Lack of support system for Gregory?

[the_h0wey]

So the way I understand it Gregory was in drug rehab prior to the start of camp... and he bailed from rehab for a few days and thus is penalized the same as not taking a mandatory drug test...

My question is where was the support system from the team to players to help this guy out...

The whole risk/reward of drafting Gregory was that the great Cowboys support system was going to support and reform him and make him succeed here???

Blaming a support system is dumb. You can have all the support in the world and still be an idiot, which is exactly what Gregory is. Guy got the opportunity of a lifetime and has literally burned it away. At this point I don't really know if I'm rooting for him to turn his life around. The other thing he has done since he got here is be a distraction. Zero career sacks.

 

[Satchel89]

Give me a break. He's an idiot. Support system? How much more should Jerry do for him?

 

[visionary]

Who on the defensive side of the ball was going to hold his hand and make sure he did what he was supposed to do? Rolando? Lawrence?

The list of RKGs on this team is so long
Any one if them could have done it (you missed Hardy btw)

 

[ElGatoGrande]

So the way I understand it Gregory was in drug rehab prior to the start of camp... and he bailed from rehab for a few days and thus is penalized the same as not taking a mandatory drug test...

My question is where was the support system from the team to players to help this guy out...

The whole risk/reward of drafting Gregory was that the great Cowboys support system was going to support and reform him and make him succeed here???

I was wondering the same thing. They went all out with Dez, they could have done something similar with Gregory,,, the team doesn't need to treat these guys like they're their own children, that's silly, but they should want to protect their investment. Maybe Gregory told them he didn't want a nanny...

 

[K-DOGG]

Jerry needs to quit drafting and picking up dope fiends and crackheads to play football! The only thing that they prove to do consistently is keep smoking dope! How many more suspensions until he realizes the futility of his madness! It keeps the team short of players, keeps the the roster in flux, and these camp bodies will never make the team anyway! A colossal waste of time and effort!:-(

 

[DandyDon52]

So the way I understand it Gregory was in drug rehab prior to the start of camp... and he bailed from rehab for a few days and thus is penalized the same as not taking a mandatory drug test...

My question is where was the support system from the team to players to help this guy out...

The whole risk/reward of drafting Gregory was that the great Cowboys support system was going to support and reform him and make him succeed here???

Well you cant keep him off the drugs, unless you lock him up and only let him out to play or practice.

 

[Cowboy06]

There's been nothing BUT support for Gregory. The Cowboys, to this very day, are still helping Joseph Randle. A friend of mine works in Cowboys PR. When she was sick a few years ago, Jerry gave her mother $20,000 to help with medical bills.

Gregory is just an idiot.

Yes a natural born idiot...i hope that he never gets to play a down in this league. There are too many young men that would give anything for a chance and will do it the right way. He needs to just get a 9 to 5 in Colorado...and be happy.

 

[FLcowboy]

So the way I understand it Gregory was in drug rehab prior to the start of camp... and he bailed from rehab for a few days and thus is penalized the same as not taking a mandatory drug test...

My question is where was the support system from the team to players to help this guy out...

The whole risk/reward of drafting Gregory was that the great Cowboys support system was going to support and reform him and make him succeed here???

 

[dfense]

Personal accountability is not in the millennials vocabulary.

 

[LatinMind]

So the way I understand it Gregory was in drug rehab prior to the start of camp... and he bailed from rehab for a few days and thus is penalized the same as not taking a mandatory drug test...

My question is where was the support system from the team to players to help this guy out...

The whole risk/reward of drafting Gregory was that the great Cowboys support system was going to support and reform him and make him succeed here???

anybody questioning the teams support system for their players needs to turn in their fan card. theres not a team in sports with a better support syste, for its players. Word on gregory is he just cant say no to anybody who offers his weed. thats a sickness. if you dont want to stop ur not going to.

 

[cds99]

Support? Are you actually serious?

I have no idea how old you are, but I am sure you either have a job or have had a job sometime in your life. Did your boss have to tell you to not do drugs to keep your job?
I know Damn good and well I am smart enough and know I need mine to support my family, so I don't do that junk. If Randy Gregory is to Damn dumb to know that he is playing in the nfl and millions wish they had his talent and the opportunity to make that much money, then they wasted a 2nd round pick on him and should cut him now. He needs to grow up and quit being a punk, and be an adult.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Personal accountability is not in the millennials vocabulary.

