Video: A Positive Video on Mazi's Performance

[buybuydandavis]

 

[JayFord]

what i saw is this

man was double teamed and stood his ground into a stalemate

THAT IS WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR AT DT!

if hes double teamed and he doenst do anything but stalemate he won...now its 3 offensive linemen vs Lawrence, Osi, Williams, and Parsons

I dont need that man to register ANY numbers just stalemate your double team and let our guys cook

 

[JayFord]

He aslo 2 gaps VERY well from what i saw ....first preseason game yes theres work but im not seeing why people are saying he had a bad game

either their trolling or they think DT is about sack sack sack sack and anything less is a bust

 

[AsthmaField]

Yeah, to most fans, being good at DT looks like Aaron Donald or Chris Jones (two 3 tech’s). They want to see that with a first round DT like Mazi, when the truth is he will never look like those guys because he doesn’t have a 3T skillset. He is a 1/0 tech and what he does is completely different.

Just get ready for two things: some fans to keep harping on him not playing well, and for the defense to improve. The LB’s and DE’s will reap the rewards of Mazi being there, and still fans will say Mazi isn’t doing crap.

It is largely a thankless position, that happily makes a big influence on the defense as a whole.

It is the way…

 

[Corso]

I find it amazing that there are people here that have watched football for decades and they still don't understand the position Mazi plays.
I mean what the hell guys.

 

[JayFord]

Yeah, to most fans, being good at DT looks like Aaron Donald or Chris Jones (two 3 tech’s). They want to see that with a first round DT like Mazi, when the truth is he will never look like those guys because he doesn’t have a 3T skillset. He is a 1/0 tech and what he does is completely different.

Just get ready for two things: some fans to keep harping on him not playing well, and for the defense to improve. The LB’s and DE’s will reap the rewards of Mazi being there, and still fans will say Mazi isn’t doing crap.

It is largely a thankless position, that happily makes a big influence on the defense as a whole.

It is the way…

its gonna be the whole year and thread after thread about him being a bust

"we drafted a guy who eats up blockers" "he supposed to be aaron donald" "waste of a pick"

any good defense has a player who eats up blocks....if he does that hes worth his weight in gold

 

[JayFord]

I find it amazing that there are people here that have watched football for decades and they still don't understand the position Mazi plays.
I mean what the hell guys.

they dont know football anymore than i know rocket science

to them DTs unless they get sacks are useless and thats all thats needed

 

[buybuydandavis]

what i saw is this

man was double teamed and stood his ground into a stalemate

THAT IS WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR AT DT!

if hes double teamed and he doenst do anything but stalemate he won...now its 3 offensive linemen vs Lawrence, Osi, Williams, and Parsons

I dont need that man to register ANY numbers just stalemate your double team and let our guys cook

Mazi would eat up two linemen *or* collapse the pocket on 1.

That's what he was drafted for. And just a rookie. The big boys usually make significant strength gains in their first couple of years. Looks like a good pick.

 

[CowboyFrog]

I find it amazing that there are people here that have watched football for decades and they still don't understand the position Mazi plays.
I mean what the hell guys.

no joke, its crazy.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Just get ready for two things: some fans to keep harping on him not playing well, and for the defense to improve. The LB’s and DE’s will reap the rewards of Mazi being there, and still fans will say Mazi isn’t doing crap.

I noticed positive talk about LBs after the game.

LBs look a lot better with a DT eating up 2 dlinemen in front of them.

 

[CowboyFrog]

they dont know football anymore than i know rocket science

to them DTs unless they get sacks are useless and thats all thats needed

bunch of Rob M's..lol I mean in his system it was that but in this system we needed an unmovable force..

 

[Catpappy]

Adding him to what we already have will help us and help us now. Our defense has a chance to be special. I think he got tired yesterday but he was clogging up the middle.

 

[big dog cowboy]

THAT IS WHAT YOURE LOOKING FOR AT DT!

But he didn't get 5 sacks!!!

 

[817Gill]

I noticed positive talk about LBs after the game.

LBs look a lot better with a DT eating up 2 dlinemen in front of them.

Bingo, the LB’s looked so much better.

 

[Sydla]

Someone above made the most important point........... that when people say DT, they immediately compare them to guys like Jones or Donald or even a guy like Fletcher Cox in his prime. But Smith isn't that kind of player now, he's more of a 1T, run defender at this point. So comparisons to how Donald or Jones played early is kind of unfair.

Also, I think where he was picked probably heightens the expectations. You don't see a 1T typically get drafted that high. Guys like Smith are often taken lower in the draft because they aren't stat sheet stuffers, etc.

It will be interesting to see how he progresses over the season.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'll never understand why it took so long to finally get a DT like Mazi.

Most of us in here have been screaming for one longer than I can remember.

 

[CowboyFrog]

I'll never understand why it took so long to finally get a DT like Mazi.

Most of us in here have been screaming for one longer than I can remember.

Rob M....

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Rob M....

Man I guess we can’t mention Nick Hayden here. Can’t say I disagree

 

[Hawkeye19]

Considering it was his first NFL game experience, and he has tendinitis in his knee— he played really well.

His power is clearly NFL level already.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

We can only have hate threads here sorry