01.07.2010 10:59 am
No Reason for Bulger to Return
By Bernie Miklasz
Marc Bulger doesn’t need this and the Rams don’t need him: As Jim Thomas reported in today’s Post-Dispatch, the Rams’ battered QB is thinking about retiring. If Bulger does retire, we wish him well. If Bulger doesn’t retire, then he should hope to latch on with a quality team, spend some time as a good backup, and let his body heal. But the worst thing Bulger can do is return to the Rams. It makes absolutely no sense for either side. The Rams won’t be in a position to win in 2010, and Bulger couldn’t help them. All he would do is absorb more of a pounding and probably get hurt again. He is not a difference maker in a rebuilding situation, but could be an effective quarterback when surrounded by good working parts. The Rams aren’t there yet. If they bring in a new veteran QB to handle the job for a couple of years until a youngster is ready, it should be someone who is mobile, someone who can give the offense a different kind of dimension. It’s just time to move on. If the Rams can’t find a better option than Bulger at this stage of Bulger’s career, then GM Billy Devaney isn’t doing his job. Bulger signed a six-year, $62.5 million deal in the summer of 2007. He received $27 million guaranteed. Since signing the deal he’s 5-31 as a starter and ranks (minimum 25 starts) 29th among NFL QBs in passer rating, 29th in completion percentage, 30th in YPA. He has the 26th-worst INT rate and the 30th-poorest TD rate. It isn’t all of his fault, of course. The offense around Bulger went bad, and there wasn’t much he could do except get sacked 89 times over the last three seasons. There’s been too much damage. If the Rams invite Bulger back, it’ll give fans another reason to decline the pitch to buy season tickets.
No Reason for Bulger to Return
By Bernie Miklasz
Marc Bulger doesn’t need this and the Rams don’t need him: As Jim Thomas reported in today’s Post-Dispatch, the Rams’ battered QB is thinking about retiring. If Bulger does retire, we wish him well. If Bulger doesn’t retire, then he should hope to latch on with a quality team, spend some time as a good backup, and let his body heal. But the worst thing Bulger can do is return to the Rams. It makes absolutely no sense for either side. The Rams won’t be in a position to win in 2010, and Bulger couldn’t help them. All he would do is absorb more of a pounding and probably get hurt again. He is not a difference maker in a rebuilding situation, but could be an effective quarterback when surrounded by good working parts. The Rams aren’t there yet. If they bring in a new veteran QB to handle the job for a couple of years until a youngster is ready, it should be someone who is mobile, someone who can give the offense a different kind of dimension. It’s just time to move on. If the Rams can’t find a better option than Bulger at this stage of Bulger’s career, then GM Billy Devaney isn’t doing his job. Bulger signed a six-year, $62.5 million deal in the summer of 2007. He received $27 million guaranteed. Since signing the deal he’s 5-31 as a starter and ranks (minimum 25 starts) 29th among NFL QBs in passer rating, 29th in completion percentage, 30th in YPA. He has the 26th-worst INT rate and the 30th-poorest TD rate. It isn’t all of his fault, of course. The offense around Bulger went bad, and there wasn’t much he could do except get sacked 89 times over the last three seasons. There’s been too much damage. If the Rams invite Bulger back, it’ll give fans another reason to decline the pitch to buy season tickets.
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