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Coach: Roy Williams probably could have played tonight
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Don't worry about Roy Williams' bruised left shoulder. The Cowboys aren't.
In fact, had this game counted, Williams might have started 48 hours after suffering the injury.
"Roy said he was OK," Wade Phillips said. "I don't know for sure, but I think he probably could have played."
That doesn't mean Williams will play next week in Minnesota. Most starters typically sit out the preseason finale as a precautionary measure.
But there's no reason to wonder about Williams' availability for the Sept. 13 season opener at Tampa Bay.
Other than pregame, punters manage to miss Jerrytron
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Add San Francisco's Andy Lee to the list of punters who have pelted Jerry Jones' prized new $40 million toy.
But, unlike the ball that boomed off Tennessee Titans backup A.J. Trapasso's foot during the Cowboys Stadium opener last week, this punt bouncing off the massive center-hung digital board won't spark a national media firestorm.
That's because it happened during pre-game warmups. None of the 10 punts during the game came close to hitting the 60-yard long structure the night after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ruled that the digital board could remain 90 feet above the field.
Lee had at least one other punt come close to the board before the game, perhaps grazing it. He admitted that he aimed for the board a few times but wasn't sure he was trying to hit it when he actually did. That punt came near the end of his pre-game warmup routine. The ball hit near the middle of the board and bounced back toward Lee.
"I don't know if it was on purpose. I hit it," Lee said. "I think a few of them skimmed the little net. I think there were times when I tried to hit it and mis-hit the ball. But when I had a pretty good hit, it would skim the net. The main thing is it kind of hits the side of where the string hangs down a little bit. It takes a pop to get it up there."
Jones, who wasn't available for comment after the game, has repeatedly insisted that the digital board would not be a factor during competitive situations. That was the case Saturday night.
"I'm not surprised at all," coach Wade Phillips said. "They kicked them high and they kicked them long. They kicked them all types of ways. I didn't think it would be a factor and it wasn't."
Cowboys punter Mat McBriar doesn't believe he'll hit the digital board, in large part because he's focused on directional punting. Lee also downplayed the impact of the board on punting.
"It's up there pretty far," Lee said. "You definitely can hit it. I think it's more of a visual thing that kind of messes with you a little bit because you can still see it. But it's really thin, so I don't think it's coming to be a big deal. I think it might get hit a couple of times but I don't think it's going to be as much as people think."
Tim MacMahon/Blogger Bio | E-mail | News tips
Don't worry about Roy Williams' bruised left shoulder. The Cowboys aren't.
In fact, had this game counted, Williams might have started 48 hours after suffering the injury.
"Roy said he was OK," Wade Phillips said. "I don't know for sure, but I think he probably could have played."
That doesn't mean Williams will play next week in Minnesota. Most starters typically sit out the preseason finale as a precautionary measure.
But there's no reason to wonder about Williams' availability for the Sept. 13 season opener at Tampa Bay.
Other than pregame, punters manage to miss Jerrytron
Tim MacMahon/Blogger Bio | E-mail | News tips
Add San Francisco's Andy Lee to the list of punters who have pelted Jerry Jones' prized new $40 million toy.
But, unlike the ball that boomed off Tennessee Titans backup A.J. Trapasso's foot during the Cowboys Stadium opener last week, this punt bouncing off the massive center-hung digital board won't spark a national media firestorm.
That's because it happened during pre-game warmups. None of the 10 punts during the game came close to hitting the 60-yard long structure the night after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ruled that the digital board could remain 90 feet above the field.
Lee had at least one other punt come close to the board before the game, perhaps grazing it. He admitted that he aimed for the board a few times but wasn't sure he was trying to hit it when he actually did. That punt came near the end of his pre-game warmup routine. The ball hit near the middle of the board and bounced back toward Lee.
"I don't know if it was on purpose. I hit it," Lee said. "I think a few of them skimmed the little net. I think there were times when I tried to hit it and mis-hit the ball. But when I had a pretty good hit, it would skim the net. The main thing is it kind of hits the side of where the string hangs down a little bit. It takes a pop to get it up there."
Jones, who wasn't available for comment after the game, has repeatedly insisted that the digital board would not be a factor during competitive situations. That was the case Saturday night.
"I'm not surprised at all," coach Wade Phillips said. "They kicked them high and they kicked them long. They kicked them all types of ways. I didn't think it would be a factor and it wasn't."
Cowboys punter Mat McBriar doesn't believe he'll hit the digital board, in large part because he's focused on directional punting. Lee also downplayed the impact of the board on punting.
"It's up there pretty far," Lee said. "You definitely can hit it. I think it's more of a visual thing that kind of messes with you a little bit because you can still see it. But it's really thin, so I don't think it's coming to be a big deal. I think it might get hit a couple of times but I don't think it's going to be as much as people think."
