Now that Baseball is officially over and the San Francisco Giants are world champions, I have run out of present examples of instances when video replay was needed in baseball and also I have pretty much summed up the pros and cons of either allowing replay or not. I am going to turn my focus now to the National Football League and its use of replays.
In the Kansas City Chiefs game yesterday against the Oakland Raiders, there were many controversial calls. The Raiders head coach, Tom Cable, used his two challenges in the first quarter, winning one and losing one. He was then out of challenges for the rest of the game. There Raiders fumbled the ball that should have been reviewed to declare he was down, which ended up resulting in the Chiefs gaining possession of the ball.
Unlike baseball, NFL coaches are allowed two challenges per game (but if they win both challenges, they are awarded a third challenge). This is a great advantage with the high-tech cameras that can slow down the play, zoom in, and show many different angles. But with every positive, there are negatives. You can only challenge certain aspects. You aren't allowed to challenge personal foul calls, such as face-masks or a clipping call, that can be clearly visible in instant replay.
I do understand why you can't challenge these because it is more a judgment call on all of these. But just like in baseball it can reveal the truth hidden from the umpires or officials.
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