Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer
Carson Hilton Palmeris an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at USC and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. The Cincinnati Bengals, for whom he played eight seasons, chose him with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth27 December 1979
CityFresno, CA
against snap sure taken
No comparison. That first year, you don't know what to expect. You're not sure of yourself. You haven't taken a snap against a defense. There really is no comparison.
far freedom given job last
I've been given a lot of freedom as far as that's concerned, but no more freedom than I had last year, ... It's the quarterback's job to get you in the right play. That's just part of my role. If anything, I'm just more experienced doing it.
ahead extension fairly game move quarter ready running second strength
Probably the first quarter is getting the flex and the extension back in your leg, and I have done that fairly quickly. I was ahead of the game on that. Now I'll move into the second phase, which is strength and conditioning, and then I'll move into running and jumping, and then I'll be ready to go.
ball defense kept turn whoever
Our defense just kept us in the game. Whoever didn't turn the ball over was going to win.
complete consistency eliminate high limits stay
Complete 80-85. Don't set limits for yourself. The ones we really want to eliminate are the ones he completes to the other team. Then show the consistency to stay at a high level.
beat chad corners took
They took Chad away. They didn't think T.J. could beat them. He took every one of their corners out of the game.
against board good halftime job leave points slowing team
You can't leave points off the board like that, especially against a team that's going to kill you on the run. They did a good job making adjustments at halftime and slowing us down.
game holes huge won
There were some huge holes for him (Johnson) and Chris. Then you look at the two turnovers defensively at the end, which won the game for us.
funk mistakes
That's what the preseason's for, to get all the mistakes and the funk out.
amazing bonus created guy guys huge picks points taken three tons tough
That's why we're 2-0 right now. It's created tons of points and taken points away from teams. We need to keep doing that. It's going to be tough for us because we've got some amazing numbers. We've got one guy with three picks and three guys with a pick in one game, that's a huge bonus for us offensively and defensively.
get-better
You can always get better.
believe athlete differences
I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a difference.
athlete thinking people
So many people get caught up in being a pro athlete and think they are better. I don't feel like I've ever changed or acted any differently because of the situation I'm in or that status I have.
dream kids thinking
Every kid thinks about the Heisman Trophy and dreams about it, but you never think it could happen to you.