Mazi supreme disappointment

[CowboyFrog]

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If the LB's behind him have the stats then this is exactly what his sheet should read... THIS is why they brought him in to eat blockers and keep the playmakers clean...

 

[Flamma]

He had 7 sacks his 2nd year and actually received some all pro votes. So he didn't bomb his 2nd year.

That's why I said the better part of two years. If you listened to NY talk radio, he was considered a bust in his second year.

 

[CWR]

This is great and I agree but it also doesn't mean people can't be disappointed or criticize where Smith is right now.

Do you think Smith has looked good? He's looked kinda so-so to me thus far. I don't see why we can't point that out.

Pointing out a so-so preseason performance is not the same as calling him a Supreme disappointment.

I have no clue how it will pan out, but think it's a little early to give up on the player.

 

[Shane612]

That is basically what I've been saying. I have zero expectations of Mazi in year one.

You don't have any expectation from your first round pick, nothing?

 

[Starstruck22]

Lol, as you are ranting, I'm watching a review of him in the Seattle game. He had some good and bad reps.

Name the good rep and i will watch and will look

 

[Flamma]

You don't have any expectation from your first round pick, nothing?

Not a DT, no. Like I said to another poster, this isn't Jalen Carter we drafted. DTs usually don't show up year 1. Just because you drafted him in the first round doesn't change anything.

 

[Strykerscm]

Either that, or he doesn't understand how DTs develop.

How do they develop?

 

[rambo2]

Name the good rep and i will watch and will look

Lol

 

[stilltheguru]

How do they develop?

Slowly. Like Jordan davis. Stop being emotional

 

[Strykerscm]

You drafted a run stuffer in 2023 with your first round pick..

What exactly are you expecting?

You guys want run stuffers that are boring and do nothing but clog a lane then complain when that’s all they do.

Do you actually watch the games? He’s been turned and bullied all over the field by both starters and backups.

 

[CowboyRoy]

It depends on what your asking them to do, again he has the size and strength, he just needs to learn the techniques and schemes used in the NFL. Mazi has played teams 1st string in 2 games also.. but hey I'm not gonna stop you from being concerened, if your opinion is he will not cut it then thats ok too.

Hes getting pushed around by 3rd stringers in there as well. And yah, I am concerned. The hope was that he could help solve our DT and run game issues on defense. He was supposed to complete this defense.

Thats certainly not happening any time soon with Mazi. He is nowhere ready.

 

[CowboyRoy]

He may never be a great player. This isn't Jalen Carter we drafted. Just hope he develops into a solid DT

Thats your hope for a #1 pick?

Does nothing in year 1 and hopefully develops into a solid DT?

Those are some pretty pathetic expectations right there.

No, sorry, I have much higher hopes for first round picks.

 

[SlammedZero]

Welcome to the NFL kid. It's a big boy's league. I'm willing to give the kid a chance though. This was his SECOND ever NFL game. lol

 

[Flamma]

How do they develop?

They take time. I've mentioned it before. Williams on the Jets, Vita Vea, Jordan Davis on the Eagles. None of them played well in their first year. The first 2 are really good DTs now. Jordan Davis remains to be seen.

 

[Flamma]

Thats your hope for a #1 pick?

Does nothing in year 1 and hopefully develops into a solid DT?

Those are some pretty pathetic expectations right there.

No, sorry, I have much higher hopes for first round picks.

Then you don't pick a DT in the first round.

 

[Shane612]

Not a DT, no. Like I said to another poster, this isn't Jalen Carter we drafted. DTs usually don't show up year 1. Just because you drafted him in the first round doesn't change anything.

You're not even looking for signs or tendencies or any type of characteristics that gives you hope?

 

[Beaker42]

SMH! Jesus cowboy fans are really dense sometimes

LOL. Second consecutive scUM pick who absolutely lacks effort and motor. Worst 1st pick since David LaFleur in ‘97.

 

[Cowboys5217]

You drafted a run stuffer in 2023 with your first round pick..

What exactly are you expecting?

You guys want run stuffers that are boring and do nothing but clog a lane then complain when that’s all they do.

He's not stuffing the run at all.

He had 1 tackle in the first game.

He logged ZERO stats in game two.

Both the Jags and Seahawks rushed for 140+.

 

[Beaker42]

Either that, or he doesn't understand how DTs develop.

Hill showed more his rookie season to this point than this bust has.

 

[FVSTONE]

Mazi has in my opinion looked awful in both preseason games. For all the touting his size, strength, and so on just dont see it here. He is pushed around willy nilly on the line and dont believe this is befitting a first round draft pick. I am predicting a bust of Taco proportions here. Just one of the worst pics in Cowboys history. And now with the possibility of Overshown being gone for the season a disastrous 2023 draft. We cannot get to the next level with misses like these and that has been the history in Dallas.

This is what happens when you don't have a real GM running the club. Our GM took two Michigan players with our top two draft picks and they both stink!