After being out for most of the 2008 season with elbow problems, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer got some bad news this week.
When asked about San Francisco's quarterback situation on Monday, Niners head coach Mike Singletary responded: "We've got a ways to go. Alex [Smith] and Shaun [Hill] have to continue to compete, not so much against each other but against the best quarterbacks in the league, because that's what it's going to take to win."
For once, T.J. Houshmandzadeh made fans think about a Bengals receiver and not hear the "Cops" theme playing in the background.
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Perhaps Jared DeVries and the Lions should just consider crossing over the Ambassador Bridge and trying to play some Canadian Football League teams. That way, they might win one once in a while.
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Ronnie Brown did it all against the Patriots, rushing for four touchdowns and even throwing for another one as the Dolphins handed New England their first regular-season loss since 2006.
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Ben Roethlisberger may be ready to sue his offensive line for non-support, as the Eagles' pass rush harassed the quarterback all game and knocked the star out of the game.
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The Bills are 3-0 for the first time since the Thurman Thomas days, and they have another talented back to thank. Lynch ran in a pair of touchdowns and helped keep the ball moving as Buffalo rallied to beat Oakland.
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Maybe Tom Brady is the prozac for Randy Moss, as with the Patriots' star quarterback out with injury, the Pats' receiver seems to have reverted into his sullen Oakland ways.
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Thanks to Derek Anderson's struggles, Brady Quinn might actually get to put down that clipboard and begin to try to become the franchise quarterback many thought he'd become.
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Martin Gramatica had the game on his foot against the Broncos. Unfortunately for Martin, his kick was wider than Hurricane Ike's wrath.
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It's a sad day, well, somewhere; the 49ers have terminated Trent Dilfer's contract. Dilfer was the Buccaneers first-round pick in 1994 and although he never became a franchise quarterback during his 15-year career, he did win a Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2000, made the "game manager" label relatively respectable, and proved that he wasn't the most overrated first-rounder to come out of Fresno State. "Trent Dilfer is a true professional in every meaning of the word," coach Mike Nolan said in a statement. "Trent has provided great value to our team over the past two years in terms of his leadership, knowledge of the game and play on the field."Not so much value, leadership and knowledge of the game that he's worth keeping around, though. Particularly when the 49ers now have J.T. O'Sullivan on the roster, a potential NFL starter.*
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