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NFL mulling microchips in footballs for those life-or-death goal line rulings

Discussion in 'Football: NFL, College, High School' started by Rockets34Legend, Aug 23, 2010.

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  1. Rockets34Legend

    Rockets34Legend Contributing Member

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    http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/06/nfl-mulling-microchips-in-footballs-for-those-life-or-death-goal/

    The NFL is serious business. So serious, in fact, that the idea of refs getting decisions wrong sends chills up and down Roger Goodell's spine. Yeah, we all know they do it habitually, but the League seems to be considering improving accuracy just a little bit with the help of some tech. Cairos Technologies, a German outfit that's been trying to sell its goal line technology to football (as in soccer) bigwigs for a while, has told Reuters that it's in discussions with the NFL about bringing its magnetic field hocus pocus to the gridiron. The idea would be for the ref to be alerted, via a message to his watch, any time the ball does something notable like crossing the goal line or first down marker. It should be a great aid for making difficult calls like whether a touchdown has happened at the bottom of a scrum, and might even help cut down on the number of frightfully dull replay challenges. Win-win, no?
     
    #1 Rockets34Legend, Aug 23, 2010
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    #2 Lil Pun, Aug 23, 2010
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    One issue I see with this.. what if their knee is down? Players still try to push forward even after their down, so you'll have messages alerting you that the ball crossed when it actually should be short of the goal line.
     
    #3 LongTimeFan, Aug 23, 2010
  4. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Exactly what I was going to say, how do they know it crossed when the player was still upright?

    But, uh...Hey, FIFA, you listening??????

    DD
     
    #4 DaDakota, Aug 23, 2010
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    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=5499332&postcount=3
     
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    couldnt they look at a replay to see the exact moment when the knee went down (if it does, it will help with other plays as well) and compare that to the time the ball crossed the line.

    pretty simple
     
    #6 peleincubus, Aug 23, 2010
  7. K mf G

    K mf G Contributing Member

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    they already have microchips
    - toycen248
     
    #7 K mf G, Aug 23, 2010
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