Bulger

Yes, Marc Bulger is a good quarterback. Possibly the third best QB in the NFL? That's laughable. I would take Peyton, Brady, Brees, McNabb, and Palmer ahead of Bulger without thinking twice. Not injury prone? Remember 2005 when Bulger played in only 8 games? Bulger is a good quarterback, who, at 30 years old, likely has a few more effective years in him. Can he play 6-7 more years in the NFL? Possibly, but certainly not at the level he played this past year. As far as I know, he's not locked into a long term contract with the Rams, either.

Yes, Bulger will be a better quarterback than Brady Quinn this year, but my point is that it isn't unthinkable to propose that the Rams could entertain thoughts of picking up a long term solution. My suggestion wasn't that Quinn would take over for Bulger this year, but that, if drafted, Quinn could take over the starting role in 2-3 years, at which point Bulger would be 32-33 years old, around the same age the Rams jettisoned Kurt Warner.

Bulger is just 2 years older than Jake Delhomme, and for his career has a passer rating just 7.2 points higher than the Panthers' QB. One thing that Delhomme has never done that Bulger has, however, is throw 22 interceptions in a season. Take a look at these career numbers:

• Delhomme: 92 TDs / 63 INTs
• Bulger: 95 TDS / 59 INTs

No way is Delhomme as good as Bulger, but statistically, these two are closer matches than you may think, yet no one is arguing that it would be ludicrous to prepare for life after Delhomme.

Anyways, the Rams passed on Quinn, so this is all moot now. Time to get back to focusing on the current picks.