Arlington officials prevented Cowboys from assuming risk of incomplete seats

As bad as the Super Bowl ticket fiasco ended up being for the NFL, it could have been much, much worse. Documents released by the City of Arlington on Friday indicate a concern by at least one Arlington official that the Cowboys were willing to roll the dice and take their chances that seats not cleared by the local officials wouldn't, you know, collapse.According to a thorough chronicle of the events created by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Arlington building official Ed Dryden wrote in an e-mail to his boss, Jim Parajon, “I think that the Cowboys are not going to correct certain items and assume the risk.  This is not a good situation!”
Parajon told Dryden not to budge.  “Bottom line is if it is not right, don’t approve it,” Parajon wrote in response.