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Trading winds: Deals that should get done before deadline
By Gil Brandt NFL.com
Senior Analyst
Published: Oct. 12, 2011 at 01:51 p.m
Bengals send Palmer to Seahawks
Andy Dalton's development has made Carson Palmer more expendable. Palmer played for Pete Carroll at USC, so there's already a working relationship, and he would be able to help a team lacking a quarterback potentially win the NFC West.
In turn, Seattle would send receiver Doug Baldwin, the undrafted free agent who is off to a great start, and draft choices. The quality of the picks would be based on Palmer's performance over the next two years. I'm not talking about numbers here, I mean wins and losses. If Seattle makes the playoffs in either year and Palmer starts 50 percent of the games, Cincinnati could get a first rounder. If he doesn't start much, Seattle could potentially only give up a third-rounder.
This trade would give Seattle a QB for some years to come, as Palmer is only 31. Baldwin gives Cincinnati a good young receiver to pair with Dalton and A.J. Green.
Carson Palmer to Seattle. That would be an awesome trade.
They need a veteran quarterback big-time and Carson Palmer just might be the one to do it.
Might even give me a reason to cheer for Seattle again after many many years.