The NFL will attach its competition committee on technology to take virtual line-to-house measurements in the next season, but the officials will continue to present football.
No current technology is being considered which will help determine further progress, which became a point of controversy after the decision to reduce Josh Ellen fourth in the fourth quarter and a secret on 1 in the fourth quarter Was gone 29 disadvantages to Census City heads in AFC Championship Sports.
The League tested Sony’s Hawk-I tracking services for virtual line-to-gen measurement during the regular session and in the background. The optimal tracking system immediately turns off if the ball was first obtained after the hand was spotted.
The main word is “later”. This technique replaces chain measurement. NFL has long used two bright orange sticks and a series – chain gang – to measure for the first down. This method will remain in a backup capacity.
“What this technique cannot do, replacing the human element in determining where further progress ends,” NFL Executive Kimberly Fields told Associated Press on Friday. “The ball will always be a human officer. Once the ball is seen, the line-to-gen technology actually measures.
“It is probably a matter of confusion what technology can do and what not. There will always be a human element due to further conversation. ,
Fields said that there were an average of 12 measurements each week during the regular season. The new technology would have dropped the time spent to measure from 75 seconds to 35 seconds.
NFL balls have been equipped with zebra microchips since 2017, providing strength to NFL’s next gene stats data product. Chips are also glued to players’ pads. They provide various data and matrix that help team, media and fans with players evaluated and the team’s performance.
But these chips cannot determine where a player was dealt with, whether a player is below contact or which team has captured a loose ball for accuracy required for use.
The League began using boundary line cameras in the week 5 to assist in replay reviews. The cameras were installed with the final line, round line and sideline in each of the 30 stadiums. The use was limited to score, two minutes play with remaining and turnover.
Discussions are on to expand the challenges of coaches and its use for the replay assist and will have to be approved by the competition committee.
Fields said that the League also used the judges to provide smart watches to assist with objective information so that they could make decisions faster, especially it belongs to the play clock.
“We want to make the game efficient and more accurate,” the fields said. “The things we do is around technology, if it is not going to improve the process, if it is not going to help our officers, then we should not do so. Whatever we do, it is going through a rigorous testing process to ensure that we are making things easier and more efficient.