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Brock Berlin is as Good as Carson Palmer

Dec 10, 2007 – 7:59 PM
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Tom Mantzouranis

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OK, of course he isn't. But if you were to play a game of "Who's the Star QB?" watching yesterday's Rams/Bengals game, you wouldn't necessarily be able to tell the former first overall pick from the undrafted free agent who was on the scout team until about four days before his first start.

OK, Brock Berlin didn't have a fantastic game against a bad defense. But considering the circumstances -- again, he had one practice with the first team before his first NFL start -- I think you've got to give him at least a little bit of credit.

No, he didn't get the Rams into the endzone. And he threw an interception trying to rally the Rams from a nine-point deficit with two minutes left. But he did complete a hair over 60% of his passes for 153 yards, with a healthy yards-per-attempt average.

Carson Palmer, meanwhile, had no touchdowns, 189 yards, and two interceptions (one of which was a pick-six). Against equally crappy defenses, Berlin was at the least comparable with Palmer. It may have been for one game only, but still, what's Palmer's excuse?
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