Canes Camp Report: Aug. 12

Defensive lineman Armondo Blount

On what he’s learned from Miami’s veteran linemen:

“You learn something new every day. Like technique-wise, they help me clean up my technique with dipping my shoulder to striking. You learn every day when you’re in a room with guys like that, that are veterans. They’ve been teaching me a lot. I’ve been learning a lot, just becoming a student of the game.”

On freshman defensive lineman Hayden Lowe:

“He’s an aggressive guy. I like him. It’s like the whole d-line room is in competition every day, so we’ve got guys working and everybody’s aggressive and that’s what I like.”

Defensive lineman Ahmad Moten, Sr.

On the progress of the defensive line

“I feel like we’re on a good path. It’s week two [of camp], we did spring. I’m coming in with the guys and showing them what I can bring to the table, too and we’re all just molding together as a D-line group, especially as a D-tackle group. [Defensive tackles coach Damione Lewis] is getting us right.”

On what it’s like to face Miami’s offensive line in practice:

“This is definitely going to be the best O-line we play. So, if we go 100 percent every play with them, Saturday and Sundays will come easy. … We definitely are getting each other better. [Francis Mauigoa, Anez Cooper, James Brockermeyer, Matt McCoy, Markel Bell] and then you got us, you got [Rueben Bain Jr., Akheem Mesidor, David Blay, Justin Scott, Daylen Russell], we’re all getting each other better and I really like the fact the coaches are getting into it, too; helping us out, making sure we compete with each other, too.”

Defensive lineman Daylen Russell

On the defensive tackle group:

“We bond really good. We get to individual drills, we correct each other. We watch each other’s reps and learn from there. And we all just come together as one.”

On defensive tackles coach Damione Lewis:

“He’s very hard on us. He wants us – the D-tackle group – to become one and just help each other get better each and every day.”