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It's about f-ing time. Why did this obvious move take this long?
Quote from: Bob In PA on April 01, 2025, 01:31:33 PMIt's about f-ing time. Why did this obvious move take this long?
If I recall, they tried it last offseason. It took longer with the electronics than it did the chain gang
Quote from: MightyGiants on April 01, 2025, 01:34:37 PMIf I recall, they tried it last offseason. It took longer with the electronics than it did the chain gang
Rich: That's what they said. It may have been something else, or it possibly never occurred to them how important a single measurement could be until this year's playoff game between the Bills and Chiefs. lol
Quote from: Bob In PA on April 01, 2025, 02:45:07 PMRich: That's what they said. It may have been something else, or it possibly never occurred to them how important a single measurement could be until this year's playoff game between the Bills and Chiefs. lol
One vote "yea" for the Bills, for certain!
Peace!
This is certainly good news, although to my knowledge the technology is not there to determine the measurement when the ball is under a pile of men. So those situations will still be up to the refs, as I understand it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Wasn't this an absolute disaster in the preseason and took longer than traditional measuring? Let's hope they get the kinks out before the season starts.
I think the technology only accurately measures 10 yards. The officials still spot the ball, as I understand. The system then measures "exactly" 10 yards from the last spot and whether the ball traveled 10 yards.
It will save time, so they can get more commercials in.
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on April 01, 2025, 05:11:09 PMThis is certainly good news, although to my knowledge the technology is not there to determine the measurement when the ball is under a pile of men. So those situations will still be up to the refs, as I understand it. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Don't know for sure but my guess is the answer is yes. When it comes to spotting the ball, I'm reminded of Madden's classic line "left foot, right foot" when he would discuss the arbitrary randomness employed by refs when deciding where the runner went down