And now with the advent of numerous camera setups, technology has taken over the game.
There is such an obsession to get every call right that every frame is combed to a fault. It has happened so much that the line between clarity and confusion has become nearly translucent.
The premise of instant replay is good. Heck, if it wasn’t for the famed “Instant Replay Game” on Nov. 5, 1989, the Packers don’t beat the Bears 14-13 forcing Chicago coach Mike Ditka to look down in shame with his ugly flat cap.
But there is a line.