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I assumed it had something to do with not providing that information to the currently playing teams while they are currently playing, are teams allowed to have

I assumed it had something to do with not providing that information to the currently playing teams while they are currently playing, are teams allowed to have "spotters" up in the stands to get an overhead view?

frankchn 12y ago
They are - in fact they can take photographs of it and bring it down to the benches: http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/football/0-tech-innovations-that-changed-the-nfl-7#slide-7 http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/football/0-t... Apparently they have started replacing the physical photographs with Surface tablets as part of a sponsorship deal with Microsoft as well: http://blog.surface.com/2014/08/surface-ready-nfl-sidelines/ http://blog.surface.com/2014/08/surface-ready-nfl-sidelines/
at-fates-hands 12y ago
Interesting article from 2011 talking about why the NFL didn't give the "all 22" view to the teams: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203716204577015903150731054 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142405297020371620... "Lonnie Marts, a former linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, says there are thousands of former NFL players who could easily pick apart play-calling and player performance if they had access to this film." And another one for the conspiracy buffs: "The NFL makes a handful of plays from the All 22 available on its web site for a fee, but they're often so blurry the players' numbers aren't visible."