As a son of a chain gang leader who ran the chains for 17+ years I’m completely pissed I will have to now pay for my tickets.

@bjorncarlgren710

Күн бұрын

I thought ur dad was in jail at first hahaha

@dylanruegger1214

15 сағат бұрын

Welcome to the real world

Week 1 will have 100 'moving the chains' jokes by announcers

@Rowsy91

28 күн бұрын

at least

@rondemurphy4401

28 күн бұрын

Negative. 1k minimum!?🤣💀

@cf2851

28 күн бұрын

They still say it in UFL. Not ironicly either, just out of habit.

@datdudedave8880

20 күн бұрын

I'll take the over

@Brandon-bm8tg

3 күн бұрын

God dammnit your right.

R.I.P. measuing with an index card

@72721212

28 күн бұрын

That was already dead…

@FrakintheboX

28 күн бұрын

I still can't believe how baloney that was

@JMZNow

28 күн бұрын

😡

@Pangsolodolo702

28 күн бұрын

As a raider fan this still pisses me off

@Est.712

28 күн бұрын

I was just about to bring this shyt up

Genuinely sad. The chains were one of the antiquated fun things about Football.

@darryljorden9177

28 күн бұрын

Agreed. Chain gang is great theater.

@Black4Cook

28 күн бұрын

Yes but so stupid. They always say that they won't review everything to prevent a delay of the game, but than they need to have two 70 years old dudes coming onto the field with the chains. Last year, a dude broke his leg because a player run into him on the sideline.

@Phl0gist0n43

28 күн бұрын

Come to germany. It will take at least a decade until hawk eye will be implemented. Most players aren't even getting paid yet

@MrJohansen

28 күн бұрын

The chains led to many incorrect calls. It's very good for the game of football that they're gone

@patrick815

28 күн бұрын

As we expand into Europe, our antiquated ways are embarrassing. That's likely one of reasons for this change.

I kinda like the chain gang actually. The problem isn’t the chains, it’s the spot of the ball. The chains are an accurate way of measuring, but it’s ridiculous to measure something that precisely when the ball spot is always off by a yard.

@Dono612

24 күн бұрын

EXACTLY!! chains are not the issue, it’s the refs interpretation of where the ball should be placed that’s controversial!

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

And the thing is, no amount of technology can help with spotting the ball accurately. The reason why is because of the rules of what constitutes a player being down and human anatomy. It is inherently subjective and will continue to be as such.

@xuansu9036

22 күн бұрын

If where the ball should be marked could be accurately determined, there wouldn’t be a need for chain in the first place.

@roguebossa

22 күн бұрын

quit telling the truth

@Chaelsonen

15 күн бұрын

Its sad there wont be another "quiet" game. Where even if things go wrong, they can play a regular low tech game of football just in case. Just more of when the power went out after halftime and we all just sit around and wait....

Lose the turf. For safety reasons alone. You got billions and know turf is much worse. Fix it.

@PhysicalFortitude

28 күн бұрын

Turf is not “much worse”. Quit crying

@Maddenhawk

28 күн бұрын

​@PhysicalFortitude Yes it is

@PhysicalFortitude

27 күн бұрын

@@Maddenhawk There’s no proof of it, it’s all a subjective matter. There are a multitude of factors that go into injuries.

@shanelarsen695

27 күн бұрын

@@PhysicalFortitude Absolutely laughable.

@shanelarsen695

27 күн бұрын

@@PhysicalFortitude If you have ever actually taken a proper hit on turf which you havent as a soy boy obviously, you would know turf sucks balls. Period end of discussion its the NFL pay up if you actually care about safety.

Sideline chains isnt a issue nobody is complaining about them. Bogus roughing the passer calls and with the hip tackle being penalized now it will make it hard to tackle is some of things people are upset about.

@darrinnoble

27 күн бұрын

This is to distract people from all that.

