Carson Palmer clearly isn’t a big fan of the Cincinnati Bengals organization.

Palmer, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, played seven seasons in Cincinnati before being traded to the Oakland Raiders, but if you recall, he nearly ended his playing career over returning to the Bengals for a ninth season.

Following those eight years in Cincinnati, it would appear Palmer still holds some resentment from his time with the club.

During a recent interview with CBS Sports Radio at the Super Bowl, Palmer shared his belief that the Bengals leadership was never committed to winning.

“No, I mean, that’s why I wanted out. I don’t, I don’t, I never felt like the organization was really trying to win a Super Bowl and really chasing the Super Bowl,” Palmer said. “That’s what today’s day and age is. The game today is, you can’t just hope you draft well and not go after free agents and you just, get the Super Bowl, you got to go get it. And I then went and played for Michael Bidwell in Arizona and Michael was all about winning, everything was about winning. The culture was about winning and we, you know, very fortunately, you know, the year before I got to Arizona I think they’d won a couple games or three or four games, and Michael Bidwell dug his feet in the ground and I saw an owner, say we’re going to go after this we’re going to do what it takes to win.

“When the organization is completely behind doing what it takes to win then, and you got the right players, then that’s the recipe for a Super Bowl. When when you got good players but you’re not really, you know, not really forcing everybody in the organization’s hand to do what we can to be better to do we can to win a Super Bowl.”

Palmer pointed toward the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens as two clubs that are also committed to winning at the highest level and he believes that commitment to winning has proven itself on the field.

“You know, that’s the difference in the NFL,” Palmer continued. “You look at what Bob Kraft’s done, you look at the teams that have had success year in, year out. You look at what goes on in Baltimore. I mean that team is always good that team is doing whatever it takes, they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win and that’s why they’re consistently in the playoffs, regardless who the quarterback is.”

Considering how committed Joe Burrow is to winning, these may be some concerning statements for the former LSU quarterback. It’s possible Burrow manages to change the culture in Cincinnati but it’s hard enough adjusting to life in the NFL for most rookies, can he really be expected to shoulder the burden of changing an entire franchise upon his arrival?