Green was the starter (unquestioned even). It being their first year has nothing to do with it. At the time, Vermeil thought Green was the better option... and better QB. Warner, like Duck, just needed a shot to show what he could do. Yep, he aired it out more ... to a group of receivers that did NOT include practice squad players, a second year player trying to grow into a role and a rookie
That Rams team was STACKED with HOF caliber players. Faulk at RB. Holt, Bruce, Hakim, and Proehl?? For **** sake, I wish Duck had that caliber of player to play with. Would be the equivelant of Duck having Bell, AB, JuJu, DJ, and Washington.