Comments on: Marc Bulger retires

By: docboss

docboss — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:36:34 +0000

Ramcountry has it right. Blame Jay Zygmunt and Scott..(sorry I can’t say his name), for ruining a quarterback and a team. I wish him the best and thanks for a couple of good years. Rams Ring of Fame? No, but he should be cheered if he returns to the Dome.

By: ramcountry

ramcountry — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:22:38 +0000

@Joe

Blaming Martz is stupid. He’s the one who discovered Bulger and developed him. Besides which, Bulger had a W-L record of 28-13 under him, and those two parted company almost six years ago. The Rams line was worse under Linehan than it ever was with Martz.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:49:26 +0000

Maybe those offers were meant for him to be a backup. Why did anyone think that this guy could still start this past offseason???

By: nard100

nard100 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:54:33 +0000

And Joe Flacco goes PHEW, my job is safe again!

By: therupe96011

therupe96011 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:52:31 +0000

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING! WISH WE WOULD OF PROTECTED YOU BETTER. GOOD LUCK IN LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL.

By: ramcountry

ramcountry — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:50:44 +0000

Funny how all of Bulger’s struggles fall on everyone but him. If it weren’t for this, if it weren’t for that…..

If he hadn’t have landed in such a QB paradise(Martz, Faulk, Jackson, Bruce, Holt, Curtis), he might never have been a starter in the first place. Life is funny like that.

Bulger put up good stats on a loaded Rams offense, then went down with the ship. That’s his legacy. That’s it. Good QB for a time. Never great.

By: yyyass

yyyass — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:13:34 +0000

The Flacco tent-pitchers will go ballistic, but Bulger should have had a shot with the Ravens. Flacco has been overrated because of yards after the catch. Bulger would have lit things up with his better ability to read defenses and his quick release. Flacco has not adjusted to the speed and complexity of the game, and thinks a receiver is only “open” if he has 8 yards of separation. Some legitimate schooling and competition from Bulger would have done him and the team a lot of good last year.

By: chadmurdigan

chadmurdigan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:48:08 +0000

Bulger’s one guy who earned his pay while playing. Anybody who took the beatings he took deserves all that money. I wish him luck in retirement, and I like Kurt Warner’s advice, too.

By: lewjr

lewjr — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:30:32 +0000

As a Rams fan i wish him the best. To see the punishment this guy took every sunday behind awful offensive lines and Mike Martz there is no wonder he is moving on. He was a very classy guy he never complained to the media and always got back into the play.

Happy Retirement Mark

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:16:18 +0000

Let the Hall of Fame talk begin

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:38:23 +0000

biggerballz says: Aug 3, 2011 8:36 AM

@joetoronto, he did the same thing to warner and warner bounced back. Some guys just have it others don’t
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Yes, because Warner is still able to walk upright.

Sigh.

By: maddog111

maddog111 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:37:16 +0000

Kudo’s to him for not just sticking around to collect game checks. His heart wasn’t in it anymore and he realized it and decided to retire instead of taking the easy money he could have standing on the sidelines.

I wish him well.

By: jhorton83

jhorton83 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:32:01 +0000

Bulger clearly lost the fire to be an NFL quarterback after being continually abused behind a historically awful offensive line. That was obvious to anyone that’s watched him play the last 5 years. So this news isn’t surprising at all.

By: tucknrolle

tucknrolle — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:12:28 +0000

When he first broke through it looked like he might be headed for a great career. Unfortunately his weapons began to age, his O-line faded, and Martz still had him taking seven step drops. Then the next four miserable years happened.

By: anarchopurplism

anarchopurplism — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:58:45 +0000

He’s not just giving up a chance to start, he is giving up some real good clip-board money.

By: powderedme

powderedme — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:49:40 +0000

Not surprised.

He has gone on record saying that playing for those awful Rams teams all those years caused him to lose his love of the game.

It’s a shame; he really seemed like he could have done great things with the right team.

By: philwauke

philwauke — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:46:05 +0000

And boom goes the crickets!

By: wtfru2

wtfru2 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:40:48 +0000

The only person that was more beat up than Marc was Evil Knevel. I don’t blame him for hanging it up.

By: biggerballz

biggerballz — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:36:18 +0000

@joetoronto, he did the same thing to warner and warner bounced back. Some guys just have it others don’t

By: geauxjay

geauxjay — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:30:29 +0000

It’s a shame he didn’t sign with the Eagles now. ESPN would be calling him a Hall of Famer.

By: jersey73

jersey73 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:24:32 +0000

As a Rams fan, the team went downhill when they chose Bulger over allowing Kurt Warner to heal and regain the starter position.

I wish Marc Bulger a healthy retirement…but I never understood the hyper behind him.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:19:33 +0000

Drafted ahead of Spergon Wynn and some guy named Tom Brady.

By: jacksaysfu

jacksaysfu — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:18:50 +0000

I’m actually suprised by this. If Beck and Tavaris Jackson are Starters, Bulger should have gotten @least a tryout. He had a decent career, enjoy retirement Marc

By: eaglesfootballfan

eaglesfootballfan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:12:25 +0000

The Ravens better get a backup QB to Joe Flacco Now.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:05:58 +0000

Mike Martz destroyed a young and promising Marc Bulger, by not providing adequate protection for him.

It’s too bad, he really did look promising early on.