Problem w/ Cowboys giant screen.

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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Jerry Jones: The scoreboard isn't budging
11:23 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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It didn't take long for a punter to prove Jerry Jones wrong. Titans rookie A.J. Trapasso bounced a ball of the Jerrytron during the third quarter.

If you thought Jerry Jones would react by raising the center-hung structure, well, you thought wrong.

Jerry pointed out that his $1.2 billion stadium was built to league specifications. He wouldn't even entertain the possibility of cranking the electronic monstrosity that holds the 60-yard big screens up a few feet.

You see, before construction could begin, the league had to approve the plans. And at several stages thorughout the construction, the league had to approve the plans. Without that approval, the NFL could not sanction games held in that facilty.

And the league liked the stadium enough to award it the 2011 Super Bowl, even before construction was half complete.

You Dallas fans can spin it any way you want. Bottom line it is a complete failure. Jeff Fischer came out and said it was a problem. I don't think he has an agenda.

I cannot wait until a team is up big in the fourth (hopefully Washington) and the punter decides to see how many times he can hit it in a row. I would buy a Hunter Smith jersey for each member of my family if he did it.

This isn't any different than T.O., Tank Johnson, Pacman, Quincy Carter and all of the other square pegs that Jerry has decided that he can fit in a round hole. I am betting that they will not hold the Super Bowl there until this issue is fixed. You cannot have the league showcase marred by an oversized TV that some stubborn jackass refuses to move.