Remember that argument after the Cowboys lost to Mr. Irrelevant in January?
"Dak is our guy and we will help him".
11 picks after Dallas took Mazi Smith, the Rams took Steve Avila. The first interior OL taken. The write-up below is from NFL.com.
Opening Day starter at LG, borderline dominant and will give you 60 plays. Mazi comes off the field for long downs.
So you need Mazi to stop the 49'ers on 1st down? Probably. You can also stop them with your own ball-control running game, in which they can't get the ball. And you help Dak directly with that same bruising ground attack, because you drafted a good solution for LG.
2 birds, not 1. 60 plays not 20 or 25. Value.
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- Team captain.
- Full season of starting experience at both center and left guard.
- Frame is dense and capable of absorbing contact.
- Plays with good flexion and body control for a man his size.
- Able to snap hips into initial block fits.
- Seal blocks create sturdy wall for A-gap run tunnels.
- Pass sets tend to be balanced and firm throughout the rep.
- Lateral slides to mirror and defend his edges.
- Occasional delays in recognizing twist setups.
- Needs to steady his hands and improve his punch accuracy in pass pro.
- Could use better rhythm and control with settle steps into first strike.
- Has a tendency to play too tall at the point of attack.
- More of a banger than a sustainer on the second level.
- Inconsistent hand usage prevents steering and cinching up blocks.
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