Legendary Rams quarterback and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner stated in a recent interview with Talk Sport that his Greatest Show on Turf offense was better than the current Kansas City Chiefs offense, led by Patrick Mahomes.
Warner, a generally positive man in retirement, took time to praise the play of Mahomes, agreeing that the Chiefs possess a tremendous attack.
“Oh, yeah, we were better,” Warner said. “That’s for sure. I’m not sure the quarterback was better. But, overall, we were better. I mean, we had more talent … Hall of Famers all over the place.
“We did something in an era that had never been done before.”
As good as the Chiefs have been with Mahomes under center, Warner cited several factors that he believes made the Greatest Show on Turf better than Kansas City.
Warner stated that the Rams offense had more talent, a better ability to get the ball downfield and was revolutionary for their era compared to common passing attacks of today.
“We threw the ball down the field,” he said. “We pushed the envelope. It was about being accurate and making plays down the field every game.”
Warner also says that the Rams helped reshape the negative narrative behind having a pass-heavy attack, a narrative that was plaguing football at that time.
“We ushered in what is the NFL right now, with showing people that you can throw the football to win and you can consistently be good at throwing the football,” Warner said. “I think the mentality back in the day was, ‘Oh man, just bad things happen when you throw the football — incompletions and interceptions and turnovers.’
“You know, run the football and play good defense. We showed people that you could do the opposite, if you have attention to detail.”
As trailblazers, Warner and the Rams rewrote offensive philosophy in the NFL. When talking about his time in the Mike Martz offense, Warner said, “I do believe that our team was different and I haven’t seen anybody that quite equals it.”
The Greatest Show on Turf produced four Hall of Fame players, six All-Pros, two MVPs and a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV.