It's really not one of those things that aches or hurts when you're not doing anything,

[The Rams' passing-game approach wouldn't be altered if Bruce were out and Curtis were in, Bulger said.] There are a lot of things that Isaac brings to our team that we'll miss: route-running, blocking, just being that leader out there, ... So, we'll miss him if he can't go. But Kevin knows what he's doing. ... There are different things that Kevin does better than Isaac.

[Bulger said that his ribs were bruised in the season opener Sept. 11 at San Francisco but that he kept quiet about it.] I'm not stupid enough to tell the trainers or anyone that I have sore ribs, ... Now that it's out ... they're a little bit sore.

For me personally, this is as happy as I've been going into the year,

It wasn't too bad in the playoffs because the cortisone was working, but that started to wear off, ... And after the Atlanta (playoff) game - I took a pretty good beating down there.

It just got hit with a face mask early in the first half, ... It's not even an issue during the regular season, but probably contributed to me not playing in the final (exhibition) game.