Canes Spring Practice Report: April 4

[Trinton Breeze]

Courtesy of Miami Athletics:

The Hurricanes were back on the Greentree Practice Fields on Saturday morning as spring practice continued at Miami.

After the workout, offensive linemen Seuseu “SJ” Alofaituli and Max Buchanan, along with defensive backs Ja’Boree Antoine and Bryce Fitzgerald, shared their thoughts on the day’s workout and how spring drills are progressing.

Here’s what they had to say, in their own words…

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[Category81]

Mannnnnn we are going to roll this year

 

[JHallCanes]

So much good stuff in here

The DB group is so good and deep

OJ, Lucas, Antoine I think will be the Top 3 (not counting who plays Nickel just saying top 3 in the room) even though I think O’Conner is really good (natty game will make him better)

Antoine’s high school DB tape was an absolute clinic even to a non DB expert like myself

If Damari Brown can actually stay healthy it becomes a huge bonus and not something we desperately need

 

[CANEFAN83]

So much good stuff in here

The DB group is so good and deep

OJ, Lucas, Antoine I think will be the Top 3 (not counting who plays Nickel just saying top 3 in the room) even though I think O’Conner is really good (natty game will make him better)

Antoine’s high school DB tape was an absolute clinic even to a non DB expert like myself

If Damari Brown can actually stay healthy it becomes a huge bonus and not something we desperately need

Will Fitzgerald play nickel and Thornton safety? This is a strong possibility I think based on style of play but maybe I am wrong.

 

[Firesite]

Just got back from dinner with my cousin. He is an ACC ref who was there today for the spring practice to referee. From what he saw he said Mensah looked great, Our RBs still have a lot of juice. The D line is still big as ****. The only thing he said that looked concerning was the Oline. He said that they were a young unit that made some mistakes during his time watching them.

 

[jvpoctober]

This fires me up!

 

[Brooklyndee]

So much good stuff in here

The DB group is so good and deep

OJ, Lucas, Antoine I think will be the Top 3 (not counting who plays Nickel just saying top 3 in the room) even though I think O’Conner is really good (natty game will make him better)

Antoine’s high school DB tape was an absolute clinic even to a non DB expert like myself

If Damari Brown can actually stay healthy it becomes a huge bonus and not something we desperately need

A healthy damari for me is the best in that room. At the very least he's on the same page as oj & Lucas. That's being generous to them. Damari being healthy makes this secondary ELITE and allows the line time to develope.

 

[skyman]

Just got back from dinner with my cousin. He is an ACC ref who was there today for the spring practice to referee. From what he saw he said Mensah looked great, Our RBs still have a lot of juice. The D line is still big as ****. The only thing he said that looked concerning was the Oline. He said that they were a young unit that made some mistakes during his time watching them.

Crazy how there were a ton of people out there and you wouldnt even know there was a practice today at all.. Appreciate the info

 

[Golsen82]

Just got back from dinner with my cousin. He is an ACC ref who was there today for the spring practice to referee. From what he saw he said Mensah looked great, Our RBs still have a lot of juice. The D line is still big as ****. The only thing he said that looked concerning was the Oline. He said that they were a young unit that made some mistakes during his time watching them.

Tell your cuz to tell the other ACC refs to

1. Call holds on the opponent

2. Let our OL hold as much as they can

3. Tell them Miami is the ACC king now, no more tobacco road

 

[JHallCanes]

Will Fitzgerald play nickel and Thornton safety? This is a strong possibility I think based on style of play but maybe I am wrong.

If heard some much smarter people than me discuss this just because of what Heatherman does with the Nickel position. It’s not really the traditional small slot corner type.

I have thought Thornton was more in the Jakobe Thomas mold than Keionte Scott but not positive

 

[JHallCanes]

A healthy damari for me is the best in that room. At the very least he's on the same page as oj & Lucas. That's being generous to them. Damari being healthy makes this secondary ELITE and allows the line time to develope.

All I know is it’s not 2024 anymore and I couldn’t be happier because I agree the secondary could be as good as anyone in the country

 

[PUNCICANE]

Has SJ just had a hard time putting on weight?

I know he still has plenty of time to develop, I just thought he was going to come in and be Kevin Mawae on day 1

 

[Golsen82]