bill: If the cardinals fall off of the wild card chase, do you see Pujols shuting it down and getting elbow surgery? If he waits to long he'll miss a good portion of next year. I don't think he would come out and say it but I think his elbow has sapped some of his power this year. It would be a shame for him to fall short of 30 and 100 this but having him 100% next year would be immensely helpful.

Jeff Gordon: Because surgery would eradicate him for a chunk of next season, I don't see him undergoing repairs unless the elbow ligament ruptures completely. He will try to soldier on.

Rich: Hey Gordo,

When do the Rams expect F. Brown and OJ to get back in the line-up? Even though they are the Rams two best DBs, in my mind they still need to get some playing time in the pre-season.

Thanks again for hosting these chats

Rich

Jeff Gordon: I would expect Atogwe to get some reps, since he has been able to get back on the practice field. The Rams need Brown for the real games. As long as Brown is physically fit, I don't see the need to get him too much preseason action. Given the loss of King, this team must be very careful with him.

HEG: Gordo I still think it is going to be very difficult for the cards to make play-offs even as a wild card. Rick Ankiel needs to work on hitting off speed breaking ball; they are striking him out on 3 pitches (same pitches).Re; the Rams-if I was the Rams front office & Jackson did not sign this week I would let him sit out this year; most players when they sign about time the season starts are inaffective for the year especially at skills positions;they need to take Ralph Kiner approach- Rams finished 3-13 with Jackson & could finish 3-13 w/o him; I will reiterate what I stated last week in that the Rams would be as good or better with Green at Q.B. Agree or disagree?

Jeff Gordon: The calls for Trent Green have begun! I am a big Green fan and I think he could fill in nicely, but I'm certainly not ready to write off Bulger.

I would give Jackson a deadline this week. Resolve the contract, get back to work or else:

No contract extension this season.

No contract extension next season, either, since he is eligible for the franchise tag.

Either he gets his $17 million to $20 million signing bonus to bank this week or he gets no such bonus for at least two years.

That hard line could force the Rams to deal this guy in a year, but so be it. Either Jackson wants to play here or he doesn't.

kerry lewis: Ever since that afteful day when Warner was benched following the season opening loss to the NYG even when he said he was good to go, I've been screaming from Hawaii that Bulger sucks. Bottom line. He may put up some stats but when the "bulge" hits the fan, he'll toss the big pick, take the big sack, an d do so inexplicably as he did at the end of that season vs carolina in the playoff at home, just a few yards out of fg range in ot when Martz (the real culprit here) asked those around him, "How can you do that?" Hey, give it up already, clean the house! Were the Rams not posturing for Henne in rd 2? omg, clean the house out and bring in Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow. No?
YES!

Jeff Gordon: Urban Meyer? Yikes. He makes Mike Martz appear humble by comparison. Tebow is a fine collegiate player, but can he really play in the NFL?

Bulger has been a Pro Bowl-caliber QB in this league. He isn't likely to match Warner as a MVP, but he is still a pretty good player. He needs to get in sync, for sure, so it'll be interesting to see how much progress he makes before the opener. I would play him in the final two preseason games until he produces a couple of TDs.

LongIslandRam: Jeff,

Do you think the Rams should be trying to be active on waiver pickups even if it means they get a few players who know nothing about the Rams systems?

Jeff Gordon: Sure, they have to shop. Having lost a veteran guard and a veteran tackle, they will keep an eye on offensive linemen who pop free. The same could be said at safety and cornerback.