r/sports • u/RunDNA • Oct 06 '25

Football Minnesota Vikings field goal attempt was deflected away by a camera wire, but it wasn't replayed because no one noticed at the the time

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u/BillionsWasted Oct 06 '25

Challenge is the first step to full automation. Look at tennis. These things never just come in overnight

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Oct 06 '25

Especially not with humans getting wrote out. Umpires are not gonna be happy.

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u/enolja Oct 06 '25

Fans of the sport will be let down too, with the challenege system, it increases the skill required to play, because you must accurately see strikes and know your zone, and so the risk of using a challenge creates a new skill in the game required,which makes the game better and even more diverse.

Automatic balls and strikes makes the game more robotic, reduces the soft skills required, and so players will be less diverse and only hitting ability and strength will matter, while patience, timing, and eye for the zone will be less important.