NFL decides maybe Belichick was right on goal line cameras

[Gwedd]

Belichick's Camera Proposal


Looks like there was enough of a dustup on this that the League will at least pay some lip service towards developing the idea. Whether or not anything comes from it, well who knows, right? I personally think it's a great idea.

http://www.csnne.com/blog/patriots-talk/report-nfl-begin-researching-belichick-camera-proposal

That there will be some research conducted to see how the Patriots proposal might work does not guarantee that there will be more cameras at NFL stadiums next year, but it's a step in the right direction to enhancing the replay system and giving officials the best possible resources to get calls right.​

 

[lurker1965]

NFL decides maybe Belichick was right on goal line cameras

NFL Considers That Maybe It Was Wrong And Bill Belichick Was Right | Deadspin

Just a week after voting down the proposal, the league will now begin studying it, according to Albert Breer. Which is a quiet way of admitting that maybe it should have at least looked into the camera idea before declaring it wasn't feasible.

Belichick' proposal, no matter how it were implemented, would be better than not implementing it at all. More cameras? Pointed at the exact spots where the most controversial calls take place? It was such a no-brainer that everyone (save the owners) found themselves agreeing with Bill Belichick, for god's sake.

So: they'll research it, and the owners could conceivably vote on it as early as the spring meetings in mid-May. There's an outside shot it could be in place for next season. Will Bill Belichick say "I told you so?" He will not. But it will come across in every smirk.​

 

[oldrover]

NFL's official response to its previous statements AGAINST the cameras:

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

http://deadspin.com/nfl-considers-that-maybe-it-was-wrong-and-bill-belichic-1694497670

Wait, did I miss the bake sale and car wash?????

 

[RobertWeathers]

I love the article title.

'I will consider that I might be wrong but won't actually admit it.'

I swear the only reason they shot his proposal down was spite.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I swear the only reason they shot his proposal down was spite.

I have no doubt that was the real reason. If Mr. Token-Suspension-From-Competition-Committee-Because-His-Team-Actually-Cheated-During-A-Game had proposed it, it would have happened already, for example.

"Belichick Derangement Syndrome".

 

[Rob0729]

IDK, I think this was a response to how much the media mocked their claims that it was too expensive. I don't know why they thought people would react differently when they cried that adding four cameras to each stadium would be an undo financial hardship when they made $3 billion last year and announced that they were considering to put the Pro Bowl in Brazil (the additional costs to do that will probably be more than the cost of all the cameras).

I think they will "research" this and let it magically go away until it is brought up next year.

 

[captain insano]

I swear the only reason they shot his proposal down was spite.

there is no doubt in my mind thats why. the only reason they will reconsider it. is negative public opinion for the reason not to do it. they look like idiots.

 

[Gwedd]

I posted this earlier.

http://patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/threads/belichicks-camera-proposal.1118939/

 

[1960Pats]

I posted this earlier.

http://patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/threads/belichicks-camera-proposal.1118939/

Great. The best time to research something is after you vote.

Every time I see something out of the NFL HQ, whether it's words or actions, it becomes more obvious that the NFL is being run by ex-Jets.

I can't wait to see this one blow up in their faces. Hopefully it will be BB and the Pats lighting the fuse.

 

[Patstopia]

They probably started looking after Jeff Fisher said he thought it was a good idea!

 

[Jackson 2]

there is no doubt in my mind thats why. the only reason they will reconsider it. is negative public opinion for the reason not to do it. they look like idiots.

They look that way because they are.

 

[convertedpatsfan]

I'm sure next year, Fisher will "introduce" the exact same idea and it will pass unanimously.