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Old 09-24-2012, 07:51 AM   #1
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Why not making them taller like in rugby? Kickers have obviously gotten stronger, it would make sense to extend them a little bit so we don't have these controversies.

Where was the camera angle on the post last night? They should stick a GoPro inside each post so we could actually have a decent angle.
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Old 09-24-2012, 08:14 AM   #2
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Just put RFID's in the balls and in the posts. Ball goes over, whole stadium turns a nice shade of chartreuse.
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It's the 2nd decade of the 21st century and the NFL refuses to use inexpensive easily available technology to ensure accurate game calls. Laser monitoring and positioning is not rocket science. This is on the owners. And partly on us fans for consuming the product unquestioningly.
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Put lights shining and extending upward on top of the G Post.
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I keep reading in AP stories this AM that replays clearly showed the kick was good.

Did I miss some new video angle being shown overnight or something?
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How about making a defensive stop not giving the opponents an opportunity to kick a game winning Field Goal?
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They should put freaking lazers in the top of the goal posts that shoot straight up, if the ball passes over the top it explodes.

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How about making a defensive stop not giving the opponents an opportunity to kick a game winning Field Goal?
They tried that already, the refs called them for holding
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How about making a defensive stop not giving the opponents an opportunity to kick a game winning Field Goal?
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They tried that already, the refs called them for holding
Was gonna post that same thing.

Once the crowd went to chanting BS, it got into the ref's head....... The calls (which were *****ty all day) decidedly went to the Ravens O. You can't overcome that.

That said....... I was thinking that that thing about "digitally" extending the uprights. As has been mentioned, I don't think technically it would be that hard of thing. Then make it reviewable, like every other scoring play. It doesn't seem all that hard.
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the nfl is becoming a joke. that's two weeks in a row that bad calls have cost us.
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