I'm realize that I'm probably being picky, but I hate it whan an announcer says, "He's down on the one foot line."
There is no one foot LINE. The lines are a yard apart. There are only YARD lines.
The runner can be down one foot from the goalline, but there is no line for him to be down on.
2007-12-17 02:17:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
There are an infinite number of lines crossing any planar surface. The fact that only lines 1 yard from one another are marked is irrelevant.
2007-12-17 02:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
What do you think GOAL LINE is. Oh sure you may rather they call it that, but that is pretty much what it is. What next are you going to complain that they call it INCHES without actually measuring to make sure that is the exact amount? I really don't care what they call it. The goal line is a LINE and the ball has to BREAK THE LINE for it to not be on the LINE though.
2007-12-17 02:27:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The line exists it just isn't painted on the field. It's a real line; not imaginary. There's a one inch line, two inch line etc. for that matter. So, no. I don't get annoyed by that. Mathematically the announcer is entirely correct.
2007-12-17 02:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by Judge and Jury 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey "i crossed an imaginary line with a bunch of plants, whats the harm in that"?
Its a football term, how can it anoy you?
this is annoying, how many times when watching a football game the announcer says " he's one of the best"! How many one of the best can their be?
2007-12-17 04:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by manevein703 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to be technical....
there is a one foot line. it is the new LINE of scrimmage and therefore can be referred to as the one foot LINE. just like they say he was stopped at the 45 and a half yard line. its an imaginary line, but still a LINE.
2007-12-17 02:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Picky. They are just being descriptive. Sounds better than "two-thirds of a yard" in or something like that.
2007-12-17 02:22:56 · answer #6 · answered by NInnyhammer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
take a chill pill! It's just to give people not "watching" at that moment a feel of whats going on.
2007-12-17 03:44:10 · answer #7 · answered by jwash7499 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it's my RB in fantasy football, and then the QB throws it in for a touchdown on the next play to a WR!!!
2007-12-17 02:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by Tara 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes...a little picky...BUT
The announcers of any sport are getting paid a lot of money to call the game...I would appreciate it if they used proper terminology...I hate Stupid observations as well...I think John Madden makes comments that are SOOOOO obvious it's annoying...just call the damn game....
2007-12-17 02:23:28 · answer #9 · answered by lil_sister58 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah there's a line. just because there isn't a line drawn doesn't mean it's not there.
2007-12-17 02:21:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anna M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