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In a discussion elsewhere about the disaster that was Tye Hill pick, and even worse mistake happenned a couple of rounds later in 2006. We picked a TE named Joe Klopfenstein several picks before the Bengals. The Bengals picked our current LT, Andrew Whitworth.
In 2006, we had a brand new HC Scott Linehan and staff and the team went 8-8 in his first year. We had a 2nd year, 1st round pick from the 2005 NFL Draft named Alex Barron. Barron's measurables at the combine were insanely good, but the dude fancied himself a basketball player instead of a star LT in the National Football League. He took the money to play a sport he didn't care that much about, so sad for us. Marc Bulger had his last good year as an NFL QB and passed for 4301 yards in 2006.
Marc Bulger was in the process of his name becoming a verb. We all know what getting Bulgerized means, because it had started. SJAX had run for 1500 yards and was a monster that year. Orlando Pace was our all star LT, but he was in decline. Andrew Whitworth was the answer back then and could have played RT until Big O's departure, as they attempted with Alex Barron. Big O played one game in 2007 and the Rams record went fron 8-8 in 2006 to 3-13 in 2007 due in large part to Orlando Pace's absence
In the disaster that was the 2007 season, Big O played one game and Bulger had no one to protect his blind side. Whitworth would have taken the place of an aging Orlando Pace and the Rams destiny would have been different as far as future records, coaching changes and future QB selections.
Joe Klopfenstein...*smh
In 2006, we had a brand new HC Scott Linehan and staff and the team went 8-8 in his first year. We had a 2nd year, 1st round pick from the 2005 NFL Draft named Alex Barron. Barron's measurables at the combine were insanely good, but the dude fancied himself a basketball player instead of a star LT in the National Football League. He took the money to play a sport he didn't care that much about, so sad for us. Marc Bulger had his last good year as an NFL QB and passed for 4301 yards in 2006.
Marc Bulger was in the process of his name becoming a verb. We all know what getting Bulgerized means, because it had started. SJAX had run for 1500 yards and was a monster that year. Orlando Pace was our all star LT, but he was in decline. Andrew Whitworth was the answer back then and could have played RT until Big O's departure, as they attempted with Alex Barron. Big O played one game in 2007 and the Rams record went fron 8-8 in 2006 to 3-13 in 2007 due in large part to Orlando Pace's absence
In the disaster that was the 2007 season, Big O played one game and Bulger had no one to protect his blind side. Whitworth would have taken the place of an aging Orlando Pace and the Rams destiny would have been different as far as future records, coaching changes and future QB selections.
Joe Klopfenstein...*smh
