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

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

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

Or in those areas of their uniforms instead?

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

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

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

Leave it to BTB to bring up butts. smh

Originally Posted by 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. . .

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.

Originally Posted by MasterShake

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.

Originally Posted by Ravage!!!

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.

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

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

Originally Posted by slim

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

Maybe because Obama?

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

Maybe because Obama?

Damn, I didn't think of that.

Have you ever watched a baseball game?

Originally Posted by slim

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.

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

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

But it just bored me.

I can understand that.

Do you like cricket?

Originally Posted by slim

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

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

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

Originally Posted by slim

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

#fukyeah

Originally Posted by slim

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. . .