Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley

Post #1 » by **Da Schwab** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:21 pm

ST. LOUIS -- Marc Bulger is out as the St. Louis Rams' starting quarterback after producing only two touchdowns in three games, and 38-year-old backup Trent Green is in.

The benching of the Rams' highest-paid player, announced by coach Scott Linehan in a terse, two-paragraph release on Tuesday, signals just how desperate times have become for the sagging franchise. Linehan is 11-24 in his third season, including 0-3 this year.

Last week, Linehan was told by new owner Chip Rosenbloom that improvements need to be made or that changes would be forthcoming. This is Linehan's first head coaching job at any level, earned off success as an offensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings, and he was a quarterback in college at Idaho.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3604491

I really don't see Linehan's logic behind the decision. He has to know that Green, and his 38 year old frame, won't be able to keep up behind that sorry excuse for an offensive line.

Post #2 » by **Next Coming** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:00 am

This can't be good for anyone.

Post #3 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:08 am

Bad decision!

A.J. · Post #4 » by **A.J.** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:55 am

Bad decision...Trent cant be any better than Marc..one big hit and Green is gone.

bigrich88 · Post #5 » by **bigrich88** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:08 pm

Easily one of the stupidest decisions so far this year. Was Matt MIllen hired by the Rams?

Mr Awesome · Post #6 » by **Mr Awesome** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:48 pm

I love how the quarterback takes the blame. They have a subpar O line and the worst D in the NFL, but it's Bulger's fault.

Post #7 » by **sunshinekids99** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:29 am

Maybe he could bench the starting offensive line? They cut their starting CB today.

High 5 · Post #8 » by **High 5** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:35 am

What did Green do to deserve this?

Bleeding Blue · Post #9 » by **Bleeding Blue** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:34 am

Terrible move....i read today that Bulger's QB rating is higher than Mannings this year....the Colts aren't talking about benching him....

Mr Awesome · Post #10 » by **Mr Awesome** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:12 pm

sunshinekids99 wrote:Maybe he could bench the starting offensive line? They cut their starting CB today.

Stephen Jackson and whoever ends up playing QB in the comming weeks may actually be better off if they bench most of the line, and im not talking about replacing them with backups either.

Pats19andO · Post #11 » by **Pats19andO** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:24 pm

Wowwhat a dumb move. Why would they torture Trent like this?

Post #12 » by **Geddy** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:19 pm

So how many quarters will Trent last before he gets a concussion?

Post #13 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:05 pm

It appears that many of Mark's teammates are very upset about this. I don't see how it can raise the players confidence. Mark may want to be moved after this so it's probably going to come down to him or the coach!

Post #14 » by **Da Schwab** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:37 pm

HMFFL wrote:It appears that many of Mark's teammates are very upset about this. I don't see how it can raise the players confidence. Mark may want to be moved after this so it's probably going to come down to him or the coach!

I don't know who Mark is, but Steven Jackson has come to Marc Bulger's defense about this whole thing. :wink:

Wizards2Lottery · Post #15 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:23 am

Al Saunder is a fraud. He cheated Washington and now hes doing the same to St. Louis. Beware Rams fans. The guys offense is 700 pages of rubbish.