Jumbotron-Gate: Jerry Jones went all out on the new Cowboys stadium, and the largest HD video screen in the world was the centerpiece of his vision. One problem… the dang thing is too low. How the hell the NFL didn’t put out guidelines for this pre-construction baffles me. They seem to have a guideline for every other little thing to do with their game. Even if the NFL didn’t say anything it would have been wise to send out the punter for some dry runs before committing to something that will now cost about $2 million to fix.
It seems Jerry Jones has the League in his pocket and will not be asked to raise the roof per say, rather the NFL has instated a new rule regarding balls hitting the screens. It’s ridiculous that a game already hampered by the million stoppages will now have to endure another one thanks to the screen sitting atop Cowboys Stadium.

Twitter-Gate: Unlike the NBA, the NFL is a lot less accepting of changes in the way fans and players are interacting with the help of social networking platforms. Some of the most recognizable players like Terrell Owens, Shawne Merriman and Chad Ocho Cinco have adopted the new technology and successfully built a strong following on Twitter. But the NFL, even though they claim to be moving with the times, laid down the law yesterday by creating a game day social media policy.
Ocho Cinco’s plans to have guests tweeting for him during games are essentially squashed with the new media policy. I was planning to live blog the upcoming Eagles game as a test run for the regular season, but the new policy implies I would be breaking the law. When the NFL started penalizing TD celebrations – I was mad. When they decided to change up the rules on a catch by a player pushed out of bounds – I was scratching my head. With this new policy, the league has set themselves back a few years.