Randy Gregory fans take note from Noah Spence

[OmerV]

Gregory is what bad teams are built on. I am not counting on him for anything but distractions.

Pretty good teams were built on players like Lawrence Taylor, Michael Irvin, Don Meredith, Nate Newton. It’s not the best watynto go, but it doesn’t necessarily drag a whole team down. Besides, I don’t think Gregory is reall considered a key building block at this point, and he won’t be unless he starts to produce

 

[Flamma]

Irrelevant. Different time, different players. Offensive lineman were smaller back in his time. Haley rarely saw a 320+ lb tackle. Now, they are the norm.

Different time, yes, but the average weight of a lineman in the 90s was about 300 pounds. Around 10 pounds lighter than today.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Gregory is what bad teams are built on. I am not counting on him for anything but distractions.

You should start doing the power of positive thinking seminars.

 

[rags747]

255lbs with speed and violent hands is just fine for a right DE, don't need him getting any bigger from 255.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Garrett said Gregory, who did not participate in the team’s conditioning tests on Wednesday, weighs 242. He weighed 235 coming out of Nebraska in 2015.

“We’re proud of how Randy has persisted and his desire and backed it up with what we know to be trying times and effort for him. We’re proud that he’s at camp,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “It wasn’t even a given early that he’d be out here right off the bat participating in the drills.”


Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article215554155.html#storylink=cpy

 

[SlammedZero]

I'm trying really hard to not put too much stock in him but I will say I am excited for him to be back. Let's hope he is super focused. Seems like he is on the right track.

 

[1972COWBOY]

Unfortunately Randy doesn't have the munchies anymore

 

[Swanny]

I foresee a pee test in the near future...........

Dont worry he will pass as long as he doesn't screw up his schedule. Just like every other NFL player

 

[superonyx]

Shoot! I gained 50lbs the year after I got married! Home cooking....and I didn't have to get up to get my beer anymore! Lol

As long as the wife didn’t gain 50 lbs the year you got married....
Sorry if this sounds sexist anyone...now if she was pregnant then I take it back....

Oh never mind..,go ahead mods delete my ramblings...

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The Cowboys officially and currently have Gregory listed weighing at 255 pounds.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/team/players-roster/randy-gregory/

Hmmm ....a bit odd since it was reported he came in at 242. That's 13lbs gained in little over a month...........

 

[OmerV]

Hmmm ....a bit odd since it was reported he came in at 242. That's 13lbs gained in little over a month...........

This time he weighed with rocks in his pockets.

 

[Ranching]

As long as the wife didn’t gain 50 lbs the year you got married....
Sorry if this sounds sexist anyone...now if she was pregnant then I take it back....

Oh never mind..,go ahead mods delete my ramblings...

She lost weight! Running back and forth to the fridge is a good workout!!!!

 

[erod]

Hell, I can do that.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Randy doesn't need to gain much more weight... He's already at 250, I would say 260 should be his max.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

I gain 115 pounds but then its my turn to get on top and i lose the weight...

 

[1972COWBOY]

Well Force = Mass x Acceleration.

Maybe being lighter will enable him to have higher acceleration thus having the same amount of force had he been a bigger mass.

 

[BIGDen]

Based on Gregory's weight in college and in the pros, it doesn't seem likely that his playing weight will ever be much more than in the 250s. He appears to be a naturally lean guy who will probably never play at a weight 25-30 lbs over his college weight. His weight is certainly not ideal for an NFL DE, but can work with a quick, athletic player who knows how to use leverage and his length. Despite the failed drug tests, Gregory is supposedly an intelligent guy who plays stronger than his weight. If he uses all of his assets (speed, quickness, length, leverage, and intelligence to be a step ahead/dissect plays) he can be a very good player. Haley did those things and was a HOF player. Obviously Randy has A LOT to prove in order to be the next Haley, but he does have many of the tools to get the job done IMO.

 

[TwentyOne]

I foresee a pee test in the near future...........

 

[xwalker]

Notice the so-called standard weigh for DE at 260lb+.......Randy came in at 242. While he doesn't have to put on as much Spence it's still next to impossible to gain 18-20lb during the season. My point is he'll need a full offseason of working with a trainer/nutritionist to his required weight the right way.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...-spence-has-gained-35-pounds-in-the-last-year
Bucs’ Noah Spence has gained 35 pounds in the last year
Posted by Michael David Smith on August 7, 2018, 5:32 PM EDT

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The Buccaneers wanted defensive end Noah Spenceto gain weight this offseason. Mission accomplished.

Spence says he has gone from 228 pounds a year ago — tiny by NFL defensive end standards — to 263 now.

“Today was the heaviest I’ve ever been and I felt great. I was 263 today,” Spence told Jenna Laine of ESPN. “I kind of just started playing with it [in the offseason] to see what works. I felt like if I just don’t stop eating or drinking, I won’t lose weight.

I'm fine with Gregory being "underweight".

Just make him a pass rush specialist for 2018.

 

[Cowboyny]

Any player gaining so much weight you need to question if it was naturally done.