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pbmax
03-23-2015, 10:29 AM
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/23/john-mara-says-adding-cameras-to-help-refs-is-too-expensive/

Go Pro: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1078001-REG/gopro_chdhx_401_hero4_black_edition_adventure.html

$500

Yet they are gong to tamper with the 1 point PAT, possible alter the goalposts, while still never being sure if Vinny Testaverde crossed the goal line.
mraynrand
03-23-2015, 10:36 AM
I think they should add multiple x-ray cameras and have chip inserts in all the footballs. Have to be able to see through players to know if the player's knee was down before the electronic signal brakes the electronic plane of the goal. X-ray devices too dangerous you say? Risk-reward, I say.
vince
03-23-2015, 10:56 AM
TV cameras and replay/challenges cover it pretty well as is don't they?

I don't remember any major misses at the end zone since Vinnie Testeverde came up short a decade ago or more.
red
03-23-2015, 11:03 AM
yeah, anytime you hear an nfl owner talk about things being too expensive you just have to think....

GO FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE
pbmax
03-23-2015, 01:35 PM
TV cameras and replay/challenges cover it pretty well as is don't they?

I don't remember any major misses at the end zone since Vinnie Testeverde came up short a decade ago or more.

None as egregious as Intercepteverde, but several close enough that a dedicated goal line cam would help. Playoffs are always better on these because of more cameras.

At some point they are going to install motion capture to measure players on the field, adding cameras/RF capture is going to happen anyway.
Rastak
03-23-2015, 03:32 PM
yeah, anytime you hear an nfl owner talk about things being too expensive you just have to think....

GO FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE


What Red said.....
gbgary
03-23-2015, 06:56 PM
that! ^^
pbmax
03-29-2015, 12:49 PM
My GoPro quote has apparently swayed a good many teams:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/29/nfl-to-begin-research-monday-into-enhanced-camera-system/
Cheesehead Craig
03-29-2015, 07:09 PM
Maybe they will just use those X-Ray glasses you could get with 100 Bazooka Joe proof of purchases.