Campbell out, Palmer in

Alot has changed in Raider nation within a span of a couple days. Campbell went down on an season ending collar bone injury against the Browns and the Raiders make a trade for Palmer shortly after. I have mixed feelings about the situation. While I love the fact that we got a pro-bowl caliber QB in Palmer; I hate to see a class act like Campbell lose his job the way he did.

I'm stoked the potential that comes along with acquiring Carson but we gave up a lot for him. Banking a first rounder and a second rounder(which turns into another first rounder provided we win in the playoffs) is a huge investment in a guy who's basically coming out retirement.

If he can play the way he did a few seasons ago it'll be well worth it but it's still a high risk high reward situation. The good thing is we got the best RB in the league in McFadden which should take a lot of pressure off his shoulders not having to carry the team and throw the ball 50+ times a game. I'm confident in the guy because he has a whole lot of talent but I think we overpayed for the man and this move is a huge risk and investment on a guy who's expected to learn the offense on the fly this season.

But the potential's there. We know he has the talent to be one of the best QB's in the league cause he's done it before. Add that to the fact that he's never had a run game behind him like we have in Oakland and the guy could work wonders for the team and take us to the next level.

And although I'm glad to have a guy who has the tools to be one of the league's best I hate to see Campbell lose his place the way he has. Jason Campbell has shown he was a class act and he's been through a lot in little more than a year with the team and took it all in stride. He handled the ridiculous QB carousel situation with Gradkowski last year like a true professional. He never cried nor complained and when he was called on again he came in and worked his tail off for the team.

And as far as Campbell it's just something you hate to see. The guy seemed to be resurrecting his career along with raising the franchise from the depths of the "QB who shall not be named" era. He made big improvements over last year and finally for the first time in his career was in the same offensive system for a consecutive season. For it to end the way it appears to be ending just seems wrong. But at the end of the day this thing is a business and Campbell is just a casualty of that fact. He's a talented QB and if Palmer works out for us he can start for a number of teams.

So that's the way I feel about the situation. Probably the most mixed I've ever felt about anything related to football. Sad to see the run of bad luck a class act like Campbell has had to endure his entire career, excited at the prospect of what Palmer could bring to this team, but worried about how big this risky investment is. That being said I hope our risk pays dividends and the Raiders return to where they belong.