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[Beast_from_East]

Exactly, he's stupid, ignorant and needs to be punished for just wasting other men's time. Look, I would love to see him just get better as a human being. If he wants to smoke, that's fine. If he wants to smoke and then play football, current rules don't allow for it.

When you are a man you shouldn't need someone to "parent" you. I will admit it's always nice to have a mentor, but come on at what point do we not just show him the door and beat him as he walks through it as a cautionary tale for others that try the same? Ruthless? Yeah, so what of it. If he wants mercy, try church. I'm fresh out of 4th, 5th chances.

May the Lord guide him, but for me, I want to root for those that want to play and try as hard as they can to do right. For those, even if they fail I will root for them to do better the next time.

While I agree with your sentiments to an extent, that players are responsible for their own actions, lets not forget that nobody forced the Cowboys to draft this guy and its not like this is a surprise addiction either. He was busted so many times at Nebraska for smoking weed that the head coach told the school to stop testing him.

So the Cowboys were fully aware that he was addicted to weed and still decided to draft him. So what happens?

Surprise, surprise, surprise, he gets busted again. That is the thing with addictions, they don't just disappear like a fart in the wind. So if the team does not have the proper support staff to watch players like this 24/7, then maybe the team needs to stop drafting players with drug addictions.

Just saying

 

[Beast_from_East]

Well you cant keep him off the drugs, unless you lock him up and only let him out to play or practice.

Then why draft him?

Drug addictions don't disappear like a fart in the wind and it was common knowledge before the draft he couldn't pass a single test at Nebraska.

 

[DCBoysfan]

It apparent that Gregory has some mental issues he needs to work thru and that he was using weed to try and deal with them. I'm not making excuses for the kid but his actions go far beyond just smoking weed.

 

[Beast_from_East]

It apparent that Gregory has some mental issues he needs to work thru and that he was using weed to try and deal with them. I'm not making excuses for the kid but his actions go far beyond just smoking weed.

I think you are right about that. There is something deeper going on with him and until that gets resolved, he is never going to kick the habit.

 

[MileyDancer]

Maybe they don't care about the players as humans (which I don't believe is true) but they still care about their investment.

Then why did you evenention it? One of Jerry's biggest faults is caring too much about his players. Joseph Randle is not on the team, yet the Cowboys are still helping him.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Then why did you evenention it? One of Jerry's biggest faults is caring too much about his players. Joseph Randle is not on the team, yet the Cowboys are still helping him.

I think the point the OP was making was that one of the reasons given why the Cowboys took a chance of Gregory when everybody else took a pass, was because the Cowboys are supposed to have this super support staff to help players out.

The problem is that we are leading the NFL in suspensions, so the question was asked why does a team that is supposed to have one of the best support staffs in the league also lead the league in suspensions?

Either the players are a lost cause or maybe the Cowboys are not really that much better than most other teams when it comes to this type of stuff, or maybe the truth lies in the middle somewhere.

 

[MileyDancer]

I think the point the OP was making was that one of the reasons given why the Cowboys took a chance of Gregory when everybody else took a pass, was because the Cowboys are supposed to have this super support staff to help players out.

The problem is that we are leading the NFL in suspensions, so the question was asked why does a team that is supposed to have one of the best support staffs in the league also lead the league in suspensions?

Either the players are a lost cause or maybe the Cowboys are not really that much better than most other teams when it comes to this type of stuff, or maybe the truth lies in the middle somewhere.

Oh, I gotcha. To me, the truth is Garrett has ZERO say in decisions, even though they try to tell us otherwise. I've met him in real life. He's a super nice guy, but he doesn't strike me as someone players will fear AT ALL. I'm sure that's the way Satan Jones likes it.

 

[CCBoy]

Oh, I gotcha. To me, the truth is Garrett has ZERO say in decisions, even though they try to tell us otherwise. I've met him in real life. He's a super nice guy, but he doesn't strike me as someone players will fear AT ALL. I'm sure that's the way Satan Jones likes it.

C'mon, blame Jerry? He's had player's backs since he purchased the team. He goes out of his way to provide the very best and supportive environment, from playing field to practice/medical facilities. He has a staff that is involved in nothing but player support...and they are very credible.

Stay off this venue with Jason and Jerry hate...it belongs on another part of this site....oh, you joke.