By The Associated Press
updated: 06/19/2003 04:39 PM
Rams coach Mike Martz said Friday that two-time NFL MVP quarterback Kurt Warner ``is throwing the ball the best I've ever seen him throw'' and appears ready to move past last season's injury-plagued showing.
``He's so intense,'' Martz said during a 35-minute talk to a group of business people and educators in St. Louis. ``The fire had gone out of the game for Kurt. He had put too much pressure on himself. That's been resolved. He is ready to go.''
Warner, who broke his pinky finger and his hand last season, had only three touchdown passes and 11 interceptions and was 0-6 as a starter last year as the Rams stumbled to a 7-9 record, missing the playoffs a season after narrowly losing to New England in the Super Bowl.
As a backup last season to Warner, Marc Bulger was the team MVP after leading the Rams to all seven victories in eight starts last season. On Friday, Martz called Bulger ``one of the top five quarterbacks in the league.''
During his remarks Friday, Martz -- entering his fourth year as the Rams' head coach -- assured the crowd that the Rams would be back in playoffs form this fall.

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