Sean McVay has already established himself as one of the best offensive coaches in the NFL. Whether it’s his game planning during the week or the creativity in his play calling, McVay has exceeded every expectation in L.A. after eight weeks.

His scheme has opened up the Rams’ offense for guys like Jared Goff and Todd Gurley, both of whom are having career-best seasons. Gurley, however, admits he doubts some of McVay’s play calls before the Rams run them.

Even Goff has said the same thing this season, though both have been proved wrong just about every time.

“Yeah that sounds like me on every play. I’m like, ‘Aw, this ain’t gonna work,’” Gurley said, laughing. “That’s usually how that goes though man. I had that in college, we were running a counter-play and I’m like, ‘I hate this play’ and we run it and I go like 25 yards and I’m like, ‘I love this play.’ We have so much stuff in our offense, man. It’s definitely hard to defend when you’re doing stuff like that – you’re doing jet sweeps, you’re running with me, you’re running with Tavon, you’re running with everybody.”

One play in particular stood out for Gurley. Last week against the Giants, McVay dug deep into the playbook and pulled out an iteration of the hook and ladder. Only, this wasn’t on the final play of the game in an attempt of desperation. It was in the red zone with the Rams knocking on the door.

When the Rams were discussing the play, Gurley and his teammates doubted whether it would work in the NFL.

“I mean even the Tavon one, went to Cooper Kupp and then he pitched it back and we’re just like, ‘Yeah right, this (is) the NFL,’” Gurley recounted. “But, (there’s) definitely a lot of plays like that.”

Gurley has been the biggest beneficiary of McVay’s arrival, leading the league in total touchdowns and ranking second in yards from scrimmage. While he’s certainly been a workhorse and is seeing more touches than just about every player in the NFL, Gurley said his body feels “really good” at the midway point of the season.

The Rams would like to keep him fresh for the long haul, but ensuring that they get to the postseason first is more important at this point in time. His workload shouldn’t shrink at all, given how well he fits in to the Rams’ offense.