Marc Bulger benched

Trent Green will start at QB for the Rams against Buffalo this Sunday.
Here's the official word from Jim Thomas at stltoday:

Rams bench Bulger
By Jim Thomas
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
09/23/2008

The Rams have benched quarterback Marc Bulger and will replace him with Trent Green this week against Buffalo.

Bulger completed 18 of 31 passes for 184 yards and one interception last Sunday in a loss to Seattle.

He is rated 22nd in the league's passer rating system.

The team is 0-3 going into Sunday's home game against the 3-0 Bills.

Green, 38, last started in Week 5 of the 2007 season for the Miami Dolphins in a loss to the Houston Texans. He was 0-5 with Miami.

A native St. Louisan and Vianney High graduate, Green started for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2001 until halfway through the 2006 season, when he was sidelined by injuries.

He was slated to be the Rams' starter in 1999 but suffered a season-ending knee injury in the final preseason game. Unheralded Kurt Warner took over and led the Rams on an improbable run to the Super Bowl championship.

Green also was the Washington Redskins' starter in 1998.

Bulger, 31, took over from Warner as the Rams' starter in 2002. After a stellar 2006 season in which he passed for more than 4,300 yards and 24 TDs with only eight interceptions, Bulger signed a $65 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in Rams history.

Playing for a 3-13 team, Bulger had his worst season in 2007 and missed four games because of injuries.

Sacks have taken a heavy toll on Bulger, who has been dropped 97 times in 31 starts from 2006 until now.

Bulger's entire 2008 base salary of $7 million is guaranteed, as is $3 million (of his $6.5 million base) in '09.