Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="milani" data-source="post: 1091780" data-attributes="member: 6654">Great analysis! I watch many football newsreel from 50-75 years ago. The calls were straightforward and teams accepted the calls. Now I admit I see many plays in which the calls then would be challenged and overturned by today's standards. Why? Slow motion replay. AI assistance. As you say " technical. " And the other sports do the same.Many of what were called fumbles back then would be incomplete today. Many a first down would be called short because replay can catch that small part of the body that touches first. Sideline plays could not be called to the accuracy of today. And I believe there were not exactly the same number of officials calling a game then as today. Even with the best refs in the game at the time they would have struggled to call the Fail Mary correctly. And try getting a FG attempt correct when you had very short uprights and sharp angles from wider hash marks. I would hate to be a ref in any era.</blockquote>

No members online now.

Total: 1,132 (members: 1, guests: 1,131)