Round 6 Pick 209 (31): OT Luke Tenuta, Virginia Tech

[eball]

Just some more clay for Beach Chairs to mold.

[YoloinOhio]

 

[AlCowlingsTaxiService]

TBH, the negative attributes make him a LONNNNNNGGGGG shot at the NFL level 

[Ralonzo]

58 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

 

He's gotta be 1 or 2 out of 1683 RAS on that mullet.

 

Also, someone needs to wear Bill & Ted's favorite number.

[Luka]

NFL strength training and some technique refinement could make him decent depth along the OL. 

[blacklabel]

I read some scout quotes on this pick. Unfortunately, a really mean quote stuck out. A scout said, “I love his dad, he’s been a defensive coach for 30 some years. Luke ain’t *****, though, he’s nothing.” Swell, lol. I know it’s “how the old scouts talk” and all that, I’ve just never been a fan of describing another human so poorly. There are better ways to word “I don’t think he has what it takes” ya know?

[Airseven]

I didn’t understand this pick either. The guy can’t move. He’s a camp body in the 6th rd. Other than being tall, I’d really like to hear the rationale for taking him over a player like West. Obviously there’s rationale - just want to hear it.

[Vickveto]

54 minutes ago, Airseven said:

I didn’t understand this pick either. The guy can’t move. He’s a camp body in the 6th rd. Other than being tall, I’d really like to hear the rationale for taking him over a player like West. Obviously there’s rationale - just want to hear it.

He competed at the senior bowl and had some really good reps. 

[4merper4mer]

3 hours ago, Luka said:

NFL strength training and some technique refinement could make him decent depth along the OL. 

And Powerball could make anyone a billionaire.

[Billschinatown]

3 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

And Powerball could make anyone a billionaire.

Tbf.....i'm not a statistician, but I think he's got a better chance at making an NFL roster than we do at winning the power ball lol. 

[eball]

2 hours ago, Airseven said:

The guy can’t move.

 

If true, this is a huge red flag.  It also warrants immediate medical attention.

 

[BaaadThingsMan]

Maybe they just needed a guy to push and pull big guys around through the offseason?

[hemma]

Trig question - Case Keenum is 6’ 1”.  

Assuming that this guy is standing straight up and being shoved into Keenum’s lap, what is the required launch angle for a 5 yard dump off?

[Chuck Schick]

I had season tickets to Tech last year and got to see this guy a bunch.  In person, he stood out as a massive dude who seemed to move around pretty well against solid competition (UNC, Notre Dame, Pitt).  Tech had very poor QB play so they had to run it a ton, and the o-line did a pretty good job.

[MrEpsYtown]

He looked pretty good in my re-watch of the East-West Shrine game in the DVR. Nothing earth shattering, but he looked pretty good in pass pro and got some push. Seemed like

more of a position blocker, like more of a get in the way and swivel than destroying people. But not the worst pick for a developmental tackle.  
 

But this feels a little like an “Austin Proehl favor to dad” draft pick. But the guy is big and has been around the game his entire life and from all accounts is a great kid. Fun fact, dad worked under Chan Gailey at Georgia Tech a while back. 

[BADOLBILZ]

12 hours ago, Ralonzo said:

 

He's gotta be 1 or 2 out of 1683 RAS on that mullet.

 

Also, someone needs to wear Bill & Ted's favorite number.

 

 

Probably not the very top because the RAS goes back to 1983.    There were Kentucky waterfalls galore in the 80's.  But definitely in the mix for the past 30 years.   Robert Gallery comes to mind.

[RocCityRoller]

Happy they got a OL at some point, but there were 3 or 4 other OL who slipped to the 6th I liked more.

 

Cade Mays, J Salyer, Lecitus Smith, Shaffer etc....

Alec Lindstrom went undrafted and I would have liked that pick more...

 

OL not a strength of OBD.

Edited May 2, 2022 by RocCityRoller

[John from Riverside]

9 hours ago, Airseven said:

I didn’t understand this pick either. The guy can’t move. He’s a camp body in the 6th rd. Other than being tall, I’d really like to hear the rationale for taking him over a player like West. Obviously there’s rationale - just want to hear it.

It’s a sixth round pick……

[Bronxbomber21]

16 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

I'm getting Wyatt Teller vibes

[McDeerInTheHeadlights]

At a quick glance, the OLs we have signed as UDFAs seem to have more positive scouting reports.

 

Regardless, our OL is very thin, not so much in numbers, but in quality, and a late round pick would have been a long shot at fixing that anyway.