QB emergency!

Berlin at QB?

OK, the Rams' injury woes have now graduated from the ridiculous to the absurd. Marc Bulger AND Gus Frerotte may be out for the Cincinnati game. Frerotte is out for sure with a shoulder injury. Bulger can't be cleared to play in light of his concussion until he can pass the neuropsyche test. Can we all help him study?

Because without Bulger, your starting quarterback against the Bengals will be one Brock Berlin. Ironically, Ryan Fitzpatrick will be watching from the other sideline.

Desperately seeking a backup, the Rams are going to sign Todd Bouman, who has all the qualifications to play QB here. Which means he's played for Linehan, and in Bouman's case, Jim Haslett, too.

RamView is in a rare position here. Thanks to my annual participation in the Preseason Challenge, I've actually gotten to see Todd Bouman play. And he's awful. You want an interception every other throw, Bouman's your guy. Frankly, I don't know why Haslett even let him through the door at Rams Park. Wasn't he watching when Todd chucked one INT after another every preseason? I guess not.

True, you're not going to find many veteran QBs this time of the season, but Bouman is just a poor QB. I'd sooner bring back Tony Banks. A little research shows Jared Zabransky, the rookie FA from Boise State, is available. I'd sooner go with him. Capable college QB, played in a complex passing offense, good athlete, quick release, fast and can run. Why not use the opportunity to bring in a young guy and see if you can turn him into something special instead of falling back on an old retread, an incompetent one at that?