No one has had a bad word to say about first-year head coach Sean McVay thanks to the Rams’ red-hot 3-1 start to the season. It helps that, being an offensive guy, McVay’s team also has the league’s No. 1 offense, scoring 142 points in three games.

A guy who knows a thing or two about offenses and success in the NFL is Troy Aikman, and he had nothing but praise for the 31-year-old coach, and the Rams making him the future of their franchise.

“I really like Sean McVay as an offensive guy,” Aikman said on The Ticket in Dallas, via Mark Lane. “I got to know him when he was in Washington, certainly covered enough of their games. He’s a guy who has been in the coaching profession for a long time for being such a young guy. And he has been influenced by a lot of great offensive minds.”

McVay was fortunate to work under guys like Jay Gruden and alongside Kyle Shanahan, two guys who helped elevate the play of Washington’s offense in recent years. That’s not to say McVay isn’t a bright offensive mind in his own right, but being surrounded by such knowledge certainly helps.

It was McVay’s work with the Redskins that caught everyone’s eye, too – even Aikman’s.

“I thought what they were doing in Washington was a lot like what we did on our Cowboy teams in the ‘90s in terms of their style and the timing they had in their passing game,” Aikman added. “And you don’t see a lot of that in today’s NFL, but he has some really good concepts.”

One of the biggest beneficiaries of McVay’s arrival has been Jared Goff, who’s third in the NFL with a 112.2 passer rating in four games. His play compared to last season has been night and day, and it’s no coincidence that he improved greatly when McVay came aboard.

“I think it was such a good move by the Rams to bring in someone like Sean McVay,” Aikman said. “They had so much invested in that quarterback, and we’ve seen the results of that. … I’ve been really impressed with the Rams this year and what they’ve done offensively. And they’ve always had a pretty good defense. I hope it continues.”