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Posted by jellis at 10/19/2009 11:00 AM CDT
The Cowboys did the best they could to honor Texas Stadium at their new park in Arlington, one of the nods to the old building being the natural light that shines through during the day.
Texas Stadium's open roof was famous for the stark contrast of sunlight and shadow it created during daytime games. While the roof will be closed more often than not at Cowboys Stadium, there will still be plenty of light cast through the glass end zone doors.
Sunday's noon (CDT) kickoff against Atlanta will be the first chance the Cowboys have had to play a day game in the new stadium, so the players may have some adjusting to do to get used to their environment.
"We've got all that information as far as where the sunlight is," Wade Phillips said. The coach said it was a possibility the team could move practice to the stadium one day this week to get acclimated to the lighting difference.
Bobby Carpenter said last week that when the Cowboys have arrived for warmups while the sun is out, the light shining through the windows has created a glare, and a little difficulty seeing the ball at certain areas on the field.
Phillips also hinted last week the team could send new return man Allen Rossum to the stadium to get more accustomed to fielding punts. The team will be off Tuesday before returning to the practice field Wednesday through Friday.
The Cowboys did the best they could to honor Texas Stadium at their new park in Arlington, one of the nods to the old building being the natural light that shines through during the day.
Texas Stadium's open roof was famous for the stark contrast of sunlight and shadow it created during daytime games. While the roof will be closed more often than not at Cowboys Stadium, there will still be plenty of light cast through the glass end zone doors.
Sunday's noon (CDT) kickoff against Atlanta will be the first chance the Cowboys have had to play a day game in the new stadium, so the players may have some adjusting to do to get used to their environment.
"We've got all that information as far as where the sunlight is," Wade Phillips said. The coach said it was a possibility the team could move practice to the stadium one day this week to get acclimated to the lighting difference.
Bobby Carpenter said last week that when the Cowboys have arrived for warmups while the sun is out, the light shining through the windows has created a glare, and a little difficulty seeing the ball at certain areas on the field.
Phillips also hinted last week the team could send new return man Allen Rossum to the stadium to get more accustomed to fielding punts. The team will be off Tuesday before returning to the practice field Wednesday through Friday.
