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I have been way too quiet on things about the Cowboys recently. It is finally time for me to get back on here.

First things first…LEAVE THE VIDEOTRON WHERE IT IS!! The NFL requirement is 85′, Jerry had his installed at 90′. I am pretty sure the NFL had to approve plans for this stadium to be built for NFL specifications. If they want it moved, then the NFL should fit the bill to do it. If anyone is at fault it is the NFL. Does Jerry deserve some blame? To a degree, I believe he should have listened to Mat McBriar when he said that 100′ would be sufficient. Read Here

“One hundred feet would be the right height,” McBriar said afterward. “It would be close, but I don’t think someone would hit it.”

Jones, however, didn’t hang the scoreboard at 100 feet in Cowboys Stadium. He put it at 90.

Asked last spring if 90 feet might be too low, Jones shook his head. “This is higher than (San Antonio), so we’re in good shape there.”

Jones didn’t forget what happened that day in the Alamodome. He simply wanted the scoreboard at a lower position because, well, he thought it looked better that way.

This is being hyped up just because it is the Cowboys, that’s all. Teams have to adjust to different stadiums. Teams can adjust how they punt in Cowboys Stadium.

Trapasso was trying to hit the scoreboard, he was doing it pregame. That tells me that he was intentionally trying to hit it just for this purpose. Maybe he was told by his coach, Jeff Fisher, to hit it. Think about it, Fisher is the head of the competition committee. This committee just made a recommendation to Roger Goodell about this. Hmm, conspiracy??

I don’t really believe that every punt will hit the scoreboard. This is not a competitive edge for any team.

Stand your ground, keep the video board where it is. You don’t force anyone to move it when it is within standards. If you have to move it NFL, look at yourself in who is to blame. You knew what the requirement was, Jerry went 5′ higher than the standard. Change your own rule.