@xxdrippinbaby2089

27 күн бұрын

This was somebody's job

@jamesm9995

27 күн бұрын

It’s a laughing stock

@TexasVideoDan

27 күн бұрын

Spotting the ball properly is a big problem, also. Hopefully this allows the ball to be spotted more accurately

@tipsysmichigander6483

26 күн бұрын

@@darrinnoble No - the chain gang was only kept so long because people found it entertaining... You are an idiot if you think the removal of them would distract when they were a literal distraction...

At least with the chains you could "see" if it was a first down. Now we will never know. It will just be announced. Thats totally not a recipe for fraud at all.

@rogera616

27 күн бұрын

No it’s not, how about waiting until this new tech actually comes out before you start crying fraud.

@ReXeKH8tRZz

24 күн бұрын

Amen!!!!

@stanhry

22 күн бұрын

Watch the electronics won’t work in rain or snow, cold or heat.

@biglineman34

22 күн бұрын

The chains add a little bit of drama and suspense to the game that will no longer exist.

@werewolfzeus

20 күн бұрын

@@biglineman34 YES. You said it EXACTLY!

doing everything to get rid of injuries but the thing that causes the most injuries, TURF

@RedBeardRey

24 күн бұрын

Good luck. The NFL came out with a report saying that they investigated those claims and found no difference in injury reports on turf vs grass fields. I think its BS but it just shows they don’t care

@michaeldc951

23 күн бұрын

I read a few of those reports and honestly, they were interesting. The increase in injuries seemed to be for foot injuries instead of knee or hip injuries. And strong evidence that a simple change in footwear would fix most of the problem. Not saying it’s all facts, but it is interesting.

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

​@RedBeardRey and I have read plenty of reports saying the EXACT opposite of that claim. Turf is objectively worse than normal grass.

@glyphs7100

23 күн бұрын

@@troybaxterI think just playing on turf vs grass a lot I can tell the difference between them and turf is defiantly worse on my body

@tray22

22 күн бұрын

​@@RedBeardReyRichardson got a concussion from hitting his head on the turf so I agree this is an issue needing a solution.

Another way for them to control the game now that sports betting is being legalized in a lot of states 🧐

@samig9032

8 күн бұрын

Exactly! This is about the NFL seeking ways to violate the integrity of the game. Nothing else.

The non official yellow line will soon be official!!

Cool, now is ya'll gonna do something about the refs? Edit: Six days later and the grammar police still rolling in. Nice to know this stops ya'll from being able to eat or sleep

@Half-CockedG

28 күн бұрын

Only if you do something about your grammar.

@jazzissick4152

28 күн бұрын

​@@Half-CockedGlooser

@Lightning4u23

28 күн бұрын

​@@jazzissick4152 than what?

@a1rv0n82

28 күн бұрын

@@jazzissick4152 you doubled down on the poor grammar 🤣

@ultimatechickenhorsesweat2614

28 күн бұрын

@@a1rv0n82I think that’s the point but you never know with people 😂

Chains is the only thing they can’t lie about…

@FrakintheboX

28 күн бұрын

See the index card measurement play. Clearly NOT a first down

@MrJohansen

28 күн бұрын

The chains were the easiest thing to lie about. The ball spot and chain gang are done by humans and will never get a perfect spot nor will they ever get the chains perfectly placed

@itzanopinion

28 күн бұрын

@@FrakintheboX That's because you're assuming that the location the pole was set at was in fact the EXACT spot where the runner stopped, even though the runner has 8 guys on top of him!!! Therein lies the problem! For example, assume it's 3rd & 1 and the offense goes for a rushing play...and the QB hands off to the running back, who after crossing the LOS, is immediately bombarded by 5 defenders, no one can see exactly where the true spot of the ball should be simply because by the time you pull everyone off the running back, he may have moved one way or another that will affect the call and thus, affect the game!

