Palmer certainly hasn't been great but he'd look a lot better this year if his WR's outside of Fitz would make a play or two.
Again it's been this way all season. Football at this level is very rarely one team just dominating the other it's almost always a few plays you make or don't make. the last 2 years we made those plays, this year we didn't.
Today it's Swearinger dropping a pick and then a few plays later they get a TD. It's PP on 3rd and 15 getting PI against Jones on a play that's going to be WELL short of the first down if he just waits and tackles him. It's Floyd dropping a 4th down pass right in his hands. Nelson had a big drop. Peterson on 3rd down just misses by inches tipping a pass and their #16 makes a spectacular leaping catch to extend a drive.
Palmer has certainly not been great this year but the WR's other than Larry have been terrible, he gets no help, he doesn't have that safety valve TE the only reliable receivers on the team are Fitz and David Johnson.
We REALLY should have traded Ellington in the offseason when he might have still had value too, he's been a complete waste of money this year.