Hue Jackson was the driving force behind the Raiders’ acquisition of Carson Palmer during the 2011 season, but Jackson’s firing doesn’t mean Palmer’s job is in jeopardy.
New Raiders head coach Dennis Allen told Mike Florio and Russ Thaler on NBC Sportstalk that Palmer “absolutely” will be the Raiders’ starter in Week One of the 2012 season.
The Raiders gave up a first-round pick and a second-round pick to the Bengals to acquire Palmer, and everyone in Oakland was hoping at the time that he could lead them to the playoffs for that expensive a price.
But while that didn’t work out, Allen is still optimistic that Palmer can do enough for the Raiders to make that trade look like a good deal in Oakland.