The Los Angeles Rams are ready to win after an offseason that saw them move on from former No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff. Usually when a team gives up on it's former top pick, that franchise ends up in big trouble. However, it's quite the opposite for LA with Matthew Stafford taking over.

Los Angeles' defense is elite, the offensive line is among the best, and the offensive weapons are consistently good every week. The main question has always been about the quarterback, but Stafford seems to be the right addition.

Let's get into takeaways from the Rams in Week 1.

4. Sean McVay has found his partner in Matthew Stafford

While watching the Sunday Night Football broadcast, Cris Collinsworth put into words exactly what Matthew Stafford is compared to Jared Goff.

Sean McVay needed a partner at quarterback rather than a student. Stafford is experienced and capable of being among the best QBs in the league with the right team and coach around him. Goff, for his part, is a below average quarterback that needed McVay to make him better than he is capable of being. With that said, the Stafford addition looks perfect already.

The 33-year-old signal-caller looked like a guy who was stuck in Detroit all these years just waiting for someone to come rescue him. The way he instantly connected with all three of the Rams' top receivers–Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Van Jefferson–was a ton of fun to watch. The former Detroit Lions quarterback had faced the Chicago Bears many times in his career and this was one of his better performances.

Stafford showed that the Bears defense isn't the one that carried Chicago to the playoffs just a few years ago.

3. Darrell Henderson is the clear lead back despite the Sony Michel addition

Maybe Sony Michel just wasn't ready to play in Week 1 due to lack of time with the organization, but the Rams barely used him at all.

There were a lot of questions, especially by fantasy managers, about who the Rams' lead running back would be this season. If Week 1 is any indication of what's to come, then expect a ton of Darrell Henderson every game. Michel will certainly get more work than he did on Sunday, but it won't be anywhere near an even split unless Henderson is really struggling.

Despite a good amount of garbage time, Michel finished the game with just one carry for two yards and zero catches. On the other hand, Henderson carried the ball 16 times for 70 yards and a touchdown while also catching one 17-yard pass. He played very well for what the Rams needed on offense and he just seems to fit the team extremely well.

Having Michel as insurance behind Henderson is a good idea, but it doesn't look like he'll be much more than that.

2. Watch out for tight end Tyler Higbee

The usage stats in Week 1 for Tyler Higbee are absurd. Not because he's bad or anything like that, but because we were unsure of what kind of production Higbee would provide in the offense.

Nonetheless, the Rams seem to love him running routes. Higbee played 52 of 52 snaps, ran a route on 26 of the 27 Matthew Stafford drop backs, had six targets for a 23% target share, and caught five passes for 68 yards. No one saw that kind of usage or production coming from a tight end not in the big three of Darren Waller, Travis Kelce or George Kittle.

Higbee slots into a receiving room with Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods, Van Jefferson and DeSean Jackson. In Week 1, Higbee only trailed Kupp in both receptions and yards. If this type of usage keeps up, then Higbee will be able to slot in as a Top 5 tight end in the league with those weapons around him and Stafford throwing him the ball.

1. The defense looked about as expected

The Rams defense will always be among the best so long as Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey are on the team, and that was shown against the Bears. Andy Dalton was never comfortable despite just one sack on the night, and this caused him to either throw it short or throw an incompletion for the most part.

The defense did their job against the pass, causing turnovers on the first two drives and making the Bears go ultra conservative from there.

Against the run is where the concerns showed up. David Montgomery had perhaps the best game of his career, rushing for 6.75 yards per carry against this defense. This isn't something the Rams need to be too concerned about because of who their interior defenders are. Donald and Floyd might be the best interior duo in the league, and they'll be much better once they get more work together.

Montgomery torched the Rams, but the Bears only scored 14 points. I'm sure the Rams will take that every week.