@yaboytroy357

28 күн бұрын

But… they DID lie about it… all the time

@raymondvaldez4101

27 күн бұрын

Wtf are you talking about 😂

The chains will still be there for visual clarity for fans and tv. They will no longer serve as the primary measurement for the ball.

@samuelyoung2671

28 күн бұрын

100% on board

@JeffO-

28 күн бұрын

Hoping to see this or I would have written it.

@RichardPhist1

27 күн бұрын

Lame and dumb. Might as well let the computer decide if the field goal will be kicked good and take the field goal out. Might as well take out every ref ever and have it all reviewed by people watching fixed cameras operated by people in the stands with no field view. Or maybe the guys holding the camera rigs will be like representative of the refs upstairs cause you don’t want them in the way. No no no. God forbid you train your refs better.

@royalpalm_941

27 күн бұрын

@@RichardPhist1terrible analogy. Electronic spotting isn’t “deciding” anything. It’s just making sure things are accurate. Refs should have as little impact on the game as possible so if a person behind a screen becomes the future of referees, if it’s resulting in better calls, who cares. Refs still need to be on the field to spot the ball/separate piles, manage players, etc.

@todthebod

24 күн бұрын

That's what I was wondering. As a fan at the game, I still want to be able to see where the marker is. I'm sure the players do as well.

“They took errrr jobs”

@MrJslwww75

26 күн бұрын

“TURKUDURR”!

Index card industry just took a hell of a hit.

@HawgWyldFishing

27 күн бұрын

Dunder Mifflin Paper companies Scranton office might go out of business for good now. Poor Michael Scott, pray for him. 🙏🏽

Yea I’m pumped about losing actual measuring devices as much as I am about the number of channels & streaming services I’ll need to watch the NFL year…

@RyTrapp0

28 күн бұрын

"actual measuring devices" - old men with sticks & a chain that still manage to screw it up🤣

@jgcalc

28 күн бұрын

​@RyTrapp0 screw it up?...... like 1 in 5000 measurements? Ya big problem!

@willbeard4835

25 күн бұрын

Be a patriot and pirate the games

@bretarmstrong6303

24 күн бұрын

Dolphins and Chiefs on Peacock. SMH

Meanwhile nobody knows what a catch or pass interference is.

@AndyWitmyer

22 күн бұрын

It's like asking anyone born after 2000 what a woman is

Technology can hurt us not always save us. Moving the chains ⛓️ is the line that defines the game of football

@JohnnyTsunami566

28 күн бұрын

Hearing all this talk about chains in the comments and them on the show brings me back to football my first year of football in the 5th grade 😂

@dc1397

27 күн бұрын

Right, the refs move the ball from where it was spotted to where it will be put into play. The center moves the ball before the snap. Will there be a "whoop....whoop" horn sound if the refs or center don't get the ball spot right after the initial spot?

@scharnhorst_42

27 күн бұрын

We'll still probably use the phrase, like "touchdown"

@patrick815

27 күн бұрын

@@scharnhorst_42 crap I've been calling it homerun this whole time !

@scharnhorst_42

27 күн бұрын

@@patrick815 I was using goal, so I guess we're fine.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Chains are not the problem with football.

They need to at least still have them out there for aesthetic purposes. Football fields have so much aura when the chain gang is out there.. removing them might lose some juice.

@rondemurphy4401

28 күн бұрын

If I had a dollar for every great “chain” game I remember since the mid 80’s. It would definitely be a total of no dollars!? Yours would be the same

@JeffO-

28 күн бұрын

They will have them out there.

The chain gang was never a problem. The refs are. This just sounds like saving money.

@kghostthegreat

28 күн бұрын

They will still be there, just not being the primary way of measurement

@Calculon_

28 күн бұрын

No mo move the chains, now it's the A.I. thangs

@patrick815

28 күн бұрын

Saving money? The sensors and computers involved w staff trained to interpret will be much more costly.

@pantyzoup

28 күн бұрын

saving money? changing anything on a national scale is not money saving.

