NFL likely to insert data chips into game balls in preseason, Thursdays

[Denver Native (Carol)]

The NFL is finalizing plans to insert custom-made data chips into the game balls used in the 2016 preseason and Thursday night regular-season games, a league source said Sunday night.

The data would be used for research that could spark significant changes in officiating, kicking and other areas as soon as the 2017 season.

The Toronto Sun reported earlier Sunday that the league would use chips in K-balls to help determine the potential impact of narrowing the goalposts sometime in the future.

The data will tell the league how close each kick comes to the uprights and thus help project how many additional kicks would be missed if the uprights were closer together.

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[dogfish]

it's about damn time. . . now they just need to get smart and put the technology towards something that's actually useful-- namely, putting sensors in the goal line so we can get rid of replay to determine whether the ball crossed the plane. . .

[Davii]

it's about damn time. . . now they just need to get smart and put the technology towards something that's actually useful-- namely, putting sensors in the goal line so we can get rid of replay to determine whether the ball crossed the plane. . .

What about chips to determine air pressure? I can literally feel Brady's depression setting in.

[TXBRONC]

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Other areas like psi? :D

[MasterShake]

it's about damn time. . . now they just need to get smart and put the technology towards something that's actually useful-- namely, putting sensors in the goal line so we can get rid of replay to determine whether the ball crossed the plane. . .

Gah! I know! Fans have been screaming about this for year. RFID technology has been around for years that is capable of making field goals, touchdowns, etc. easy to determine. They also need to do this in baseball for strikezones.

[MOtorboat]

Gah! I know! Fans have been screaming about this for year. RFID technology has been around for years that is capable of making field goals, touchdowns, etc. easy to determine. They also need to do this in baseball for strikezones.

Yes, yes, yes.

Hell no.

[MasterShake]

Yes, yes, yes.

Hell no.

MO, I won't be happy until Baseball is all robots and sensors.

The rules are all made up anyway:

yY4b_KnY8RY

[MOtorboat]

MO, I won't be happy until Baseball is all robots and sensors.

The rules are all made up anyway:

yY4b_KnY8RY

Well, the rules in all these sports are kind of made up.

NSFW.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnFbCCgTo4

[TXBRONC]

A sensor at the goal line sounds good but I'm not sure that's going to tell if the ball crossed the goal line before a player was down.

[Buff]

This is the Pokemon Go development for the NFL. Awesome technology deployed in a completely useless way.

[TXBRONC]

This is the Pokemon Go development for the NFL. Awesome technology deployed in a completely useless way.

Leave it to Buffy to be full of piss and vinegar. :D

[BroncoWave]

This is the Pokemon Go development for the NFL. Awesome technology deployed in a completely useless way.

Patience, Buff. I'm sure the NFL has considered the possibility of using a chip to determine if the ball crossed the plane. I see this FG measure as them simply testing the technology and working out the kinks.

Also, this would be a brilliant thing for balls kicked over the top of the goalpost. This would eliminate that judgement call.

[Al Wilson 4 Mayor]

Goal posts, who cares about the width of goal posts?

[slim]

A sensor at the goal line sounds good but I'm not sure that's going to tell if the ball crossed the goal line before a player was down.

That's why we are going to need chips inserted in player's knees :D

[BroncoWave]

That's why we are going to need chips inserted in player's knees :D

And elbows, butts, and anything else that would make one down by contact.

[The Glue Factory]

And elbows, butts, and anything else that would make one down by contact.

Or in those areas of their uniforms instead?

[OrangeHoof]

Do they have a chip that measures how badly their commissioner sucks?

[slim]

And elbows, butts, and anything else that would make one down by contact.

Leave it to BTB to bring up butts. smh

[Joel]

it's about damn time. . . now they just need to get smart and put the technology towards something that's actually useful-- namely, putting sensors in the goal line so we can get rid of replay to determine whether the ball crossed the plane. . .
Took the words right out of mind, from start to finish. I've spent more years than anyone should have to wondering wtf they didn't do that at least a decade ago.

[Ravage!!!]

Gah! I know! Fans have been screaming about this for year. RFID technology has been around for years that is capable of making field goals, touchdowns, etc. easy to determine. They also need to do this in baseball for strikezones.

Ugh.. tht would be horrible in baseball.. Horrible.

[MasterShake]

Ugh.. tht would be horrible in baseball.. Horrible.

They do it right now anyway for the little strike displays. I don't think it should replace umpires, just augment it. Like they should get a score on how accurate they are and the best ones get to do the playoffs and world series or something. Or not, I don't care. I do think it has good ramifications for Football, though.

