Guru quarterback coach Sean McVay is making an early difference as head coach of the Rams. The Rams joke offense of the Jeff Fisher era is gone. LA is much improved offensively ranking fourth in points and 10th in yards. Jared Goff has a 103.2 pass rating while averaging 9.8 yards per attempt. Last year's figures were a 63.6 QB rating and 5.3 yards per attempt.

Goff's huge improvement has made Todd Gurley relavent again. Gurley is back to being the elite runner he was two years ago during his rookie season.

The 49ers were a disaster both offensively and defensively last year. Their defense has improved, but it's still bad made worse by injuries to key defenders safety Eric Reid and linebacker Reuben Foster.

San Francisco has looked dreadful offensively. Two major reasons for this is an adjustment period learning new coach Kyle Shanahan's offense and the schedule. The 49ers opened up against Carolina and Seattle. Now they drop down to the Rams defense. The 49ers aren't going to remind anyone of the Patriots, but their skill position level isn't as bad as it has showed so far.

The 49ers offense should be better, especially here at home having had a couple of games to work the kinks out and dropping down in class. Brian Hoyer has had success before operating Shanhan's offense and he has a respectable runner in Carlos Hyde and wide receiver in Pierre Garcon.