McVay doesn’t believe in his offense

It’s clear that Sean McVay doesn’t trust his offense nearly as much as he did last season. Two plays were telling of this,.

The first was on a 3rd and 13 on the second drive of the game for the Rams. Rather than take a shot through the air, the Rams simply handed the ball off to Todd Gurley. The crazy thing is that it almost worked, but was called back for an illegal shift. The Rams chose to throw a screen pass the following play.

The second was on their first possession of the second half, when they were faced with a 4th and 2 on their own 33. The Ravens just shoved the ball down their throats yet again. They were probably going to score again when they touched the ball. But the Rams didn’t even attempt to gain the two short yards to keep things moving, and trotted the punt team onto the field. The Ravens scored a touchdown the following possession.

This is a seriously flawed offense and McVay is aware of it. He’s not even attempting to do some of the things he did last year. It doesn’t seem like he has any confidence in Goff and his offensive line to put points on the board. It doesn’t seem like he’s going to at any point this season.