Marc Bulger could bring headaches to Chicago Bears
Article By mflorio.tsn on 9th April, 2010
The peripatetic world of pro football can create plenty of opportunities for old relationships to be rekindled. And it's rarely difficult to connect the dots when a veteran player becomes available.
Marc Bulger, an unrestricted free agent, is in need of a team for the 2010 season.
For quarterback Marc Bulger, the most obvious line between point A and point B leads from St. Louis to Chicago, where former Rams head coach Mike Martz has secured, after roughly a half-dozen candidates declined, the position of offensive coordinator. It probably would sound a bit hyperbolic to claim that the fate of the entire coaching staff, and possibly all of the front office, rides on Martz's ability to get the most out of Jay Cutler, the man whom Martz criticized pointedly on NFL Network after a Week 1 loss to the Packers last September. Yes, it would sound a bit hyperbolic, but it nevertheless would be accurate.
Charged with the task of saving multiple bundles of bacon, Martz surely would like to have Bulger available, as a "break glass in the event of an emergency"-style option to the starter. And that emergency wouldn't necessarily come from an injury to Cutler. If the Bears are cursed with a tough early-season schedule, and if the Cutler-Martz connection isn't able to carry the team to a sufficient number of wins, Martz may need to turn to a quarterback who understands Martz's 700-page playbook and stubborn determination to cram square pegs into round holes.
That quarterback would be Marc Bulger.
As the saying goes, a backup quarterback often becomes the most popular player in an NFL town. Now that the Bears have followed up a disappointing season by increasing expectations via a misguided free-agency splurge, a slow start from the team generally and Cutler specifically would spark widespread clamoring for Bulger to get a shot to turn things around. Within the walls of Halas Hall, Martz likewise would be cajoling good fri...
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For quarterback Marc Bulger, the most obvious line between point A and point B leads from St. Louis to Chicago, where former Rams head coach Mike Martz has secured, after roughly a half-dozen candidates declined, the position of offensive coordinator. It probably would sound a bit hyperbolic to claim that the fate of the entire coaching staff, and possibly all of the front office, rides on Martz's ability to get the most out of Jay Cutler, the man whom Martz criticized pointedly on NFL Network after a Week 1 loss to the Packers last September. Yes, it would sound a bit hyperbolic, but it nevertheless would be accurate.
Charged with the task of saving multiple bundles of bacon, Martz surely would like to have Bulger available, as a "break glass in the event of an emergency"-style option to the starter. And that emergency wouldn't necessarily come from an injury to Cutler. If the Bears are cursed with a tough early-season schedule, and if the Cutler-Martz connection isn't able to carry the team to a sufficient number of wins, Martz may need to turn to a quarterback who understands Martz's 700-page playbook and stubborn determination to cram square pegs into round holes.
That quarterback would be Marc Bulger.
As the saying goes, a backup quarterback often becomes the most popular player in an NFL town. Now that the Bears have followed up a disappointing season by increasing expectations via a misguided free-agency splurge, a slow start from the team generally and Cutler specifically would spark widespread clamoring for Bulger to get a shot to turn things around. Within the walls of Halas Hall, Martz likewise would be cajoling good fri...
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