 he completed 228-of-415 passes (54.9%) for 2,914 yards and 16 TDs with 18 interceptions.
In 1999 he broke his collarbone in week 3 and sat out the season.
So not bad, per se, most folks around here thought he could go the route of Rob Johnson but he has definitely become a superior QB.

what was the talent around him like? I diddn't follow the draft that far back, so i don't really know, but he seems competitive as hell. I mean, he took rudi and CJ to indy games just to watch peyton warm up. He wants it bad.

it really shows you how getting lucky on a QB sure can change your fortunes in a hurry. he was drafted into a system with a good coach though that knew how to get the rest of the team in order. Now if he can just keep them out of jail....