After Carson Palmer Trade, Raiders Get A Boost From Vegas

by Joel Thorman on Oct 19, 2011 4:17 PM CDT

The Oakland Raiders opened up the week as 3.5 point favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs and our odds expert, Steve, talked all about the line. Those odds came at a time when we thought Kyle Boller would be leading the bad guys on Sunday after Jason Campbell broke his collarbone.

A day after that line came out, the Raiders made a big-time moving trading for Carson Palmer. He's expected to be on the field starting for the Raiders this weekend which has shifted the line.

After the Palmer trade, the Raiders have received a boost from Vegas as the line at many sports books now shifts to 4.5 points.

So a Carson Palmer that hasn't played in a game in 10 months and has one practice under his belt is good for one more point in Vegas than a Boller-led team.

Steve will be back on Sunday morning to take one last look at the line before the game kicks off.

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I hope we trash them if for nothing more than to shut all this Palmer talk up.

by bossmanham on Oct 19, 2011 4:20 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs

well, he's the first "real" qb they've seen this season!

CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal

by kabrink on Oct 19, 2011 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

Seeing Palmer wearing #3 kinda reminds me of when Jeff George played for the Raiders

Hopefully he plays just as bad.

Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.

by KingChief on Oct 19, 2011 4:23 PM CDT reply actions

Palmer is an upgrade right now, regardless of how the Raiders do down the road.

When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick

by Brsrkr on Oct 19, 2011 4:24 PM CDT reply actions

More proof the line-makers have NO idea what's going on in KC

by CurtMerzFan on Oct 19, 2011 4:27 PM CDT reply actions

Or more proof of what every person that is not stuck in Chiefs fandom think of the last two wins.

4.5 point dogs at home in a division game against a QB that hasn’t played in 8 months means people don’t buy the season has turned around.

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by saskwatch on Oct 19, 2011 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions

The game is in Oakland I realized, so that makes it a little less embarrassing.

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by saskwatch on Oct 19, 2011 5:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

No worries

we shoot dogs in Kansas City

by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 19, 2011 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Boller has to feel really good about himself right about now.

Nothing like getting replaced by a guy that’s been there less then 24 hours.

"Success is never ending, failure is never final."

by GenericBrand on Oct 19, 2011 4:55 PM CDT reply actions

But look at the lift that gave to Painter.

When you gotta go in the lion's den, you don't go quiet. You go in loud, kick the door down and say WHERE IS THE SONUVABITCH. -B. Billick

by Brsrkr on Oct 19, 2011 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Not just a guy who's been there such a short time, but a guy who hasn't been practicing with any team in almost a year

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by burntorangehorn on Oct 20, 2011 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Boo

Maybe the line will change when they learn Baldwin is playing ! " phone sarcasm "

by chiefsman! on Oct 19, 2011 4:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Starter already? The whole trade looks like a desperation move by the Raiders

Hope the guy doesn’t get hurt! I mean he hasen’t got into football shape and you throw him into the fire, because he’s clearly the better QB on roster?

Palmer does give the Raiders a 4-5 year window to be a real good team in the future, but to play him this quickly could prove to be ill advise.

Play Boller, and if they need a spark pull Palmer from the bench.

Jared Allen, Culinary Acadamy

by aPacificChief on Oct 19, 2011 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

I hope H"Ali" eats him

or “Houston” Palmer has a problem

Nothing better than to end the Raiders dream in its infancy

by Steve_Chiefs on Oct 19, 2011 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions

It's possible he's been keeping in decent football shape on his own, possibly with a private trainer

He certainly wasn’t at the point of true retirement. I think the guy might be okay in that department. The real question is how well he could possibly know the playbook. He does have history with Hue Jackson, who was his OC at USC for his first two seasons. I guess a little familiarity is better than none at all, even if Norm Chow’s offense with Palmer just plain dwarfed Jackson’s offense’s production.

by burntorangehorn on Oct 20, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions

He kept in shape with a personal trainer...

who is on the Raiders’ payroll.
Also he has been throwing routes with T.J. Houshmanzadeh and T.O., reports are saying.

"Assault and battery? Come on, his life was never in danger. [...] Lynn Swann? Soft."

by trentemoeller on Oct 20, 2011 5:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

That's a big part of it

Palmer could be completely in shape and have a full grasp of the playbook, but timing is going to mean the difference between hitting the receiver in stride and throwing the pass behind the receiver, resulting in the dreaded interception.

by burntorangehorn on Oct 20, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions