The Use Ofinstant Replay In Th

Part I of Essay
Instant replay was used in the N.F.L. from 1986 to 1991 to review questionable plays. In 1991 the Competition Committee decided to abolish it to shorten the games and bring back the human element. Instant replay was an excellent way to make clutch calls and should be reinst ....

Part II of Essay
.... that they barely saw in the first place? In 1996 league officials decided to give Instant replay a try-out in some preseason games. This trial version was not the same animal as it previously had been. It had several modifications: the referee will directly review the play in question using an on-the-field monitor (under the former system an official in the press box had the last word); the time allotted for reviewing a play will be limited to two minutes (that eliminated annoying long breaks that only served to confirm the first decis ....