GoPro quarterback cam. Does that ever become a thing?

[DancingRabbit]

Seems like it could be another tool for practice/film study. Especially when the technology advances to the point of being safely integrated into the helmet.

At some point in the Idiocracy future you will be able to pay extra for the Dak cam channel.

 

[Hoover Dawg]

When did it become a thing to start calling things a thing?

 

[DancingRabbit]

1968

When did it become a thing to start calling things a thing?

nfm

 

[conceptDawg]

We had this at MSU in the late Sherrill years. I know because we developed it. In fact, it was even two cameras mounted inside the helmet (and the views were stitched together in real-time using our custom software) giving you a wider field of view much closer to what the QB sees. It was a Sherrill pet-project so it didn't get continued when he left. Which is too bad, because it was pretty fun to work on and our software was cool. Also, this was in the late 90s so it was definitely more hardware compared to now. We developed a soft vest that the QB wore to keep the battery packs and wifi transmitters in—like I said, late 90s.

 

[AssEndDawg]

I think we will see electronic helmets in the next 10 years. Not only integrated cameras but the QB will have game and play clocks, down and distance, and be able to see the play being called from the sideline in a HUD. The technology is so small now there is just no reason not to add it. Just makes sense to me to have this communication capabilities. Hell, it would be cool if they had diagrams of every play that you could see pop up on the screen when the play is sent to the QB. Could change the way you watch the game.

And before someone says it, they already prevent teams from having a live TV broadcast so it wouldn't affect defensive play calling, although I could see teams not wanting to share their entire playbook and have it pop up on the screen "Madden style" for scouting.

 

[Dawgzilla]

And its all fun and games until someone's head gets electrocuted....

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

No way. The league QBs will never allow their view of the field to be recorded. If they miss a read, the monday morning quarterbacks will come down hard.

That being said, it could be useful for practice/training, especially if they use multiple angles and eye trackers. They could stick the scene together to get exactly what the QB is looking at and the coaches can work with the QB to make better reads.