Mazi Smith Playing Time

[Techsass]

My expectations are super low so anything decent will be good.

I think that it'll take awhile before Mazi gets acclimated to the NFL, but I'm still expecting him to play better than the guys we've been rolling out there at DT before too long.

 

[CCBoy]

Are these the outside/edge pairings?

1. Parsons, Williams
2. Lawrence, Armstrong

 

[Captain43Crash]

Rotation, for sure. He will be used situationally… which is the right thing to do.

He played almost 50 snaps per game in college. That is way too much for a big guy… particularly one who will be taking on double teams much of the time.

The amount of exertion put out by big guys like that is crazy. He will need frequent breaks. As it should be.

I won’t hazard a guess as to how many snaps he will play, but Quinn will use him judiciously. He will probably play some 3T on some run downs, so that will likely up his snaps a bit.

Playing 50 snaps per game in college is a good sign! He should be able to handle a pretty high snap count if needed too.

 

[xwalker]

I think everyone is excited to see this young man get on the field and make this defense great. With that said, we have depth on the d-line, and the cowboys often like to rotate guys in. Do you feeling Smith will play a lot, or he'll be in a rotation as usual. Would his draft status have any impact on this, please give your thoughts...

Rotation, for sure. He will be used situationally… which is the right thing to do.

He played almost 50 snaps per game in college. That is way too much for a big guy… particularly one who will be taking on double teams much of the time.

The amount of exertion put out by big guys like that is crazy. He will need frequent breaks. As it should be.

I won’t hazard a guess as to how many snaps he will play, but Quinn will use him judiciously. He will probably play some 3T on some run downs, so that will likely up his snaps a bit.

Long term they see him as a Daron Payne type DT.
(1tech with 3tech pass rush ability).

The past 3 seasons Payne played:
84% of snaps.
76% of snaps.
87% of snaps.

He played less his first 2 seasons.

Hankins in years 2 thru 9 averaged 64%.
High of 69%.
Low of 58%.