Seahawks vs Doltphins game thread

[Sibelius Hindemith]

am I the only one that thinks the chain measurement is kind of... I dunno... inaccurate?

I mean, it's down to fraction of inches, but the whole thing is predicated on the original guy putting the marker in the right place. If he's off by 6 inches, then the whole thing is off. Seems like something they could handle with something like the hawkeye thing they use in tennis.

Granted, non-NFL levels of football wouldn't be able to use it, but they don't have instant replay, etc etc.

Yeah, there's no point upgrading the technology for measuring for 1st downs because the spot of the football by the official isn't that accurate to begin with.

[D-train]

am I the only one that thinks the chain measurement is kind of... I dunno... inaccurate?

I mean, it's down to fraction of inches, but the whole thing is predicated on the original guy putting the marker in the right place. If he's off by 6 inches, then the whole thing is off. Seems like something they could handle with something like the hawkeye thing they use in tennis.

Granted, non-NFL levels of football wouldn't be able to use it, but they don't have instant replay, etc etc.

Yeah, there's no point upgrading the technology for measuring for 1st downs because the spot of the football by the official isn't that accurate to begin with.

At least its unbiased because when an official spots the ball he doesn't know exactly where the first down marker is.....expect on touchbacks of course.