NFL Admits Poor Planning For Cowboys" Video Unit Height
The subject of much NFL chatter these days has revolved around the new video unit inside the brand new Cowboys Stadium.
This is the largest high definition video unit in existence, and is one of many luxuries present in the new stadium.
There was an incident during a game played a few weeks ago that leads many to believe there was poor planning with respect to this unit.
Just a few weeks ago, during the first ever game played inside Cowboys Stadium, the team faced off against the Tennessee Titans in a preseason football game.
During this game, a ball was kicked by Tennesse's punter.
The punted ball went high enough to hit the video unit, leading to immediate concerns that its height must be adjusted.
According to a few sources, the NFL has come out and taken responsibility for this blunder, admitting to the urgent need to fix this as soon as possible.
Ray Anderson, VP of Operations for the NFL, has taken responsibility, attributing the error to a lack of appropriate planning.
The unit's height, Anderson says, was erroneously estimated and must be dealt with.
Anderson admits that the NFL missed the mark when calculating the appropriate height, and should have done some more research into the issue before implementing the unit.
Everything was done by using "guesstimates", he states, and the league in fact felt that 85 feet would be fine.
90 feet, they felt, would be cautious and more than enough.
Anderson assured reporters that the problem will be dealt with expediently.
On the Cowboys' side of things, Jerry Jones has offered his cooperation with respect to the issue, willing to adjust the height of the unit as needed.
Additionally, he's agreed to move an advertisement that hangs from the bottom of the unit.
The video screen, which is reportedly worth 40 million dollars, is over 180 feet long, extending across the majority of the football field from one 20 yard line to the other.
This board, which sits 90 feet above ground, is also 73 feet high.
At the end of the day, this is an issue that must be dealt with.
The stadium is a beautiful one, but there's no question that playability is more important than glitz when it comes down to it.
Look for a quick solution to the issue based on the above.
This is the largest high definition video unit in existence, and is one of many luxuries present in the new stadium.
There was an incident during a game played a few weeks ago that leads many to believe there was poor planning with respect to this unit.
Just a few weeks ago, during the first ever game played inside Cowboys Stadium, the team faced off against the Tennessee Titans in a preseason football game.
During this game, a ball was kicked by Tennesse's punter.
The punted ball went high enough to hit the video unit, leading to immediate concerns that its height must be adjusted.
According to a few sources, the NFL has come out and taken responsibility for this blunder, admitting to the urgent need to fix this as soon as possible.
Ray Anderson, VP of Operations for the NFL, has taken responsibility, attributing the error to a lack of appropriate planning.
The unit's height, Anderson says, was erroneously estimated and must be dealt with.
Anderson admits that the NFL missed the mark when calculating the appropriate height, and should have done some more research into the issue before implementing the unit.
Everything was done by using "guesstimates", he states, and the league in fact felt that 85 feet would be fine.
90 feet, they felt, would be cautious and more than enough.
Anderson assured reporters that the problem will be dealt with expediently.
On the Cowboys' side of things, Jerry Jones has offered his cooperation with respect to the issue, willing to adjust the height of the unit as needed.
Additionally, he's agreed to move an advertisement that hangs from the bottom of the unit.
The video screen, which is reportedly worth 40 million dollars, is over 180 feet long, extending across the majority of the football field from one 20 yard line to the other.
This board, which sits 90 feet above ground, is also 73 feet high.
At the end of the day, this is an issue that must be dealt with.
The stadium is a beautiful one, but there's no question that playability is more important than glitz when it comes down to it.
Look for a quick solution to the issue based on the above.