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Old 08-25-2009, 04:13 PM   #120
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Re: Problem w/ Cowboys giant screen.

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Originally Posted by BDBohnzie View Post
I can't believe how long this thread has gone on for...

Dallas did testing before they installed the screens. Mat McBriar was hitting the 100 foot mark with regularity, yet Jerry Jones still installed it at 90 feet. McBriar is also more of a directional punter, so the height won't affect him as much.

It's not a fail on Jones' part. He had the screens installed at more than the league minimum and do so knowing the conditions of his own punter.

I also think Trapasso and Hentrich were trying to hit it, and being a preseason game, who cares if they did...

We'll see how it unfolds, but I honestly don't see this being a major issue. A minor one, maybe, but I don't think we'll see more than a few do-overs over the course of the season.
But the stadium, with the ridiculous screens, will be there long after McBriar is gone. To plan a stadium around just one punter is lunacy.
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