Instant Replay Still an Issue
Apparently the argument is not going away. Instant replay, is it really doing what it was intended to do? Is it getting all the calls right?
Well first off, I’ll stop right there. All the calls will never be right all the time. Not until we start using robots as referees. (That might be kind of cool actually.) But there’s no reason for obvious calls to not be seen correctly.
All the tools are in place, it just doesn’t seem like they’re being used in the right way. My philosophy on having instant replay is that it prohibits the officials from just calling the game. They are thinking about whether or not to blow the whistle.
Football is a bam-bam game, it’s fast. Players don’t have time to think, and if they do, they’re beat. Players react; any good coach will tell you that. It’s no different for the refs. They are taught what to look for and react.
But now, they are told to not blow the whistle if the play is close at all, because they’ll review it upstairs. For this to work your depending on the cameras and the guys in the booth to have a better shot at it visually, than the ref on the field did, and for them to see it in time.
This can work, but a lot of times it doesn’t. Whether the guys don’t see it fast enough, or there’s not “inconclusive” video evidence, some calls are still missed.
It seems there is an obvious and easy way to get things working and accomplish what you are trying to do. Use what you have in place. Let the cameras roll. But let the officials call the game. If they miss a call, and everyone in the stadium, everyone at home, everyone watching the highlights can see something was missed, then the official in the booth should be able to see it too.
If they miss it, correct it and move on.
Well first off, I’ll stop right there. All the calls will never be right all the time. Not until we start using robots as referees. (That might be kind of cool actually.) But there’s no reason for obvious calls to not be seen correctly.
All the tools are in place, it just doesn’t seem like they’re being used in the right way. My philosophy on having instant replay is that it prohibits the officials from just calling the game. They are thinking about whether or not to blow the whistle.
Football is a bam-bam game, it’s fast. Players don’t have time to think, and if they do, they’re beat. Players react; any good coach will tell you that. It’s no different for the refs. They are taught what to look for and react.
But now, they are told to not blow the whistle if the play is close at all, because they’ll review it upstairs. For this to work your depending on the cameras and the guys in the booth to have a better shot at it visually, than the ref on the field did, and for them to see it in time.
This can work, but a lot of times it doesn’t. Whether the guys don’t see it fast enough, or there’s not “inconclusive” video evidence, some calls are still missed.
It seems there is an obvious and easy way to get things working and accomplish what you are trying to do. Use what you have in place. Let the cameras roll. But let the officials call the game. If they miss a call, and everyone in the stadium, everyone at home, everyone watching the highlights can see something was missed, then the official in the booth should be able to see it too.
If they miss it, correct it and move on.
posted by NCAA Football at 7:48 AM
1 Comments:
Not an issue for me! These young men work damn hard for a chance at pigskin glory. Have many times has this work been thrown out of the window because of bad calls.
Intant replay is great!
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