Sunday Night Football added a bizarre Green Zone feature and nobody seems to know its
The "Sunday Night Football" crew debuted a new feature during their broadcast of the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals preseason game on Sunday — the "Green Zone" — which shades the area between the line of scrimmage and the first down marker a darker shade of green than the field on third downs.
For fans who weren't prepared for the change, it was a bit visually jarring, but the "Sunday Night Football" team insisted it was a way to make it easier for viewers to see how far a ball carrier had to go in order to reach a fresh set of downs.
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Knowing how far a runner has to go until they reach the first down marker is a crucial part of watching any play develop, but many were left confused, as that issue was already essentially solved by the yellow line that is now a feature of any televised football game.
Fans were perplexed, as it appeared that NBC was attempting to dramatically fix what certainly wasn't broken, and they voiced their confusion over Twitter.
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I appreciate the effort, bu... @ Cameron Magruder
Hahaha. NBC with the Green ... @ Jim Nastics
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Other fans were even more dismissive of the new technology.
Never in my life do I ever ... @ RJ Ochoa
Immediately hate the green ... @ Bo Brack
No green zone on that third... @ Armond Atbin #emo#
While fan seemed fairly universal in their disapproval of the broadcast's new look, NBC stands by the decision.
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