2019 3* TE Luke Deal commits to AU!!! (5/25/18)

[ellitor 33,062]

26 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said:

I don't remember but is it Deal that is projecting to play on the OL or the other TE commit? 

Haven't heard or seen either projected to play the OL. What I've seen is Deal is the blocking TE in the class & Fromm the receiving TE in the class.

[bigbird 60,368]

2 minutes ago, ellitor said:

Haven't heard or seen either projected to play the OL. What I've seen is Deal is the blocking TE in the class & Fromm the receiving TE in the class.

Oh good! Even more ways to identity our tendencies

[ellitor 33,062]

10 minutes ago, bigbird said:

Oh good! Even more ways to identity our tendencies

That's me putting it in EA Sports football video game terms. Not necessarily AU terms although I wouldn't be surprised if Gus did that.

[WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737]

1 hour ago, ellitor said:

Haven't heard or seen either projected to play the OL. What I've seen is Deal is the blocking TE in the class & Fromm the receiving TE in the class.

Was Deal. JB is projecting him to play on the OL. Not kidding. 

[ellitor 33,062]

13 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said:

Was Deal. JB is projecting him to play on the OL. Not kidding. 

[corchjay 5,311]

I don't know about all that.  Haven't heard that anywhere.  I kind of saw him more as the 2back set H-back, hand on the ground TE, and sometime the Flex-TE but he is a very physical blocker but haven't heard he's a project OL.  

[Tiger 8,817]

Does this have to do with how weak we are at OL?

[ellitor 33,062]

22 minutes ago, Tiger said:

Does this have to do with how weak we are at OL?

What this are you referring to? There are a few things being discussed here.

[Tiger 8,817]

7 minutes ago, ellitor said:

What this are you referring to? There are a few things being discussed here.

Lol my bad. The idea that he may be moved to OL. Is this decision being influenced by our woes on the OL?

[ellitor 33,062]

Just now, Tiger said:

Lol my bad. The idea that he may be moved to OL. Is this decision being influenced by our woes on the OL?

Don't think so. Still going to take 4-5 OL this class.

[augolf1716 21,096]

2 hours ago, bigbird said:

Oh good! Even more ways to identity our tendencies

Lets just have a QB who passes and another one who is the runner then we're set.......just keep bringing me down bird

 

[Auburn Kev 1,653]

 

 

[ellitor 33,062]

@Auburn Kev when articles are free like this one go ahead & post the article if you don't mind. Not every browser embeds tweets well & some people have ad blockers or tracking enabled which kind of blocks embedded tweets.

[Auburn Kev 1,653]

2 minutes ago, ellitor said:

@Auburn Kev when articles are free like this one go ahead & post the article if you don't mind. Not every browser embeds tweets well & some people have ad blockers or tracking enabled which kind of blocks embedded tweets.

I was going to post the article, but it appeared to be a summation of the video. Also, on my laptop the video was behaving like it was autoplay and I was skeptical of posting.

[AuburnNTexas 7,127]

He seems to feel very good about OP and GP which is great. I hope he is right.

[alexava 6,973]

Just heard he already tore his ACL? 

[JDUBB4AU 5,102]

4 hours ago, alexava said:

Just heard he already tore his ACL? 

This . I believe he had surgery yesterday. I’m probably wrong though

[Auburn Kev 1,653]

2 hours ago, JDUBB4AU said:

This . I believe he had surgery yesterday. I’m probably wrong though

Not wrong

https://auburn.247sports.com/Article/Auburn-signee-Luke-Deal-tears-ACL-will-undergo-knee-surgery-on-National-Signing-Day-126607032/

[AU64 10,122]

On 11/14/2018 at 11:25 AM, Tiger said:

Lol my bad. The idea that he may be moved to OL. Is this decision being influenced by our woes on the OL?

Back in the day it was pretty common to bring in big TEs and turn them into tackles....might have a candidate or two this year?

[Sani-Freeze 552]

8 hours ago, alexava said:

Just heard he already tore his ACL? 

The TE position is a special level of cursed for this program. There are just no words. I know we've all been frustrated by the lack of a TE in the offense, and some is certainly on the coaches - but sometimes it just seems like the universe has determined that AU will never complete another pass to a TE under any circumstances...

Just to recap since Uzomah left: We've had one guy get murdered, another accused of rape and dismissed. One who played some as a blocker but transferred out. One who couldn't bulk up that moved to WR. Now we sign a prototypical TE and he immediately tears his ACL. That leaves one guy - Shenker - for 2019. And I believe he was originally recruited more for the hybrid H-back role. (If Fromm is really 215 lbs as listed, he'll have to redshirt to bulk up). 

So even if Gus was planning to try to bring back the Lutz/CJU role in the red zone next year, he won't have the players for it. 

Edited December 20, 2018 by Sani-Freeze

[bigbird 60,368]

9 minutes ago, Sani-Freeze said:

That leaves one guy - Shenker - for 2019. 

We also signed Fromm

[Sani-Freeze 552]

3 minutes ago, bigbird said:

We also signed Fromm

Listed at 215 - I'm assuming he is slated for a redshirt if they intend to keep him at TE. Maybe he'll be able to contribute early but if so I'm guessing it could be at WR like Canella. 

[bigbird 60,368]

Just now, Sani-Freeze said:

Listed at 215 - I'm assuming he is slated for a redshirt if they intend to keep him at TE. Maybe he'll be able to contribute early but if so I'm guessing it could be at WR like Canella. 

I could easily see him at 230-40 by next season

[Sani-Freeze 552]

4 minutes ago, bigbird said:

I could easily see him at 230-40 by next season

Freshman 15? Somebody get that kid a box of Krispy Kremes, a Momma's Love and a case of Budweiser right away...

[McLoofus 35,182]

8 minutes ago, bigbird said:

I could easily see him at 230-40 by next season

 

Just now, Sani-Freeze said:

Freshman 15? Somebody get that kid a box of Krispy Kremes, a Momma's Love and a case of Budweiser right away...

My dude is from South Carolina, headed to Alabama. At 6'4, he can gain 10 lbs just on the drive over.