“We don’t want the chain gang and refs they’re bad!! Give us computer measurements!!”

Gives computer measurements

“NOOOOO NOW IT’S MORE RIGGED WE DON’T WANT THIS!!!!”

24 comments

  1. it’s simple
    when the calls are good for them, they are happy
    when they are bad for them, they are angry

  3. Chains should still be used most of the time, use digital when it’s a close call

  5. To me it really doesn’t make a difference because they aren’t digitally spotting the ball.

  6. It’s mostly frustrating that it’s digital measurements for if it’s a first down, not where the ball is placed. I couldn’t care less about if it’s a first down being measured by the computer, I want accurate ball placement through trackers not a 50 year old dude from 100 feet away eyeballing it.

  7. It looks primitive, but its a start. The league makes way too much money to have old guys guestimating ball spots that decide literal games and playoff implications.

  9. The issue isn’t that they implemented computer measurement, it’s the way that they implemented it. It doesn’t solve the problem. The chain gang is accurate to measure the distance, but the ball is still spotted based on vibes.

  11. It doesn’t eliminate bad placement at all, literally the thing people have been asking for. How are people not understanding the issue???

  12. This should have been done years ago. They missed so many calls using the chains.

  13. Easy to put a chip in the ball and have sensors on the 1st down sticks, and EZ pylons and there would zero guess work involved. Seems to work pretty accurately for the NHL. I’m only a casual hockey fan but someone else enlighten me if it’s not a good system

  14. Sounds like you and the NFL just don’t understand what people are actually asking for lol

  15. We asked for it to be used to accurately spot the ball. Not to replace the chain gang.

  19. Everyone is missing the point. Its digital spot of the ball. The ref still cant see shit and still spots the ball in the wrong place. Its the refs not the chain gang.

  20. I want it but I also want the chain gang. Give me the illusion while still getting it right.

  21. This isn’t really hard to understand, is it?

    People aren’t a monolith. Before digital measurement, you probably had an active segment of the fan base pushing for it while nobody else noticed or cared to comment. Now that it’s there, you have a different crowd of active fans who never wanted it who are now expressing their opinion.

  22. All I’ve ever seen if folks wanting it. Are you in some weird Kansas City/Referee subreddits or something?

  24. We can have as much precision as we want measuring if it’s a first, it doesn’t mean shit if the ref places the ball 3 yards back from where it actually was

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