Jared Goff realizes the Los Angeles Rams won't surprise anybody this fall

.Not with their stunning one-season transformation still fresh in the NFL's collective mind John Sullivan Jersey Salute to Service , and certainly not after adding several stars to their roster in the offseason.The Rams are headed into the new season as a legitimate Super Bowl contender, with all of the accompanying baggage and scrutiny. For a 23-year-old leader of a franchise that has very little recent experience with positive expectations, Goff appears to be handling it well."There's not one change to the approach at all," the third-year quarterback said. "I think you see every year, there are teams that get that type of label and often fall short, and you wonder why. I think that's something we can't really focus on. Take every day like we have the past year."That past year was nothing short of outstanding. Coach Sean McVay's debut team ended the Rams' streaks of 13 consecutive non-winning seasons and 12 straight non-playoff seasons with an 11-5 run to the team's first NFC West title since 2003.The league is ready to be challenged by McVay's potent offensive schemes, Offensive Player of the Year Todd Gurley's relentless running and Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald's disruptive play in the middle of the defense.The Rams must figure out how to adjust to their opponents' anticipation with new twists and a renewed focus.McVay seems confident his veteran players will be ready for the pitfalls of being a favorite this fall."Going into Year Two, there's a comfort level of at least feeling like you know your players," McVay said. "We feel really good about the core group of leaders, and about some of the younger players we're going to expect to grow into leadership roles. It's a great group of guys."The Rams kept intact much of last season's roster, but their offseason additions are an eye-catching bunch: defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, receiver Brandin Cooks and cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib. All four have established themselves as elite NFL contributors, and their addition to an 11-win team shows why the Rams are getting Super Bowl talk.But Talib realizes the Rams have to prove they know how to use all of that talent over the next five months before they can think about February."We aren't talking about what's going to happen down the road," Talib said. "We take care of the little things Authentic Kurt Warner Jersey , and then some time later we can talk about the playoffs."Here are some other things to know about the Rams:BIG NUMBERSThe Rams probably won't double the number of points they scored last season, which is a feat they actually accomplished in 2017. But McVay's offense kept its entire line intact and added the speedy Cooks to replace Sammy Watkins. Almost everybody else returns, including Gurley, the scheme's centerpiece. How McVay plans to use all this talent is partly a secret, since the coach decided to keep his entire starting offense out of the Rams' four preseason games. The league must wait to see what innovations McVay has produced until the season opener in Oakland.CORNER POCKETSPeters and Talib have similar reputations as risk-taking, playmaking cornerbacks capable of shutting down a top receiver or changing a game with a big interception. The Rams haven't had that swagger at the position for a long time, and their presence will allow coordinator Wade Phillips to be more aggressive against passers. Peters and Talib have also brought a confident attitude to a Los Angeles defense that relied on Donald's brute brilliance inside to set up much of its success.SUH AND DONALDSuh looks very comfortable already in the Rams' scheme, where he will be asked to play primarily at nose tackle for the first time in his career. Yet he still must learn how to play alongside Donald, whose second consecutive contract holdout has stretched to the brink of the regular season again. The Rams have a potentially fearsome combination in these two dominant defensive linemen, but Donald's absence creates a large unknown.IN THE MIDDLEThe front and back of the Rams' defense appears solid, but the linebackers are under scrutiny. The Rams couldn't fit their new defensive stars under the cap without trading Alec Ogletree, their leading tackler last season. Untested Cory Littleton is starting on the inside alongside Mark Barron, who has barely touched the field during camp and the preseason. Matt Longacre and Samson Ebukam also are expected to start in challenging roles. Phillips' biggest task is making sure his linebackers don't let down the rest of his roster.THEY'RE SPECIALThe Rams had four Pro Bowlers on special teams last year, and all four are returning: kick returner Pharoh Cooper Limited Marshall Faulk Jersey , kicker Greg Zuerlein, punter Johnny Hekker and long snapper Jake McQuaide. Aaron Donald and a dominant defense kept taking the ball away for Los Angeles and Todd Gurley turned those turnovers into touchdowns to keep the Rams unbeaten after seven games.Todd Gurley scored three touchdowns and Jared Goff threw two TD passes as the Rams took advantage of four takeaways and a blocked punt to beat the San Francisco 49ers 39-10 on Sunday for their first 7-0 start since 1985."With the offense we have to just keep feeding and feeding them ball," Donald said. "If we do that, they are going to put points on the board. Our offense is so explosive. We know that if we give them the ball good things are going to happen."Donald and the defense made things easy for the Rams high-powered offense with seven sacks, two interceptions against C.J. Beathard and two fumble recoveries, including one that Donald just ripped out of Matt Breida's hands.That was perhaps Donald's best play on a day full of great ones as he had four sacks, six tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, the forced fumble and fumble recovery."One of the best defensive performances I've been around," Goff said. "It seemed like every time we sat down we got back up and went on the field. ... It was just a lot of fun to watch."The Rams started 6-0 for three straight seasons from 1999-2001 only to lose game seven. The 49ers (1-6) made sure that wouldn't happen this year by repeatedly giving the ball away, justifying the decision the NFL made to flex this game out of prime time following the season-ending knee injury to San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo."It's always embarrassing when you lose like that," coach Kyle Shanahan said. "We've got pride and we're also confident in what we do. We're not proud of our record right now. We're definitely not proud of today. When we played better, we still feel the same way. We're not into any moral victories here. We're as far away from one as we could have today. We have to fix the turnovers. Once we fix the turnovers, then we have a chance to start playing football."Beathard has thrown seven interceptions and lost three fumbles in four starts as the 49ers have committed 14 straight turnovers since their last takeaway on Sept. 30 against the Chargers.The Rams dominated defensively even beyond Donald's performance. Cory Littleton having two sacks and a blocked punt for a safety ; and Troy Hill and John Johnson III also intercepted passes.The turnovers set up 24 points for the Rams Eric Dickerson Jersey , who put up the big scoring day despite gaining a season-low 331 yards of offense.GOOD GURLEYGurley scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter after a fumble by Breida and 1-yard run after Johnson's interception in the third. He capped his fifth three-touchdown game of the past two seasons with a 12-yard catch after JoJo Natson had a 36-yard punt return to the 13.Gurley's 14 TDs this season tie Priest Holmes (2002, '04) for the most through seven games in the Super Bowl era.GIVE IT AWAYThe Niners had a minus-1 turnover margin through the first 14 quarters of the season and are minus-14 over the last 14 quarters, matching a franchise worst with a minus-15 turnover margin through seven games set by the 1980 team. During one particularly rough stretch in the first half, the 49ers had a five-play sequence of lost fumble, fumbled snap, incomplete pass, sack and blocked punt."You can always work on protecting it better," Beathard said. "I think it comes down to a mindset and just not letting it happen."INJURIESRams DB Troy Hill left in the first half to be evaluated for a possible concussion but was able to return. ... The 49ers lost S Adrian Colbert (sprained right ankle), LB Reuben Foster (sprained shoulder) and Breida (ankle) during the game.STATUESThe 49ers unveiled statues of Joe Montana and Dwight Clark before the game commemorating "The Catch" that launched a dynasty in the 1980s. The statues are 23 yards apart — the same distance that was between Montana and Clark on the game-winning play during the NFC title game win over Dallas on Jan. 10, 1982.UP NEXTRams: Host Green Bay on Sunday.49ers: Visit Arizona on Sunday.