@JeffO-

27 күн бұрын

They probably do it for free just to be at the game anyway.

Why don’t they do something about the actual problems? Turf fields, terrible officiating, sky judge, salary caps for QB’s, 53 man roster increase, Mike McDaniel, The list goes on and on!

@noahcardinal3789

24 күн бұрын

what did Mike McDaniel do lmao

@dirtyrandy2592

24 күн бұрын

@@noahcardinal3789 He knows what he did.

AJ. Name one nfl player who snapped a leg because of chain gang

@jgcalc

28 күн бұрын

For real I can't remember it ever happening. Ever

@user-xh4lt8xq3u

22 күн бұрын

Bubba Smith

What happens with the sensors when it’s snowing or fog or rain. … or the battery in the sensor fails from being kicked or hit hard?

@mystimallow

27 күн бұрын

The UFL is using it very well every week

Bro ever since AJ got his teeth fixed a few months back, he hasn’t stopped smiling since. Love to see it! Lol

Sensors will have to be in sync with video replay somehow to show if a knee, elbow, or calf is down just before reaching the Sensor.

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

And even then, when you have a mass of bodies around a player, it can be impossible to tell when they hit the ground. People want to point to Europe, but the reality is that their game is more cut and dry and cleaner as to whether or not a ball or player crosses a line. That isn't the case with football because it is far more dynamic.

Ive been that parent on the sideline working the chain gang. You take one look towards the nacho stand and bam 6 elementry kids in full pads take you out. 😂

i am deeply saddened. i feel like i lost a family member

For a moment I started to get excited that I wasn't going to be pressured into chain gang duty at my kid's games anymore, but then I remembered 11 year olds won't be switching to electronic measuring in the span of my kid's youth careers.

@woody61413

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😊

This is a classic solution to a problem that doesn't exist. There is NO REASON to get rid of the chain gang. It is consistent and fast. Just think of how buggy the new system will be.Have you seen soccer VAR? It is quite often blatantly wrong with offsides calls (they freeze the frame when they want, sometimes the ball is still being struck and sometimes after the ball is struck). That is what we have to look forward to. And chipping an oblong ball isn't really feasible, either. The orientation of the ball will matter...and it will end up being LESS accurate than replay and the chain gang.

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

And chipping the ball doesn't solve the inherent issue of what constitutes the ball stopping. It isn't the ball's momentum, but the location of a second body (the player). And the player is going to be the absolute hardest to determine if they are down or not, because it's not just single points, but various parts of your body.

This is a stupid idea

@xSomeTexasKidx

27 күн бұрын

It's stupid when I can use my eyeballs and see that the refs miss the spot all the time. It can completely change the game just like a botched PI call, but unlike botched PIs , you can actually fix it and get it right every time.

NFL Commissioner: Alright, guys, we are going to do great things this year. We have to get some things fixed. Refrees and turf included Random guy in the back: HOw AbOUt We GEr RId OF ThE cHaINs

The chains are apart of football them bringing it out and doing the job was so dope

@xxdrippinbaby2089

27 күн бұрын

It is important for the viewers. For drama and credibility purposes.

Love to know the PMS show's take on the UFL"s approach, with 4K Trueline tech. No sensors, but using all the 4K cameras data to triangulate the ball placement. While not the only tool used by the UFL officials, it seems to be damn fast!

During the Washington vs USC football game this year they tested out a down-the-line first down camera to measure the ball during a review. It was incredible.

@nurse0857

23 күн бұрын

So how did it work? Where was the camera? I’m curious how that will work on something like a QB sneak, or something where there’s just a big pile of bodies.

Lasers and sensors are stupid. KEEP THE CHAINS!

@bitternarwhal5126

28 күн бұрын

So measuring is less accurate?

@MrJohansen

28 күн бұрын

"Correct calls are bad, keep the archaic system that leads to more incorrect calls!"

