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Mailbag: Have Cowboys done enough at 1-Tech?

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Have the Cowboys done enough at the 1-Tech defensive tackle position? What they have going into the season right now seems a little risky. – David Fedak/Leonardo, NJ

Mickey: Absolutely agree and refer you to my column May 27 on DallasCowboys.com. They are relying heavily on Mazi Smithy taking the next step as a 1-tech defensive tackle, and Mazi did improve last year off his rookie season. They did draft two defensive tackles in the seventh round, one of those the 342-pound Jay Toia from UCLA. Would imagine they keep their eyes open in free agency, and specifically once cuts start to take place the middle to end of August when potentially some veterans are released. They also will take a look at practice squad rookie from last year Denzel Daxon. Got to be strong up the middle to be able to stop the run.

Tommy: Personally, I don't think so. Mazi Smith still has a glaring question mark in front of him, and the depth behind him isn't enough to convince me that the Cowboys are set at that position to stop the run at a consistent rate. There's so much unknown in the room with younger guys who either don't have any playing time or don't have enough quality reps, so it would be a spot that wouldn't shock me at all if the Cowboys stick to their 24/7, 365 player acquisition model to find a veteran body to add depth, or maybe a starting quality player.

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