26CornerBlitz Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) @darrenrovell Football maker working on a built-in pressure gauge, displays signal when ball is 12.5 PSI http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12919064/football-maker-big-game-usa-develops-built-pressure-gauge Edited May 20, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 this is great, until its eventually discovered that Kraft is an investor in the company developing the balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 this is great, until its eventually discovered that Kraft is an investor in the company developing the balls With Brady as the commercial endorser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Next invention should be yellow flags that automatically jump out of the refs pocket when Brady's personal space is violated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 this is great, until its eventually discovered that Kraft is an investor in the company developing the balls The ball also has a tiny speaker so the coaches can yell out the coverages as the QB goes back to pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 This will make wilson happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Next invention should be yellow flags that automatically jump out of the refs pocket when Brady's personal space is violated Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Pressure chip aside, why wouldn't today's balls contain a location chip that would allow the refs to pinpoint the position of the ball exactly instead of the "ow it's the Pats**(**); they most likely gotten the first down"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Pressure chip aside, why wouldn't today's balls contain a location chip that would allow the refs to pinpoint the position of the ball exactly instead of the "ow it's the Pats**(**); they most likely gotten the first down"...I agree with this. There have been numerous times where the refs have spotted the ball completely wrong(the bills got lucky with this a few times). Also the goal lines should have something to signal the ball crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I agree with this. There have been numerous times where the refs have spotted the ball completely wrong(the bills got lucky with this a few times). Also the goal lines should have something to signal the ball crossed. How does the chip in the ball know when a players knee or other body part is down? The spotting of the ball will always be an inexact science. This is what coaches challenges are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Pressure chip aside, why wouldn't today's balls contain a location chip that would allow the refs to pinpoint the position of the ball exactly instead of the "ow it's the Pats**(**); they most likely gotten the first down"... How does the chip in the ball know when a players knee or other body part is down? The spotting of the ball will always be an inexact science. This is what coaches challenges are for. And where on the ball would you put a chip, each tip? I don't think the logistics make this a good idea at all. They ought to empower the referees to make a call and everyone live with it, but part of the ref's role ois to opt when they want to see a replay because they are unsure. That said, I do think they should have a camera looking down the goal line from both directions.... Edited May 22, 2015 by Matt in KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) How does the chip in the ball know when a players knee or other body part is down? The spotting of the ball will always be an inexact science. This is what coaches challenges are for. It's simpler than that. Just add pressure sensors to pads. Or include the chips in player as well. (elbow or knee hit's 0.00 elevation, then he's down. )Forward Progess is easy to track. The only exception is if the player voluntarily goes backwards, which is only ruled when it's blatantly obvious anyway. At that point the computer can track when he started going forward again. Baseball has the same problem. There is technology to get rid of the umpires, but people just want the drama of bad calls. Just look at judges in Tennis being able to over-rule a laser. Edited May 22, 2015 by unbillievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 If it bleeds, we can kill it. New England Front Office: "If it has a computer chip determining internal air pressure, we can alter it to generate false readings." (Cue psycho laugh) "Mu hah-hah-hah-hah." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 And lets have an official display the ball to a camera before each play, so the audience can verify that the ball is indeed within league limits, before each snap. It's important, for the integrity of the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) @darrenrovell Football maker working on a built-in pressure gauge, displays signal when ball is 12.5 PSI http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12919064/football-maker-big-game-usa-develops-built-pressure-gauge Brady-proofed! How does the chip in the ball know when a players knee or other body part is down? The spotting of the ball will always be an inexact science. This is what coaches challenges are for. At least you will know how far the ball travelled or if it broke the plane of the goalline. That would be an improvement over what we have now. Edited May 22, 2015 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Captain Checkdown is helping develop new technology to train QBs: @mikerodak Former Bills QB Trent Edwards has helped develop a virtual reality training device for NFL QBs: http://bit.ly/1cRSpOn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 This is the greatest invention since beer cans that told you if your beer was cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meark Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) Can they develop a ball with an RF sensor to tell if the ball crosses the goal line before touching the ground. I really think that is much more important. *just noticed someone else already suggested this. Edited May 22, 2015 by Meark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Pressure chip aside, why wouldn't today's balls contain a location chip that would allow the refs to pinpoint the position of the ball exactly instead of the "ow it's the Pats**(**); they most likely gotten the first down"... Yours is an interesting post. The question and the answer all appear in the same sentance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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