Calling Ray Guy: New Cowboys Stadium Wasn’t Made For Punters
The new video screen at Cowboys Stadium was hit by a punt during the first preseason game at the new facility.
It didn’t take long for Jerry Jones and his new Cowboys Stadium to create a buzz around the NFL. However, it wasn’t the kind of buzz that Jones could have wanted or anticipated for the $1.2 billion facility.
For the first half, everything went as scripted during the first game at the new stadium. The national television audience was treated to tours of special areas while the Cowboys and Tennessee Titans played a typical NFL preseason game.
Then, in the third quarter, things suddenly got interesting when Titans’ backup punter A.J. Trapasso bounced a punt off the giant video screen hanging above the field.
The screen, which is 60-yards long and 25-yards high, was only 90 feet above the playing field (five feet higher than the league minimum) and served as a pretty helpless target for punters. Reportedly, several balls hit the screen during warm-ups, so it is not entirely surprising that the ball would reach the screen during the game.
Longtime Oakland Raiders punter Ray Guy hit the video screen above the Louisiana Superdome at the 1976 Pro Bowl.
The incident immediately brought back memories of Ray Guy and his booming kick that hit the video screen in the Louisiana Superdome during the 1976 Pro Bowl. After Guy’s kick, the screen was raised from 90-feet to 200-feet above the field.
Considering that early comments from Jones seemed to downplay the need to raise the screen at all, it is doubtful that he will agree to have the screen in his new stadium raised to anywhere near 200-feet above the stadium.
However, when the games start being played for real you can bet that something will be done to ensure that video screen pinball does not become a regular part of the NFL action.
Jones has built an amazingly beautiful stadium and while he may initially be resistant, you can rest assured that he will eventually see the big picture and have the screen raised high enough that it will not be a regular factor in the game.
Jerry Jones is going to wait as long as he can to raise the screen … after all, people are talking about his new stadium, and he loves it.
Hey … I stumbled on your site by mistake. I was looking in Bing for PDF software that I had already purchased when I found your site, I must say your website is pretty cool I just love the theme, its amazing!. I don’t have the time today to fully read your site but I bookmarked it and also will sign up for your RSS feeds. I will be back around in a day or two. Thanks again for a nice site.
I use the sociable plugin, it easy to use and have most sharing services. It’s always a good idea to encourage the users to show some viral behaviour Reply
Nice article. Interesting subject and approach. I will be coming back some time in the near future.
This thread is notable for the absence of any, or the usual, left wing loons. Shame, realization of stupidity & gullibility? .Barbara Boxer has already decided on criminality, though she didn’t see any in the NSA “spying” disclosure courtesy of the NY Times. Twisted priorities I’d say. As always, national defense and security less important then domestic power and control by the Democratic Party, now and always the Party of Treason. .What pigs !
Take fairy too help gain exp with random monsterws then kill fairy
There is nothing ever lost in the Mind of God. That Mind works through Amy at all times. The memories and cognition she has misplaced, are being found now, in an order that she can handle. Moving forward is a great joy for all. Thank You God ! And so it is.