@bitternarwhal5126

28 күн бұрын

@@MrJohansen exactly

@toastwoozi

27 күн бұрын

"SCIENCE IS DUMB" - einstein

@JohnDoe-rh8tp

16 күн бұрын

Technology is great when it works

HOW WILL THEY MOVE THE CHAINS WITH NO CHAINS TO MOVE. Watching them run down the sideline is its own entertainment

How long until it's not football anymore? Reminds me of the old question, if you replace all the wood planks of a boat, is it still the same boat?

@HawgWyldFishing

27 күн бұрын

It might not be the exact same boat, but even if you replaced those planks with much more durable steel, as long as it floats, it’s still a boat, and it’s a better boat.

I thought the biggest problem with the marking of the ball is officials running up to where the play stopped and essentially guessing wher the ball should be spotted. Can't imagine how many first downs have been gifted or taken away by bad spots.

That’s like wall mart getting rid of the old door greeters

@marvinhunt8276

23 күн бұрын

If Walmart still had those greeters they would be the only nice people in Walmart.

This just sounds like another way for the NFL to manipulate games

@darrellgrant7615

28 күн бұрын

Loosen the tin foil hat bud and get a hobby.

@morganpethis3960

28 күн бұрын

The Earth is round kid...

@cliffbowls

28 күн бұрын

@@darrellgrant7615if the nfl doesn’t manipulate games than their refs must be 20+ iq below average because no other sport has close to the amount of blown obvious calls that decide games

@davidevenson2242

28 күн бұрын

​@@darrellgrant7615 hat not required, officiating went to hell the same time they allowed gambling.

@Selsigs

28 күн бұрын

Since carrying around two sticks connected to a chain has no room for manipulation 😂

If they are going the sensor route, they will end up changing it if its anything like the usfl recently used. When the usfl came back they introduced this new tech, but it didnt take long that qbs were complaining about the slight weight difference in the ball. After that, the company that made the tech introduced a super precise option that uses multiple cameras and doesn't require the sensor in the ball. This is what the ufl (xfl+usfl) are using today.

As long as they still having something that marks the 1st down for players so they know where the 1st is

Retail stores have had this technology for 30 years. Something crosses a plane, it beeps. All these years the NFL refs have used the chains in addition to their eyes to spot where a ball was downed. I've always wondered how the hell can they tell where the ball was downed when there's 16 huge men on top of it?

@patrickeast6926

27 күн бұрын

You are correct - forward progress is more of an issue than the precision of a 10 yard chain.

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

Technology ain't gonna help with the spot because you still need to know when the player is down and whether or not the ball has been jarred loose.

Rip the chain gang😭

A.J looks like the type of guy that sits in front of a camera all day and stares at himself in the monitor🤓👍

I might be the minority here but I always loved the chain gang. The suspense when they had to run out onto the field was awesome. I understand having it done this way but damn man.

This is heartbreaking to me. Everything i once loved is turning unrecognizable. Times just aren't the same, man.

@idontknow-ym4wy

23 күн бұрын

Some one said when you don't recognize it's time to move on

@michaels_madness

23 күн бұрын

@@idontknow-ym4wy damn. Ouch. I feel like I've heard a quote similar to that before.

Can’t take away the chains! It’s the only reliable marker

@alexdavis9324

28 күн бұрын

If you go down the rabbit hole you will find out they are not reliable

@Queefy

28 күн бұрын

Lol “reliable”

@jerms99

28 күн бұрын

“reliable” bro they have 82 year olds with thicker glasses than your viena sausage measuring the line

@RyTrapp0

28 күн бұрын

These comments are cracking me up, like we haven't seen the refs pull the chains out and STILL manage to blow the call😂

Oh, that's going to go well. (presses sarcasm button)

These 97 yr old men coming out with chains got me dead😂☠️

Don’t take away the chain gang please. The human element in sports is needed

The chains belong in football

@slimischillin7753

28 күн бұрын

Nahhh, they gotta evolve. Embrace the technology

“Implicated into the regular season” @ 2:19 😂

They've been placing sensors into everything for years now, they can track all the players and the ball on the field and do so for TV and the stats. This is going to work just fine, it's probably just a bit more advanced than the tv first down markers they track right now for the TV broadcasting.

