Are we Ready for Some Football?

[signbabybrady]

Tennis has had this technology in place for more than 2 decades.

I don't know what I expected but it wasn't a cartoon lol

 

[sb1]

Reminds me of a bowling alley scoreboard animation. Lol

 

[signbabybrady]

Is this going to be used in the regular season?

 

[FCB02062]

so people actually watched this charade last night? yikes. If you "need" football that much, watch game replays from when the Pats were actually good - I hear the 2004 , 2014, and 2016 seasons are loaded with good footage. Also, 2007 if you don't watch till the end.

 

[p8ryts]

Football's finally here. Lions vs. Bolts in the Hall of Fame game. I know it's not much, but at least it will resemble football.

I'm really slowing down. Didn't know there was a game.

 

[rochrist]

so people actually watched this charade last night? yikes. If you "need" football that much, watch game replays from when the Pats were actually good - I hear the 2004 , 2014, and 2016 seasons are loaded with good footage. Also, 2007 if you don't watch till the end.

People are allowed to watch the first game (albeit unofficial) of the season. Personally, I don't want to go back and wallow in the glories of the past.

 

[PP2]

Tennis has had this technology in place for more than 2 decades.

The NFL's excuse for not replicating technology utilized in tennis is that what works in tennis doesn't quite work in football. Well, no **** Sherlock.. there ain't bodies falling all over a tennis ball.

But the technology does exist and has done for a long time: sensor grids buried under the turf. And there's a company, Zebra Tech that can do this with their UWB technology (not RFID as some would assume). The problem is, it's much more expensive, and to equip 30 stadiums is going to cost quite a bit. Are those greedy billionaire owners going to allow the NFL to pry some spare change from their cold, bony, and frail hands?

 

[jmt57]

Football's finally here.

I’m ready for some football

Since an NFL season is now 18 weeks long, plus four postseason weekends, I would like to see the league begin the season in the last week of August.

For the most part that would make for a far superior fan experience at the game, as well as better performance on the field. While the earlier start would diminish the enjoyment of fans in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, that would be offset by the improved late season conditions for fans of 16 teams - half the league - that play outdoors in colder climates. The three Florida teams could begin the year on the road in weeks one and two in order to help limit no-shows in hot and humid early home games.

In 2024 the first Sunday games kicked off on September 8, and finished on January 5. One week earlier would be Sept 1 to Dec 29 instead, with conference championships finishing on Jan 19 rather than Jan 26. Two weeks earlier would have resulted in an August 25 week one, with the last game on January 12.


Why not try it out for a few seasons? There's a good chance most fans would like this change, and in the worst case just revert to the current later start.

 

[Real fan 02]

I’m ready for some football

Where's Marte Mapu?? No reports on him? No interviews done all camp?? Where is this guy???... I was rooting for him to have a role here!!!

 

[Real fan 02]

I don't know what I expected but it wasn't a cartoon lol

Did you neighborhood call Foxborough police for all that noise being made in your backyard... geesh how do you sleep.. lmao

 

[XLIX]

Since an NFL season is now 18 weeks long, plus four postseason weekends, I would like to see the league begin the season in the last week of August.

For the most part that would make for a far superior fan experience at the game, as well as better performance on the field. While the earlier start would diminish the enjoyment of fans in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, that would be offset by the improved late season conditions for fans of 16 teams - half the league - that play outdoors in colder climates. The three Florida teams could begin the year on the road in weeks one and two in order to help limit no-shows in hot and humid early home games.

In 2024 the first Sunday games kicked off on September 8, and finished on January 5. One week earlier would be Sept 1 to Dec 29 instead, with conference championships finishing on Jan 19 rather than Jan 26. Two weeks earlier would have resulted in an August 25 week one, with the last game on January 12.


Why not try it out for a few seasons? There's a good chance most fans would like this change, and in the worst case just revert to the current later start.

They have tried it. Labor Day isn’t a “stay home and watch TV” holiday like Thanksgiving and Christmas. The NFL doesn’t want to start on a holiday weekend because ratings always suck over the end-of-summer Labor Day weekend.

 

[Zuma]

so people actually watched this charade last night? yikes. If you "need" football that much, watch game replays from when the Pats were actually good - I hear the 2004 , 2014, and 2016 seasons are loaded with good footage. Also, 2007 if you don't watch till the end.

You're posting on a Patriots message board about an exhibition game between the Lions and Chargers? Yikes

 

[XLIX]

The NFL's excuse for not replicating technology utilized in tennis is that what works in tennis doesn't quite work in football. Well, no **** Sherlock.. there ain't bodies falling all over a tennis ball.

But the technology does exist and has done for a long time: sensor grids buried under the turf.

Cans sensor grid tell you when a player’s knee is down? Or measure whether a player’s forward progress had been stopped?

Far, far too much goes into the placement of a football. Imprecise spotting is an unavoidable part of the game. Don’t like it? Stop watching.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Guess I wasn't ready. Forgot about it.

 

[Real fan 02]

Since an NFL season is now 18 weeks long, plus four postseason weekends, I would like to see the league begin the season in the last week of August.

For the most part that would make for a far superior fan experience at the game, as well as better performance on the field. While the earlier start would diminish the enjoyment of fans in Miami, Tampa and Jacksonville, that would be offset by the improved late season conditions for fans of 16 teams - half the league - that play outdoors in colder climates. The three Florida teams could begin the year on the road in weeks one and two in order to help limit no-shows in hot and humid early home games.

In 2024 the first Sunday games kicked off on September 8, and finished on January 5. One week earlier would be Sept 1 to Dec 29 instead, with conference championships finishing on Jan 19 rather than Jan 26. Two weeks earlier would have resulted in an August 25 week one, with the last game on January 12.


Why not try it out for a few seasons? There's a good chance most fans would like this change, and in the worst case just revert to the current later start.

JMT good idea.. but i believe the league probably considers the HOF game the official start of the season in thier eyes. As that game kicks off during camp/pre season.

With the bye weeks& Thursday, Friday and Saturday games the league wants football all year if they could.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Where's Marte Mapu?? No reports on him? No interviews done all camp?? Where is this guy???... I was rooting for him to have a role here!!!

I was hoping Mapu would develop into a Matt Milano type. It looks like Vrabel likes the torpedo type LBs.

 

[JohnJH]

Tennis has had this technology in place for more than 2 decades.

That's what really bugs me. They have the technology, and for a Multi-Billion Dollar Business, they can easily afford to use that technology without even noticing that the money was spent.

 

[JohnJH]

Lions and Bolts in the 1st Pre-Season Game? I'm never that ready.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

Or measure whether a player’s forward progress had been stopped?

If you define forward progress as when the ball stops moving forward, then yes.
Knee down is harder, but not beyond what an AI vision system could do with multiple camera angles.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

That's what really bugs me. They have the technology, and for a Multi-Billion Dollar Business, they can easily afford to use that technology without even noticing that the money was spent.

If you define forward progress as when the ball stops moving forward, then yes.
Knee down is harder, but not beyond what an AI vision system could do with multiple camera angles.

Don't you have to put sensors under the playing surface?