MarionBarberThe4th
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 17,411
- Reaction score
- 5,388
Randy Gregory came to Dallas under the microscope after off-field issues dogged him in the pre-draft process. But the rookie defensive end has impressed early and is drawing favorable comparisons from coaches. Plus answers to your mail about punches, PATs and participation trophies
------
OXNARD, Calif. — Mr. Risky is fitting in just fine with the Dallas Cowboys, thank you. Smiling, attentive and in the right places during a Tuesday morning walk-through practice at Cowboys camp, rookie defensive end Randy Gregory, who thought he’d be picked around number six in the draft four months ago but ended up going number 60, has given the coaching staff here more than it bargained for.
Gregory, of course, had substance-abuse issues at Nebraska and failed a drug test at the NFL combine; those and other off-field concerns pushed his draft stock to late round two. But even if he had entered the league with no non-football issues, it’s likely most teams would have considered the 245-pound Gregory a designated pass-rusher type and not a three-down defensive end or outside linebacker. That’s part of the surprise here. The Cowboys think if he bulks up and can stay around 258 or 260, he’ll be a good-enough run-defender to stay in the game on first downs.
Read the rest: http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/08/18/randy-gregory-dallas-cowboys-training-camp-nfl-mailbag
------
OXNARD, Calif. — Mr. Risky is fitting in just fine with the Dallas Cowboys, thank you. Smiling, attentive and in the right places during a Tuesday morning walk-through practice at Cowboys camp, rookie defensive end Randy Gregory, who thought he’d be picked around number six in the draft four months ago but ended up going number 60, has given the coaching staff here more than it bargained for.
Gregory, of course, had substance-abuse issues at Nebraska and failed a drug test at the NFL combine; those and other off-field concerns pushed his draft stock to late round two. But even if he had entered the league with no non-football issues, it’s likely most teams would have considered the 245-pound Gregory a designated pass-rusher type and not a three-down defensive end or outside linebacker. That’s part of the surprise here. The Cowboys think if he bulks up and can stay around 258 or 260, he’ll be a good-enough run-defender to stay in the game on first downs.
Read the rest: http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/08/18/randy-gregory-dallas-cowboys-training-camp-nfl-mailbag
