Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Rams QB Marc Bulger Benched

Out of nowhere, the St. Louis Rams have benched QB Marc Bulger, replacing him with QB Trent Green.

This is ridiculous. Marc Bulger wasn't having a stellar season by any means, but the problems with the St. Louis Rams go far beyond him. Bulger had completed 58.4% of his passes for 519 yards with a 2:2 TD:INT ratio. Hardly good, but not bad either. He's also been sacked 11 times in 3 games. I suppose it's Bulger's fault that a declining Torry Holt is the only decent weapon the team possesses, and the fact they were relying on injury-prone (and now injured) Drew Bennett as the only decent receiving option on the team behind him. I also supposed it was Marc Bulger who did little to upgrade the woeful offensive line this offseason. Trent Green hasn't been good in years, and placing a huge concussion risk behind a dreadful offensive line probably isn't going to end well. The Rams are a joke, and the fact they think Trent Green is a superior option at the QB position is just another reason why. Steven Jackson is only averaging 3.2 yards per carry. Why don't you bench him, too?

Fantasy Impact: Drop Bulger. He was barely worth a roster spot with the way he was performing, and now that he's not the starter anymore, there's absolutely no reason to continue rostering him.

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