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Re:Why Is the NFL Afraid of Technology? by localhost3000 on Saturday December 17, 2011 @02:30PM (#3364914)
anything they can do to limit the frequency of coach challenges and replay reviews is a good thing in my book. i'm blown away that we still use three or four oft-poor camera angles to try and determine whether or not a ball crossed a straight line.

other than that, i still think football should be played on a grass (preferably muddy) field with the outcome determined by grit, determination, chance, and physical ability - not robots picking from a statistically optimal playbook. That being said, it will be pretty funny to see the geeks take over the NFL.

Re:Why Is the NFL Afraid of Technology? by Anechoic on Saturday December 17, 2011 @02:40PM (#3364933)
i still think football should be played on a grass (preferably muddy) field

As someone who had football-related knee-reconstruction surgery, I respectfully disagree. Yeah, there's something nostalgic about 22 players slogging their way through a mud-covered field, but it just results in way too many ankle, knee and hip injuries. We have field turf, let's stick with it.