SF409ers Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Read about this a few places this morning. It will be interesting to see how this works out if passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I cannot see how this will help defenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radio Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I cannot see how this will help defenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I'd love to see it happen, but I'm also curious as to how this question would be answered: "Unlike the quarterback, who generally plays the entire game, most defensive players leave the field regularly as part of a team's substitution pattern. The question has been whether more than one defensive player should have a helmet with a radio. If only one player's helmet has one, opponents to the proposal have wondered, what happens when he's not in the game? And if more than one defensive player's helmet has a radio, will officials be expected to monitor that only one of those players is in the game at a time?" Will a few guys have 2 helmets on the sidelines - one with a green dot and one without? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I thought MSaint was a kicker ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 As long as it is listened to at a reasonable volume, i've got no problem with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Will a few guys have 2 helmets on the sidelines - one with a green dot and one without? I'm sure this could be one possible answer but, whatever the answer I don't see this as a problem or a reason that would keep this from happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosGatosEnFuegos Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 The answer is easy. Multiple helmets with radios in them. An LED is attached to the helmet. When the radio is active, the LED is on. Thus the refs can monitor if more than one LED is on. Or the radio equipment can be league issued and only transmit on one frequency at a time. Each helmet that is wired can only pick up one frequency. Etc. There are myriad solutions to the issue. Anyone who feels that this should prevent us from giving defenses the benefit of radio that offenses have had for years is being a defeatist. Technology allows us to do amazing things these days. Football has fully embraced technology, and this should not present us with any sort of insurmountable hurdle. If defensive helmets aren't wired by next season for this reason it is a result of lazy thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I thought MSaint was a kicker ? An oldie but a goodie. And why is this "defensive players using radios in their helmets" thing news? The Patriots have been using them for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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