The people of Missouri are probably pretty grateful for the Missouri Tigers football team right now, because at least they’re good. They’re so good, in fact, that some people would probably consider them favorites in a game against either of Missouri’s professional football teams. On one side of the state there’s the Kansas City Chiefs, on the other side there’s the St. Louis Rams, and in the middle there are a bunch of people wondering what went wrong.
Rams running back Steven Jackson isn’t one of those people, as he knows exactly what’s wrong in St. Louis. Steven doesn’t seem to be a very big fan of his head coach Scott Linehan, and yesterday he went on the radio to let his coach know that he doesn’t agree with the decision to bench Marc Bulger for Trent Green.
From the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH:
The vibe in the Rams locker room Wednesday and Thursday was that several Rams players weren’t happy about the benching of Marc Bulger. But no one would say so publicly.
Well, outspoken running back Steven Jackson took care of that Thursday night on his “Rolling the Dice” radio show on KLOU (103.3 FM). Jackson said benching Bulger was the “wrong decision.”
“He’s our general,” said Jackson, who then pointed out that you don’t pay someone “$60-something million” and then sit him on the bench.
Jackson also went on to say that he has nothing against Trent Green, and that he’s just questioning the decision to bench Bulger. He also implied that should Green fall on his face and Scott Linehan decide to go back to Bulger, that Marc may tell him to go screw himself.
Bulger hasn’t talked to anyone in the media since he found out he was benched, but according to the article in the POST-DISPATCH, several other sources within the team said the same thing. Bulger no longer wants to play for Scott Linehan, and the same can probably be said for a few of his teammates.
Well, I’ve got good news for you, Marc. The way the Rams are playing this season, I don’t think you’ll have to for much longer.
12:07 pm on September 26th, 2008
I bet he's really excited he held out to sign up for 6 more years of sucking.
12:32 pm on September 26th, 2008
The Ghost of Georgia Frontierre is going to haunt this franchise for decades…much like the actual Georgia Frontierre did when she was alive.
12:46 pm on September 26th, 2008
We should all be ordering flowers for the Green family today. With the Rams O-line protecting Trent and his history of concussions, his family will be wiping the drool from his mouth for many years to come.
3:02 pm on September 26th, 2008
Rams - 0-16. Please. Pretty please. Pretty, pretty please.
3:54 pm on September 26th, 2008
McLane, it's like a no-hitter - we don't talk about it if we don't want to jinx it.
4:01 pm on September 26th, 2008
You'd think Steven would be in a better mood with his alma mater knocking off the Trojans last night.
4:37 pm on September 26th, 2008
He should get some ballet slippers for all the dancing he does behind the line of scrimmage. I’m continually amazed that the offense of Marc Bulger, Steven Jackson and Torry Holt is far less effective than the offense of Tony Banks, June Henley, and Amp Lee. That team averaged 8 points per game MORE than the 2008 Rams are averaging so far.
4:46 pm on September 26th, 2008
Scott Linehan makes Rich Kotite look like a genius….He needs to be fired at once….
6:00 pm on September 26th, 2008
Amp Lee - of the the underrated great names in sports history.