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Originally posted by aurabass
Dan-ref wrote:
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This is silly.
The game is officiated by humans and as such our judgements are limited to the precision of human scale, not machine scale. To discuss micrometers & pixel resolution makes no sense on any level in this discussion, we make judgements using our senses and our experience.
Even sillier is the notion that because we are not precise down to a micrometer we should be expected to not insert ourselves into the game. If we see the player on the line it's a 2, regardless of the score or point in the game. If the replay shows conclusively the shooter was touching the line then it's a 2. Our job is not to avoid game deciding judgements. Our job is to make game deciding calls/no calls properly.
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How interesting!
It is silly to train officials on the distortion angle and resolutions make on video monitors since officials use video monitors to make calls.
In this case one official made the judgment that it was a three - another made a judgment that it was a two. The angle and resolution of a video monitor were used to make the decision.
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Frankly, it's not clear to me if the 2 officials agreed or disagreed. If they disagreed at the point of the shot SOP is for the guy who saw the foot on the line to hit the whistle & straighten it out immediately. Which he did not do.
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What exactly don't you comprehend about that?
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What part of "the monitor gave conclusive proof" are you having trouble with again?
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Now if you know the camera angle behind the foot and the line can make the foot appear to be touching the line when it isn't do you think it is silly to take that into consideration?
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What makes you think that we're all so dumb (or maybe you're so smart?) that we don't understand this concept already? Believe it or not, many of us, even the very stupidest among us (ahem JR cough cough), understands the importance of getting the best possible angle to make the best possible calls. Both in real time and with respect to what the monitor tells them. My only disagreement with what you said is that since the human visual system is what we work with it is not worth even contemplating resolutions of a NTSC video pixel or at the scale of a micrometer.
Sorry, nothing new here, but thanks for your advice.