But fulltime refs is to expensive...

This is stupid, just cause you can change doesn't mean you should. Leave the chain gang

I don't know anybody in my entire lifetime who has ever complained about chaingangs. Roughing calls if you look at a QB wrong.... not being allowed to tackle anymore because that's a personal foul.....throwing BS flags or missing clear penalties..... a team getting ref favoratism in a playoff game...... But never, "those damn chaingangs are ruining the sport of football!!" Hell, I think jumping in the air has caused more damage to the game, with how players have been hit and come down wrong on a leg & snapped a leg/ankle/knee....

We need sensors that light up. When a foot crosses out the sidelines illuminates. When the ball crosses the goal line it illuminates. When it crosses the first down line it illuminates.

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

It's not the simple. You have to consider the state of the player and whether they are down or not. Yeah, we can see if the ball crosses the goalline, but the question is whether or not the player's body was on the ground before the ball crossed or if the ball gets jarred loose. It's just not as simple as y'all make it out to be, and parse through the noise to find the accurate and reliable data is sometimes outright impossible.

I didn’t even know people disliked the chain gang like cmon

Aww keep retro, nostalgia chain gangs❤😂

I remember volunteering to do this for JV games with ROTC in high school 😂 I hated it but thankfully we had someone in the middle keeping it from tangling up lmao

I was on a chain gang, it was hilariously fun. I clipped a marker on the link on whatever 5 yard line was nearest the center of the chain ends. For example, if the spot was on the 24, I would clip a marker on the link on the 30 yard line. Then when a measurement was needed, that link with the marker would be centered on the 30 yard line and that's how they would measure.

No longer will players "move the chains" They'll move the Electronically Tracked Measurements

Spring football been testing this out already.

@Nishan18

28 күн бұрын

Fr

They also need a camera and microphone in the replay booth. If Goodale is so worried about that integrity of the game. We're sports betting in the hip drop tackle. Having something to keep things honest is needed

Best chain moment ever was Clowney's "Ball-dont-lie" against Michigan.

NFL just adding to the list to control the outcome of the games. What the sports media ignored was that the call was wrong. All they could talk about was Biggest Gene Salvatore and the card.... Gene made it about himself. When you can slide a card between the ball and stick.... there's obviously a small gap.... that's not a first down. Sheesh!

@steveww07

27 күн бұрын

2:05 it didnt slide between them all the way, thats why he marked it first down.

This is a horrible idea. They always say the lines they put on the field is not accurate. So we are going to switch to a system that's totally reliant on it. The chain gang is the most accurate way to measure first downs. Stop ruining the game.

@RyTrapp0

28 күн бұрын

They say that because it's the *TV people* putting the line on the field, not the league. Because it's a TV feature, not actually apart of the game, they aren't apart of the officials. As if a guy holding a stick "about" where a ref said the ball should be was ever accurate...

@rondemurphy4401

28 күн бұрын

This is. A good point. The audit function needs to be thoroughly vetted first. So it won’t be…,

@cf2851

28 күн бұрын

So the guy holding the first stick jogs off the sideline, 30 yards out onto the field, watching out for players and officials, keeping an eye on the chain and his stick partner... then puts it down on the field where he thinks he was on the sideline. I think the sensors can probably achieve that accuracy. 😁

@matthewjosephthecommonsens2940

27 күн бұрын

​@cf2851 yeah that's not how chain gang works. There is a marker that clips to the links of the chain that delineated the LOS and thats where the down marker goes. The 2 side judges then keep track of thr original LOS and the current LOS so if the chains go down they can line the chains up exactly the way they were before. The chain gang system is so incredible accurate at spotting the ball it's almost unbelievable.

