Bengals QB Carson Palmer Trash Talks The Browns - GridironFans.com

The Browns should need no added motivation to beat the Bengals, who basically knocked them out of the playoffs last season. But if they want some, here it is. It seems that news of the Browns' five prime-time national TV appearances next season already isn't sitting well with Bengals QB Carson Palmer. In case you haven't read it elsewhere, here's what Palmer, normally a classy professional, had to say Wednesday during a media availability in Cincinnati: "I was as shocked as anybody to see that because they're still a ways away from being a …" Apparently sensing he had said too much, Palmer finished that sentence after a pause by adding, "They weren't even in the playoffs." True enough, the Browns were a game away from the postseason, finishing 10-6. They fell short on the final day of the regular season when Tennessee beat Indianapolis. "I think it's a lot of hype early," Palmer reportedly huffed. "Just like every year, there's hype around one or two teams early." And then there was this prediction from Palmer on the hype surrounding the Browns: "It'll fizzle out once they start playing games."