“At some point, you're going to be in third-and-13 or third-and-9 and you have to throw the ball down the field.”

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The quote says that in football, some situations require a team to pass the ball aggressively rather than play conservatively. It emphasizes that on long-yardage downs, throwing downfield becomes necessary.

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Originally said in English.

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About Carson Palmer

American former professional football quarterback

Carson Hilton Palmer is an American former professional football quarterback. He played 15 seasons in the National Football League and is known for his career at USC and in the NFL. Palmer played college football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 2002. He was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2003 NFL draft, a sign of the high expectations that followed him into the professional game.

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