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09.26.2008 1:03 pm

More odd goings-on at Rams Park

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger at Rams Park . . .

*Scott Linehan, who normally meets with reporters on the field as soon as practice ends, jogged off Friday without comment and reportedly was in a meeting with GM Jay Zygmunt.

*Marc Bulger, who usually is not reluctant to take questions even in the toughest of situations, made himself unavailable to the media for yet another day following his demotion.

*Steven Jackson, who on his radio show Thursday night said Linehan’s benching of Bulger was the “wrong decision” and indicated that other players felt the same way, shooed away reporters, angrily telling one, “You’ve done enough.”

And the soap opera rolls on . . .

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And the beat goes on… the plot thickens… and any other cliche you can think of…

— rgw1
1:36 pm September 26th, 2008

I doubt Jay will do the right thing and fire himself and Scott. Weird Alice has nothing the Rams. The most dysfunctional professional sports franchise I’ve ever seen.

— Chip
2:12 pm September 26th, 2008

I hope that meeting between Linehan and Zygmunt is to tell Linehan he’s being fired, it needs to be done and everyone can see it.

I love that Marc isn’t saying anything. If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say it at all. We all now how blunt and straight forward Marc is, so this does not surprise me.

— Marc Bulger Fan
2:23 pm September 26th, 2008

Yes, Bulger has class. Jackson needs to take a lesson.
He can jabber about Bulger’s pay and him not playing, but at least Marc is a team player.

— Tony G.
2:40 pm September 26th, 2008

I think Bulger is the biggest wuss to ever play the game. You would think if you were getting sacked multiple times you would get in the face of your offensive lineman and tell them to do something. I think Bulger is a mute. I never see him talking to anyone on or off the field. Who needs to go? I can answer my own question. Shaw, Zygmunt, Linehan, Haslett to name a few. Dave Checketts will you please buy the Rams? I am very happy to see the St. Louis native getting the start. Maybe he can spark the offense. I don’t even want to bother talking about the defense, it will take way to much of my time. The picture that was on this website was classic. All the coaches looking at the replay all standing together. I never laughed so hard in my life.

— Greg Tuholske
3:10 pm September 26th, 2008

Bulger trade to the Vikes in the works. Holt trade to the Charger.. unload these old a$$ players. Time to start fresh

— speed_kills
4:54 pm September 26th, 2008

A once proud franchise is the now the joke of the NFL…sad!! Benching Bulger is not solution to the vast amount of turmoil. Green will get killed also…the line can’t hold anyone back!! Linehan is in waaaay over his head, Haslett has lost his killer instinct as a coach, GM and president are jokes and are lost as what to do to right the ship, Rosenblooms threat of change was empty….If you look back a few years, the crumbling started when Martz took over. This franchise was on the verge of becoming a dynasty. Everything was in place but slowly and methodically Martz took it apart, and it has obviously gotten worse. These problems won’t be fixed on the field this year but changes where decisions are being made need to start now!!

— joe
5:51 pm September 26th, 2008

Chip? Chip Rosenbloom?? Is that you?

— Hellard420
6:01 pm September 26th, 2008

My take on this is that the players don’t want to play for Linehan, not Bulger. In light of his benching, Marc’s teammates are coming to his defense and not the coach. What does that say about the situation? A coach who can’t motivate an 0-2 team going to a divisional game is a coach who should soon be out of a job. I’ve played competitive sports and if guys won’t play for the coach, then you are past the point of no return. Linehan’s record speaks for itself. The experiment is over. It’s time to get some new leadership in there, and not just the coaches. Heads should roll in head office. I think Marc is making the right decision by keeping his silence. He is class all the way. I’d keep him over Linehan.

— CanaRam
7:39 pm September 26th, 2008

I think it starts with the offseason, the rams last few first round draft-picks were average role players why not get some playmakers. Baron is nothing like Pace, Long is not an impact player, Hill is not a coner back. We are in dying need of a linebacker. Why not make a move a get a free agent reciever or safety. At this point the only person the can turn this team around is Bill Parcels.

— Los Angeles Rams
12:02 pm September 27th, 2008

My Rams are Now a sickened un-raveling team ..thanks to That Idiot Coach of ours….He will go down as the worst coach in Rams history….our o-line stinks….not Bulger…..Steven jackson is a puzzle to me cuz he makes a play; then takes himself out of the game…..Torrie Holt is missing in action…getting rid of Bruce is a farce…..if this bleeding heart of the Rams franchise has any left after Line-siphon-han gets done..it will be a miracle. Fire LINEHAN you idiot new owner Chip-my-tooth Rosen-Ka-boom. !!!

— Mario G. Morales Jr.
3:17 pm September 27th, 2008

Leadership starts at the top and Chip Rosenbloom obviously has no clue or common sense. The “Splaying” on the walls for the past two years was fire the Linehan and Zygmunt. Common Chip - have you even been in the locker room? It is obvious Linehan has lost the respect of the players. Chip, prior to this weeks game you should of pulled your head out of the ground and looked in the mirror and executed a gut check. Chip, do you have the intestinal fortitude necessary to make a decsion based on principal? The principal fact is “our” team for the last two years have been getting our butts kicked. Read the blogs…….Rams fans do care.

Chip - if you do not want to lead then sell the team.

— Jimmy-jam
3:47 pm September 27th, 2008

Jackson, maybe if you were here for camp the offense would be better, players need to execute, coaches arent telling them to get there ass kicked.

— Dan A
8:40 pm September 27th, 2008

I heard Marshall Faulk on the Dan Patrick show the other day. Dan asked about the nature of a meeting he has scheduled with Chip Rosenbloom. He insisted he had no idea what they were going to discuss. Dan asked him if it was about him going to work for the Rams. Again he nervously backed away from the question and dismissed it as nothing. I’m seriously hoping he gets a job in the front office with the Rams having something to do with personnel. Coach Linehan needs to be fired after todays game and lets start shaking up the office. Scott Linehan can go coach college football in Idaho or someplace. Jay Zygmunt can go manage a Jiffy Lube. The fans deserve a playoff team in St. Louis. If Chip,s not willing to make that happen then he needs to put up the For Sale sign and move on. I’m tired of everybody laughing at this team.

— BubbaBlue
10:48 am September 28th, 2008

IT’S ABOUT TIME BULGER TAKES A SEAT. THE RAMS WONT HAVE ANOTHER WINNING SEASON UNTIL THEY FIRE LINEHAN AND GET RID OF BULGER. WHY YOU SIGN SOMEBODY TO A HUGE CONTRACT WHEN THE BEST HE’LL EVER BE IS AS SOMEONES BACKUP–HE’S NEVER BEEN AND WILL NEVER BE STARTER MATERIAL. HE FOLDS UNDER PRESSURE. IT WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME IF THE OFFENIVE LINE HAS BEEN LETTING PEOPLE GET TO HIM HOPING TO GET HIM OUT OF THE GAME. I’VE BEEN A RAMS FAN SINCE 1979 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT EVERYTIME MY QUARTERBACK GOES BACK TO PASS I HOPE THE DEFENSE BREAKS ONE OF HIS BONES. BE GONE BULGER SO MY TEAM CAN BE WINNERS ONCE AGAIN. YOUR KILLING US.

— RENEE
12:59 pm September 28th, 2008

Linehan’s gotta go, but let’s start at the top Chip. Clean house from President on down and let’s get this thing back on track by 2010.

— Jay
6:02 pm September 28th, 2008