I'm glad Congress is passing this legislation through though because it would be downright dangerous if all this power was given to one person under the guise of an "emergency."
I think the point is that we should be able to enjoy one of 17 Bills games and spend a day with your family not glued to the TV. I feel the same way and wish they'd ban football on Thanksgiving too.
They don't have that capability. The ONLY thing it's good for is telling you whether the ball spotted by the ref is a first down or not. The cameras need an unobstructed view of the football. The cameras in tennis or soccer are unobstructed and therefore the chip is able to tell them whether the ball landed. All this does is take away the good old days of refs using an index card.
It was a rough time in Buffalo for sports fashion. The arena football Uni's for the Bills and the slug for the Sabres. A lot of NFL jersey changes during that era were over the top and completely broke from tradition. I'd prefer they never change the current uniforms as our main jerseys over any time in our history (besides the Smurf look and all reds).
Seems there isn't a trigger. It's where the ref spots the ball that counts and the only change is they don't have to bring in the chain gang to measure for the first down.
The NFL knows how gimmicky/unappealing/rugby style the play is and that's the real reason they want it banned. Goodell pry has some pressure from the TV networks to eliminate the play. I don't think it's a coincidence that McDermott is the public face now of the anti push tush as the Bills benefited more from it than 30 other teams. Lends to credibility. It was a mistake though as McDermott's never been a great orator.