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Carson Palmer Joins Oakland Raiders: The Fantasy Football Implications – International Business Times

Coach Hue Jackson seemed particularly unfazed last week, when Campbell was unable to finish the game due to a broken collarbone.”I’m not going to let this football team blink,” coach Hue Jackson said after the game. “We’ll miss Jason for a little while. I have no idea how long it will take. I don’t know. We’ll see as we go. I know, obviously, he won’t be here next week or anything like that. We’ll continue to press forward and get better.”Jackson formerly worked with Palmer at the University of Southern California (USC) where he worked between 1997-2000. Jackson was Palmer’s offensive coordinator for the first three years at USC, where Palmer became the only second non-redshirt freshman to start as the quarterback for the Trojans. The coach and player were reunited when Hue Jackson became the wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2004-2006. During that time, Palmer threw for the highest QB Rating of his career (101.1) in 2005. That same year, he threw for the most touchdowns of his career with 32 at the end of the season.Though this will drastically increase the odds of the Raiders winning football games, don’t expect the acquisition of Carson Palmer to drastically help you fantasy football team. Although the Raiders have plenty of breakout speed, the probability of any one of their offensive players breaking for a huge play seems unlikely. Only Darrius Heyward-Bey is listed in the top 50 receivers of the league, with just 345 yards this season. Compared to premier receivers such as Wes Welker (New England), Steve Smith (Carolina) or Mike Wallace (Pittsburgh), who are all well above 500 yards receiving this season, it seems unlikely that Darrius Heyward-Bey will suddenly break out, especially with the lack of another Oakland receiver in the top 50. It’s fair to say that Oakland is a run-first football team, and there’s a small chance that the Palmer aquisition will affect that in any manner. Expect Palmer to help the Oakland Raiders earn more wins–and potentially a playoff birth–but as for your fantasy football team’s starting quarterback, I’d look elsewhere. 

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