After a series of staggering defeats — and a pair of cracked ribs — the Rams are preparing to sit Marc Bulger this weekend in favor of Gus Frerotte.

“I was never going to pull myself out, I know that much,” Bulger said, when asked why he’s been playing this long with injury. “It’s real easy to play hurt when you’re winning, but it’s just not in me to pull myself out when we’re 0-4.

“It was going to have to be the coaches pulling me out, and that’s what happened.”

Without a doubt the Rams have had the NFL’s most disappointing offense this season, especially from a fantasy football perspective. The offense has stumbled and bumbled its way to an 0-4 record, scoring an average of only 9.8 points per game (how does that happen?), the worst offensive showing in the NFL this season.

With Steven Jackson — though he has also been injured — and Torry Holt, you have to wonder how all the talent has been squandered. The Rams are essentially out of playoff contention, barring the single greatest turn-around in recent NFL history. Unfortunately, I don’t think Frerotte is the cure to what ails Scott Linehan’s squad.

The Rams face Arizona this Sunday. Interestingly, the Cardinals employ a two-quarterback scheme — though not because Matt Leinart has been injured. Rather, his play hasn’t put Arizona in the best position to win; you have to wonder why it’s taken the Rams this long to pull Bulger. Then again, Frerotte isn’t much of a “Plan B.”

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