CFZ The Curtain Controversy: Cowboys record in the 3:00 kickoff games is telling

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One thing made crystal clear to anyone who hasn’t already known is this: Jerry Jones has made it certain that he cares more about stadium aesthetics than he does giving his team the best chance to win. His eagles postgame rant about the sun is beyond embarrassing. It’s telling.

Since the Cowboys began playing at AT&T stadium in 2009, look at their record in afternoon games (the 3:00 PM afternoon slot) vs the noon kickoff time or the nighttime kickoff times:
  • In all regular season and postseason games since 2009, the Cowboys are 29-29 at AT&T in afternoon games. (That’s 3:00 PM slot like last Sunday’s game at AT&T)
  • But, the Cowboys are 48-25 in noon and evening games when the sun is not a factor.
  • That is a +23 game difference when we aren’t playing in Jerry’s sunbath.
That 29-29 record in sun affected games includes the Jan, 2022 home playoff loss to the niners 23-17. Most Cowboys fans will remember the critical moment late in the first half of that game when Cowboys receiver Cedric Wilson was wide open on a key pass in niner territory but was blinded by the sunlight and never saw it. It cost the Cowboys points…in a playoff game!

So if anyone brings up again that Jerry Jones really wants to win, we can all agree he doesn’t want to win if it means putting up curtains. He loves his beloved “stayjum” more than winning. Truth.
 
Jerry said today the sun shinning into the stadium should Be seen as an element advantage for them. He believes it’s hurt opposing teams more than it has the Cowboys. He believes it’s good for other teams to have to spend time preparing for the elements. I wish Shan, RJ, and Bobby would’ve been more prepared with stats where they could’ve proved to him that he was wrong. I don’t think Jerry is dumb, but he’s so damn stubborn that I’d rather him be dumb. He honestly thinks it’s an advantage. If he wanted a weary advantage, open the house and play in the heat. There’s your advantage for these games. The SEC and ACC play I the heat, so could the NFL.
 
Bobhaze said:
I think Coach Jones asked the same question. :laugh:
And…are we ok with making the sunlight be an additional defender?
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The best I can make out (not fluent in 82 year old hillbilly mind you), but going west the sun will affect the QB who is looking directly into it.

Going east the sun will affect the WR who is looking back to the west to make the catch.

So the coaches are supposed to factor these nuances into the game plan so neither the QB or the receiver is looking west into the sun at certain times of the day.

Strangely Booger understood all this before the game, approved the game plan and didn't bother asking, "Have you factored in where the sun will be?"
 
Thanks for keeping up the pressure.

I for one don’t like sitting for long in the Texas sun. Especially after spending my money on a ticket.
 
I've noticed our team plays better during solar eclipses.

But rest assured that Jerry has the overall solution to remediate our losing ways. During home games the stadium loudspeakers will be blaring in "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" sung by The Walker Brothers.
 
One argument is that the Cowboys coaches "know" they'll potentially by looking back at the sun, so they should not be calling plays where guys have to look into the sun. The problem is, this coaching staff doesn't seem that smart.

Before the '92 playoff game against the 49ers Jimmy Johnson walked the field because of all the rain they had and the new sod. That's called preparing. This coaching staff doesn't know the meaning of that word.
 
A true statistical analysis would show how many late starts we had and factor in the whether or not we had clouds that partticular day. Clouds equal no sun.

That analysis might prove helpful and you could push those facts into Jerry's pie hole.
 
Interesting stats and while I agree they should use blinds - I tend to believe the reasons for the record have more to do with other things than the sun
 
Bobhaze said:
One thing made crystal clear to anyone who hasn’t already known is this: Jerry Jones has made it certain that he cares more about stadium aesthetics than he does giving his team the best chance to win. His eagles postgame rant about the sun is beyond embarrassing. It’s telling.

Since the Cowboys began playing at AT&T stadium in 2009, look at their record in afternoon games (the 3:00 PM afternoon slot) vs the noon kickoff time or the nighttime kickoff times:
  • In all regular season and postseason games since 2009, the Cowboys are 29-29 at AT&T in afternoon games. (That’s 3:00 PM slot like last Sunday’s game at AT&T)
  • But, the Cowboys are 48-25 in noon and evening games when the sun is not a factor.
  • That is a +23 game difference when we aren’t playing in Jerry’s sunbath.
That 29-29 record in sun affected games includes the Jan, 2022 home playoff loss to the niners 23-17. Most Cowboys fans will remember the critical moment late in the first half of that game when Cowboys receiver Cedric Wilson was wide open on a key pass in niner territory but was blinded by the sunlight and never saw it. It cost the Cowboys points…in a playoff game!

So if anyone brings up again that Jerry Jones really wants to win, we can all agree he doesn’t want to win if it means putting up curtains. He loves his beloved “stayjum” more than winning. Truth.
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well, if we need curtains to score TDs, then we have bigger issues. should he cover that thing? yes, but teams switch sides and they all get the benefit and disaster of the sun shining through.
 
Both teams have to play in the same conditions. One team has more experience playing in those conditions. That team should have a slight advantage, at the least. The sun is not the reason we are losing games.
 
CanadianCowboysFan said:
better question is why do we go right to left in 2nd quarter after November qhen we know the sun is in that direction
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If we win the coin toss the other team gets to choose which side to defend, meaning they get to choose who goes right to left in the 2nd quarter. That is why this is not home-field advantage, it's a crap shoot. Guess who won the coin toss Sunday.
 
Bobhaze said:
One thing made crystal clear to anyone who hasn’t already known is this: Jerry Jones has made it certain that he cares more about stadium aesthetics than he does giving his team the best chance to win. His eagles postgame rant about the sun is beyond embarrassing. It’s telling.

Since the Cowboys began playing at AT&T stadium in 2009, look at their record in afternoon games (the 3:00 PM afternoon slot) vs the noon kickoff time or the nighttime kickoff times:
  • In all regular season and postseason games since 2009, the Cowboys are 29-29 at AT&T in afternoon games. (That’s 3:00 PM slot like last Sunday’s game at AT&T)
  • But, the Cowboys are 48-25 in noon and evening games when the sun is not a factor.
  • That is a +23 game difference when we aren’t playing in Jerry’s sunbath.
That 29-29 record in sun affected games includes the Jan, 2022 home playoff loss to the niners 23-17. Most Cowboys fans will remember the critical moment late in the first half of that game when Cowboys receiver Cedric Wilson was wide open on a key pass in niner territory but was blinded by the sunlight and never saw it. It cost the Cowboys points…in a playoff game!

So if anyone brings up again that Jerry Jones really wants to win, we can all agree he doesn’t want to win if it means putting up curtains. He loves his beloved “stayjum” more than winning. Truth.
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It is not the sun that is the major factor . . . it is Las Vegas manipulating the out come of the 3:25 national game.

I keep telling everyone if you want the Cowboys to win bet against them. Cowboys have the biggest fan base and can influence Vegas but that wont happen because the Cowboy fans keep betting for them to win
 
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