Trying to fix a part of the game that doesn’t need fixing. Bravo NFL

Aj reactions to pats story in the beginning is beautiful

They took my Yob!! 😢

@mets2128

28 күн бұрын

Took YER JERB!

@re1100

28 күн бұрын

Took my JERB!!!!!

@sixeighty680

27 күн бұрын

der derk er derrrrrrb!

Bad decision

@zaimusic_150

28 күн бұрын

It just eliminates error. Why is it bad?

Also the players use the chain gang's poles as a visual reference, when running toward the sideline, for the line to gain for a first down. Some sort of marker indicating the first down line should still be present on the sideline.

Me being a lifelong Raiders fan watching that game with one of my great friends who is a die hard Cowboys fan. We couldn't stand next to each other the entire game. The index card comes out and WoW!!!

Will there be 3rd party auditors from the gaming commission, I mean, um, 3rd party auditors for the fans on calibration logs?

@rondemurphy4401

28 күн бұрын

Same ones that monitor the balls.💀

This is apart of football, L take

Fans: We want better officiating. NFL: guess what? we’re getting rid of the chain gang

🎵That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang🎵

@greenbasterd9425

27 күн бұрын

There is no good in an evil-hearted woman And I'm not cut out to be no Jesse James And you don't go writing hot cheques down in Mississippi And there is no good chain gang

They never moved the back of the chain gang when they measured Dallas

Everyone on the internet always agreed this was such a dumb way for a $100 billion to operate and the second they catch up with every other sport everyone is complaining 😂

@rondemurphy4401

28 күн бұрын

I will now. Start complaining about you pointing out the nonsense of my complaints!? 🤣💀

Everyone is killing Terrence Howard right now 🤣🤣🙏

Wait till new England or Buffalo has a snow storm lol

Might as well play flag football

AJ: wants to play without a helmet Also AJ: the biggest issue with the first down stick is injuries

Many moons ago in highschool, I remember our RB needing stitches in his knee because the chain gang wasn't paying attention (Read a parent was all sauced up, and slow to react), and left them taught as he was being tackled/sliding out of bounds near the marker. In addition to the technology being viable, why not get the calls, and spots correct?

Been wondering the last few years when this would happen. I like the laser precision ball placement. Will Be interesting how it works

lol, the Terrence Howard reference was gold.

The chain gang commercials were hilarious

I remember Michigan vs South Carolina. The play before Clowney popped the running back, they’re was a chain gang dispute that was AWFUL

Awesome, what are we keeping track of the down lines with now tho? Lasers with markers inside the footballs? How’s that gonna work? Like, how does the system differentiate when someone crosses the down line with the ball and whether or not it was during the play or after the play was over when they stood back up?

Raiders fans will never forgive or forget the index card

Been saying this for years. Put sensors in the ball to track it. This is awesome

@troybaxter

23 күн бұрын

Sensors on the balls don't help when you need to know when and where the player's body touched the ground first.

RIP Chain gang. just brought back flashbacks when Alvin Kamara took out that one dude's leg vs the Lions

Thats a good step forward, next step, eliminate the ambiguity of where to place the ball after a play

Now they can't lean the chain pole back or forward to give either team the advantage. Fet rid of chains and use the metal ropes with the plastic coating.

I love the old chain gang it gives a raw uncut feeling to the game

Everyone in a major city meets 1) bookies 2) a ref 3) a chain gang feller 4) a deep stats legend. Staple an air tag to everyone and live stream the geo mapping

I'm curious how the sensor thing will work. Sometimes where the ball lands is not where the play ended. For example, when the knee was down prior to a player stretching the ball out for a first down.

@cbrochu22

28 күн бұрын

My assumption is the refs will have the final call and if they see a player is down, they will mark where the ball should be as they always have and ignore the sensor