Beerball Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Beginning with the NFL's regular season, players will be equipped with tracking technology in their shoulder pads measuring how fast, far and what routes they run in real time. How far did that player actually run to gain 4 yards? How fast? When, exactly, did he start running out of steam? The Bears' first game with the technology will be the regular season opener Sept. 7 at home against the Buffalo Bills. http://www.chicagotr...0731-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Neat. Now they'll know football speed in pads versus the somewhat artificial 40 time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Sounds like what they used in the World Cup to track player movements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatszel Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why aren't the Bills on this list, I thought we were going to be leaders in Analytics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 So they're doing this yet they still use two guys with poles and a chain to mark/measure first downs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 So they're doing this yet they still use two guys with poles and a chain to mark/measure first downs? Ball placement and "setting the line" have got to be the two most inaccurate things in sports. (the article does say that they are working to develop a smaller chip that could be used in a ball) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Look for Billycheat to find a way to hack into the system and use it to his advantage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 implant one in dareus. monitor 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 implant one in dareus. monitor 24/7. me likey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why aren't the Bills on this list, I thought we were going to be leaders in Analytics? If I understood the article correctly every team is using the chips, but only 17 stadiums will have the tracking system installed (for now), and coaches won't have access to the data (only broadcasters) until every stadium is equipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why aren't the Bills on this list, I thought we were going to be leaders in Analytics? El Pegual is cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Why aren't the Bills on this list, I thought we were going to be leaders in Analytics? Why give Bellycheat any more ways to cheat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If cattle have them, why not football players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 If cattle have them, why not football players? last I checked weren't nobody russlin' no football players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 last I checked weren't nobody russlin' no football players I think what Seattle is getting away with is akin to rustling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ball placement and "setting the line" have got to be the two most inaccurate things in sports. (the article does say that they are working to develop a smaller chip that could be used in a ball) People have already been working on the "sticks" problem. But that doesn't help enough unless they can accurately determine where the ball is when a player is down. That's very hard to do and a RFID in the ball won't help because of the NFL rules (where the ball is when the players knee hits the ground for example). http://www.firstdownlaser.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food_Pyramid_Wrong Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 They're going to have to replace the batteries in Luke Kuechly's at halftime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 People have already been working on the "sticks" problem. But that doesn't help enough unless they can accurately determine where the ball is when a player is down. That's very hard to do and a RFID in the ball won't help because of the NFL rules (where the ball is when the players knee hits the ground for example). http://www.firstdownlaser.com/ I'm talking about the linesman going to the sideline, looking across the field and then placing his heel at the OOB stripe. The chain gang then places the first down marker at that point (more or less). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm talking about the linesman going to the sideline, looking across the field and then placing his heel at the OOB stripe. The chain gang then places the first down marker at that point (more or less). There is a lot of "more or less" in football which makes it funny where there is a 4th and one chain length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJasper Probincrux III Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If I understood the article correctly every team is using the chips, but only 17 stadiums will have the tracking system installed (for now), and coaches won't have access to the data (only broadcasters) until every stadium is equipped. Well it's a REALLY good thing that New England doesn't have a business relationship with CBS wherein CBS benefits from New England succeeding. Wait...they do? ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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