# The Cowboys' new stadium

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboys-new-stadium/507311>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 22, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboys-new-stadium/507311 "2009-08-22T15:04:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboys-new-stadium/507311/81 "2009-08-31T22:32:04Z")

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Only if he can punt it.

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**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cowboys-new-stadium/507311/82 "2009-09-01T14:43:46Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Can have a pretty big effect on the gunners—guys that sprint downfield to cover the punt return. Especially late in a game, when they’re already tired. I could see the coverage team getting winded after 2-3 do-overs, then they finally get a kick that does not hit the screen, and the receivng team breaks a big return because the coverage guys are a step or two slower than usual…

If a team is worried about thier gunners being tired then they should not be kicking into the Jumbotron. If they are kicking to the corners to prevent a runback then it will never be an issue.

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