Moving the chains may be eliminated soon.

[glenwo2]

45 minutes ago, R0CKnR0LLA said:

it's not like better tech doesn't exist. they're using the less accurate tech because it's good enough for it's current purpose. when you're just tracking general stats being off a few inches is fine.

still, there's tech that exists to be accurate down to a fraction of a centimeter. WAY more accurate than having a ref spot the ball. they definitely could implement this if they wanted.

i'm all for it, watching a ref just give away an extra yard and a half and a free first down is some serious BS.

yeah but it's going to be extremely costly.

You know how many footballs they have available for use in games?   Quite a bit.

Not sure if it's cost-efficient enough for the league to even consider it.

@kungfoodudehad it right : The League only does something if it positively affects their bottom line.

 

[pantherclaw]

"So TV viewers will probably enjoy watching the USFL’s solution to first downs, but no one should expect the actual spotting of the ball to be any more accurate than it is in the NFL."

 

Doesn't sound like any real break through. 

[CPantherKing]

Ball spotting is not done by a chip in the ball.

Ball tracking optical tech like Hawk-Eye would be used to know where it should be spotted on the field. 

[Khyber53]

Let's see if the USFL makes it through a full slate of games before we decide they'll be setting the standard for the NFL.

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

5 hours ago, CPantherKing said:

Ball spotting is not done by a chip in the ball.

Ball tracking optical tech like Hawk-Eye would be used to know where it should be spotted on the field. 

It makes no difference what tech they use because the refs will do ref things and still manage to mark the spot short of a first down when it was a first down to begin with. 

[thefuzz]

15 hours ago, Mother Grabber said:

tennis has been doing this for years for in/out calls, with accuracy much finer than football needs. the tech is fine.

Kinda where I was going.  The tech is there, the will is not.

[Mother Grabber]

6 hours ago, Inimicus said:

Say you didnt read the article without saying you didnt read the article.

It’s not always possible to tell precisely where the ball was when the ball carrier’s knee touched the ground, especially when huge men are surrounding the ball carrier and blocking any view of his knee or the ball.

absolute fugging bologna.