Big Muddy
12-14-2015, 12:01 AM
I'm watching the Pats vs Texans game, and this occurred to me, after watching the refs screw up two punt markings....actually, it's prolly more accurate, watching it on tv.
When high punts go out of bounds before hitting the ground, there is no way a ref, who is running down the sidelines, can accurately judge where the punt actually crossed the out of bounds line...his eyeballs are not on the same plane as the punted ball, so he just holds his hand in the air, runs to the general vicinity, where he "thinks" the ball crossed the line, then places his foot on that spot.
There is no way the refs can get that totally accurate, and every inch counts in football....however, I've NEVER seen any of those ref's markings contested or reviewed.
With elebenty million cameras on the field, why isn't there a camera, looking straight down onto the field, and get it completely accurate???....jmho.
When high punts go out of bounds before hitting the ground, there is no way a ref, who is running down the sidelines, can accurately judge where the punt actually crossed the out of bounds line...his eyeballs are not on the same plane as the punted ball, so he just holds his hand in the air, runs to the general vicinity, where he "thinks" the ball crossed the line, then places his foot on that spot.
There is no way the refs can get that totally accurate, and every inch counts in football....however, I've NEVER seen any of those ref's markings contested or reviewed.
With elebenty million cameras on the field, why isn't there a camera, looking straight down onto the field, and get it completely accurate???....jmho.