Palmer is team's MVP from Pro Football Weekly

Pro Football Weekly has selected quarterback Carson Palmer as the Bengals' team MVP for 2006. Newspaper writers who cover the team gave their award to right tackle Willie Anderson.

The weekly voice of pro football also called linebacker Caleb Miller and rookie offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth as the Bengals' biggest positive surprises of the season. The secondary, in the persons of cornerbacks Tory James and Deltha O'Neal, were cited as the team's biggest disappointments.

PFW said the offseason priorities were the bolster the defense in free agency and the draft and avoid making the crime-related headlines of the past 14 months.