Bulger is the man now
By Julian Dickinson
Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is back in St. Louis after spending the night in a New York hospital with a concussion sustained in Sunday's 23-13 loss to the Giants. He says he feels fine and will be ready to go next week, but coach Mike Martz has all but decided Marc Bulger will start at quarterback in Week 2.
"I'm just going to count on starting Marc, basically," Martz said. "I'm going to err on the side of caution in this situation."
Martz is likely facing pressure from management for allowing Warner to remain in a game in which he fumbled six times and got sacked six times. Warner looked hesitant in the pocket and some sacks, including one in the endzone, resulted from his failure to throw away the ball under heavy pressure.
Last year Bulger played saviour in St. Louis, posting a 6-1 record as a starter when Warner was out with a broken hand. The Rams were 0-4 before Warmer's injury and 0-2 when he came back for two games before sustaining another injury.
Bulger threw for 1,826 yards and 14 touchdowns en route to becoming the team's 2002 MVP.
There was some controversy before the start of this season about who would start, but Bulger bowed to Warner's experience.
"It's Kurt Warner. If it was somebody else, I might not be happy with it," Bulger said in the preseason. "But it's Kurt Warner's team and I know that."
The Rams also moved to add depth at quarterback, signing Scott Covington and releasing Kirk Farmer. Covington was a backup with St. Louis last year.
Team doctors described Warner's concussion as mild to moderate. A CT scan and X-rays on Warner's neck and head taken Sunday night were negative.
The Rams believe Warner was injured when he was sacked by Michael Strahan in the first quarter of Sunday's 23-13 loss to the New York Giants. Warner was 34-for-54 for 342 yards. He threw for one touchdown and was intercepted once. He was sacked six times and fumbled six times -- losing three.
One of Warner's targets also went down against the Giants.
Rookie wide receiver Shaun McDonald will be sidelined four-to-six weeks after injuring his thumb. McDonald caught six passes for 46 yards against New York.
With files from the Associated Press
By Julian Dickinson
Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is back in St. Louis after spending the night in a New York hospital with a concussion sustained in Sunday's 23-13 loss to the Giants. He says he feels fine and will be ready to go next week, but coach Mike Martz has all but decided Marc Bulger will start at quarterback in Week 2.
"I'm just going to count on starting Marc, basically," Martz said. "I'm going to err on the side of caution in this situation."
Martz is likely facing pressure from management for allowing Warner to remain in a game in which he fumbled six times and got sacked six times. Warner looked hesitant in the pocket and some sacks, including one in the endzone, resulted from his failure to throw away the ball under heavy pressure.
Last year Bulger played saviour in St. Louis, posting a 6-1 record as a starter when Warner was out with a broken hand. The Rams were 0-4 before Warmer's injury and 0-2 when he came back for two games before sustaining another injury.
Bulger threw for 1,826 yards and 14 touchdowns en route to becoming the team's 2002 MVP.
There was some controversy before the start of this season about who would start, but Bulger bowed to Warner's experience.
"It's Kurt Warner. If it was somebody else, I might not be happy with it," Bulger said in the preseason. "But it's Kurt Warner's team and I know that."
The Rams also moved to add depth at quarterback, signing Scott Covington and releasing Kirk Farmer. Covington was a backup with St. Louis last year.
Team doctors described Warner's concussion as mild to moderate. A CT scan and X-rays on Warner's neck and head taken Sunday night were negative.
The Rams believe Warner was injured when he was sacked by Michael Strahan in the first quarter of Sunday's 23-13 loss to the New York Giants. Warner was 34-for-54 for 342 yards. He threw for one touchdown and was intercepted once. He was sacked six times and fumbled six times -- losing three.
One of Warner's targets also went down against the Giants.
Rookie wide receiver Shaun McDonald will be sidelined four-to-six weeks after injuring his thumb. McDonald caught six passes for 46 yards against New York.
With files from the Associated Press
