Former Rams head coach and Super Bowl champion Mike Martz has unveiled his rankings for the top five NFL offenses heading into the 2023 offseason.
Martz believes the 49ers will field the No. 1 offense in the league.
While the 49ers are loaded with playmakers on offense, NFL fans have serious concerns about their quarterback room. Brock Purdy and Trey Lance are both coming off injuries, so it’s possible Sam Darnold will be their Week 1 starter.
What makes Martz’s prediction so interesting is that he expects the 49ers to start Darnold. Despite how much the USC product has struggled since entering the league in 2018, Martz expects big things from Kyle Shanahan’s offense.
“The 49ers will be the top offense because they are a step ahead of everyone else. Even without a star quarterback last season, they scored a lot of points (26.5 per game, sixth most). I love what Shanahan does and how they approach the quarterback position,” Martz said.
The NFL world clearly disagrees with his assessment of the 49ers.
You can have the best offensive line and skill players ever but you will not have the best offense in the league if your week 1 starter is sam Darnold https://t.co/E8tHy7rxju
— Der German Tiger🐅🇩🇪 (@DerGermanTiger) May 18, 2023
“Luckily QB isn’t an important position on a football team,” one fan said sarcastically.
Luckily QB isn’t an important position on a football team https://t.co/x3QsJf0Xap
— J🍩ey Bag 🍩f D🍩nuts 🍩 (@joeybagovdonuts) May 18, 2023
Another fan replied, “With what QB lmao?????”
With what QB lmao????? https://t.co/mbeCgJ87Bj
— PeeZus 🦅 (@DaRealPeterG) May 18, 2023
“With which QB? I swear ppl will say anything for clout,” a third fan commented.
With which QB? I swear ppl will say anything for clout. https://t.co/1bmMMAhwkn
— Ch3f WhoDey🧑🏿🍳 (@Chef_Gregeaux) May 18, 2023
Shanahan has shown in the past that he can move the chains with just about any quarterback under center.
Are the 49ers good enough to have the No. 1 offense with Darnold operating the passing game? We’ll get the answer to that question this fall.