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Me and Pete are breaking down each position group, post-Portal, on the CanesInSight Daily Podcast. Next up is defensive end. A transcript of our discussion is below:

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DMoney: To me, the number one reason Miami played in the national championship this year was because they had two first-round defensive ends who could destroy the run, dominate the pass, and play nonstop with incredible motors. That was Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor. You don’t just replace that. But I...

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Blount has to take snaps at DE and DT right?

Heatherman kinda throws some of these positions out the window but still

What he was doing as basically a freshman last year was wild. Animal in the weight room and had #1 recruit trajectory if he had stayed in his class
 
I know Bain was incredible against the run. Does Lowe have the body type to fill that role? Wilson is a straight pass rusher. Lightfoot is super versatile along the front, I'm not sure he has the strength to stand up against the run.
 
DMoney said:
I could see Blount playing some early down snaps at DE.
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What changed from the previous idea that he would likely (and wanted to) be full time inside? Is that from his camp or did the coaches convince him to stay hybrid?

Still haven’t seen him consistently win inside with anything but motor/effort or games/stunts. So if he really does play hybrid, I think this is good news.
 
LuCane said:
What changed from the previous idea that he would likely (and wanted to) be full time inside? Is that from his camp or did the coaches convince him to stay hybrid?

Still haven’t seen him consistently win inside with anything but motor/effort or games/stunts. So if he really does play hybrid, I think this is good news.
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Nothing changed. He's a pass-rushing DT in my view. This is a 6'4, 270-pound 18-year-old who played the majority of his snaps inside on a playoff team. It's also his highest value from an NFL perspective. I don’t see the pass rush outside.

But I can see him minoring in DE as he grows into a full-time DT. We are losing a lot of size on the edge. If this was a Georgia-type scheme, he would make more of an impact staying outside.

Keona Davis is a similar player and could be used the same way.
 
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DMoney said:
Nothing changed. He's a pass-rushing DT in my view. This is a 6'4, 270-pound 18-year-old who played the majority of his snaps inside on a playoff team. It's also his highest value from an NFL perspective. I don’t see the pass rush outside.

But I can see him minoring in DE as he grows into a full-time DT. We are losing a lot of size on the edge. If this was a Georgia-type scheme, he would make more of an impact staying outside.

Keona Davis is a similar player and could be used the same way.
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That’s different than being the full time DT previously discussed - it’s in dozens of messages and some CIS posts. And, if he and the coaches are on that track, I think it’s good news.

From looking at the DL roster, we need two guys to fill the SSDE role. Lowe would/could be great, but he’s unknown. Davis seems more like a guy leaning toward playing Blount’s role last season, which was mostly inside and in movement.

Blount lining up outside on early downs would be a great complement to what we have and he’s well-suited for it. Of course, if he ends up growing into 285+, that will be more and more difficult to achieve unless we go with TITE fronts or play him as a 4i in certain fronts. Hetherman ran a lot more odd fronts prior to Miami 2025, and not sure if that was because of personnel or preference.
 
LuCane said:
That’s different than being the full time DT previously discussed - it’s in dozens of messages and some CIS posts. And, if he and the coaches are on that track, I think it’s good news.

From looking at the DL roster, we need two guys to fill the SSDE role. Lowe would/could be great, but he’s unknown. Davis seems more like a guy leaning toward playing Blount’s role last season, which was mostly inside and in movement.

Blount lining up outside on early downs would be a great complement to what we have and he’s well-suited for it. Of course, if he ends up growing into 285+, that will be more and more difficult to achieve unless we go with TITE fronts or play him as a 4i in certain fronts. Hetherman ran a lot more odd fronts prior to Miami 2025, and not sure if that was because of personnel or preference.
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I see Blount as a DT which is why he is grouped with the DTs. Him and Keona Davis would be in the same category for me.

I think Scroggins is a guy who will play more at DE. He’s bulked up considerably.

Lot of football to be played, but this is how I see the Top 8 headed into spring:

DE Wilson
DE Lowe
DE Lightfoot
DE Scroggins
DT Moten
DT Scott
DT Blount
DT Davis
 
DMoney said:
I see Blount as a DT which is why he is grouped with the DTs. Him and Keona Davis would be in the same category for me.

I think Scroggins is a guy who will play more at DE. He’s bulked up considerably.

Lot of football to be played, but this is how I see the Top 8 headed into spring:

DE Wilson
DE Lowe
DE Lightfoot
DE Scroggins
DT Moten
DT Scott
DT Blount
DT Davis
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Scroggins looks like he’s on the exact track as Mesidor and I hope they don’t put him inside as much as they had begun leaning. If he can provide strong run support at Edge, then great. They now have Davis for that inside games/stunts upfield role. I also hope Hetherman adjusts, as it became a 3rd and medium worry when teams would run at our preferred movement.

That is simply an elite list. Truly. Couldn’t be more excited about it. It’s the exact way we stay on top. Masterful emphasis by the personnel folks and Mario.
 
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