Shoulder injury not serious for Bulger

But at this point in time, I think we lost nothing by playing Boller instead. Bulger no longer is confident enough to stand in the pocket and read defenses ( a result for poor line play over the years). Seeing Boller come in with minor evasive skills and a lack of fear of getting crushed made all the difference in the world. Problem is that Boller is just not good, but he at least can take a snap and scan the defense before throwing a wildly inacurate pass. Bulger can no longer do even that. It very much felt like when Kurt Warner (because we broke him too)couldnt do anything and we replaced him with a comptetent Bulger and our lot improved. Boller didnt show us he can be a starting QB, but he showed us that Bulger can no longer be one either.

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I agree with gomer’s accessment above. We have a young OL that is developing and Bulger’s mobility is a major issue. He’s only going to get injured and not play up to his potential with this team. Like Warner, Bulger is a pocket passer who is very accurate but can’t move around well. Bulger has no confidence in this O-Line and it’s clearly affecting him. I think it’s time to give a younger more mobile QB and shot and see if he can have more sucess. If that doesn’t work maybe Keith Null gets a shot so we can at least see what he has to offer. This situation sucks in my mind but I think we’re screwed in any direction we go. Going with a more mobile QB makes the most sense to me right now. I guarentee once Bulger leaves the Rams and hooks up with an established team he will be sucessful.

so we could just play boller and get on with our lives. unfortunately, that’s not the case. you know in two weeks, bulger’s going to start feeling better and want to play. if boller’s doing well, do you sit bulger and his big ass contract on the bench?

Like Bulger, just not fitting the system… seeing Bulger rolling out in week 1 and 2 was like watching a monkey trying to do a math problem. No offense, just not his strong suit.

Its just hard to watch him miss all those easy passes. He seems to be more accurate going deeper down field and cant hit the easy 5-10 yarders. But hopefully with some playing time, he can get a better feel and become more accurate as the season progresses

Does anyone else remember when Bulger kept playing even though he had broken or cracked ribs, so yes i believe that in a week or so when he feels slightly better he will want back in.The question then is do they let him because of his salary and hope that he finally gets the 3 minutes of pocket time he needs per pass to feel comfortable or do they run out Boller again who surely isn’t better but is more mobile? I for one say it really doesn’t matter because this season is truly no more than a rebuilding year and a foundation laying season for Spags to build on, because what he was left to take over was like trying to build on a foundation of mud, its never gonna work and this season is never gonna get much better.Now thats not being negetive thats being real.So knowing our teams needs and knowing that none of the QB’s on staff are the answer then do you go after a much needed WR in the first round of the draft or do you go with a Colt Mccoy or Bradford, Tebow type? What helps the Rams start to be great, a WR or a QB????

Actually, all kidding aside. I like 99% of what you just wrote and I think you have a great grasp of what is going on right now.

Anyway, my opinion on what the team needs more QB or WR……..honestly, I’m not 100% sure. I’ve yet to really start looking at next year’s draft so I’ll defer on 3k on what (and how much top end talent) is available. Also, I’m still not completely convinced where we’ll be drafting. It’ll probably be in the Top 5. Are the quarterbacks worth a Top 5 pick? I sure as hell know there’s some receivers that are.

Then again, it would not surprise me in the least to see Spags want to focus on the D-Line this year. Last year, he went with Jason Smith in the first round. We all know (or should know) that great football teams are built from the trenches out. So, I could see him want to spend a high pick on an impact D-lineman. Once again, I’ll defer to 3k on whether or not there are any DLs worth a top 5 pick at this point.

My gut reaction is that there isn’t. So, that would probably be the position he’d want to go after in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Then again, we need a CB too.

This isn’t going to be easy. It’s tough to re-build through the draft only especially when you’re talking about re-building roughly 3/4 of the team. Plus, you have to think about Jackson. How long will he be healthy and viable? If you take too long to get this thing going, you’re going to run the risk of missing the window with him. Which begs the question, should we trade him?

I’d prefer not to, but that’s the fan in me talking.