Twitter: Jerry’s continued insanity about the sun at AT&T

[J-man]

I say put in louvers. Open them when the visitors have the ball, close them when we have it.
Or just tint the damn things already!

 

[MS17]

I remember the giants coach, the one after Coughlin, said he studied the field, and designed plays around it. I don't think we have coaches smart enough to do that.

The Cowboys may have a coach smart enough to scheme around end zone sun glare, but the idea might first have to survive GM-owner Jerry Jones' review and approval.

 

[ShortRound]

Imagine dealing with Jerry on a day-to-day basis. McCarthy deserves an award for keeping the team afloat.

 

[Diehardblues]

He’s not senile . He’s just not going to admit it’s a problem or disadvantage for his team. As usual he spins it to misdirect the criticism.

 

[Rockport]

The sun works both ways. I don't see how it puts us at a competitive disadvantage. You would think the home team would be smart enough to adapt.

Yeah, I don’t see the big deal. Sounds like sour grapes to me.

 

[Diehardblues]

Imagine dealing with Jerry on a day-to-day basis. McCarthy deserves an award for keeping the team afloat.

And was root of my support for Garrett over the years.

 

[DripTooHard]

Those stadiums’ fields are built North-South as prescribed by any architect when building a stadium. Those players in Buffalo, KC, Chicago, etc don’t have to stare into direct sunlight because the fields don’t run East-West. It’s a problem we could’ve avoided during construction.

I’m wondering if Jerry got a financial incentive based on LEED ratings for the stadium, and decided to let the sun pour in. He may also need to let the sun pour in during Cowboys games to get an incentive. There is no way they overlooked this In construction, but I’ve seen some crazy building decisions based on LEED ratings.

 

[Rockport]

It does the same for opposing teams. My issue is that it's our home field and we have coaches who don't take it into account. Because of that I'd prefer curtains as well. I'm only making the point it works both ways and we should be better with it.

I didn’t know they had curtains available so yeah, they should use them. If the OC takes into account the sun and calls plays to avoid it then that takes away some of his options on play calling. Of course, that goes both ways too.

 

[OmerV]

If you mean att versus outdoors....your eyes adjust to certain light conditions. Outdoors is natural sunlight all around....yes....that can land in your....conditioned eyes.
At att...wevw got indoor lighting except a giant window blasting nuclear fire through the hole.

Its dumb.

I understand your point, but your eyes don't adjust to looking directly into the sun, which is much more likely in an open air stadium.

Nevertheless, I agree that it's dumb to have that come into play at all in an enclosed stadium.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

He’s not senile . He’s just not going to admit it’s a problem or disadvantage for his team. As usual he spins it to misdirect the criticism.

Jerry will never admit he made a mistake. Never.

 

[DripTooHard]

I didn’t know they had curtains available so yeah, they should use them. If the OC takes into account the sun and calls plays to avoid it then that takes away some of his options on play calling. Of course, that goes both ways too.

Jerry is too smart for this. Google LEED tax incentives for why the stadium was built as oriented and why he won’t (can’t) use curtains when his team is playing. There is likely a property tax incentive that Jerry needs.

 

[817Gill]

what bothered me more was that Zeke or Pollard was completely open on the right side of the field where the sun was shaded. It was an easy 6 points but obviously Dak didn’t see it. Watch that play again and you’ll see that the RB in the flat had nobody within ten yards of him.

The back in the flat is not the first read on that play. First read is open you throw it, that’s what Dak did. Would’ve been a touchdown had Gallup been able to see it.

QB’s don’t forego the higher priority read unless he’s not open.

 

[SloMo_Joe]

Why does Kellen Moore design a play to be thrown there? I swear that guy just annoys me to no end.

A play is designed to go any number of places, sometimes the defensive alignment takes away some of your options. Leaving you with a choice to throw into a tight and crowded zone or to the man to man side.

 

[shabazz]

The back in the flat is not the first read on that play. First read is open you throw it, that’s what Dak did. Would’ve been a touchdown had Gallup been able to see it.

QB’s don’t forego the higher priority read unless he’s not open.

Gallup had pretty good coverage on him AND the sun was directly in his eyes……the RB was open by 10 yards and the sun WASNT in his eyes. The quarterback has to read and recognize this situation.

we left 4 easy points on the board

 

[CWR]

I didn’t know they had curtains available so yeah, they should use them. If the OC takes into account the sun and calls plays to avoid it then that takes away some of his options on play calling. Of course, that goes both ways too.

Yeah I would think they would opt out of corner fades when the sun will be directly in the wrs eyes. Maybe it's not realistic, but being our home field, we should be the best at utilizing it to our advantage.

 

[CWR]

It is a huge disadvantage. . . Cowboys play 8-9 games at home . . . Other teams play 1 or no games there

Do the Math

Oh the sun only shines for the DALLAS COWBOYS. My bad, I forgot. Lol

 

[Cydios]

We'll see what that 500 million dollar upgrade affects that window.

 

[NorthoftheRedRiver]

Hmmmm. Football used to be played outdoor. The sun was part of the challenge of the game. (See also: rain, snow, wind, heat)

 

[erod]

In this case it is not on Jerry.

Hey coaches. Let's throw the ball to the only spot on the field that has the sun blinding the players eyes -

That's just a great play call right there!

The coaches didn't choose to throw the ball there. Dak did.

 

[MWH1967]

He's a billionaire, Get some retractable shades put in the budget. Sheesh!!