Automatic Replays for All Scoring Plays

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Here is my question, can we just have an additional ref look at it(who is not on the field). That way the main ref doesn't need to run under the hood, have eggs thrown at him, etc. He just waits after the touchdown for another office who is sitting in a cozy room aware from everything to make the final verdict. It is radioed down to the field ref and the call is confirmed or denied.

MUCH too logical. It would be efficient AND effective to do it the way you suggest and that is at least part of the reason that the NFL will likely implement it in some other way...