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Originally Posted by kccrow
At most, it would be off what... maybe 1/4" merely due to the width of the clip being forced to another link... I don't know what to say here. I know people like to call it a "game of inches" but that's at best. You have a bunch of humans eyeballing a spot, sometimes from 25 yards away. You couple that with lines across a slightly domed field (normally) that are never quite perfectly straight no matter how much they look like they are. Once you factor those things in, 1/4" hardly makes a big difference. Now ask yourself if you've ever seen a spot come within less than an inch of making the first down. I've played and watched a lot of ball and I can't say that I have. A couple/few inches? Sure. Not less than a 1/4" where I'd bring into question the traditional means of tracking a first down. You're not going to do a much better job even if you do inject technology. Some human always has to pinpoint the moment a player is down. Is it worth it to affect a handful of first downs per season? I doubt it. People eventually just have to learn that it's still a game at the end of the day and sometimes you're just going to come out on the losing end of a really close call.
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I've seen some spots that were a pimple hair away from being a first down. Or that were first downs. Not often but it happens. I think the replays and all the angles are enough. If it doesn't go your way, you should have just gotten more. Don't leave it up to a **** hair spot. They should always side with the defense if theres doubt imo.