Football Chains????!!

[anon_ddojbbh8q7xrt]

Why is football still using chains?

Its 2021. GPS and tech seems to make “bring out tue chains” pretty archaic and antiquated. For instance, couldn’t there be a tracker in the ball. And GPS somethings on every yard line. Then couldn’t you measure very accurately first downs, TDs etc

 

[Funky Bunch]

Half the country thinks voting machines are corrupt. Half of fanbases think the refs cheat their teams already. This would not go well.

 

[orod741]

But then Progressive's commercials wouldn't make sense.

 

[Rifler]

Chains work fine,.. batteries not required...

 

[Funky Bunch]

There really aren't that many measurements these days. Most first downs are marked on a yard line so they know when a first down is made. Here's another thing. A tracker in the ball wouldn't help. That doesn't tell you when a runner's knee or elbow is down.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Why is football still using chains?

Its 2021. GPS and tech seems to make “bring out tue chains” pretty archaic and antiquated. For instance, couldn’t there be a tracker in the ball. And GPS somethings on every yard line. Then couldn’t you measure very accurately first downs, TDs etc

Four years too late with this take. A visionary had this thought years ago.

You know where ZERO advancements have been made in football? The Chains

Are you telling me that there's not some sort of laser/ chip technology that exists that can detect if a ball has advanced 10 yards without having four people lug chains out there to see? Mark a grid point on the 31. Mark a grid point 10 yards away on the 41 (you probably don't need to) and if...

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[pablow]

Tradition. We don't need umpires in baseball either.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Let's also get rid of flags while we're at it. Instead the ref pushes a button that immediately activates the sound system with a loud "You can't do that!"

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Let's also get rid of flags while we're at it. Instead the ref pushes a button that immediately activates the sound system with a loud "You can't do that!"

20% of the hashes should electrified as well. The real 12th man. That would be awesome. Randomly seeing defenders drop.

 

[CJ Beat Hard]

OPs mom prefers I use chains instead of rope and handcuffs

 

[ANYCHawk]

20% of the hashes should electrified as well. The real 12th man. That would be awesome. Randomly seeing defenders drop.

I think there was a football game on Sega like that

 

[markfromj]

How would “every yard line” be enough?

 

[anon_ddojbbh8q7xrt]

There really aren't that many measurements these days. Most first downs are marked on a yard line so they know when a first down is made. Here's another thing. A tracker in the ball wouldn't help. That doesn't tell you when a runner's knee or elbow is down.

There are still plenty of issues about where the ball is spotted and refs giving a good or bad spot. This would remove the subjectivity

 

[bagdropper]

To me, it is all about having a human on the field. Ain't nobody going to trust a computer to tell them the info. A chain gang, we see whether they got the 1st down or not in "analog". All eyes see the result. Umpires/referees, we have a human there to tell us the rulings/calls etc.

I honestly do not believe home plate umps (or chain gangs) will ever be replaced for just that reason. No players or coaches are going to trust something electronic telling them the result. They may hate officials' calls...but there is a whole lot more trust with a human than a machine.

Besides...what happens if the electronics break down during a game? What is the backup? What is the delay with getting the backup system up and running?


BTW, the NFL I believe tried an electronic first down system back in I think the 70's...obviously they never adopted it.

 

[Funky Bunch]

There are still plenty of issues about where the ball is spotted and refs giving a good or bad spot. This would remove the subjectivity

They haven't even perfected the 1st down line on the screen after 23 years. It is still off by a foot sometimes

 

[Rifler]

So we could very accurately determine that the ball has been advanced to an improperly selected first down line,.. Common problem with technology,.. Extreme accuracy in measuring a path to the wrong destination...