JERSEYRAM: Is it possible to dump Bulgers contract after the season or will the cap hit be to much? Without dumping his contract can we afford to draft a QB in the first round of the draft? Thanx for the time.
JerseyRam

Jim Thomas: There's an $8 million cap hit, plus $3 million of Bulger's 2009 base salary is guaranteed. With so many needs, I sure wouldn't take a QB in the first round unless you were sure he was the second coming of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Brett Favre.

J.C.: hey jim, 2 weeks ago i asked you if bulger needs to be traded since he has not proven himself under pressure. i don't care about how poor the offensive line is...we have a pro bowler in pace and a decent tackle in bell. Barron is still young and has a ton of potential. cogs is fiery and fights for every play. the only obvious weak spot is center, but thats 1 out of 5 solid tackles. Now, you ridiculed me 2 weeks ago about how i ate into and believed too much in the media...well, i want to know your thoughts on the jets game. How did we get ourselves into a 40-0 hole in the FIRST HALF?!?!?!? you tell me. poor coaching? i dont think so. why? because this team fought hard and beat washington and dallas not too long ago...and they are two solid teams, and we beat them...that says something about hasletts leadership. How can a 2-0 team suddenly be in this position now? The team still believes in haslett...so who is second in command? the QB! that's right...bulger needs to take his head out of his ass and start playing like a $60 million dollar quarterback and not whine about how fans are turning against him and how he doesn't care about what the fans say...no fans buying tickets = bulger on welfare. he needs to grow up and man up to his problems and mistakes. Bulger is single handedly ruining the rams this year. poor teams will rally and fight hard with a confident qb...and that's not BULGER...he cries and whines about people criticizing him...he is earning $60million...gosh...and he still has the guts to whine?!?!?....economic turmoil asshole! wakeup! dats all i have to say...so whats your take jim? am i crazy or naive?

Jim Thomas: No one's disputing that Bulger was bad against the Jets.

sean: how do you inspire quiters? it seems that the team doesnt want to play hard or smart, what can haz do to change that mind set?

Jim Thomas: As Bernie said the other day on the radio, it's hard to call them quitters when they never even got started. Judging from what we saw in the first half Sunday, it didn't look the Rams even wanted to be there.

MarcGF: Jim

Thanks for the opportunity......I know that the current starting center got big kudos for handling Jenkins this past week, so my timing is bad, but it seems to me that "A gap" has been a problem all year and I don't understand why Brett R hasn't been able to push himself out front and get in a game?

Jim Thomas: Obviously, if the coaches thought Romberg could play better he would be in there. Romberg has been his own worst enemy with injuries. I think the center position will be a priority in the offseason.

scott: Hi Jim.
Why do you think the Rams let Travis Minor play special teams 2 weeks ago, when they knew they were already very thin at running back? Also, I would hate for the Rams to give up on Holt too quickly with the numbers he has put up every season he has been here. To me, he seems like he still runs well.
thanks.

Jim Thomas: Do you really think a healthy Travis Minor would have made a big difference in the backfield?
I'm with you on Holt. I think he could still be a valuable part of the receiving corps, but in a modified role.