As much as it would certainly pain the NFL to admit it, Patriots coach Bill Belichick probably has a point with his “challenge everything” theory.
But they’re about to try out another one of his ideas.
According to Tom Pelissero of USA Today, the league is about to test his idea of cameras along the boundaries of the playing field to assist with replay, trying it out at Jets and Giants games this year.
“It will be tested at MetLife Stadium a bit later this season, providing us with 10-12 games worth of data on viability, impact, and feasibility,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.
That’s a significant step considering the previous excuse was that it was too expensive and could potentially interfere with sight lines. And while pylon cameras may be of little use, goal-line technology in soccer and the hawkeye system used in tennis has made officiating in those sports more accurate, so any step in that direction for the NFL would be worthwhile.
