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Re: Mike Martz is an idiot
« Reply #4 on: Nov 11th, 2002, 4:50pm » |
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Looks like Bulger gets one more start...
ST. LOUIS -- Marc Bulger will get one more start for the St. Louis Rams before Kurt Warner returns from a broken pinkie.
Warner, who has missed five games, resumed throwing last Thursday and tossed several 40-yarders before the Rams' game against San Diego on Sunday.
Coach Mike Martz said Monday that doctors don't want to rush Warner back into action, but he'll be the backup next Monday night against the Bears.
"After talking to the doctors, they were in agreement,'' Martz said. "It's just too risky to start him and not get that finger banged around. This will give him that extra week to heal.''
Warner said his finger is feeling better every day, and he's scheduled to start taking snaps again this week. Martz said Bulger would get the bulk of the practice reps, but said Warner would run some of the scout-team offense.
"I'm going to practice and prepare like I'm going to play on Monday,'' Warner said. "If (Martz) decides something or the doctors say I shouldn't go until the next week, I'll do the next week.''
Bulger had a team-record 36 completions for 453 yards -- fourth-best in franchise history -- in Sunday's 28-24 come-from-behind victory over the Chargers. He threw two of his four touchdown passes in the final 3:06, both to Isaac Bruce.
Bulger has led the Rams to four straight victories in Warner's absence. He leads the NFL with a 107.4 passer rating, well ahead of runner-up Brett Favre's 101.7.
The Rams were 0-4 under Warner, the NFL's MVP last year for the second time in three years.
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Re: Mike Martz is an idiot
« Reply #6 on: Nov 12th, 2002, 12:01am » |
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I own both Warner and Bulger in my league and have been watching the games so far, and here's my take. Bulger has looked like the best QB in the league so far. He's looked better than Bledsoe and right up there with Garcia/Favre. He's thrown the deep ball accurately when needed and relegated himself to throwing to Faulk and others underneath as his bread and butter. I haven't seen every game, but I can't remember him throwing a bad pass. Warner hasn't lost his job to injury, he's lost his job to a better quarterback (this year).
I believe the downfall was last year. Last year they got away with throwing downfield on every play, giving up 4 INT's a game, and still winning enough to make it to the superbowl. Suddenly, Warner&Martz believed their system was so good (Martz's fault on this) that the turnovers were worth "The Greatest Show on Turf". As the Superbowl proved, it wasn't. This year is even tougher. There's no way you can just give up turnovers while missing a guy like Aeneas Williams on D and expect to get the ball back without them putting up 7. Just like the NEP stuck with Brady, the NOS stuck with Brooks, and the Ravens SHOULD have stuck with Dilfer, the STL Rams should stick with Bulger.
How do you bench a guy who has only won every game he's lead his team on the field in, been the highest rated passer in the last 4 games, and is showing the arm strength and accuracy Kurt Warner hasn't shown since early 2001.
Of course, Warner has a ring. But if Martz brings in Warner and they lose, bumping them from the playoffs, Martz is officially the biggest idiot in the NFL. Honestly, this could be his job on the line with this call. It was a smart move job-security-wise to let Bulger start another week. All he needs from Bulger is one bad week to justify putting Warner back in and one bad week from Warner returning too early to justify his departure from the Rams after this season.
I say keep Bulger, but I can also see the argument for bringing Warner back. I'll say this though:
While Warner is the highest rated passer in the history of the NFL in his seasons so far, both Green and Bulger have had higher passer ratings in relief of him in 2000 and 2002.
So what makes him so valuable if the backups do better?
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