[slim]

Why shouldn't they use the tech to call balls/strikes?

I can't think of a good reason not to.

[Valar Morghulis]

Why shouldn't they use the tech to call balls/strikes? I can't think of a good reason not to.

Maybe because Obama?

[slim]

Maybe because Obama?

Damn, I didn't think of that.

Have you ever watched a baseball game?

[Valar Morghulis]

Damn, I didn't think of that. Have you ever watched a baseball game?

I tried to, a couple of years ago, I really tried.

But it just bored me.

[slim]

I tried to, a couple of years ago, I really tried.

But it just bored me.

I can understand that.

Do you like cricket?

[Valar Morghulis]

Do you like cricket?

Yeah, weirdly enough I do.

I grew up playing cricket (not common in scotland)

But I have a total appreciation for why others may find it boring, especially the test matches over five days. But the 20/20 matches can be quite entertaining though, even for a newbie

[slim]

Yeah, weirdly enough I do.

I grew up playing cricket (not common in scotland)

But I have a total appreciation for why others may find it boring, especially the test matches over five days. But the 20/20 matches can be quite entertaining though, even for a newbie

I have no idea what a test match or a 20/20 match is.

#merica

[Valar Morghulis]

I have no idea what a test match or a 20/20 match is. #merica

#fukyeah

[dogfish]

Why shouldn't they use the tech to call balls/strikes?

I can't think of a good reason not to.

because it would give MO six heart attacks. . .

[dogfish]

I tried to, a couple of years ago, I really tried.

But it just bored me.

understandable-- it's almost as boring as freakin' soccer. . .

[BroncoWave]

because it would give MO six heart attacks. . .

You were supposed to give a reason why NOT to do it. :D

[slim]

because it would give MO six heart attacks. . .

I think you misunderstood.

I am looking for reasons NOT to do it :yo:

[slim]

You were supposed to give a reason why NOT to do it. :D

Ha!

I guess I should have kept reading the thread before I responded!

[BroncoWave]

I think you misunderstood.

I am looking for reasons NOT to do it :yo:

Way to go all Melania Trump on me!

[BroncoWave]

Ha!

I guess I should have kept reading the thread before I responded!

Giving MO six heart attacks is typically enough to make me be in favor of pretty much anything.

[slim]

Giving MO six heart attacks is typically enough to make me be in favor of pretty much anything.

The only thing better than giving Mo 6 heart attacks is giving him 7.

[MOtorboat]

Seven is a magical number.

[slim]

Seven is a magical number.

Seriously though, you are opposed to using tech to call balls/strikes?

[MOtorboat]

Seriously though, you are opposed to using tech to call balls/strikes?

Yes.

[BroncoWave]

Yes.

What about the other suggestion that it simply be used to grade umps for things like getting to do playoff games?

[slim]

Yes.

Why?

[MOtorboat]

What about the other suggestion that it simply be used to grade umps for things like getting to do playoff games?

Already done.

[MOtorboat]

Why?

Because I like the human element. And Jose Altuve has a different strike zone than Jason Heyward.

[slim]

Because I like the human element. And Jose Altuve has a different strike zone than Jason Heyward.

You say that like it's a good thing?

Shouldn't the strike zone be the same for everyone? I mean, that is kind of the intent, isn't it?

[MOtorboat]

You say that like it's a good thing?

Shouldn't the strike zone be the same for everyone? I mean, that is kind of the intent, isn't it?

No. The strike zone isn't the same for everyone. That's the beauty of it. It's defined by the batter, not a set space hovering above the plate. I believe it's currently defined as from the bottom of the knee cap to the bottom of the numbers. For Jose Altuve, who's only 5-6, if the strike zone were designed for a 6-0 person, the strike zone for him would go to his chin and for Jason Heyward, who I believe is 6-5, it would only go to his belt. That's not a fair strike zone.

[slim]

No. The strike zone isn't the same for everyone. That's the beauty of it. It's defined by the batter, not a set space hovering above the plate. I believe it's currently defined as from the bottom of the knee cap to the bottom of the numbers. For Jose Altuve, who's only 5-6, if the strike zone were designed for a 6-0 person, the strike zone for him would go to his chin and for Jason Heyward, who I believe is 6-5, it would only go to his belt. That's not a fair strike zone.

Yes, I understand how the strike zone works.

But why should a pitcher get 2 inches off the outside corner one day, 6 inches off the corner his next outing, and zero the next?

