Ken Zampese - St. Louis Rams

St. Louis Rams

Zampese joined the St. Louis Rams in 2000 as an offensive assistant under head coach Mike Martz. He was promoted the following season to WRs coach, and again the next season to WRs coach/passing game coordinator. During his stint in St. Louis, Zampese assisted Martz with the passing game of what became known as “The Greatest Show on Turf” – a nickname for the Rams’ high-powered, record-setting offense. It was here that he gained additional exposure to the “3-Digit” passing system, pioneered by his father and expanded to new heights under Martz.

QB Kurt Warner (and backups Trent Green and Marc Bulger), Hall of Fame RB Marshall Faulk, and WRs Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Az-Zahir Hakim and Ricky Proehl made up what is widely considered the most prolific offense in NFL history.

Although “The Greatest Show on Turf” began its record-setting run a year prior to Zampese’s arrival in St. Louis – the 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV Rams’ Super Bowl Championship season – it lasted three seasons (’99-01), and he was with the Rams for the final two seasons of the run (2000-01).

Some of the accomplishments of the Rams’ offense over the three-season span (1999-2001):

• Scored over 500 points in three consecutive seasons (NFL Record)
• No. 1 rank in NFL: Passing yards and Passing TD’s each season
• Most Passing Yards and Passing TD’s in three consecutive seasons (NFL Record)
• No. 1 rank in NFL: Passer Rating, Completion Percentage and Yards per Attempt each season
• Scored three or more TDs from scrimmage in 41 of 48 regular-season games.
• Three consecutive NFL MVP Awards: Kurt Warner in 1999 and 2001; Marshall Faulk in 2000.