Coach to Player in-game digital communication-
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A coach decides from the sideline what play to run and pokes a handheld touch-screen terminal, immediately sending an encrypted signal to a thin, digital device embedded into the armband of the quarterback in the huddle.
Upon transmission, the quarterback's armband vibrates, displaying the name of the play and a graphic depicting the assignments of each player. It all happens in an instant, eliminating the potential pitfalls caused by crowd noise or audio miscommunication.
The product is called ID Coach...
The idea of improving on-field technology in the NFL is nothing new. But trying to change the ways of the league also can come with its share of resistance.
For instance, before 1994, teams would use hand signals between a coach and quarterback. Then, the NFL decided to look into a product being experimented by the World League.
That's when the NFL implemented a rule allowing one-way radio communication between the coach and quarterback to call plays into the huddle. The response from outsiders?
''With gadgets like this,'' sports columnist Bill Plaschke wrote in 1994, ``another ounce of humanity is stolen from a game that already is far too distant from its public.''
Upon transmission, the quarterback's armband vibrates, displaying the name of the play and a graphic depicting the assignments of each player. It all happens in an instant, eliminating the potential pitfalls caused by crowd noise or audio miscommunication.
The product is called ID Coach...
The idea of improving on-field technology in the NFL is nothing new. But trying to change the ways of the league also can come with its share of resistance.
For instance, before 1994, teams would use hand signals between a coach and quarterback. Then, the NFL decided to look into a product being experimented by the World League.
That's when the NFL implemented a rule allowing one-way radio communication between the coach and quarterback to call plays into the huddle. The response from outsiders?
''With gadgets like this,'' sports columnist Bill Plaschke wrote in 1994, ``another ounce of humanity is stolen from a game that already is far too distant from its public.''
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ras_menelik
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In Dubai they have replaced the rider on the camel with a computer and run the show from 4x4's driving along.......
- 2 years ago
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ras_menelik
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pjacobs51
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I don't see a problem with this either, it is 2009 after all.
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
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mik661
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Given the amount and complexity of plays utilized in todays game I dont see why not. Either go back to the leather helmet days or let technology in.
- 2 years ago
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mik661
