Mazi Smith Weight Loss?

[reddyuta]

He cant handle one on ones- forget about double teams,he is monumental bust at this point.

 

[big dog cowboy]

But there has been some chatter on Twitter/X about Mazi Smith losing 30 lbs and playing closer to 290 now than the 330 he supposedly weighed when he was drafted. Has anyone heard anything about this?

Nope.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I am confused by this unless they are trying to salvage him somehow.

Even Trysten Hill was not this bad his rookie season.

This take is ignorant. Hill had a huge awareness problem not noticing combos from the backside and would get completely washed multiple times a game. Mazi at least can hold the poa.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Taco, Mazi, and Schoon. Stay away from high picks on Michigan players. It's not working out for the Cowboys.

Mazi and Schoon are rookies….and honestly the only reason they aren’t doing more is because guys in front of them are better. Taco was a bust. Those other two aren’t yet.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Mazi Smith has all the tools. At Michigan he was taught very little technique simply because he was only asked to stop the run; and in college he was bigger and stronger than anyone lining up across from him.

Just be patient. Give him time. The Cowboys knew he would be a bit of a project and his play has actually not been quite as bad as it's made out to be.

 

[lukin2006]

Outside of Hutchinson, U Michigan picks tend to be busts for sure.

That Tom Brady kid was not bad, Charles Woodson was pretty decent…these 2 weren’t great but they were serviceable…

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Mazi and Schoon are rookies….and honestly the only reason they aren’t doing more is because guys in front of them are better. Taco was a bust. Those other two aren’t yet.

Exactly. If the Cowboys knew Ferguson was going to be this good maybe they wouldn't have picked Schoonmaker. Then again Dalton Schultz did nothing here for over two years before emerging.

I know fans want instant impact from your early picks but the Cowboys' roster really didn't have open starting spots going into the draft in the first place.

 

[Mcsports]

How did that Tom Brady pick workout for New England???????????????????????????????????

In defense of someones
Earlier post, it was stated stay away from “High” Michigan picks.

 

[Kingofholland]

Why would they draft a 330 lb NT and then ask him to lose all that weight? Is this a Quinn thing? If so it is the stupidest idea ever.

Maybe the weight loss wasn't intentional, the NFL season is a grind and Mazi is figuring out the conditoning. Regardless I think many had too high of expectations coming into the season for him. He was a late first round pick, playing a position that doesn't rack up a lot of stats.

If you look at other 1st rounders sans Stroud, Gibbs, Robinson, Flowers, Addison and
maybe 3 defensive players has anyone else had a standout year, especially around where the Cowboys picked?

I'll admit I thought Mazi would be picking up more snaps by now, but after year 1 its hard to label someone a bust. If we're talking about it in year 3 then thats probably fair assessment time.

 

[75boyz]

And if Quinn's goal is to convert him from a 1T to a 3T then Mazis quick twitch muscles need to be re-calibrated to a faster speed. You cant be a step slow on the snap count as a 3T.

He's bad enough at it as a 1T already.

 

[DCCowboys11]

Oh, no! Not another Mazi Smith thread, right?

But there has been some chatter on Twitter/X about Mazi Smith losing 30 lbs and playing closer to 290 now than the 330 he supposedly weighed when he was drafted. Has anyone heard anything about this? It is not coming from ordinary fans either. It is coming from guys who regularly cover the Cowboys. The claim is the Cowboys wanted Mazi's weight down to make him quicker.

I said a while ago that Mazi is listed at about the same size as Hankins, but standing next to Hankins Mazi looks much smaller. The Cowboys website has Hankins listed at 6'2" 320 lbs. and Mazi is listed at 6'3" 337. To me Hankins looks like he is closer to 350.

I’ve thought the same thing and even mentioned this before. Mazi is now 3 technique size without 3 tech fquickness. His best chance to me is to eat eat eat, and put about 20 pounds back on before next season. Otherwise, he’s on track to be a total bust.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Exactly. If the Cowboys knew Ferguson was going to be this good maybe they wouldn't have picked Schoonmaker. Then again Dalton Schultz did nothing here for over two years before emerging.

I know fans want instant impact from your early picks but the Cowboys' roster really didn't have open starting spots going into the draft in the first place.

Yeah I still don’t know why they didn’t think Ferg would be good but maybe they had higher hopes for two tight end sets at some point.

 

[Beaker42]

He is getting blown out of the hole by a double team very easily and we have bell who weighs 215 behind him

That’s a recipe for disaster

 

[exciter]

Oh, no! Not another Mazi Smith thread, right?

But there has been some chatter on Twitter/X about Mazi Smith losing 30 lbs and playing closer to 290 now than the 330 he supposedly weighed when he was drafted. Has anyone heard anything about this? It is not coming from ordinary fans either. It is coming from guys who regularly cover the Cowboys. The claim is the Cowboys wanted Mazi's weight down to make him quicker.

I said a while ago that Mazi is listed at about the same size as Hankins, but standing next to Hankins Mazi looks much smaller. The Cowboys website has Hankins listed at 6'2" 320 lbs. and Mazi is listed at 6'3" 337. To me Hankins looks like he is closer to 350.

Just word to the wise, Dallas and most teams put zero effort into accurately reporting player weight. It has no bearing on anything outside of the draft as weight fluctuates, especially throughout the season. 320 was Hankins combine weight 10 years ago… every team has just copied that number to his roster status throughout his career. He’s every bit of 340 if not 350. This team is so lazy with accurately posting weight they listed Bohanna as 360 (number Kansas had on him) despite his official combine weight being listed as 327. Mazi being 290 is just gibberish and probably agenda driven. They wanted him to stay around 325 which was his combine weight and not blow back up to the mid 330s he was playing at in college. It’s fairly obvious he’s around 325 give or take just on eye test!

 

[basel90]

A first round pick not being a consistent starter usually means a bust .

 

[charron]

People smarter than me have the snap counts, but Mazi has mostly been playing 3 tech this year. Makes sense that he wants to lighten up.

I think most on here forget he isn't playing the 1 tech.

 

[Ken]

He's never been listed at that weight so everybody's wrong coming out of college he was listed at 325 he did not gain weight you usually lose weight in training camp in practice and then getting playing time so he didn't lose 40 lbs it's possible he lost 20 if you believe what you hear there he was never that heavy...EVER!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazi_Smith

I realize what his college stats say but ever since he was at the combine man here at the Dallas Cowboys complex he's always weighed 327 or under

his combine 323
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/mazi-smith/3200534d-4951-1850-a3da-289c89c7e5d4

I was just quoting what he said.

30 lbs is ridiculous too. We didn't take this guy to be a bad 3 tech, we took him to be a Nose.

 

[Havic]

DT's need a couple of years to get NFL strength

 

[EST_1986]

How did that Tom Brady pick workout for New England???????????????????????????????????

He was ok in New England. Tampa really reaped the rewards.

 

[shabazz]

Wasn't he getting paid from Jenny Craig for that endorsement? A brother has to get that extra cash when he can. Big ups.