Marc Bulger released

Clearing the decks to draft Sam Bradford, the Rams have just released Marc Bulger.

Might as well start talking to Bradford's agent now; between this and the Redskins trading for Donovan McNabb over the weekend, the Rams taking Bradford #1 has to be about the biggest lock in sports right now.

Given how much the Big Dead have been able to trust Matt Leinart and the Whiners Alex Smith, there's not a half-bad chance of the Rams going up against Bulger a couple of times next season. Wherever he plays, I doubt he's going to lift any team to greatness, but he can be a heck of a caretaker QB for a team with half-decent pass pro. I keep thinking Carolina. They seem to have a decent o-line and Bulger would be at least decent insurance for a team planning to go into the 2010 season behind Matt Moore and his whole five career starts.

Best of luck to Marc wherever he ends up. He's not just a quality guy off the field, he's a capable player on it. He led the Rams to the playoffs a couple of times, made a couple of Pro Bowls, and then took a bunch of heavy beatings while the Rams' o-line, receiving corps and franchise declined into ruin. He'll be a good character pickup for another team.