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Originally Posted by tyecopeland
Even if this was what everyone thought it was...
Tennis gets to use electronic sensors because all they need is a line that never moves and a ball that is marked when it hits.
The NFL has to have a line that changes every first down and the ball be marked when the player holding it touches down, not the ball.
To think those two things are comparable is crazy.
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Yeah, I've seen discussions elsewhere where people gloss over this stuff like it's no big deal. Not only is it a moving target, but the field is dramatically bigger, and the parameters of WHEN the ball's placement matters are highly variable:
1. Sometimes it's when another body part touches (and it could be a knee, butt, shin, elbow, back, and many other body parts, so they'd all need to be wearing full-body sensor suits to even get started)
2. Sometimes it's when a particular location is reached, such as the end zone
3. Sometimes it's when a whistle blows, as the play is dead at that point even if it otherwise shouldn't be (e.g., knee didn't hit the ground)
And even then, the precision isn't enough that it would even be definitive in close calls like we saw with Josh Allen on 4th and 1. There's still a little "wiggle room." In the end, nothing would be definitive, and people would be even more pissed off at technology overturning things that aren't actually definitive to the eye.
The reality is that the officials are part of the game of football, and there will always be dozens of minor judgement calls in every game. If you don't want the spot of the ball to be up to the interpretation of an official, run a play that doesn't make the spot super critical to the outcome. Otherwise, accept that close spots are 50/50, and you might get screwed.