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The Jerminator
Footballguy
Two of my starters!
laughinboy_2000
Footballguy
The difference is Bulger is MUCH more productive that Fragile Freddy, or DeShaun Foster. Bulger plays on a team with a bad defense which will force him to throw the ball. He also happens to play in a weak pass defense division. He's got some solid WR's in Holt, Bruce, and Curtis. When he's not hurt, he's actually a descent QB.Main point being, QB's don't take the beating that RB's do. I'd bet on Bulger being healthy for a full season than Fragile Freddy and Foster.
wannabee
Footballguy
I like BUlger, but you better have Gus on the bench just in case. Since becoming the starter three years ago, Bulger has missed quite a few games:
+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Passing | Rushing |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Year TM | G | Comp Att PCT YD Y/A TD INT | Att Yards TD |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| 2002 stl | 7 | 138 214 64.5 1826 8.5 14 6 | 12 -13 1 |
| 2003 stl | 15 | 336 532 63.2 3845 7.2 22 22 | 29 75 4 |
| 2004 stl | 14 | 321 485 66.2 3964 8.2 21 14 | 19 89 3 |
| 2005 stl | 8 | 192 287 66.9 2297 8.0 14 9 | 9 29 0 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| TOTAL | 44 | 987 1518 65.0 11932 7.9 71 51 | 69 180 8 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BulgMa00.htm
But, on the positive side, Bulger has been very productive when playing. I expect this to continue ... even with Martz gone. Linehan is a very good offensive mind on his own and knows how to protect the QB much better than Martz.
+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Passing | Rushing |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| Year TM | G | Comp Att PCT YD Y/A TD INT | Att Yards TD |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| 2002 stl | 7 | 138 214 64.5 1826 8.5 14 6 | 12 -13 1 |
| 2003 stl | 15 | 336 532 63.2 3845 7.2 22 22 | 29 75 4 |
| 2004 stl | 14 | 321 485 66.2 3964 8.2 21 14 | 19 89 3 |
| 2005 stl | 8 | 192 287 66.9 2297 8.0 14 9 | 9 29 0 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
| TOTAL | 44 | 987 1518 65.0 11932 7.9 71 51 | 69 180 8 |
+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BulgMa00.htm
But, on the positive side, Bulger has been very productive when playing. I expect this to continue ... even with Martz gone. Linehan is a very good offensive mind on his own and knows how to protect the QB much better than Martz.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I'm sure you've hated his PPG when playing.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I'm sure he does it just to piss you off.
Native
Footballguy
Apparantly. Linehan loves him. Calls him one of the two most accurate QB's hes ever seen.
packersfan
Footballguy
Yup. Bulger's pretty damn good. If you draft a strong backup you'll be set. Start Bulger when he's healthy, then plug in the strong QB2 if/when Bulger gets hurt and you don't miss a beat.
packersfan
Footballguy
And this is where the strong backup comes into play. Chances are Bulger's strong production was one of the reasons why his owner made the playoffs in the first place.
Native
Footballguy
I agree that you need to have a solid backup. But that doesn't really have anything to do with the original point, which is that you can't count on Bulger any more than you can count on Fred Taylor, DeShaun Foster, etc.
ALso, Martz ran a lot of empty backfield and spread formations - not exactly max-protection schemes. Bulger took lots of hits after release. Linehan will be keeping the TE in for blocking and not running nearly as many 4- & 5-WR sets. Should translate into fewer hits on the QB.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
ding ding ding - we have a winner!Expect Kitna to get killed in Detroit...Bulger when healthy is as money as it gets. He's no Peyton when it comes to durability, so you definitely have to draft a strong backup as mentioned. But if you do, you're pretty well set at the position, and can expect some monster games.
Lauryn
Footballguy
i have him backing up bulger
packersfan
Footballguy
I'd say his history of performance is MUCH higher than Foster's; maybe about the same as Taylor's. But I think most people know that if you draft Bulger you need to have a strong backup in place. I would never draft him under the belief that he'll play the full season which is the same approach I'd have with Foster or Taylor.
Banger
Footballguy
Martz is the biggest reason that Bulger/Warner continually got killed. He'd put them in high risk situations and thus they'd get injured.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
Yikes. That's like backing up DeShaun Foster with Najeh Davenport.i have him backing up bulger
wannabee
Footballguy
OR:Foster, with Taylor as back up and Davenport in the holeYikes. That's like backing up DeShaun Foster with Najeh Davenport.i have him backing up bulger
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Judge Smails
Footballguy
Funny thing is so do I! But only because the draft fell that way. I know I need to do something over the next few weeks, or it's Dead Man Walkin' with these two..i have him backing up bulger
Me three...!!! Here's to the Bulger-Kitna Juggernaut!!!Funny thing is so do I! But only because the draft fell that way. I know I need to do something over the next few weeks, or it's Dead Man Walkin' with these two..i have him backing up bulger
I've had Bulger the last two years. He's not injury prone....he's just not protected.
The game he got hurt on last year, they sacked him almost every single down. I had to turn off the tv because I couldn't bear to watch it any more.
Protect your QB or lose him.
Be that as it may, I took Carson Palmer over him this year.
Jaime
The game he got hurt on last year, they sacked him almost every single down. I had to turn off the tv because I couldn't bear to watch it any more.
Protect your QB or lose him.
Be that as it may, I took Carson Palmer over him this year.
Jaime
Billy1x
Footballguy
Martz is gone man. The new coach will protect his QB instead of sending the entire team out for a pass.
