Is Marc Bulger the answer at quarterback?

Is Marc Bulger on his way to the desert and ready to make a comeback similar to the one Kurt Warner had with the Arizona Cardinals? If you're to believe D'Marco Farr, St. Louis Rams' color analyst, it sure sounds like it.

Farr was a guest on Sports 620 KTAR's Doug and Wolf show Thursday morning and had nothing but praise for the former Rams starter who spent 2010 as a backup with the Baltimore Ravens.

"I think he's a great quarterback," the analyst said. "I've always said this. He has the same instincts, the same mind [as Kurt Warner]. Now he's not the same quarterback as Kurt Warner, but they were trained by the same guy. They look at defenses the same way. I think it'd be a tremendous upgrade."

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If the Cardinals do decide to pursue Bulger and sign him, don't expect the veteran to be able to dismantle opponents' defenses quite the same way as Warner did. Farr believes that a lot of factors will play into him being able to play to an elite level.

"As far as being able to pick apart a defense, [he can do it] if you give him time," Farr said. "If you have a strong running game and a good defense Marc Bulger can be just barely below elite in this league."

Those two areas weren't exactly the Cardinals strong suits in 2010. The team finished 32nd in the NFL in rushing and had a defense that gave up the third most points in the league.

After a season of watching Derek Anderson under center, fans grew accustom to a fiery quarterback both on and off the field. If Bulger winds up in Arizona, don't expect that type of leadership.

"What he's not going to give you on the field is that ‘ra-ra' tough guy attitude," Farr said. "It's going to be the same even keeled guy interception or touchdown. That's what turned a lot of people off here in St. Louis. Some people just want a little more emotion from that number one guy."

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  • one word answer
    visonraptor (February 3, 2011 10:53 am)
    NO!!!!
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  • I'd rather see ...
    McCafe (February 3, 2011 2:32 pm)
    Kevin Kolb or Vince Young come to town.
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  • Really?
    1azcardsfan1 (February 3, 2011 6:46 pm)
    I would rather see Josh McCown than Marc Bulger and they both should hang it up. Bring in Don, draft Newton in the 2nd use all of the other picks on lineman and keep Skelton.
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  • Guess we
    stapletoncda (February 3, 2011 11:08 pm)
    Though an improvement over last year it looks like we are going cheap, again!
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  • No.....no.....and no.
    temest (February 4, 2011 10:09 am)
    If he ends up here you can kiss Fitz off. This pick to replace Warner is critical to the Cards for years to come.
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  • Please God No !!!
    suns no longer shine (February 5, 2011 5:39 pm)
    Marc Bulger has not been good since 05.I would rather have Vince Young or Kolb. Or try to get Mcnabb and draft for a future starting qb. But don't overpay for anybody.
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  • Vince Young
    Madcow181 (February 8, 2011 11:47 am)
    Vince Young he's young (no pun intended) and he has showed leadership that Matt could never show us. Or I'll take McNabb but then we are in the same situation as Warner. We would only have a QB for a couple of years and then we are back to where we are at.
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  • Bulger
    redbread (February 8, 2011 9:19 pm)
    Are you crazy! He had a year off last year to heal up from all the sacks. Keep Skelton,get Bulger and hire Warner as qb coach, that would be awesome.
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  • QB
    redbread (February 8, 2011 9:22 pm)
    The moron that mentioned McCown should not be able to post another comment.
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  • QB
    redbread (February 8, 2011 9:26 pm)
    and for the record...Fitz wants Bulger too and some other things we could draft. If we get Kolb we will have a better offence but probably lose Skelton who I think will be great if groomed.
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