The Irish Doggy Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) From bengals.com Palmer progresses to timing issues By GEOFF HOBSON June 15, 2006 Posted: 9:50 a.m. Carson Palmer continues to progress and his rehab has now advanced to focusing on his football timing. Palmer is expected to ratchet up work with his receivers when the Bengals open their mandatory minicamp Thursday morning, but the club is making no guesses if he’ll be ready for the July 29 start of training camp. In the first in-depth comments by the Bengals about Palmer’s injury, trainer Paul Sparling said Thursday it’s conceivable Palmer could start the Sept. 10 regular-season opener in Kansas City because he’s a quarterback and not a wide receiver, running back or defensive back. But it will be up to Palmer to tell the Bengals how he feels. The opener marks the eight-month anniversary of his reconstructive surgery on his left knee that repaired a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament. Sparling also said Palmer had some minor cartilage damage, but said the injury to the kneecap that had been called major is not an issue because he suffered some tears of the connective tissue around the patella tendon “not uncommon” with an ACL injury. Sparling said the team is still planning how to work Palmer this weekend and he could possibly throw in 7-on-7, where receivers run routes against linebackers and the secondary. Sparling said it’s difficult to say if Palmer is weeks ahead of schedule, but he said he’s a model patient and that despite suffering some “minor bumps in the road” like swelling and stiffness, he hasn’t been held back. Edited June 15, 2006 by The Irish Doggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Mania Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Have certainly been happy to hear that rehab has gone well! But, IMO, we will not know status of game 1 until the week of game 1 at the earliest. Even if the team knows, why would you let KC know for sure who to prepare for, anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Glad to see he is coming along well. Hopefully, both our teams will have their young QB's healthy and ready to battle for the division once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Maybe stating the obvious, but throwing & moving around in the pocket isn't where they should be concerned, it's when he starts to take those gametime hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Misfit Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Same story from another writer Palmer: 'I felt good' BY MARK CURNUTTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer participated in seven-on-seven pass drills this morning in minicamp practice, the first time he has faced a defense since injuring his left knee Jan. 8 against the Steelers. “I felt good. I felt confident with my reads, confident with what I was doing on the field, didn’t quite feel athletic and fluid like I should and normally am,” he said. “And that’s going to take a while to get the rust off and just get the strength and all the balance back. But it was a first good opportunity to get back on the field and throw against the defense and doing quarterback drills. Overall it was a good first day.” Palmer said he resisted driving hard back from center in his backpedal and, for the first time in his career, is realizing he has limitations in how much he can do physically. Teammates were enthused by Palmer’s performance. “Nothing happened to his arm,” said wide receiver Chad Johnson, who caught a 45-yard fly pass from Palmer. Right tackle Willie Anderson said the entire offense got a lift from seeing Palmer on the field. “He stepped right in and had great command of the huddle,” Anderson said. Before practice, Bengals head trainer Paul Sparling said Palmer is ahead of schedule in his rehab from major knee surgery, a "model patient" and has only experienced "minor bumps in the road.” Sparling said the coaches, trainers and front office remain "cautiously optimistic" that Palmer would be able to play in the opener Sept. 10 at Kansas City. "He comes into the training room and asks, `What’s next?’" Sparling said of Palmer’s attitude in rehab. "We’ve never had to push him, not once. He tells us what’s bothering him, what’s sore." Palmer has worked on drop-back movements, thrown and shuffled over ground pads to improve his agility. Sparling also said wide receiver Chris Henry (knee sprain) and running back Chris Perry (knee surgery in April) were not cleared for minicamp. Middle linebacker Odell Thurman was not at practice. Word on the sidelines was Thurman was excused for personal reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 “Nothing happened to his arm,” said wide receiver Chad Johnson, who caught a 45-yard fly pass from Palmer. hoote nanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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