04-08-2023, 11:46 PM
(04-08-2023, 03:19 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Give me Mazi Smith, he can do it all and doesn't have the short arms Kancey does. Mazi Smith would be the perfect DJ Reader replacement.
Mazi can play all 3 downs, stop the run and rush the passer from the interior. Exactly what we need. Honestly hoping for Mazi Smith almost
as much as Darnell Wright the closer we get to the Draft.
I think Mazi Smith is an outstanding prospect that is only beginning to understand how good he can actually be. Reader is an outstanding run defender and can disrupt the pocket but Smith is not just a disruptor he is a pass rush threat from the NT position. Even if Reader re-signs with the Bengals after '23 and even with Mazi as a rookie I could see instances where Reader lines up at the 1 and Smith at the 3. Try stopping that tandem inside!
