Drop the Drapes!

[DogFace]

If the Bengals face the sun they'll have Oakley visors. Still hard to believe we weren't prepared for that.
Harder to believe Jerry insisted it gave the wrong direction.

 

[DogFace]

Why do you build a billion dollar stadium and not have it running north to south?

Not one single person thought about the sun when designing a stadium that is facing east to west with giant glass windows behind each endzone?

Wow

I heard somewhere. Maybe here Jerry expected the area to develope and buildings would block the sun.

Brilliant

 

[jazzcat22]

And admit they made a mistake?

Right, as they will claim it is a process and will be a day to day decision.

 

[jazzcat22]

Ask him to do a Zeke poem

Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Dak is Good
And Zeke needs his Food

 

[haleyrules]

I heard somewhere. Maybe here Jerry expected the area to develope and buildings would block the sun.

Brilliant

Jerry said he was planning to move the sun real soon!!

 

[jazzcat22]

I heard somewhere. Maybe here Jerry expected the area to develope and buildings would block the sun.

Brilliant

The original plans were to build an area like that, hotels, shopping, business offices around that area. They had artist concepts and everything.
But I guess many current business, especially the Wal-Mart across the street was not willing to give up their property. Then they said, it wasn't in the time frame excuse to do that yet.

I guess the official reasoning is that it is a day to day process from the PC........

 

[jazzcat22]

Why do you build a billion dollar stadium and not have it running north to south?

Not one single person thought about the sun when designing a stadium that is facing east to west with giant glass windows behind each endzone?

Wow

Part of it was the current road structure and an apartment complex behind it that they could not use eminent domain on. It was not feasible to change the direction that much and still have a decent parking plan.

 

[jazzcat22]

A mosquito can escape from being circumcised and our fans will find a way to whine about it forever, therefore creating mega threads about it.
They will blame Jerry for not having a mosquito escape proof room.

 

[AsthmaField]

I don't think this will be a problem. I have a buddy who works at a local grocery store and he said on Thursday he saw jerry in there buying 2000 rolls of aluminum foil.

That whole side should be blacked out.

 

[DogFace]

The original plans were to build an area like that, hotels, shopping, business offices around that area. They had artist concepts and everything.
But I guess many current business, especially the Wal-Mart across the street was not willing to give up their property. Then they said, it wasn't in the time frame excuse to do that yet.

I guess the official reasoning is that it is a day to day process from the PC........

 

[MileyDancer]

People up north watch football in like 10°, and we're crying about the sun, which is only a factor once or twice a year. Amazing.

 

[Trouty]

People up north watch football in like 10°, and we're crying about the sun, which is only a factor once or twice a year. Amazing.

Well, Miley, it was brought up as a factor in the loss to the 9ers. So, there's that...

 

[jazzcat22]

People up north watch football in like 10°, and we're crying about the sun, which is only a factor once or twice a year. Amazing.

Right was thinking this earlier, football has been played for how long now, in ice, snow, rain, mud, and sun in all the open stadiums for years.
Heck we even had the fog bowl in Chicago in a playoff game against Philly. Could not see across the field. They had to show camera angles from the field, and not the normal view from above in the stands.

And now people whine about the sun. If it was an open air stadium...guess what, you still have the sun setting in the same spot.
Yes I know it's coming out of the shadows into the sun...well, guess what, they had those at stadiums for years also.

 

[LittleD]

I don't think this will be a problem. I have a buddy who works at a local grocery store and he said on Thursday he saw jerry in there buying 2000 rolls of aluminum foil.

That whole side should be blacked out.

You are right. Jerry believes that the west facing windows are one of our home field advantages. Just the idea of the blinding sun is making the away teams have to
change their practice patterns and schemes. Jerry's windows are the equivalent of the Packer's Lambeau field in the dead of winter. Or so he thinks!

 

[jazzcat22]

You are right. Jerry believes that the west facing windows are one of our home field advantages. Just the idea of the blinding sun is making the away teams have to
change their practice patterns and schemes. Jerry's windows are the equivalent of the Packer's Lambeau field in the dead of winter. Or so he thinks!

Yeah, only in the mind of Jerry is a little bit of sun in a players eyes is the same as a player getting hit at a -20 degree temperature.

 

[mrmojo]

Right was thinking this earlier, football has been played for how long now, in ice, snow, rain, mud, and sun in all the open stadiums for years.
Heck we even had the fog bowl in Chicago in a playoff game against Philly. Could not see across the field. They had to show camera angles from the field, and not the normal view from above in the stands.

And now people whine about the sun. If it was an open air stadium...guess what, you still have the sun setting in the same spot.
Yes I know it's coming out of the shadows into the sun...well, guess what, they had those at stadiums for years also.

Also Texas Stadium, the sun was horrid for afternoon games but the Cowboys learned how to use it to their advantage. We just need to adjust.

 

[Nightman]

You are right. Jerry believes that the west facing windows are one of our home field advantages. Just the idea of the blinding sun is making the away teams have to
change their practice patterns and schemes. Jerry's windows are the equivalent of the Packer's Lambeau field in the dead of winter. Or so he thinks!

That is the worst part....Jerry not only was aware of it, he planned for it......same with Garrett.......we had the choice of sides against NYG and chose the sun field in the 4th......even the NYG rookie coach planned ahead for the sun glares

 

[T-RO]

Right was thinking this earlier, football has been played for how long now, in ice, snow, rain, mud, and sun in all the open stadiums for years.
Heck we even had the fog bowl in Chicago in a playoff game against Philly. Could not see across the field. They had to show camera angles from the field, and not the normal view from above in the stands.

And now people whine about the sun. If it was an open air stadium...guess what, you still have the sun setting in the same spot.
Yes I know it's coming out of the shadows into the sun...well, guess what, they had those at stadiums for years also.

I suspect that its worse than just sunlight. It's reflected/refracted...which can actually be brighter in spots with more bloom and glare.

There was a building in England that has reflections that could melt cars until they put coating on to dampen reflections
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-23930675

If you get light bouncing around it can create more of a wall of light or more acute hot spots than direct sunlight.

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

But does the carpet match the drapes?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

And admit they made a mistake?

The drapes have been there since the beginning.