WR Ben Skowronek

[ljramsfan]

Now please don't yell at me because I have not really been watching the preseason this year and going off of reports, but has anyone seen him play? WHen I did watch any coverage of the Rams, I didn't see anything on him.

Is he potentially going to the practice squad or is he a true gem?

 

[Psycho_X]

I don't know about a true gem but I think he is a very interesting player to watch. It's likely he's more of a special teams contributor his rookie year but I wouldn't be surprised to see him used a couple times a game in specific packages. Before he broke his arm he had been flashing in camp according to reporters and some of our esteemed camp reporters. Him and Jacob Harris gives us some very nice size in the passing game which we've lacked for years. A very intriguing developmental player.

 

[Neil039]

I watched him a few times at Norte Dame. He’s got size and is t afraid to use it. Blocking, route running and he’s all for attacking the pass(goes after all the throws his was). He’s solid at 6’3” 220-ish.

McVay seems to love guys who have hands and can/will throw blocks.

 

[ljramsfan]

Well I think I found something. Downtown Rams stated that he has a forearm issue and will be going to IR

 

[Psycho_X]

Well I think I found something. Downtown Rams stated that he has a forearm issue and will be going to IR

Yeah he fractured his forearm back in training camp but he's already practicing with a non-contact jersey. So if he goes on IR it'll be the three week variety. He will be playing sooner than later at least on special teams.

 

[nighttrain]

I watched him a few times at Norte Dame. He’s got size and is t afraid to use it. Blocking, route running and he’s all for attacking the pass(goes after all the throws his was). He’s solid at 6’3” 220-ish.

McVay seems to love guys who have hands and can/will throw blocks.

Reynolds replacement for the redzone, hopefully much better
train

 

[dieterbrock]

Kid's a baller, catches everything and is a hell of a blocker. He'll likely end up on I/R

 

[bluecoconuts]

FWIW Jourdan said that she pegged him to make the roster pretty early in camp. Apparently the coaching staff sees a lot of upside with him in terms of development. She didn't seem to think that he would have cleared waivers, even with the injury.

 

[bubbaramfan]

From what I saw of him in TC, no way I'd expose him to another team.

 

[snackdaddy]

So if he goes on IR who takes that roster spot? For now they're going with 3 RB's. Is that enough?

 

[Dodgersrf]

So if he goes on IR who takes that roster spot? For now they're going with 3 RB's. Is that enough?

I don’t believe it is.

Will we even have a RB on the practice squad?
Jones is done for the year with an achilles injury.

 

[JustMe]

Jourdan said that she pegged him

I knew she was freaky...

 

[thirteen28]

Reynolds replacement for the redzone, hopefully much better
train

Like Reynolds with more meat on his bones and more fight in his gut and his heart. Love the way he fights for the ball.

 

[Allen2McVay]

So if he goes on IR who takes that roster spot? For now they're going with 3 RB's. Is that enough?

At the moment, Hekker and Shelton do not count against the 53.

So when they are cleared, the Rams have to make two roster moves to fit them.

My guess is that Okoronkwo and Anchrum go to short-term-IR.

If the Rams want to add a 4th RB (I hope they do), they will need another roster-spot. Personally, I don't think they need six safeties.

 

[OldSchool]

He looked interesting, but so have a lot of guys in the preseasons past that never amounted to much. Hoping for the best but it's a deep WR group. Not sure he gets much more than ST snaps.

 

[Kupped]

From what I saw of him in TC, no way I'd expose him to another team.

Even though he’s a WR, I’d guess his roll is closer to move TE. Heck, he weighs more than Harris.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Yeah, Jourdan says team was high on him. Developmental prospect. Lots of ST use.

Also, it's important to note how remade our receiver room may look next year with Jackson on a one year contract and us prob moving on from Woods.

Then we'd be looking at Jefferson and Kupp with Tutu as the 3rd WR but now would have depth with Skow behind them and him adding a dimension to offense in 3wr sets that Tutu won't.

 

[Merlin]

Yeah, Jourdan says team was high on him. Developmental prospect. Lots of ST use.

Also, it's important to note how remade our receiver room may look next year with Jackson on a one year contract and us prob moving on from Woods.

Then we'd be looking at Jefferson and Kupp with Tutu as the 3rd WR but now would have depth with Skow behind them and him adding a dimension to offense in 3wr sets that Tutu won't.

Yeah and I really like what they've done this offseason. They sort of sleepwalked their way through that 2020 offseason, assuming that Reynolds would step up. Now you have a guy who's gonna be more in tune with what McVay wants out of his wideouts, better hands, better blocker, and they also added size and hands with Harris.

All of a sudden it looks like they have a "bigs" group for redzone usage. Higs/Harris/Skow are a pretty nice group for that situation with 9 gunning no-look passes and highpointing them.

This will be McVay's first good redzone offense IMO. I expect they'll be extremely potent in that phase of the game.

 

[thirteen28]

Yeah and I really like what they've done this offseason. They sort of sleepwalked their way through that 2020 offseason, assuming that Reynolds would step up. Now you have a guy who's gonna be more in tune with what McVay wants out of his wideouts, better hands, better blocker, and they also added size and hands with Harris.

All of a sudden it looks like they have a "bigs" group for redzone usage. Higs/Harris/Skow are a pretty nice group for that situation with 9 gunning no-look passes and highpointing them.

This will be McVay's first good redzone offense IMO. I expect they'll be extremely potent in that phase of the game.

Redzone has been McVay's Achilles heel, especially without a healthy Gurley. Put in the big package of Higs/Harris/Skow along with Michel in the backfield and it's going to cause a lot of problems for opposing defenses.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Redzone has been McVay's Achilles heel, especially without a healthy Gurley. Put in the big package of Higs/Harris/Skow along with Michel in the backfield and it's going to cause a lot of problems for opposing defenses.

I mean, even with Gurley he's struggled there...