Their demeanor regarding Gregory has changed during the banishment. Jerry said last year that the team felt Greogry was an asset and they definitley needed him back on the field.
His tune changed in October when he didn’t know what was going on and couldn’t say if Greogry would be playing with them or not. Stephen has been very dismissive of any Greogry talk, too.
It seems odd to me that the level of support for Greogry has decreased as time goes by. The Director of Player Engagement can contact him bi-weekly and the Cowboys know what is going on. I would have liked to have seen their confidence level in Gregory increase as he has gotten better and preparing to file for reimbursement, not decrease.
Maybe it doesn’t mean anything but this team has a history of trying to pump us up rather than curb any hopes.
I think people are spinning a lot of inference on variations of comments given in different contexts to different questions. Have any of the statements actually contradicted each other to indicate that a change has actually occurred?
He is an asset.
We don't know when/if he will be reinstated.
We aren't counting on him.
All true continually since he was suspended. I wouldn't put a lot on the order in which those statements came out.
Also, what "they" say varies according to who is doing the talking. Jerry loves his happy talk. Stephen is more of a sourpuss.
It's nice to know that Player Engagement can talk to him. I'd heard elsewhere that the team couldn't talk to him.