Drafted by Cowboys 1st Round - Pick 26 - DT Mazi Smith - (Michigan)

[ChrisL97]

This was Taco/TJ Watt all over again. We drafted need over best player available, (Nolan Smith)

 

[Proof]

I need to watch more tbh. I don’t see a pass rusher so far or a guy that collapses the pocket.

well let’s hope.

 

[BlueStar22]

How quickly Cowboys fans who don't like the pick forget how our inability to stop the run had us out here trading picks midseason for Hankins. Address the need when you can. Talking bout he would have been there in the 2nd, for who? He wasn't getting back to us.

 

[unionjack8]

I'm coming around having watched more video and read more stuff

 

[BlueStar22]

This was Taco/TJ Watt all over again. We drafted need over best player available, (Nolan Smith

Because stopping the run really doesn’t matter.

Explosive plays are all that matters. Not run stuffing.

With premium picks we need big play players.

This pick did squat for us.

It doesn't matter? Why were trading for Hankins at midseason then?

 

[Big_D]

Nice pick

This! For all the folks that are hating the Mazi pick.. read this again.

We needed to stop the run. For years I’ve been hearing that Dal doesn’t do anything about it.. THEY JUST DID.

For once in your life. Be Happy..Micah is.

both of these guys will wreak havoc. Micah knows whats needed here.

 

[HungryLion]

 

[Playmaker3128]

I tend to view it a little differently. Mazi himself won’t make a ton of splash plays. But when guys like parsons, Lawrence, Sam Williams, Dante Fowler, etc don’t have to worry about covering a gaping hole in the middle on 1st and 2nd down
And they aren’t getting double teamed because Mazi is eating up blocks. It frees them up to focus on getting upfield and making splash plays, tackles for loss, sacks, etc.

So Mazi won’t make the splash plays himself but he will allow others to make more. That’s where his value will shine.

When jalen hurts or Daniel jones run those read option plays in the division. There is a reason the DE’s have to cheat one way or the other.We had 0 interior run stopping ability.

How many times did the DE have to crash down (and this hurts kept the ball)…. Or if the DE stood home…. They’d run it down our throats.

Having a big NT opens it up for everyone else as you put it.

 

[HungryLion]

 

[CATCH17]

It doesn't matter? Why were trading for Hankins at midseason then?

Keep finding those types. Teams will give them away.. You don’t need to use first round picks on these types lol.

 

[movaughn88]

This was Taco/TJ Watt all over again. We drafted need over best player available, (Nolan Smith)

Are you sure? I'm not. Everyone pooped all over T Smith last year.

 

[BlueStar22]

BTW, reports are this is the player KC was trying to trade up with Dallas for so save all the, "he would have been there in the 2nd round."

 

[Flamma]

Because stopping the run really doesn’t matter.

Explosive plays are all that matters. Not run stuffing.

With premium picks we need big play players.

This pick did squat for us.

If we can't stuff the run, we're not beating the Eagles. They'll bleed you all the way up the field.

 

[GMO415]

This was Taco/TJ Watt all over again. We drafted need over best player available, (Nolan Smith)

I recall everyone running all over us last year......That stops now.

 

[BlueStar22]

 

[ChuckA1]

I'm shocked at some of the comments. You don't find guys that can collapse the pocket every day! Geez

 

[Stash]

I am more confident in Quinn than any other assistant.

Let’s hope he’s good enough to maximize Smith’s potential.

 

[ShortRound]

 

[BlindFaith]

I think Mazi Smith walks in as the 2nd best run stuffer on the team. We need run defense badly. It's the glaring weakness of our team. How can you be mad that we addressed that?

Our DTs were bottom 10, at best. Mazi comes in as possibility our best DT.

Not a glamor pick, but it makes us better.

 

[Stash]

I’d like to see some confirmation on that.