BOULDER — Watching "film" has been a tool utilized by football teams for almost as long as the game has existed.
The benefits are clear: it offers players and coaches the chance to see the entire field at once, giving them the ability to see how plays unfold, how players react in certain situations and what remedies can be utilized to correct errors.
Digital technology has no doubt advanced the process. Today's video is sharper, "fast forward" and "rewind" are much quicker, and the ability to deliver the video to coaches and players has advanced to the point that by the time practice is over, players and coaches can have video from that practice available on their tablets and desktop computers.