scstand Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas -- Add San Francisco's Andy Lee to the list of NFL punters who have kicked balls into the video boards hanging over the field at the new Cowboys Stadium. During warmups before the preseason game Saturday night, Lee hit the board with one of his last kicks. He had a couple other boots that came close, but most of his 15 or so kicks didn't. http://www.nfl.com/preseason/story?id=09000d5d8123d905&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Fact: every single opposing punter is going to attempt to hit the scoreboard during warmups, and every single one is going to be successful. another fact: none of those punters would hit the scoreboard in a game when they are punting normally and not trying to hit it on purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbee1011 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 LOL @ this being news. Any idiot punter that wants to hit the board in warmups can. I can here them now " Duh Huh. Let me see if I can hit it. Duh Huh". It won't happen during regular season game situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scstand Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 hey...it is what it is....don't shoot the messenger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Fact: every single opposing punter is going to attempt to hit the scoreboard during warmups, and every single one is going to be successful.another fact: none of those punters would hit the scoreboard in a game when they are punting normally and not trying to hit it on purpose. LOL @ this being news. Any idiot punter that wants to hit the board in warmups can. I can here them now " Duh Huh. Let me see if I can hit it. Duh Huh". It won't happen during regular season game situations. So are you 2 going to eat crow if, at any point in the future of the stadium, a punter DOES hit the scoreboard during the regular season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneBoost Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 LOL @ this being news. Any idiot punter that wants to hit the board in warmups can. I can here them now " Duh Huh. Let me see if I can hit it. Duh Huh". It won't happen during regular season game situations. What about when you are close to the endzone, but not in your kickers field goal range and you need your punter to kick it high rather than the line drive style punt to make sure you can down it on the one yard line etc? Redo kick, then it could get blocked. Scoreboard is a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbee1011 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Pure speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zazzaro703 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Well it seems everyone but the Dallas Cowboy organization and fans knew the scoreboard would be a problem. Can they raise it up at all or is it fixed in that position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 So are you 2 going to eat crow if, at any point in the future of the stadium, a punter DOES hit the scoreboard during the regular season? It's not 'if'...it's 'when'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 It's not 'if'...it's 'when'. Well you, I, and 98% of the posters here know that, but I tried to approach it on thier terms and have been ignored. That'll teach me to be nice to a Cowboys fan. :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Well you, I, and 98% of the posters here know that, but I tried to approach it on thier terms and have been ignored. That'll teach me to be nice to a Cowboys fan. :dallasuck Puke fans in the ATN are a whole different breed than puke fans in general. Most here don't deserve any niceties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 When that scoreboard interferes with a play that costs the Cowboys a game, Jerruh will be out there trying to raise it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I hope they break the damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hit it solid only once in warmups and then not once in 6 tries during the game. I think that will be the norm and the exception will be the 'do-over' situation during a game that may happen only 2-4 times all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 So are you 2 going to eat crow if, at any point in the future of the stadium, a punter DOES hit the scoreboard during the regular season? When a punter has hit it, it was because he tried to. That's all I can really say. I was at the Titans game last week. It couldn't have been more obvious that their punter tried to hit the scoreboard. I will have no problem eating crow if a punter hits it, when he wasn't trying to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I wonder if hitting it with footballs before and during games will void the warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSO Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 When that scoreboard interferes with a play that costs the Cowboys a game, Jerruh will be out there trying to raise it himself. I really really hope that's how it plays out and not the other way around. I wonder if hitting it with footballs before and during games will void the warranty? Yes, it does void it, the warranty only covers any manufacture's defects. However, Jerruh was smart enough to pay $4.99 extra per month for insurance. Smart move, though there is a $10,000,000.00 deductible should he need to use it. :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOLASKINSFAN Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm really getting sick hearing about this damn scoreboard. It is within NFL regulations, punters should have to deal with it. You hit the board, your bad, its not like board is moving around and you gotta doge it. It is where it is.... 90 ft. don't hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royallypwned Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm really getting sick hearing about this damn scoreboard. It is within NFL regulations, punters should have to deal with it. You hit the board, your bad, its not like board is moving around and you gotta doge it. It is where it is.... 90 ft. don't hit it. :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm not really over here much anymore, but I can't believe how stupid some fans can be. You're seriously defending a scoreboard and its placement? It's in the wrong place, clearly. Laugh about it because it's funny. FedEx is a piece of ****. It's awful. There's no real argument about it and anyone who tries to start one looks as dumb as some of the people in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hit it solid only once in warmups and then not once in 6 tries during the game.I think that will be the norm and the exception will be the 'do-over' situation during a game that may happen only 2-4 times all season. I hope no one gets hurt on those 'meaningless' do-overs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm not really over here much anymore... Thanks for lowering yourself to take the chance that you could get soiled in the ATN. :thumbsup: If you visited more often, you might learn something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Fact: every single opposing punter is going to attempt to hit the scoreboard during warmups, and every single one is going to be successful.another fact: none of those punters would hit the scoreboard in a game when they are punting normally and not trying to hit it on purpose. I think it would be smart of all punters to do some practice punts as high as possible while kicking down the middle...it would be beneficial for a punter to have an idea of how hard/easy it is for his punt to hit that damn thing, to be honest. If I'm a punter and I know that when I kick a certain way it will hit the scoreboard, I'll remember that during games and punt accordingly. And if I find out that hitting the scoreboard is nearly impossible no matter how hard or how high I kick my practice punts, then I take that into the game as well and punt accordingly. Not to mention that the ST coach might just decide to ask me to deliberately hit the scoreboard as a tactic to help the team out in some way, and if so he'll probably ask me how easy/hard I think it will be...if I'm not trying to hit thte scoreboard during warm-ups I won't have an answer to give him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHateMe Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I hope no one gets hurt on those 'meaningless' do-overs. I hope so too. But I didn't make the rule. The NFL did. After they had to because they approved it in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 But I didn't make the rule. The NFL did. After they had to because they approved it in the first place. "The dog ate my homework." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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