Mazi Smith Stats

[Deionindahood]

Mazi has one solo tackle in 3 games. Not exactly what I expected as a 1st round pick. I do think he has shown great potential though.

 

[jwitten82]

I thought he was the strongest man ever or something

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Those Michigan busts.

 

[Captain-Crash]

he's there to plug up the middle, he just needs to get in the way. Tackles are overrated. Those are team stats.

 

[jwitten82]

"I don't like football, I just like hitting people" lol those type of quotes are cringey as hell

 

[Cowboy_svt]

chris jones in his first three games had 0 solo tackles, what a bum

 

[IslandCowboy]

Some of these comments are hilarious, you spend a first round pick on a guy you expect production and you expect it soon. Maybe 10 years ago you developed guys, but now with the level of college ball and the way the NFL is, true first round picks contribute from the get go.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

You guys really need to study what 1 tech do. On top of that you think a rookie 1 tech that is a backup is going to have a bunch of tackle stats......... That's crazy

 

[Cowboy_svt]

javon hargrave had 2 whole tackles in his first 3 games, good thing noone signed that bust

 

[kevm3]

I tried to give Mazi the benefit of the doubt but he's literally been invisible out there. I almost felt he was injured or something because I can't recall seeing him AT ALL in the game. Did he even play?

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

It took osa 3 years to come on just relax. DT is notorious for having a large learning curve. He was basically a 2nd round pick so stop comparing him to top 5 picks.

 

[Ken]

Mazi has one solo tackle in 3 games. Not exactly what I expected as a 1st round pick. I do think he has shown great potential though.

Jordan Davis had 1 tackle in his first 3 games last year and he had 20+ more plays than Mazi.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

you guys remember that nobody the steelers got in cameron heyward? Was basically taco charlton, 1 tackle in 3 games, i hoped they cut him cause he wasnt doin anything, another classic mike tomlin failure

 

[Creeper]

Too early to judge, but watching Keeanu Benton play for the Steelers last night I must say I was thinking maybe we made the wrong pick. But let's revisit this in Mazi's 3rd year not 3rd game.

 

[Sydla]

chris jones in his first three games had 0 solo tackles, what a bum

LOL, he has 2.5 sacks in 2 games.

Hargave has 2 sacks in 3 games.

Both are playing much better than Mazi.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

LOL, he has 2.5 sacks in 2 games.

Hargave has 2 sacks in 3 games.

Both are playing much better than Mazi.

Rookie years amigo, which is the whole point of the comparison.

 

[Gambit]

Mazi has one solo tackle in 3 games. Not exactly what I expected as a 1st round pick. I do think he has shown great potential though.

How many does Hankins have?

 

[conner01]

chris jones in his first three games had 0 solo tackles, what a bum

It’s really tough to learn that position. Anyone that expected him to dominate as a rookie was just fooling themselves. Year 3 is the time to judge, not game 3

 

[thunderpimp91]

Some of these comments are hilarious, you spend a first round pick on a guy you expect production and you expect it soon. Maybe 10 years ago you developed guys, but now with the level of college ball and the way the NFL is, true first round picks contribute from the get go.

If you're picking in the top 10 I agree with you completely. When you're picking in the mid 20s that changes a bit though.

Looking around at the picks that went right around the time Mazi was selected it's a mixed bag. Dalton Kincaid only has 72 yards through 3 games. Nolan Smith has just 12 snaps (Although me may have been dealing with an injury? not sure), Bryan Breesee really just played his first full game worth of snaps in week 3....he looks really good though. Felix Anudike Uzomah is getting limited snaps. Myles Murphy only has 32 snaps through 2 games.

The Mazi situation really isn't a massive red flag so far. You're able to get him on the field and he serves a purpose on the roster, he just has a limited skill set to this point. He has the traits and measurables as a top flight DT in this league, he just doesn't have the tape. If he did the guy would have been taking in the top half of the first round instead of the back half. A guy like Mazi I think you need to really break up the season into four mini seasons. How do the first four games look? How do the next four go? and so on. You should see improvement as the year goes on and you should see his snap count increase as his skill set increases. If by Thanksgiving we see are having the same conversations and he is still only getting 10ish snaps a game, then Ill be a little more worried about his ability.

 

[Sydla]

Rookie years amigo, which is the whole point of the comparison.

Holy hell, my bad. I totally misread your initial post assuming you meant Jones' first three games this year.