'16 WR Bennett Skowronek (Northwestern Grad Transfer)

[rtrn2glory]

That's outstanding stuff right there. Happy for him finding a niche in the league. Thought he'd be scout team at best. Kudos to Mcvay for finding a way to use him. Hope he can stay healthy and have a decent career.

 

[greyhammer90]

lmao layin out JJ Watt then making a catch

Just as we all predicted he would

 

[IrishLion]

One of the funniest NFL-related Tweets I've ever read:

 

[zelezo vlk]

Couple of huge catches on the game winning drive tonight.


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[Southside Sully]

Benny Skow has some handles

 

[Irishnuke]

He can thank Tillery's dumb ass for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to stop the clock and give them yards.

 

[ulukinatme]

He led all receivers in catches and yards in the comeback win. Kyren Williams also contributed 3 carries, but he had the highest YPC and also had a reception for 10 yards.

 

[ulukinatme]

 

[rtrn2glory]

Must have learned his lesson watching Chase Claypool's example of the two minute drill last year.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

He can thank Tillery's dumb ass for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to stop the clock and give them yards.

Yep, was gonna say that both Terry Jillery and Ben Skowronek contributed first downs on that 98 yard drive...you beat me to it.

That was a heckuva catch.

Really not sure why the Raiders were going press-man with 15 seconds left inside the red zone. Baffling coaching decision.

 

[dublinirish]

Tillery looks awful btw, can't believe his was picked up after his release from the Chargers

 

[irishfan]

Wish we had Skowronek for more than one year but given the WR development at the time maybe he was better off showing up as a finished product. Hope we get 1-2 more like him this cycle

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Got his first NFL tuddy yesterday.
Props to him

 

[CanadalovesND]

Also, going to bump this fact - he has a Superbowl ring.

 

[dublinirish]

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm a bit surprised he caught on at all. Kid has a big heart, played tough. Maybe another team will pick him up.

 

[dublinirish]

I'm a bit surprised he caught on at all. Kid has a big heart, played tough. Maybe another team will pick him up.

the mcveigh coaching tree is so wide now he will get loads of offers i bet

 

[Big23Head]

 

[ulukinatme]

So is Houston now the Irish NFL team?

 

[T-Boone]

Does Troy Pride get game time?

 

[ab2cmiller]

 

[a mike]

Well shoot. There goes our "Come here and be the next Ben Skowronek" sales pitch.

Poor Mike Brown : (

What can he even do about this stuff?

 

[CanadalovesND]

Well shoot. There goes our "Come here and be the next Ben Skowronek" sales pitch.

Poor Mike Brown : (

What can he even do about this stuff?

I get your point, but he still has WRs from UC that are doing stuff in the NFL, particularly Alec Pierce.

 

[ulukinatme]

Last NFL WR we had that did anything of note was Golden Tate. He left for the NFL 14 years ago. Before that? I guess the Rocket to a lesser extent. Floyd, Arnaz Battle, and Fuller all kind of flamed out early or had limited roles, all having between 2-3k yards for their careers. Tim Brown was probably the last big success after Tate and Rocket. So that's really just 3 what I would call very successful NFL receivers since 1988, and nobody really since Tate was drafted 14 years ago.

 

[Irish#1]

TBH, I was surprised he would get more than a year in the league.

 

[CanadalovesND]

TBH, I was surprised he would get more than a year in the league.

And he’s got a SuperBowl ring to boot.

 

[ulukinatme]

I literally had no idea he was still in the league. Good for Sko!

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[dublinirish]

 

[ulukinatme]

Was he a theatre major?

 

[IRISHDODGER]

That was pretty good