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Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:21 pm
by Da Schwab
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=3604491I 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.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:00 am
by Next Coming
This can't be good for anyone.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:08 am
by HMFFL
Bad decision!
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:55 am
by A.J.
Bad decision...Trent cant be any better than Marc..one big hit and Green is gone.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:08 pm
by bigrich88
Easily one of the stupidest decisions so far this year. Was Matt MIllen hired by the Rams?
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:48 pm
by Mr Awesome
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.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:29 am
by sunshinekids99
Maybe he could bench the starting offensive line? They cut their starting CB today.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:35 am
by High 5
What did Green do to deserve this?
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:34 am
by Bleeding Blue
Terrible move....i read today that Bulger's QB rating is higher than Mannings this year....the Colts aren't talking about benching him....
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:12 pm
by Mr Awesome
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.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:24 pm
by Pats19andO
Wowwhat a dumb move. Why would they torture Trent like this?
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:19 pm
by Geddy
So how many quarters will Trent last before he gets a concussion?
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:05 pm
by HMFFL
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!
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:37 pm
by Da Schwab
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.
Re: Rams Bench Bulger; To Start Guy Smiley
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:23 am
by Wizards2Lottery
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.