Would you be for "Eye in the Sky" officiating?

[Buffalo_Stampede]

I must be weird but I’m fine with human error in live action. My problem with officiating is they get over officious in crunch time. Just call the game the same way you did all game.

 

 

[Just Jack]

10 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

The one thing that really sucks is every single time we have a big play or score, I immediately look for flags before I start celebrating.  It's a delayed celebration for me.

 

I've seen the opposite.  The guy that used to have the seats next to mine, anytime there was a play that did not go the Bills way, he'd start screaming "throw the flag!!!"  Every. Damm. Time. 

[BigDingus]

I'd be for it, especially if they can find a way to make it relatively quick. But I was also in favor of being able to challenge PI penalties, and the league botched that.

 

In general, I'm all for eliminating as much of the "human element" from officiating games. Using sensors/computer monitoring for ball placement instead of eyeballing it & using chains, go for it! 

 

But it seems the NFL likes the "entertainment" value & supposed drama of the visuals it provides, so I doubt we'll ever get to that point. 

[BearNorth]

Some of the problems would never be solved by eye in the sky.  For example, bad spots - "just give it too 'em" or the Murray run vs. Tampa that should been inches, but was a full yard & half short after the spot.  As we all know from our phones, there is locator technology that's pretty accurate, but not sure if it's accurate to the inch level.

[frostbitmic]

If an "eye in the sky" resulted in fewer penalties I'd be all for it. Sometimes the referees make a game unwatchable.

[JerseyBills]

Yes! 

And make penalties, even non calls,  reviewable

There's way too many officiating issues, it's ridiculous they aren't full time employees for a multi billion dollar brand that keeps growing.  It's mind boggling

Edited October 28, 2023 by JerseyBills