Comments on: Measuring isn’t an exact science, the NFL learns http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/01/measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns Jock Talk Blog Fri, 25 May 2012 12:25:56 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: P Smith http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/01/measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns/comment-page-1/#comment-42930 P Smith Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:23:23 +0000 http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/?p=3382#comment-42930 Who needs computers or chains? Paint large lines every five yards as they do now, but paint thin lines EVERY yard up and down the field so the refs can see it with their own eyes. There is anywhere that does need computers to make calls, it's baseball. Umpires are infamous for shifting and changing the size of strike zones, calling zones that favour or discriminate agaisnt certain pitchers and batters. It's ridiculous how subtly biased many of them are. Who needs computers or chains? Paint large lines every five yards as they do now, but paint thin lines EVERY yard up and down the field so the refs can see it with their own eyes.

There is anywhere that does need computers to make calls, it’s baseball. Umpires are infamous for shifting and changing the size of strike zones, calling zones that favour or discriminate agaisnt certain pitchers and batters. It’s ridiculous how subtly biased many of them are.

]]> By: Matt http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/01/measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns/comment-page-1/#comment-3838 Matt Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:22:18 +0000 http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/?p=3382#comment-3838 Football wouldn't lose the drama with more accuracy. I liken it to tenths of a second being added to scoreboards in basketball. That didn't kill the drama of a last-second shot; it just made determining whether the shot was good more accurate. Football wouldn’t lose the drama with more accuracy. I liken it to tenths of a second being added to scoreboards in basketball. That didn’t kill the drama of a last-second shot; it just made determining whether the shot was good more accurate.

]]> By: Jay Original http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/01/measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns/comment-page-1/#comment-3829 Jay Original Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:38:19 +0000 http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/?p=3382#comment-3829 We don't live in a perfect world. I like the chains. It adds drama and suspense to the games. We don’t live in a perfect world. I like the chains. It adds drama and suspense to the games.

]]> By: chgo921 http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2009/01/01/measuring-isnt-an-exact-science-the-nfl-learns/comment-page-1/#comment-3827 chgo921 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:25:48 +0000 http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/?p=3382#comment-3827 Funny you posted this. The sticks have been a pet peeve of mine for a while. With so much room for error (placement of the ball, running across the field, etc.), how do you then say someone is only an inch away from getting the down? It bewilders me. Funny you posted this. The sticks have been a pet peeve of mine for a while. With so much room for error (placement of the ball, running across the field, etc.), how do you then say someone is only an inch away from getting the down? It bewilders me.

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