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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1092615" data-attributes="member: 7261">The "mechanics of the call" are prone to human error and thus can be viewed as fair and unfair, depending on which team it negatively impacts.So this potential for error could easily be removed by using simple technology.Don't like a buzzer going off and stopping play when the play clock hits zero?  Than have the sound of a whistle, at the same audible level of a refs go off.  Don't like that?  Than simply have the sideline LOS marker emit a red beam of light across the field as soon as the play clock hits zero and the RFID device, that is already inside of all balls, indicates that the ball has yet to be snapped.Honestly, I would love to see them use that same technology (LOS beam) to determine if the defense actually jumps offsides before the ball is snapped.I find it pathetically comical that play will be stopped to determine if a 12th man, running to get off the field, still had 1 foot on the field before the ball was snapped.  However, snapping the ball after the play clock expires, isn't that important.  I bet it would suddenly be REALLY important if that play resulted in a game winning TD.</blockquote>

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