Baltimore Ravens: 5 things we want to see against the Rams

The Baltimore Ravens are fresh off the Hall of Fame Game. Here are the five things we want to see on Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams:

5. A better showing from the offensive line as a group:

The offensive line looked bad in the first preseason game with the exception of Orlando Brown Jr., the rookie from Oklahoma. This is bad news because it is still early in the preseason and that means the same players who struggled for much of last week are going to be the same ones protecting the Ravens’ quarterbacks this week. Marshal Yanda just came off the PUP list, so things are looking up for the unit, but that doesn’t mean much in front of a preseason game.

Things have to improve for the offensive line, not only for the sake of the linemen, but for the sake of the players they are blocking for. From the start with Robert Griffin III to the end of the Hall of Fame game with Lamar Jackson, the offensive line didn’t give the offense a chance. Gus Edwards lead the team in rushing, but he averaged 3.5 yards per carry. There were plays where Jackson went into scramble mode automatically because the rush was already there by the time he started to drop back.

The offensive lineman who needs to perform the best is Matt Skura. Skura figures to be the Ravens starting center, but nothing is a given with that situation. Skura needs to look like a starter when he’s out on the field. Bradley Bozeman is also competing for the center job and the idea of moving Alex Lewis to center gets more and more tempting every day. Skura has to play sharp. He needs to make it obvious that he should start for the purple and black.