Video: Todd Archer seems to think new addition to D-line could be coming soon

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I think they're confused with Mazi gaining weight back. They think it's a whole different player being added to the roster.
 
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All in on Mazi I guess. Oh boy...When our hopes are with landing an average DT like Guy this late in the game, things may not be good, not at all.
 
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuyxLa00.htm

Been a NE starter for years, including 12 games last season. Regarded as a solid run stopper for all that time. Wasn't their NG, but he's 6-4, 315... certainly a large enough man to be a credible 1-tech rotating with Mazi, and eliminating the need to see a 7th round rookie fill that role. Payton nominee, so solid all-around person, plausibly a good big brother to Mazi, and has a great story...





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Thank you for the information. Lawrence Guy is interesting. The issue is he is 34 years old and definitely on the downside of his career, hence why he is currently unemployed and instead a free agent.

I personally like what rookie NT, Justin Rogers, brings to the table, regardless that he was a 7th round pick. Rogers has some potential and room to definitely get better.

 
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America's Cowboy said:
Thank you for the information. Lawrence Guy is interesting. The issue is he is 34 years old and definitely on the downside of his career, hence why he is currently unemployed and instead a free agent.
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You're welcome, and everything you said is correct.

So what are we looking for?

1) Someone who can legitimately spell Mazi for some number of snaps.

2) Someone who is going to come fairly cheap.

3) Someone who, since we literally have no real depth there, is reliable... remembering that, conventionally speaking you almost never find a 7th rounder who deserved to be on the 53-man roster... hell, we've not even had success with 5th rounders like Bohanna... and more lucidly still, it's good to be cognizant of our tendency as fans to get a little over-enthusiastic about our new draftees every year.

So, in other words, we're likely looking for a 30-something on the downside of his career but who even last season was getting consistent snaps, or so it would seem. Almost if not perfect fit.
 
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_sturt_ said:
I hear that... but... as a J-school undergrad :) (me, that is)... you can appreciate that this is a place of fan community conversation/speculation, and importantly... that Archer's words were objectively, accurately reported. :D
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Well, new-school journalism seems to be more speculating and commentating that reporting. I understand that this is a place for conversation. I just don't like taking anyone's words and trying to apply meaning to them other than what they say. It's done all the time, not just here, and a lot of the time it is to the detriment of our society IMO.

But again, I'm old-school. If you tell me something, then I expect it to mean what you want to say and don't try to read into it.
 
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_sturt_ said:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuyxLa00.htm

Been a NE starter for years, including 12 games last season. Regarded as a solid run stopper for all that time. Wasn't their NG, but he's 6-4, 315... certainly a large enough man to be a credible 1-tech rotating with Mazi, and eliminating the need to see a 7th round rookie fill that role. Payton nominee, so solid all-around person, plausibly a good big brother to Mazi, and has a great story...





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BTW, I would love for us to add Lawrence Guy.
 
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His word choice seems to me indicative that he's heard something he thinks is 50/50 or better, but see what you think.

Me, I'm a Lawrence Guy guy... that's really the only free agent out there that I'm enthusiastic about. But if there were a trade, obviously that opens up too many possibilities to assess.
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I appreciate guys that like Guys game

Im definitely a Lawrence Guy guy guy
 
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gimmesix said:
I'm a journalist. I always believe it's a bad idea to read anything into a statement more than what is said. That's why there is so much misinformation that is spread. We'd rather speculate about the unsaid than just take what is said as is.
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The words in the title " seems to think" should tell the reader the validity of the claim

Purely speculation
 
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Not unless Archer is paying the new addition's salary. The Cowboys aren't making that investment.
 
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gimmesix said:
Just sounds like speculation to me. My speculation is no move is going to be made until they give Mazi plenty of time to fail.
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Totally agree!! When you've invested a 1st round pick on a player, you want to give him all the chances he can get until you decide, damn why did we pick him he's really not good at all! Hopefully that doesn't happen
 
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