Why the NFL does not show replay of all 22 players

Good reading, I'd be all for it, too. But not have to pay up to $100 fee to view the All 22 online. Free would be better.

Charley Casserly, a former general manager who was a member of the NFL's competition committee, says he voted against releasing All-22 footage because he worried that if fans had access, it would open players and teams up to a level of criticism far beyond the current hum of talk radio. Casserly believed fans would jump to conclusions after watching one or two games in the All 22, without knowing the full story.
"I was concerned about misinformation being spread about players and coaches and their ability to do their job,"

What a load of BS! The fact of the matter is that misinformation is being spread by fans who don't have the whole film available and can't understand the intricacies of the situation."Why didn't Alex Smith throw it [blank] he was wide open" a fan might complain. If there was access to the All 22, they might be able to see that the receiver only popped open once Alex had already made a decision to go elsewhere with the ball and the defender had left his assignment for example. Or another might claim "There was nobody open, Alex had no choice but to throw the ball away," while it might be that he had open receivers he just panicked.

It's not like more people are going to start analyzing football than there already are, or that there's going to be any more criticism. Rather, the analysis would be more accurate and the criticism more well founded.

It would be something to watch, dont know why the NFL wouldn't wonna show it.

Obviously

This is precisely why I laugh at certain individuals (here, included) that make the statement "after watching the tape" as if they have footage capable of dissecting and discerning play by play breakdowns, when in fact it's not even close to what is considered "game tape" or as this outstanding article has revealed it, the all 22...

Great, great read. Thanks for sharing.

Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Charley Casserly, a former general manager who was a member of the NFL's competition committee, says he voted against releasing All-22 footage because he worried that if fans had access, it would open players and teams up to a level of criticism far beyond the current hum of talk radio. Casserly believed fans would jump to conclusions after watching one or two games in the All 22, without knowing the full story.
"I was concerned about misinformation being spread about players and coaches and their ability to do their job,"

What a load of BS! The fact of the matter is that misinformation is being spread by fans who don't have the whole film available and can't understand the intricacies of the situation."Why didn't Alex Smith throw it [blank] he was wide open" a fan might complain. If there was access to the All 22, they might be able to see that the receiver only popped open once Alex had already made a decision to go elsewhere with the ball and the defender had left his assignment for example. Or another might claim "There was nobody open, Alex had no choice but to throw the ball away," while it might be that he had open receivers he just panicked.

It's not like more people are going to start analyzing football than there already are, or that there's going to be any more criticism. Rather, the analysis would be more accurate and the criticism more well founded.

well said, i was going to post a similar thought, but you saved me the trouble.

I think it is obvious who the target marketing group for the NFL is. Casual Fans(Wives and GF's of fans coming in at 2nd). So much so the NFL blatantly disregards hardcore and educated fans. Its been that way for decades.

When the casual fan does go through periods of extra attentiveness, the NFL is built such that they can become better educated by learning from the experts

Originally posted by danimal:
I think it is obvious who the target marketing group for the NFL is. Casual Fans(Wives and GF's of fans coming in at 2nd). So much so the NFL blatantly disregards hardcore and educated fans. Its been that way for decades.

When the casual fan does go through periods of extra attentiveness, the NFL is built such that they can become better educated by learning from the experts

I think that has a lot to do with it, the "experts" would be exposed as idiots in some cases...or at least hardcore fans wouldn't be as reliant on them for the breakdowns they provide.

@ Miami, Thanx for the link/share ...
Its been a while, since I've given viewing the game from this vantage point, any thought.
With all the positives; and there are many, of watching a game via live telecast, to gain
a better perspective of the game and how it plays out, live is the way to go.

Better yet, and this depend upon your seats ... being as close to mid-field, situated inside
both 35 yard lines, offers a viewing experience close to the "All 22". Further more, although
the players become smaller objects on the field, the higher you sit in most stadiums, within
the confines of the aforementioned, allows one to truly evaluate down-by-down, what happens
on the field of play, when all 22 players are in motion at the snap the ball.

The only other location (within most NFL stadiums, and) especially at The Stick, offering the
"All 22" vantage point, are the Media/Reporters in the Press Box, and the Radio/TV play-by-play
crews situated above them.

I found this section of the article most memorable:
... "But as NFL offenses began passing more and sending more players into passing routes, they began
stretching out the area in which plays are executed—making the All-22 footage more valuable. By the 1980s,
when San Francisco's Bill Walsh began to perfect his pass-intensive West Coast offense, a scheme that
involved moving the ball with quick, methodical throws, more of the game began to disappear beyond the edge
of the television screen" ...

The statement in itself is so true ... watching Walsh' offensive click from a'high, was (in his words) a thing-of-beauty.
These days, I'm relegate like most, to viewing the game as the TD (Technical Director - in the Sound Truck) deems fit
to portray the action.

I however do not totally agree with this:
... "Earlier this month, the league quietly asked fans, through a survey site, whether they would pay up to $100 to watch
an online feed of the All 22 ... the response among football obsessives was wildly positive ... The NFL says the league
wasn't actually serious about releasing the footage. The survey was meant only to gauge fan interest ...


I've compiled and taken many a Marketing survey, and the intent as always, has been to gather information, in regards
to increasing The Bottom Line ... Profits !

I see the all 22 every time I walk into candlestick.

Originally posted by fister30:

I see the all 22 every time I walk into candlestick.