[MOtorboat]

Yes, I understand how the strike zone works.

But why should a pitcher get 2 inches off the outside corner one day, 6 inches off the corner his next outing, and zero the next?

I don't really have a defense for it, other than I like the human element. Most umpires will define where their strike zone is by the end of the first or second inning and the players should adjust accordingly. There's an art to it to me, and I like the unscientific nature of it.

[slim]

I don't really have a defense for it, other than I like the human element. Most umpires will define where their strike zone is by the end of the first or second inning and the players should adjust accordingly. There's an art to it to me, and I like the unscientific nature of it.

Okay, fair enough.

Do you like pie?

[Valar Morghulis]

Okay, fair enough. Do you like pie?

And kung fu movies?

[MOtorboat]

Okay, fair enough.

Do you like pie?

Sliced in eight pieces or 12?

[slim]

And kung fu movies?

Do I look like a beautiful blonde with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice cream?

[MOtorboat]

Hey slim, you ever figure out where that metaphor was going?

[slim]

Hey slim, you ever figure out where that metaphor was going?

Well, I was trying to get you to say you were a socialist, so I could make fun of you for being a socialist....but you sniffed it out pretty quickly.

[dogfish]

I think you misunderstood.

I am looking for reasons NOT to do it :yo:

thanks, wave. . .


:welcome:

[slim]

thanks, wave. . .


:welcome:

Gay minds think alike?

[Joel]

I tried to, a couple of years ago, I really tried.

But it just bored me.
Playing baseball's like sex with your spouse: Lots of fun, unless you're watching other people do it.

[BroncoWave]

Playing baseball's like sex with your spouse: Lots of fun, unless you're watching other people do it.

Sick brag, dude.

[Joel]

Sick brag, dude.
Some things are so deeply unpleasant it's obvious without need of direct experience. The one thing baseball needs more than ANYTHING else is a pitch clock: Leaving the box is a strike, and any pitch not thrown within 30 seconds of a batter entering the box is a ball. I'd watch the Hell out of that.

[Valar Morghulis]

Some things are so deeply unpleasant it's obvious without need of direct experience. The one thing baseball needs more than ANYTHING else is a pitch clock: Leaving the box is a strike, and any pitch not thrown within 30 seconds of a batter entering the box is a ball. I'd watch the Hell out of that.

Yeah cricket made some changes to speed it up and revolutionised the sport and the revenue/tv reasons went through the roof

[Valar Morghulis]

Yeah cricket made some changes to speed it up and revolutionised the sport and the revenue/tv reasons went through the roof

But cricket needed to, it was dying and getting left behind even darts was making more money

Not sure if baseball is anywhere near that yet

[The Glue Factory]

But cricket needed to, it was dying and getting left behind even darts was making more money

Not sure if baseball is anywhere near that yet

Not yet, but the sooner the better in my opinion.

[slim]

But cricket needed to, it was dying and getting left behind even darts was making more money

Not sure if baseball is anywhere near that yet

Darts?

[FanInAZ]

Darts?

ESPN televises Texas Hold'em

[slim]

ESPN televises Texas Hold'em

I don't think that is a dart game.

[FanInAZ]

I don't think that is a dart game.

I'm just making the point that if Texas Hold'em can be popular enough in America to be on ESPN, what's wrong with the British liking darts more then cricket?

[Ravage!!!]

Poker was pretty boring on ESPN. It's always a shifting as to what is popular at the time. I compare Darts to Bowling. Bowling used to get a lot of Sunday time in the states years ago.

[slim]

I'm just making the point that if Texas Hold'em can be popular enough in America to be on ESPN, what's wrong with the British liking darts more then cricket?

You may be right, but I thought yourapeeins were supposed to be more sophisticated than us?

[Valar Morghulis]

You may be right, but I thought yourapeeins were supposed to be more sophisticated than us?

Sophisticated no. Thinner and quieter yes.

[OrangeHoof]

Do I look like a beautiful blonde with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice cream?

Stop trying to bring science into this!

[slim]

Stop trying to bring science into this!

I have a great affinity for science because I also like to throw shit at the wall and see what sticks.

[MOtorboat]

Haters.

[Magnificent Seven]

They should insert data chips on each and every of Patriots' helmets. Patriots had used "illegal" formations often. Heh!

[dogfish]

Poker was pretty boring on ESPN. It's always a shifting as to what is popular at the time. I compare Darts to Bowling. Bowling used to get a lot of Sunday time in the states years ago.

any of them are more entertaining than freakin' baseball. . .