Dallas Cowboys sign DE Randy Gregory

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Gregory slid all the way to No. 60 overall after being graded as one of the top pass rushers entering the draft.


The former Nebraska Husker's stock sank after a failed drug test at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport and Albert Breer reported that some teams were also concerned about Gregory's ability to handle the mental rigors of the NFL game.
After the Cowboys stopped his draft fall, the defensive end beamed, saying Dallas is getting a player that "hasn't even scratched the surface as a person and as a player."
The Cowboys have been bullish in their support of Gregory from both an on-field and off-field perspective.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000493524/article/dallas-cowboys-sign-de-randy-gregory
 

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"Mental rigors" lol. Meanwhile back in reality....he score very high on the wonderlic.

Frank Gore scored a 6. Quincy Carter scored a 30. Troy Aikman scored a 29. Dan Marino scored a 15. Blaine Gabbert scored a 42.

Seems to me that a high number isn't necessarily an indicator of anything.
 

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His eyes seem---glassy.
 

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Frank Gore scored a 6. Quincy Carter scored a 30. Troy Aikman scored a 29. Dan Marino scored a 15. Blaine Gabbert scored a 42.

Seems to me that a high number isn't necessarily an indicator of anything.

It's not but it doesn't help you in the classroom studying plays, reading defenses or offenses, learning tendencies of other players. It's a very good indicator of how a player will be able to do those things. Claiborne scored a 6.
 

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The deals we signed Collins and Gregory to are highway robbery. It's the football gods' version of karma for that bullcrap salary cap stuff the NFL pulled on us.

Just rookie salary caps, best thing the league could have done. I was tired of see guys like Vince Young getting 58 mill and 25 mill guaranteed or JaMarcus Russell $61M contract that guarantees him $32M. Seeing rookies at that time getting paid what vets who have proven themselves was just stupid.
 

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Frank Gore scored a 6. Quincy Carter scored a 30. Troy Aikman scored a 29. Dan Marino scored a 15. Blaine Gabbert scored a 42.

Seems to me that a high number isn't necessarily an indicator of anything.

I don't know about this. I mean, I definitely see your point but I think that in the case of a very low number, specific to certain positions, it is telling. I think the more important factor is how quickly your brain processes info to be honest.
 

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The deals we signed Collins and Gregory to are highway robbery. It's the football gods' version of karma for that bullcrap salary cap stuff the NFL pulled on us.

I'd rather believe it was their payback for the crap Ratliff and Orton pulled. If it was for the $10 million salary cap penalty then the skins are due to luck into the next Tom Brady at some point soon.
 

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Just rookie salary caps, best thing the league could have done. I was tired of see guys like Vince Young getting 58 mill and 25 mill guaranteed or JaMarcus Russell $61M contract that guarantees him $32M. Seeing rookies at that time getting paid what vets who have proven themselves was just stupid.

Too bad it cost Gregory 10m for being stupid about the tests.

Hopefully he uses it as fuel to get better and get paid on his next contract.
 

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Too bad it cost Gregory 10m for being stupid about the tests.

Hopefully he uses it as fuel to get better and get paid on his next contract.

True, no excuse for that. His contract is now signed and he has a chance to prove himself on and off the field. I hope he makes the best of it.
 

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