Mazi Smith Stats

[Cowboys5217]

LOL, he has 2.5 sacks in 2 games.

Hargave has 2 sacks in 3 games.

Both are playing much better than Mazi.

LOL, not only that, but Jones was a 2nd round pick and Hargrave a 3rd rounder while Mazi was a 1st rounder.

 

[CowboyRoy]

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.

When did he show great potential? Must have missed all that.

 

[conner01]

Mazi continues to look like a bust. He hasn’t helped our run defense. We gave up 181 yards on the ground in the first half yesterday, the most since the 91 season.

I’m not sure his snaps yesterday but he’s played 40 for the year or avg 13 a game. Don’t think he’s the issue

 

[DuncanIso]

They are giving him about 11-12 snaps a game.

Not a good look for a 1st.

Likely a bust for 2023.

There’s always next season.

 

[stilltheguru]

PFF wrote an article saying that Mazi has not had a negative graded play in his first 2 games.

Now he only had 1 or 2 positive plays, so he's basically doing replacement level work on part-time snaps. But zero big losses is all I need to see for a rookie NT. If he's out there holding his ground, and his head's not spinning, he's on the right track. He will grow stronger and pick up more nuances of the game later, and that's when he'll go from big body to difference maker.

They gonna ignore this haha

 

[DUO_CORE]

Everyone expects Mazi to blow through the line on every play and then 3 or 4 stretchers come onto the field to retrieve the opponents offensive lineman and QB from the backfield.

 

[Ken]

ESPN doesn't list his game vs Minny. Davis didn't start vs Minny but played 21 defensive snaps as verified by the gamebook on NFL.com

So your source is wrong.

 

[DuncanIso]

After watching #71 get owned at LT yesterday, maybe we should have used that 1st on OL….

Just saying.

 

[pansophy]

Hankins also has 1 solo tackle. The position isn’t responsible for making tackles but occupying blockers, which doesn’t show up on the stat sheet.

if Mazi is getting pushed off the line that’s a better thing to look for. Vince Wilfork never produce much in stats either.

what are the LBers doing behind him is a better question.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I thought he was the strongest man ever or something

He can beat up Charles Atlas!!!

 

[KJJ]

I’m not sure his snaps yesterday but he’s played 40 for the year or avg 13 a game. Don’t think he’s the issue

If your first round pick isn’t getting on the field a lot they’re an issue.

 

[Sheepherder]

If your first round pick isn’t getting on the field a lot they’re an issue.

I didn't see him in the game yesterday. Maybe I missed him being on the field.

 

[Sheepherder]

After watching #71 get owned at LT yesterday, maybe we should have used that 1st on OL….

Just saying.

A lot of us agree with you.

 

[KJJ]

I didn't see him in the game yesterday. Maybe I missed him being on the field.

The game wasn’t shown in my area. I only got parts of it on Redzone. I never saw him on the field. He hasn’t been good enough to get many snaps.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

I used ESPN. And I was wrong, Chris had 5 tackles instead of 6.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/3044859/year/2016

odd how the two are different

fwiw pro football ref also shows mazi with only 1 too

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Did you miss the top 5 picks part

Technically he wasn't top 5 but point taken.

 

[EST_1986]

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

he should have growled after that statement

 

[KJJ]

We drafted this stiff to stop the run and he’s not getting it done. This is the main reason he’s not getting many snaps. I’m not sure even Taco or Tristan Hill was as big a disappointment this early on.

 

[Risen Star]

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.

Mazi Smith is a nose tackle.

 

[stiletto]

I'm really glad we used a 1st round pick on a run stopper. He really helped yesterday.