Marc Bulger Bio & Career Stats

Jersey: #10
Position: Quarterback
Career: 9 Years
Height: 6-3
Weight: 212

Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Apr 5, 1977
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Central Catholic HS [Pittsburgh, PA]
College: West Virginia
Drafted: 2000 New Orleans Saints (Round: 6 #168)

Fantasy Projection

Quarterback Rankings:
<< Derek Anderson

Position Projections:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

* Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury

Marc Bulger 2009 Fantasy Projection
2009 Pts		2009 Avg	Depth Chart	*Avg Games Played		2008 Avg	2008 Fantasy Ranking		2008 Consistency
168.20		11.38	1	12.00		11.60	33		Inconsistent
Bye Week	Team Change	Head Coach Change	**Coming Off Injury	Depth Chart Change	Higher Fantasy Avg then League	Harder Schedule in 2009	Better Defenses in 2009	Better Pass Defenses in 2009	Better Against Sub 500 Teams
9	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes

Marc Bulger Previous Years Stats
Year	Team	Gms	Recs	Rec Yds	Rec Tds	Pass Yds	Pass Tds	Rush Yds	Rush Tds	FGs	XPs	Fan Pts	Fan Pts Avg
2009	Rams	9	0	0	0	1469	5	22	0	0	0	90.65	10.07
2008	Rams	15	2	17	0	2720	11	41	0	0	0	173.95	11.60
2007	Rams	12	0	0	0	2392	11	13	0	0	0	153.90	12.83
2006	Rams	16	0	0	0	4301	24	44	0	0	0	291.45	18.22

Marc Bulger 2009 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis: Marc Bulger has beaten his fantasy projection 5 out of 8 years, but he was below his projection the last 2. His best fantasy QB ranking was #5 in 2006 and 2003, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 10 ranking. Fantasy Trends: Bulger's fantasy game average per year has been going down for 4 years, and has been trending down 5 out of the past 7 years. Player Consistency: Marc Bulger was ranked the 29th most consistent QB last year, and he was one of the top 50 most consistent players overall (ranked 43). Career Experience Outlook: Bulger is entering his 9th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 9th year have seen a decrease in fantasy pts per game of 0.79 from their 8th year. Position Outlook: Throughout his career Bulger has averaged 0.82 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2008 was 14.57. Depth Chart Change: No Change in Depth Chart. Player Turnover: Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (0.635) pts per game for Bulger. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Mike Karney (2008 Avg: 1.16 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Torry Holt (2008 Avg: 3.61 Pts/Game) has left the team and Keenan Burton (2008 Avg: 1.18 Pts/Game) is now starting. At the Tight End position: Joe Klopfenstein (2008 Avg: 0.38 Pts/Game) is no longer starting and Randy McMichael (2008 Avg: 1.74 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Nick Leckey, Orlando Pace and Jacob Bell have left the team and Jason Brown and Jason Smith have been added to the starting lineup. Schedule Difficulty: Based on winning percentage the teams on the schedule Bulger played last year (116 - 91 - 1 0.560%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (99 - 109 - 0 0.476%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,761) compared to last season's teams (4,442) so this could mean more fantasy points. Performance Against Sub 500 Teams: Bulger had a lower fantasy avg (10.83 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (11.00 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could also be a indication of a better fantasy season. Defenses: From a defensive standpoint, Bulger faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 14.85 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.46 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (218 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (217 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses). Starting Position Performance against Defenses: Starting Quarterbacks averaged more points (16.24 pts/game) against last season's teams compared to this season's teams (15.74 pts/game), which could make it difficult for Bulger to match last year's fantasy point total. In Season Trends: Throughout his career Bulger has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (19.89 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (17.09 pts per game), 3rd quarter (16.35 pts per game) and 4th quarter (16.04 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 5 (24.32 pts per game), week 8 (20.36 pts per game) and week 9 (20.34 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 12 (12.95 pts per game), week 13 (13.14 pts per game) and week 1 (14.62 pts per game).	Chart. Chart. Chart.