In Week 4, the undefeated Los Angeles Rams will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in front of their home crowd at the LA Memorial Coliseum. While Los Angeles should be able to beat Tampa Bay easily, Sean McVay's team still has a lot of questions to answer.

Los Angeles' defense of all things looks improved, but the offense doesn't have the same firepower that it exuded last season. It's up to McVay and his coaching staff to reignite the team's once-unstoppable offense in the coming weeks.

#3 Can the defense continue to thrive?

Through the first three weeks, the Los Angeles' defense has been one of the best in the NFL. The unit currently ranks third in total defense, allowing 285.7 yards per game. It also ranks fourth in pass defense and 11th in run defense, allowing just 93 yards on the ground per game.

Last season, the Rams finished 14th in total defense, giving up 358.6 total yards per game. The team also gave up the 13th-most points, allowing opponents to score 384 during the season. This is why the Rams got in so many offensive shootouts in 2018. However, with the defense playing better this season, Los Angeles has a chance to be a more well-rounded team.

To be fair, the best offense the defense has faced this season was the Drew Brees-less New Orleans Saints. They've also faced the Carolina Panthers and the ailing Cam Newton as well as the Cleveland Browns and their disappointing attack.

As strange as it may sound, Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers will be the best offense Los Angeles has faced this season. We'll see if the defense can continue its successful campaign.

#2 Can Todd Gurley turn back the clock?

By this point last season, Gurley already had two 100-yard rushing performances, 73 total touches, five rushing and receiving touchdowns, and 376 yards from scrimmage. Currently, he has 48 touches, 211 yards from scrimmage, and one touchdown.

That's a massive decrease in workload, but it also means Gurley's yard per touch average through the first three weeks has dropped from 5.2 (rounding up) in 2018 to 4.4 in 2019.

It looks like the Rams are putting Gurley on a load management program, although McVay denied this rumor to ESPN recently. The team wants to prolong Gurley's career and effectiveness by not overusing him early in the season.

Last year, Gurley's production dropped for the final quarter of the season because of injuries and standard wear and tear. The hope this year is that he'll still be in peak shape for a playoff push.

However, there is some fear that we'll never see the same Gurley again. Through the first three weeks in 2018, Gurley scored once every 14.6 touches. Now, it's taken him 48 carries to get in the end zone once. Part of that can be attributed to the use of Malcolm Brown, but Gurley just hasn't looked himself.

There hasn't been a sufficient answer yet as to what Gurley's ceiling is in his current state. Hopefully, the Rams find a way to get him more involved in the offense and this whole load management storyline is left in the dust.

#1 Will Jared Goff return to form?

In the first three weeks of the 2018 season, Goff completed 70.3% of his passes for 941 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions. Goff looked stupendous. His early-season play was a crucial reason why the Rams had the second-most productive offense in terms of yardage. The Rams also finished second in points scored for the 2018 season.

However, something happened to Goff after the team's bye week in Week 12. During the final five weeks of the season, Goff threw six touchdowns and six interceptions. After completing more than 70% of his passes seven times in the first 11 weeks, Goff completed more than 70% once in the final stretch of the season and never crossed the mark during the playoffs.

Through three weeks this season, Goff has completed 62.9% of his pass attempts for 738 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions. He has not looked like the confident star we saw emerging last year. We'll see if McVay can bring out the best in Goff again.